When the Quran spoke English
The story of George Sale and his Qur’an translation: Source: Al Jazeera by Alexander Bevilacqua The first Muslim member of Congress assumed office in January 2007. For his swearing-in ceremony, […]
Toronto’s Little India – businesses struggle to stay float
Transforming Little India: Businesses struggle to stay afloat amid demographic shift Abigale Subdhan | February 7, 2014 8:08 PM ET Peter J. Thompson/National PostA man walks across Toronto’s Gerrard Street in Little India. Feb. 6, 2014. The area has seen many storefronts shuttered while a resurgence at the eastern end of […]
Russian Muslims In Spotlight As Sochi Olympics Begin
Source: Huffington Post Security concerns have been a major aspect of this year’s Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, due to current unrest in nearby regions. A Pew Research survey revealed […]
eDigest: Women Hold up Half the Sky
Epigraph: Surely, men who submit themselves to God and women who submit themselves to Him, and believing men and believing women, and obedient men and obedient women and truthful men and truthful women, and men steadfast in their faith and steadfast women, and men who are humble and women who are humble, […]
Pat Robertson Disagrees With Creationist Ken Ham, Says ‘Let’s Not Make A Joke Of Ourselves’
The debate of Ken Ham that Pat Robertson is referring to: Additional Reading Bill Nye Takes On Creationist Ken Ham Darwinian Evolution: Islam or Christianity? Exposing Creationism of Zakir Naik, […]
Thomas S. Monson, Mormon President, Faced With Fraud Charges
USA Today | by Dennis Wagner Our Source: The Huffington Post PHOENIX (RNS) The leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been ordered to appear before a magistrate in England on fraud charges filed by a disaffected ex-Mormon who disputes fundamental teachings of the religion, according to […]
Taliban Are Right, We Are Wrong!
Source: Pak Tea House By Obaidullah Khan How painful is this fact for those who have not yet abandoned reason that our independent and sovereign state is negotiating with the […]
Bosnia and Herzegovina could face a “tsunami” of popular anger
Source:Devevni Awaz via Wasim Sr Bosnia braced Saturday for fresh protests amid warnings the country could face a “tsunami” of popular anger over its dire economy after days of riots left several hundred people injured. The acrid smell of smoke hung over the capital Sarajevo where firemen spent the night […]
13-year old started fire in Hamburg (which killed an Ahmadi family)
Two days after the fire, with three deaths in a refugee center in Hamburg-Altona, police have identified a minor as suspected arsonist on Friday. The young person is a member of the youth Hamburg Fire Brigade and admitted the deed. This was announced by the prosecution and the police […]
EU deal-breaker? Swiss vote on bringing back immigration quotas
by Urs Geiser, swissinfo.ch February 8, 2014 – 16:50 A bitterly disputed rightwing proposal to curb immigration goes before voters on Sunday. Supporters say quotas are needed to halt an “excessive influx” of foreigners, but the government and business leaders warn Switzerland’s economic prosperity is at stake. Opinion polls indicate a […]
Nature signs of God’s Omniopotence and Grace
Dr. A. Bagader & others: The Islamic view of the role of air, land and soil in the environment and how conservation of these vital elements is fundamental to the preservation […]
Twitter account cataloguing Sochi problems goes viral
Story Summary A Twitter account highlighting the myriad teething problems that have plagued the Winter Olympics has attracted 324,000 followers — 120,000 more than the official Sochi account.There has been widespread criticism that not all the facilities were ready on time for the Olympics, in particular accommodation for media, despite […]
KSA-born expatriates look for Saudi wives
KSA-born expatriates look for Saudi wives JEDDAH: IBRAHIM NAFFEE Published — Sunday 9 February 2014 Many Kingdom-born expats find marrying Saudi women as the best guarantee for a bright future in Saudi Arabia. This is especially the case after the Nitaqat program drastically reduced the number […]
Britain Puts Mormonism on Trial
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page A London court called the church’s leader to account for “false” doctrines—the latest in a […]
11 Alarming Weather Flukes That Happen When it Gets Really Cold
It’s been a bit nippy out lately. And by “a bit nippy,” I mean the world we once knew has been replaced by an ice-bound hellscape. On the plus side, this means we get to see some of nature’s weirder responses to extreme cold. Here are 11 strange things that […]
A Whole New Way To Think About Stress That Changes Everything We’ve Been Taught
Upworthy: by Alana Karsch — I’m totally gonna summarize this video for you: It’s not stress that’s making you sicker, it’s stressing out about stress being stressful that’s actually the problem. What? OK, just watch Kelly McGonigal. She says it much better than I do. At 2:24, people just have […]
27 Year Old Ahmadi Martyred in a Target Killing in Karachi.
Source: Press Release Chenab Nagar, Rabwah: On Saturday 8 February, 2014 at 2:30 pm Raziullah Din Sahib son of Muhammad Hussein Mukhtar Sahib was shot at and killed by unknown by unknown assailants. The deceased was 27 years old and a resident of Ogervi Colony, Aurangi Town, Karachi. Raziullah Din […]
More white evangelicals than American Jews say God gave Israel to the Jewish people
pewresearch.org: Israel defines itself as a Jewish state, and most Jews in the United States say that emotionally they are either very attached (30%) or somewhat attached (39%) to Israel. But on some measures, Jews’ feelings for Israel are equaled or even exceeded by those of white evangelical Protestants. For example, twice […]
Interfaith Harmony is an Islamic Ideal
Greedforilm.com: Martin Luther King Jr. once said: The richer we have become materially, the poorer we become morally and spiritually. We have learned to fly in the air like birds and swim in the sea like fish, but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers. […]
Why Sochi Has No Mosques?
loonwatch: Russian President Vladimir Putin calls Sochi, site of February’s Winter Olympics, “the biggest construction site on the planet,” and for good reason. Since being awarded the games in 2007, the subtropical […]