Space tourism firm offers flight around the moon
Source: RT US space tourism firm Space Adventures is offering a spaceflight around the moon to private tourists on “proven” Russian Soyuz spacecraft – saying that the sponsors will not […]
Obama says Ebola outbreak a ‘global security threat’
BBC News: President Barack Obama has called the Ebola outbreak in West Africa “a threat to global security”, as he announced a larger US role in fighting the virus. The world was looking to the US, Mr Obama said, but added that the outbreak required a “global response”. The measures […]
Obama says Ebola outbreak a 'global security threat'
BBC News: President Barack Obama has called the Ebola outbreak in West Africa “a threat to global security”, as he announced a larger US role in fighting the virus. The world was looking to the US, Mr Obama said, but added that the outbreak required a “global response”. The measures […]
Humanity First Jordan supports a grade 12 class for their University Entrance Diploma
HUMANITY FIRST JORDAN is supporting a grade 12 class of 100 Syrian Refugee Students (young men and young ladies) preparing themselves for the Ministry of Education, Jordan, University Entrance Examination […]
Feds: NY store owner plotted to send jihadists to Syria, kill U.S. troops himself
By Greg Botelho, CNN Wed September 17, 2014 (CNN) — A man who owns an upstate New York food store funded ISIS, tried to send jihadists to Syria to fight with the […]
Imam Shamshad Nasir meets Mayor Joseph J. Broda of Lisle town
Ahmadiyya reaching Out – Promoting Peace Ahmadiyya Imam Shamshad Nasir of Bait ul Jamm’e Mosque (Glen Ellyn,Illinois) meets Mayor Joseph J. Broda of Lisle town. Imam Nasir gave him the message of peace […]
West Bank Jewish settler population soars
JERUSALEM: Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank numbered 382,031 at the end of June, up from 374,469 six months earlier, the leading settler organization said on Tuesday. The number […]
Islamic State: Assad lures President Obama into his web
The Syrian regime, which the US has sworn to overthrow, has asked America to co-operate in the fight against Isis militants. It is likely to exact a high price for any collaboration. Syria has asked Washington to engage in military and intelligence collaboration to defeat their mutual enemy Isis, inviting […]
Book Review: ‘Islamic Jerusalem and its Christians: A History of Tolerance and Tensions’
Author: Maher Abu-Munshar Reviewed by: Rabia Mir (Canada) About the author: Dr Maher Abu-Munshar is Assistant Professor in Qatar University. He completed his PhD in 2003 (Dundee, UK) and won in 2005 […]
Book Review: 'Islamic Jerusalem and its Christians: A History of Tolerance and Tensions'
Author: Maher Abu-Munshar Reviewed by: Rabia Mir (Canada) About the author: Dr Maher Abu-Munshar is Assistant Professor in Qatar University. He completed his PhD in 2003 (Dundee, UK) and won in 2005 […]
Rename secularism. Call it ‘dharma’ or righteous administration
Times of India: When PM Narendra Modi mockingly stated in Japan that ‘secular’ people would disapprove of his gifting the Bhagwad Gita to Emperor Akihito, he seemed to echo what has become a caricatured version of secularism, namely an un-Indian cult decrying anything remotely ‘Hindu’. In the early 1990s Congressman […]
Retrospective look: No hope of real change in Pakistan, says US academic
ET: NEW YORK: Pakistan has become a “very troubled state”, in contradiction to the dreams of its founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah, it was stated at a lecture “Pakistan and the Burden of Islam” held at Columbia University on Tuesday. Professor Emeritus at Columbia University Ainslie Embree, editor in chief of the […]
Why Islam?
CNN: Islam is a way of life and very close to human nature. It doesn’t enjoin any hardship, rather it lets a person balance life by providing the perfect equilibrium between the physical and spiritual self. This beautiful balance allows for enjoying the bounties of life and concurrently achieve peace […]
This map shows all the countries that have declared independence from the British
Scots will head to the polls on Thursday to vote in a referendum that could transform Scotland into an independent nation, making the 307-year-old United Kingdom not so united anymore. There’s been a scramble to convince […]
Does telling students to respect each other do more harm than good?
theguardian: by David Birch — As someone who teaches philosophy in schools, the biggest problem in my lessons, besides blanket indifference, is pupils not giving each other the space to speak. They interrupt and shout over each other, tell one another to shut up or deride ideas with laughter. This […]
Why global violence against women and girls must become new UK priority
theguardian: by Bethan Cansfield — A recent UN study found that one in 10 girls face sexual abuse. While these statistics may be shocking, they are not surprising. Violence against women and girls can be described as a global pandemic: 35% of women will experience one form of violence in their lifetime; 30% […]
Christian Boy Dies For 3 Minutes, Meets Allah in Heaven
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page. Source: The Daily Currant A young Christian boy who briefly died on a surgeon’s operating […]
For a long life, have faith
Religious faith remains by far the best predictor of a long and healthy life. Source: The Telegraph By James LeFanu It is encouraging for those reluctant or unable to engage […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Middlesex condemns murderers of David Haines
Source: getwestlondon.co.uk A Muslim group with branches all across West London has joined millions around the world in reacting with horror to the brutual murder of David Haines. The Ahmadiyya […]
UK: Aldershot Ahmadi Muslim group condemns ‘horrific’ ISIS murders
Source: gethampshire.co.uk Members of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK’s Aldershot branch say they are united behind family of murdered Briton David Haines The murder of British aid worker David Haines has been […]