[Video] Non-Ahmadiyya discussing persecution of Islam Ahmadiyya on Samaa TV
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Freedom of Speech: A Core Islamic Value!
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Those of us, who have seen the Message movie, about the life of the Holy Prophet Muhammad and most of the Muslims […]
“Princeton Mom” is back with the same terrible advice: Ladies, plan for your husbands, not your careers!
Salon.com: Susan Patton wrote a Wall Street Journal opinion column that is so intentionally terrible and goading that I kind of want to pinch its cheeks. It really is that adorable. “Smarten up, ladies,” the Princeton Mom begins. And by “smarten up,” Patton means land a man while you are still in college, because […]
Germany to beef up counter-espionage against US, Western allies – report
Russia Today: Following decades of a heavily subdued program, Germany is planning to resume counter-espionage against both the US and other Western allies in response to ongoing revelations surrounding NSA’s […]
Sharia and the constitution
Source: Daily Times By Yasser Latif Hamdani Muslim rulers through the 14 centuries have kept a tight control over the clergy, ceding them some space here and there but in the main disallowing them from imposing their will on the people Maulana Abdul Aziz — of the burka fame — has been […]
Africa News on The Muslim Times!
Dear readers of The Muslim Times, We notice that News from the African Muslim World is still under-represented in The Muslim Times. Readers from Africa or readers familiar with Africa […]
Lessons from Tunisia for Secularism
Source: The Nation By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid As Pakistan mulls over rewinding the clock back a millennia-and-a-half by imposing Sharia under the Taliban gun, Tunisia is celebrating arguably the most […]
Vote backlash: EU freezes Switzerland out of research funds
swissinfo.ch and agencies February 17, 2014 – 09:16 The European Union has halted talks to include Switzerland in multi-billion euro research and education schemes in retaliation of last week’s Swiss […]
Abbas, Talking to Israeli Students About Peace, Finds a Receptive Audience
Source: New York Times By ISABEL KERSHNERFEB RAMALLAH, West Bank — A decade ago, after the suicide bombings of the second Palestinian uprising, Israelis mostly came to Ramallah and the […]
Civilians are dying, Campaigners are being kidnapped
BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT The world cannot turn a blind eye to America’s drone attacks in Pakistan – Why was Karim Khan prevented from speaking out against drone warfare? […]
Proof that politics hasn’t changed Name the British PM described below, shortly after he invaded an Arab country under false pretences…
by Robert Fisk, The Independent A test for readers: name the British Prime Minister described here, shortly after he used a dishonest excuse to invade an Arab country: “His […]
Man and woman die while trying to retrieve a cellphone from Chicago river
By: Sarah Weiss (Scroll down for video) Three people fell into an icy river while trying to retrieve a cellphone. Two people have lost their lives and one is hospitalized, […]
European Muslims respond to attacks on Mosque in Bulgaria
Source: EMU via Muhamed Jusic Strasbourg (EMU) – Following riots and attacks on a Mosque in Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s second largest city, European Muslims reacted with apprehension towards this new outburst of anti-Muslim hatred in this member-state of the European Union. On Friday, 14th February 2014, hundreds of nationalists, fascists and […]
Data protection: Angela Merkel proposes Europe network
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is proposing building up a European communications network to help improve data protection. It would avoid emails and other data automatically passing through the United States. […]
NSA Australia allies ‘spied on US law firm’ in Indonesia row
Source: BBC Australian spies tapped a US law firm representing Indonesia in a trade dispute with the US, new leaks say. The 2013 document obtained by the New York Times does not […]
Why Salafist-takfiris should worry us
By Rami G. Khouri (The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb) Several months ago when I wrote about the looming danger of the growing strength of Salafist-takfiri groups in Iraq and Syria, I focused on the threats that thousands of their fighters, bombers and terrorists posed to those countries and also to […]
Conference Of World Religions Opens In London With A Call On World Leaders To Adhere To Divine Instructions
Source: gbcghana.com The spiritual head of the Ahmadiya Muslim Community Worldwide, Hadzrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad has called on world leaders to act with justice based on divine instructions. This he said would […]
eDigest: Video: Historic Conference of World Religions Held at Guildhall, London
Epigraph: Those who believe and do good deeds — the Gracious God will create love in their hearts. So We have made it (the Qur’an) easy in thy tongue that thou mayest give thereby good tidings to the righteous, and warn thereby a people given to contention. (Al Quran 19:97-98) […]
Halima: The foster mother of Prophet Muhammad
Halima: The foster mother of Prophet Muhammad The place where once Halima Saadia’s house existed. Abu Tariq Hijazi Islam develops cohesion in society for the general benefit of the mankind. It promotes strong bonds between parents and the children. It expands relationship to even the wet nurses, serving the […]