DEC 17, 2014 – 15:56 Construction materials being unloaded at a new housing unit in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Har Homa (Keystone) A total of 126 of 196 parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention have met in Geneva and agreed that international humanitarian law must be followed in areas […]
By Syed Zubair Ahmad, “Al Mamlikat Al Saudia Al Arabia”. It’s clear from the name itself that this empire has nothing to do with Islam or Muslims at all. It is a pure dynastic monarchical and dictatorial regime of an Arab family, ‘Al Saud’. Saudi Arabia is the only country […]
RT: A Russian lawmaker proposes a ban on expressions such as ‘Islamic terrorist’ and ‘Islamist militant’ in the mass media, claiming they give people the wrong impression about Islam and […]
A special prayer for the victims of the Army Public School Peshawar will be held tonight at 7:30pm EST at the Baitul Islam Mosque, Vaughan Ontario. Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at (AMJ) […]
By: Sayyarah Chowdhry I have learnt fortitude and patience from the trees. They weather the icy winds, their leaves are gone, crushed and buried under the snow. They are left bare armed But they wait for the spring , when they will get freshly clad with green robes. The flowers […]
Epigraph: No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Source: The Huffington Post By Mathew N. […]
Rabwah Times: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA condemns in the strongest terms today’s terrorist attack on Peshawar Government schools. Reports indicate at least 150 children have been killed and scores more injured. The Community mourns with the families and friends of those afflicted by this horrible atrocity. May God give them strength, […]
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AFP | Dec 16, 2014 | JORDAN TIMES RAMALLAH — The Palestinians are to submit a draft resolution to the UN Security Council on Wednesday as planned although US Secretary of State John Kerry warned of a veto, Palestinian officials said. “We will submit our project to the UN Security […]
by Raed Omari | Dec 16, 2014 | 23:49 MP Mahmoud Kharabsheh (second left) is among signatories to a memo calling for a no-confidence motion in the government (Photo by Osama Agarbeh) AMMAN — A planned gas deal with Israel is causing considerable damage to relations between the executive and […]
It was a massacre of the innocents. Every report must admit this – because it’s true. But it is not the whole truth. The historical and all-too-real connections between the Pakistan army, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) security police and the Taliban itself – buoyed by the corruption and self-regard of […]
Epigraph: And We (Allah) have sent thee (Muhammad) not but as a mercy for all peoples. (Al Quran 21:108) Written for The Muslims Times by Dr. Abdul Alim, Editor for […]
Newsweek: by A Majeed — A SURVIVOR OF THE TALIBAN ATTACK ON THE ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL IN PESHAWAR RECALLS THE TERRIFYING ORDEAL. A teenage survivor of Tuesday’s Taliban attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar has described how he played dead after being shot in both legs by insurgents […]
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott declared that ISIS “has nothing to do with any religion” during a press conference on Tuesday. He said: “The point I keep making is that […]
BBC News: The Pakistani city of Peshawar has begun burying its dead after a Taliban attack at a school killed at least 132 children and nine staff. Mourners crowded around coffins bedecked with flowers, while other families waited at hospitals for news. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared three days of […]
BBC News: Kenya has deregistered 510 non-governmental organisations (NGOs), including 15 accused of links with terrorism, an official has said. The government has also frozen their bank accounts and revoked the work permits of foreign employees. The move follows a heated debate in Kenya over a controversial new security bill […]
BBC News: At least 1.5 million people displaced by the Islamist insurgency in north-east Nigeria may not be able to vote in elections if the law is not changed, an electoral official has told the BBC. Discrepancies in the law needed to be resolved in “very good time” or people […]
When it comes to getting out of a tricky situation, we humans have an evolutionary edge over other primates. Take, as a dramatic example, the Apollo 13 voyage in which […]
Source: New Haven Register By Sohail Z. Husain Halloween was over a month ago — a day to revel over ghoulish characters and hideous images. And now we are supposed to be in a season of merry. These days, though, it seems like scenes reminiscent of Halloween continue to haunt […]
(Reuters) – U.S. housing starts and permits fell in November, but remained at levels consistent with a gradually improving housing market. Groundbreaking declined 1.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 1.028 million units, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday. October’s starts were revised up to a pace of […]