NY Times: Europe Needs to Embrace Islam
Source: The New York Times By Jocelyne Cesari is senior research fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs at Georgetown University, and director of the Islam in […]
8 Things You Didn’t Know about Masjid Al-Aqsa
By Muhammad Wajid Akhtar There can be only one choice for the world’s most contested area of land, and that is masjid Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem. It is no exaggeration to say that for thousands of years, people have been dying for control over it. For Muslims, it holds a very […]
Israelis cannot let Judaism be a mask for racism
Source: Haaretz: It’s time Jews in Israel shed their Diaspora mentality of fearing assimilation and start taking care of the minority religions living in this country. By Arie Hasit / […]
Japan’s economic revival is in jeopardy
HONG KONG (CNNMoney) The clock is running out on Japan’s ambitious plan for economic revival as growth sputters and doubts grow over the government’s ability to deliver key reforms. Abenomics — a massive bond-buying campaign coupled with structural reforms and stimulus from the central government — has failed to lift […]
Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention): A Sign of the Truth of the Messiah
UK Jalsa starts today on August 29, 2014, click here for program. For live stream click here. A Muslim Time Original, dated December, 2012 By Malik Samar Imtiaz Approximately 2000 […]
Calgary Brothers Fighting for ISIS
Calgary brothers the latest Canadians identified as fighting for ISIS Erika Stark, Postmedia News | August 28, 2014 | Last Updated: Aug 28 11:57 PM ET National Post More from Postmedia News Lauren MacGillivray/Postmedia News/FilesCollin Gordon, seen in a 2004 photo, was once a sports fan and music enthusiast but has […]
Fijian UN troops in Golan used as hostages
AGENCIES arabnews.com Published — Friday 29 August 2014 UNITED NATIONS: Negotiations are going on for the release of 43 United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) peacekeepers in the Golan Heights […]
25 economists under 45 who are shaping the way we think about the global economy (Ahmadiyya Mention)
IMF: Generation Next FINANCE & DEVELOPMENT, September 2014, Vol. 51, No. 3 Carmen Rollins PDF version 25 economists under 45 who are shaping the way we think about the global economy We asked you, our readers, and assorted international economists and journal editors to tell us which economists under 45 will […]
43 U.N. peacekeepers abducted in Golan Heights
Washington Post: BEIRUT — The United Nations said Thursday that 43 peacekeepers serving along the cease-fire line between Syria and Israel have been detained by Syrian rebels during intense fighting in the area between opposition and government forces. The abductions came a day after rebels claimed control of the border crossing between Israel […]
Palestinians threaten to turn to ICC if date not set for return to 1967 lines
Epigraph: Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lordyour God is giving you. “You shall not murder. “You shall not commit […]
Allah and the limits of human imagination
DAUD MATTHEWS Published — Friday 29 August 2014 And they urge you to hasten the punishment. But Allah will never fail in His promise. And indeed, a day with your […]
Pilgrims from India, Bangladesh begin arriving for Haj 2014
The first Haj flight from India arrived in Madinah on Wednesday. Air India flight AI 5001 transported 235 pilgrims from Kolkata to Prince Mohammed International Airport. More than 136,000 Indians are slated to perform Haj this year. Indian Ambassador Hamid Ali Rao, Consul-General B.S. Mubarak, Deputy Consul General Md Noor […]
New Poll Reveals Many Americans Express Doubt Over Global Warming, Evolution, Big Bang
http://pshared.5min.com/Scripts/PlayerSeed.js?sid=281&width=480&height=280&playList=518204741 | By JENNIFER AGIESTA and SETH BORENSTEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — Few Americans question that smoking causes cancer. But they express bigger doubts as concepts that scientists consider to be truths […]
‘We’re Like Animals To Them’: An American City’s Daily Racism By Markus Feldenkirchen
By Markus Feldenkirchen spiegel.de As they pull up to the place where Michael Brown was killed, shot six times by a policeman, they sink to the ground and stare at a cross bearing his name. “I don’t get it,” says Jurmael, 22. He and Tyler, 21, live in the neighborhood. […]
TAX EVASION: Expectations too high for Pakistan-Swiss talks
A delegation from Pakistan is currently in Switzerland to re-negotiate the double taxation agreement between the two countries. However, Pakistan is unlikely to gain access to information on its citizens’ illegal assets in Swiss banks anytime soon. The Pakistani delegation’s visit has been garnering a lot of attention in the […]
U.S. second-quarter growth strengthens
(Reuters) – The U.S. economy rebounded more strongly than initially thought in the second quarter with a bigger chunk of the growth driven by domestic demand in a bright sign for the future. Gross domestic product expanded at a 4.2 percent annual rate instead of the previously reported 4.0 percent […]
Qur’an lesson for today: Indeed, the most honorable among you, in the sight of Allah, is he who is the most righteous among you
219. Imdeed, the most honorable among you, in the sight of Allah, is he who is the most righteous among you [49:14] O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Verily, […]
COAS Raheel Sharif made ‘mediator’ to end political crisis
By Dawn.com Updated 9 minutes ago ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan announced that Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif has been appointed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as a ‘mediator’ and ‘guarantor’ for bringing the current crisis between […]
“No Ball” of Imran”
Author: Iqbal Tareen, Virginia, USA August 27, 2014 “No Ball” of Imran” Peoples of Pakistan and friends of freedoms and democracy are closely watching the twin tides of “Freedom and Revolution Marches”, which have now transitioned into an apparent clash between the Government of Mian Nawaz Sharif and the two […]
Father found not guilty in slaying of drunk driver who killed his sons in crash
http://www.cnn.com/video/api/embed.html#/video/crime/2014/08/28/ac-panel-toobin-omara-dad-acquitted-in-drunk-drivers-death.cnn For more on the story, see reporting by CNN affiliate KHOU. (CNN) — A father and his two young sons were pushing a truck that had run out of […]