Dwarf planet discovered at solar system’s edge
By Elizabeth Landau (CNN) — For anyone holding out hope of Pluto being reinstated as a major planet, you should probably do as they say in the movie “Frozen” and “let it […]
“80% of the Muslim world do not practice FGM”
Your MiddleEast: by Farppq Aftab — WOMEN’S RIGHTS: Earlier this week thousands of British Muslim men that make up the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association, the UK’s largest and oldest Muslim youth association, issued a single statement denouncing female genital mutilation (FGM). The statement, published on the website ‘Muslims for Humanity‘, […]
US to send more planes, special forces to hunt down warlord Kony
Washington confirmed on Monday that it’s deploying four tilt-rotor Osprey aircraft and 150 Air Force special forces personnel to Uganda, in order to help the African Union hunt down Lord’s […]
HRCP chairperson slams Geo TV program ‘Aalim Online’
KARACHI: Chairperson Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Zohra Yousuf has said the Geo Tv program ‘Aalim Online’, hosted by Amir Liaqat Hussain, was spreading religious disharmony in the country, ARY News reported Tuesday. Addressing a symposium at a local hotel in Karachi, Ms Yousuf said minorities were demeaned and murdered […]
eDigest: A Compliment in Disguise: The Muslim Times Continues to be Banned in Pakistan
Epigraph So go on reminding; surely, reminding is profitable. (Al Quran 87:10) The white stripe in Pakistan flag is supposed to represent minorities, who have very little stake, now, in the present day Pakistan A Compliment in Disguise: The Muslim Times Continues to be Banned in Pakistan Epigraph: […]
Pakistani Secularisms by Nadeem F Paracha
By Nadeem F Paracha Dawn: Many people get sick at the mere mention of secularism because they don’t really understand what it means. Like any other ideology, secularism too has […]
Noor Inayat Khan- Decendant of Tipu Sultan- commemorated in British postage stamp
ET: The Royal Mail, Britain’s postal service company, has issued a postage stamp commemorating Noorunissa Inayat Khan, a World War II heroine of Indian origin, according to an official press release. […]
Saudi Arabia: Obama, on Visit, Should Raise Rights
HRW: (Beirut) – President Barack Obama should raise human rights issues during his visit to Saudi Arabiaon March 28-30, 2014. His visit comes as Saudi authorities are clamping down on civil society activists and peaceful dissidents, and have arrested and deported at least 250,000 foreign workers since November, according to the […]
Votes Count: Monitoring the UN HRC
HRW: When the UN Human Rights Council was created in 2006, Human Rights Watch was among the many organizations pressing for – and hoping – the body would become an effective way […]
Internship has co-ed eying a career helping people in need
Provided Student Needa Malik makes friends with Blue III, the Butler University Bulldog mascot. 6 hours ago • Kimberly Cheek-Stanley Times Correspondent Needa Malik, 22, is halfway through an internship at the U.S. headquarters of Islamic Relief near Washington, D.C. The Butler University international studies major […]
Today’s Qur’an lesson: Remember your return will be to thy Lord
77. Remember return to thy Lord [10:24] But when He has delivered them, lo! they begin to commit excesses in the earth wrongfully. O ye men, your excesses are only against your own selves. Have the enjoyment of the present life. Then to Us shall be your return; and We will inform […]
Qatar pays Syrian rebels £40m ransom to free nuns – or did it? It depends what rumours you believe
by Robert Fisk, The Independent Oh, to be a Syrian conspiracy theorist in these days of civil war Robert Fisk Damascus Tuesday 18 March 2014 They must be the most expensive nuns in the world – if, that is, a poisonous press and the ferocious […]
Let us count the ways Arabs are dying
STORY SUMMARY by Rami G. Khouri How many ways are there to die in the Arab world today, other than through an act of nature or a natural death? In just two days this week, the Italian Navy rescued 2,400 Arabs trying to reach its shores. Hundreds, maybe thousands, of […]
King Abdullah smart city to offer pilgrims best services
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS The new full-fledged pilgrim city to be established along the Jeddah-Makkah Expressway will be named after Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, said Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar. “It will be a smart city equipped with the most advanced facilities and systems,” he told Makkah […]
King of Jordan urges Arabs to embrace moderation as terrorism takes firmer foothold in region
by Mohammad Ghazal | Mar 25, 2014 | Jordan Times 5 inShare His Majesty King Abdullah holds talks with the emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, in Kuwait on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 25th Arab Summit (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) KUWAIT — His Majesty King […]
Macho, Macho Men and the Matriarchal Philippine Society
PhilNews.com — An online article a week ago concluded that the reason that Deniece Cornejo the vixen in the Vhong Navarro mauling incident was being mercilessly vilified was because Philippine society tends to treat women that way (LINK). The writer a certain Tricia Aquino in collaboration with Judy Taguiwalo a University […]
Do You Have 10 Minutes for God? A Practical Way to Pray for People Who Think They’re Too Busy
Huff Post: by William Stillman — In my work as a spiritual counselor and adviser, I encounter all too often people who do not pray, pray inconsistently, or who don’t know how to pray. A common excuse is that they “forget,” like forgetting to floss or balance the checkbook. Some […]
Jimmy Carter Speaks Out On Religion And Equality For Women; Slams Sexist Biblical Interpretations
Huff Post: — Former President Jimmy Carter is issuing a call to action for religions to stop using scripture to trample on women’s rights. He spoke about his new book out today, “A Call To Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power,” with HuffPost Live host Alyona Minkovski and responded to […]
A Compliment in Disguise: The Muslim Times Continues to be Banned in Pakistan
Epigraph: So go on reminding; surely, reminding is profitable. (Al Quran 87:10) By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times As of 7th of June, 2013, the […]
Muslim women build bridges through an interfaith book club
Source/Credit: Examiner.com By Shahina Bashir It all started with a simple letter to the editor of the Washington Post, which among many was read by Tazeen Ahmad, of Potomac, Maryland. The letter was written by Bob Hirshon, a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring. Hirshon, through his letter, delivered […]