Pakistan President Sharif arriving for Umrah
RIYADH: ALI FAYYAZ Wednesday 31 July 2013 Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will arrive in Jeddah on Thursday to hold talks with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah […]
229-year-old mosque shines in heart of downtown Jeddah
JEDDAH: NADEEM AL-HAMID Wednesday 31 July 2013 Mosques have a special place in the hearts of Muslims, especially in the holy month of Ramadan. They spend more time in them […]
Why are millennials leaving church? Try Islam before Atheism
The Muslim Times’ has slightly modified the title to Why are millennials leaving church? Try Islam before Atheism. The original title was: Why are millennials leaving church? Try atheism. Most of the […]
Micronesia’s muslims get their own newspaper
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the Marshall Islands has released the first ever Micronesian Muslim publication. Micronesia’s muslims get their own newspaper (Credit: ABC) The publication, which released it’s first […]
New Zealand: Sect offering its message of peace
Source: nzherald.co.nz A Muslim sect is taking its faith to the streets of Auckland this Ramadan month to counter “Kiwi ignorance” of Islam. The Ahmadiyya community, which considers itself Muslim but […]
Dispossession: Ahmedis banished from place of worship
LAHORE: Ahmedis in Fatehpur, Gujrat district, have been banished from their own place of worship in Ramazan and fear that they will be deprived of the property by the local government and clerics. On July 11, the first day of Ramazan, a group of Sunnis beat up the Ahmedis and kicked them out […]
Islam Enjoins to Believe in All the Prophets
By A. Abdul Aziz Our universe and all that it contains is the creation of Allah, the Wise. He has created every thing with a purpose and to achieve that […]
Invitation to an Interfaith Iftar Dinner, Houston, Texas
You are invited to an Interfaith event & Iftar dinner at our mosque during this holy month of Ramadan. Speakers from the Jewish, Christian and Islamic faith traditions will give […]
Khushwant Singh: An apologist for Muhammad
An apologist for Muhammad, may peace be on him. Click here to read his article. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Khushwant Singh Khushwant Singh at a reading in New Delhi Born Khushal Singh 2 February 1915 (age 98) Hadali, British India (current Sargodha District, Pakistan) Nationality Indian Alma mater St. Stephen’s College, Delhi King’s College London Occupation […]
Monogamy: Who needs it?
(CNN) — Humans don’t always remain faithful to just one mate for life, but many — at least theoretically — subscribe to the idea of monogamy. By Elizabeth Landau, CNN […]
Bradley Manning acquitted of aiding the enemy for giving secrets to WikiLeaks
Bradley Manning, the 25-year-old Army private who gave thousands of classified U.S. military and diplomatic documents to WikiLeaks, was acquitted of aiding the enemy in a military court martial, but […]
Egyptian violence was a massacre, not a ‘post-revolution transition’
Sisi realises Egypt’s relations with Israel are far more important than any coup by Robert Fisk, The Independent, UK What has happened to Egypt? The dead are being called “terrorists”, […]
Pakistan Achievement Awards UK & Europe 2013
LONDON: July 30th 2013: The Who’s Who of the British Pakistanis will be gathering in the heart of London in the first week of November to support and applaud the […]
Buddhist-Muslim Conflict in Asia Rears its Ugly Head
This opinion piece argues that the current violence between Asian Muslims and Buddhists is not religiously motivated — i.e., the true causes are land disputes and aggressive nationalism. What to do then? Well, at a minimum the area’s governments might want to apply the rule of law equitably and ensure […]
Muslim lawmakers ask DepEd chief to review ‘no face veil’ policy in classes
By Leila B. Salaverria Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA, Philippines—Muslim lawmakers are asking Education Secretary Armin Luistro to reconsider his directive requesting Muslim public schoolteachers not to wear their face veils in the classroom, so as not to unduly interfere with their beliefs, religion, and culture. The lawmakers said in a […]
Anti-Muslim violence: A wakeup call for European governments
BY MARWAN MUHAMMAD, ELSA RAY AND MICHAËL PRIVOT BRUSSELS – A police check of a Muslim woman wearing the full-face veil recently sparked riots in a Paris suburb, and has […]
Economic Slowdown Is Expected, but It’s Seen as Fleeting
It can only get better from here — or at least that’s what economists hope. New data from the government due out Wednesday is expected to show that the economy came close to stalling during the spring quarter, which ran from April through June. But many experts say the latest […]
15 Charts That Should Terrify Saudi Arabia
Business Insider: Rob Wile. Billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed has sounded the alarm about the threat shale oil and gas development poses to the petro-kingdom’s barely diversified economy. It’s taken a while for such a prominent Saudi to acknowledge this fact. But it’s been pretty clear to the rest of the world. In […]
Sixty-six shades of Green: A liberal and Secular Pakistan?
Source: Dawn By Tahir Mehdi: He works with Punjab Lok Sujag, a research and advocacy group that has a primary interest in understanding governance and democracy. Our political discourse is dominated by two competing narratives of the recent history of Pakistan. Each claims to be ideologically rooted. The dominant one describes […]