Defiant Putin accuses West of provoking Ukraine crisis
Market watch: MOSCOW — Striking a defiant tone, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the West of provoking a crisis in Ukraine and using sanctions to try to constrain […]
“This Is Not a Protest—It Is an Uprising”
The Nation: by Zoe Carpenter — Shortly before 2 in the afternoon on Sunday, more than a dozen people walked onto an interstate near the Capitol in Washington and formed a human chain. Eight lanes of traffic came to halt. During rush hour the next morning, protestors closed down the […]
9 global charities that probably won’t waste your money on #GivingTuesday
Global Post: It’s been a long year for humanity. There’s been Ebola, the ongoing Syrian civil war, the crisis in eastern Ukraine, the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the Gaza war, Boko Haram, the disappearance and probable murder of 43 students in Mexico, and more. We […]
Indian PM Modi refuses to fire minister for attack on non-Hindus AFP
Dawn: NEW DELHI: India’s Hindu nationalist premier Narendra Modi on Thursday rejected angry calls to dismiss a government minister whose derogatory comment about religious minorities has caused uproar in parliament. India’s upper house has been paralysed by opposition protests since Niranjan Jyoti told a crowd at a campaign rally on […]
Does Religion promote love or hatred?
Source: staffordcountysun.com There is an ever increasing need for world religions to become leading sources of interfaith tolerance and world peace. After all, one of the basic goals of any religion […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association plant thousands of trees
Source: yourlocalguardian.co.uk A Muslim youth group embarked on their campaign to plant 100,000 trees at the weekend. Muslims for Humanity, a scheme run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association, teamed up […]
Ahmadi Muslims: Working to stop the crisis
Source: meridianbooster.com | James Wood | Multimedia Journalist The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Canada are looking to shine a light on radicalization, and how it affects individuals in the country. The workshop is […]
Yusuf Islam, Formerly Known As Cat Stevens, Embraces Dual Identity With U.S. Tour
The Huffington Post | By Carol Kuruvilla Legendary folk-rock star Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, is bringing his peace train back to America. Yusuf will kick off the United […]
Diplomats worldwide target ISIL militants
A global fight against Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants will likely take years to fully succeed, but nations are prepared to engage “for as long as it takes” to defeat the bloody insurgency, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday. Nearly a year after […]
IBN SINA ABU ‘ALI AL-HUSAYN (980-1037)
IBN SINA ABU ‘ALI AL-HUSAYN (980-1037) Ibn Sina (Avicenna) is one of the foremost philosophers in the Medieval Hellenistic Islamic tradition that also includes al-Farabi and Ibn Rushd His philosophical […]
Erdoğan laments Turkish youths know Einstein but not Muslim scientists
Turkish youths know about foreign scientists and pop stars but they are not informed when it comes to Muslim scholars and local musicians, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said during an address at an education conference. Erdoğan said a main objective of the education system should be to instill self-confidence in […]
If you still doubted the wisdom of Separation of Mosque-Church and State and know Urdu
Epigraph: He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book; in it there are verses that are decisive in meaning — they are the basis of the Book — and there are others that are susceptible of different interpretations. But those in whose hearts is perversity pursue such […]
Another white cop, another dead black male;
Source: CNN New York (CNN) — A black man dies after a confrontation with a white policeman. Crowds take to the streets incensed, decrying police brutality. And a grand jury is called to hear the case. The place is not Ferguson, and the case is not Michael Brown’s. It’s Staten […]
March 17 date expected for new Israel elections
Source: CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — New elections will likely be held on March 17, the speaker of Israel’s parliament said Wednesday, a day after the Prime Minister sacked two senior members of his coalition Cabinet for criticizing government policy. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also called for Parliament to be dissolved, […]
Scientific Proof Humans Are Becoming Gods
Spirit, Science and Metaphysics: by Steven Bankarz — We are becoming literal gods, and we are going to explore some of the hard peer-reviewed scientific evidence to support this claim. In 1000 years from now, we will look like petty cavemen in our current physical and mental state compared to […]
4 killed in attack on United Nations convoy in Somalia
Source: CNN Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN) — A car packed with explosives sped into a United Nations convoy near Mogadishu airport Wednesday morning, claiming at least four lives in the ensuing explosion, police said. Three of the dead were civilians; one was a security force member, said Police Col. Mohamed Hassan. […]
Video: Separation of Mosque-Church and State, Ex Leader of Jamaat Islami will Prove its Need
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times If anyone was not conviced completely about the paramount need for Separation of Mosque-Church and State, […]
Pope Francis And Other Religious Leaders Sign Declaration Against Modern Slavery
Huff Post: by Guilia Belardelli — Empathy, love, respect, equality: these are the common denominators which caused the leaders of the world’s major religions to sign a declaration committed to the elimination of slavery and human trafficking by the year 2020 today at the Vatican. The catalyst behind this meeting, […]
Genesis of Jama’at e Islami – Promoting culture of Jihad and Qital
Genesis of the Jamaat By Tahir Ali, November 30, 2014 Does Munawwar Hasan know the implications of his views? Addressing last week’s Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JI) annual gathering in Lahore, former JI Ameer Munawwar Hasan said that it was beyond the system based on elections to […]
Pakistan: Rock star turned Islamic scholar accused of blasphemy
Junaid Jamshaid, Islamic preacher accused of blasphemy in Pakistan Latest uproar targets prominent former rock star’s comments about one of Muhammad’s wives A sign at a rally in Karachi on Monday denounces prominent Islamic preacher Junaid Jamshed for making allegedly blasphemous remarks. ucanews.com reporter, Karachi, Pakistan, December 2, 2014 Hundreds of […]