The Muslim Times’ Growing Collection to Refute Islamophobia
Epigraph: “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and […]
Merkel condemns racism as Dresden anti-Islam marches grow
Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned a series of anti-Muslim demonstrations centred on the eastern city of Dresden, saying via an aide on Friday that there was “no place in Germany” for hatred of Muslims or any other religious or racial group. “In the name of the government and the chancellor I […]
Israel hits back at Swiss over rights conference
Israel on Friday condemned Switzerland’s plan to host a conference on respect for international human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, charging it was a deviation from the country’s traditional neutrality. Switzerland has announced a December 17th conference in Geneva, in response to a recommendation from the UN General Assembly […]
Women of Ahmadiyya Community Croatia take part in IWCZ Christmas Bazar Zagreb on PAKISTANI Stall
Source:Face Book On 07.12.2014, women belonging to Ahmadiyya community Zagreb organized two stalls under the banner of PAKISTAN in Christmas Bazar of IWCZ (International Women Club Zagreb). One stall was devoted for the Pakistani food while other one contained original sub continental jewelry and Henna Tattoo expertise. First Lady the […]
It’s official — men are idiots!
Daily Times: It’s a theory that many women have held for years. And now a study has revealed men really are the more stupid sex. An analysis of the Darwin Awards – an annual review of the most foolish ways people have died – has found almost 90 percent […]
Knowledge is essence of religion
SHEIKH IBRAHIM AL-TUWAIJRI Published — Friday 12 December 2014 ARABNEWS.COM Allah created man and provided him with the tools for acquiring knowledge, namely hearing, sight and wisdom. Allah says: “And […]
Sierra Leone just cancelled Christmas
by Matthew Champion All public Christmas celebrations in Sierra Leone have been cancelled to help stop the spread of Ebola, it has been announced. The government’s Ebola response unit said […]
US monitoring mass conversions in India
Source: Dawn WASHINGTON: The United States said on Friday that it was closely monitoring reports of forced mass conversions in India. “We are aware of recent reports regarding alleged coercion in mass conversions in India, and are monitoring the situation closely,” said a statement issued by the US Department of […]
Cold war is on
Source: Dawn A COLD war is on between the West and Russia in right earnest. Its immediate cause is, of course, the Ukraine. But Prof John J. Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago, and one of the few dissenters in the US, points out in Foreign Affairs that “the taproot […]
A general’s views
Source: Dawn LATELY, Pervez Musharraf has been unburdening himself of some of his views on democracy. In a BBC interview, he said that while he believed in democracy, he did not consider the Western version of the system appropriate for Pakistan. And speaking at a youth forum in Karachi, he […]
The dismal state of human rights in Pakistan
Source: ET The International Day of Human Rights was observed on December 10 by the international community to commemorate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the UN General Assembly in 1948. The UDHR sets international standards of human rights in which every individual is entitled […]
Guantánamo prisoners released to Uruguay: ‘We are so happy to be here’
theguardian: by Uki Goni — Six former US detainees who were never charged with a crime, were flown to Uruguay on Sunday to begin new lives as refugees Cori Crider, Abu Wa’el Dhiab’s lawyer, speaks to the press outside of the military hospital in Montevideo. Over the past 12 years, […]
Cheap gas could kill U.S. oil export ban
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) The recent drop in gas prices may spell the end for a nearly 40-year old ban on U.S. oil exports. The oil industry has been pushing to lift the nation’s ban for sometime, but consumer worries about high gas prices have generally made the proposal to lift […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 318. Commandment – there shall be no sin for what they eat, provided they fear God
318. Commandment – there shall be no sin for what they eat, provided they fear God [5:94] On those who believe and do good works there shall be no sin for what they eat, provided they fear God and believe and do good works, and again fear God and believe, […]
Jihad in Qur’an
By Dr Amtul Qudoos Farhat National Secretary Publications, Ahmadiyya Muslim Women Association, Canada Jihad is mentioned in 35 versus of the Holy Qur’an. The word means striving in the way […]
Dalai Lama: Pope Unwilling To Meet Because ‘It Could Cause Problems’
ROME (RNS) The Dalai Lama said Thursday (Dec. 11) that he would not meet Pope Francis while in Rome for a summit of Nobel Peace Prize winners. “The Vatican administration […]
Lebanese Muslims, Christians unite behind Al-Azhar message of tolerance
By Nohad Topalian in Beirut Work is under way in Lebanon to fight sectarianism and extremism on the heels of the international counterterrorism conference in Cairo, Christian and Muslim clerics […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 319. Commandment – exchange not the bad for the good
319. Commandment – exchange not the bad for the good [4:3] And give to the orphans their property and exchange not the bad for the good, and devour not their property with your own. Surely, it is a great sin.
Is There Freedom of Thought or Coercion in the Holy Quran?
Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has […]
Student Creates First Ever Man-Made Biological Leaf
HigherPerspective: — The “first man-made biological leaf” could enable humans to colonise space from Dezeen on Vimeo. Another hurdle to prolonged interstellar travel has been passed. RCA Graduate Julian Melchiorri has developed a biological leaf that acts just like a natural one, breathing in carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. “Plants don’t grow in zero gravity,” […]