The Swiss Virus: Europe Gripped by Immigration Worries
The Swiss aren’t the only ones in Europe deeply concerned about immigration. Many across the Continent would also like to see limits placed on newcomers from elsewhere in the EU. […]
43. Reward for being grateful and punish for being ungrateful
[14:8] And remember also the time when your Lord declared, ‘If you are grateful, I will, surely, bestow more favours on you; but if you are ungrateful, then know that My punishment is severe indeed.’ [2:153] Therefore remember Me, and I will remember you; and be thankful to Me and do not be ungrateful to Me. [16:115] So eat […]
Iranian Speaker Urges Religious Leaders to Find Ways to Settle Muslim World Problems
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani in a meeting with his Omani counterpart Sheikh Khaled Bin Hilal Al-Maouli called on Muslim religious and political leaders to increase contacts to find solutions the problems of the Muslim world. “What is happening today in the Muslim world, specially in Syria, is […]
Muslims sue satirical paper for blasphemy, MP for hate speech
Epigraph: When Hillel, a first century Jewish scholar, was challenged by a Gentile that the Torah be explained to him, while Hillel stood on one foot, Hillel replied, “What is […]
New Spanish Law Would Give Sephardic Jews Dual Citizenship
If passed, the bill would allow 3.5 million Sephardic Jews to claim citizenship By Lily Wilf|February 12, 2014 7:10 PM|Comments: 12 Shlomo Moshe Amar, the former Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel, during his visit to Granada’s Alhambra on May 31, 2011, the first ever official visit by a […]
eDigest: Lessons from Tunisia for Secularism
Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has […]
Why Tensions are Soaring in Mother (in law) India
Why Tensions are Soaring in Mother (in law) India, Toronto Star February 17, 2014 Hamida Ghafour, Forein Affairs Correspondent Arti learned the rules of her marriage when she moved in with husband Vishal’s parents the day after their wedding. She was not allowed to sit on a sofa, chair or […]
[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, […]