Video: Is There a Muslim Mandela?
Is There a Muslim Mandela – watch this FOX News interview with author Qasim Rashid: http://video.foxnews.com/v/embed.js?id=3028542334001&w=466&h=263Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
Ariel Sharon, former Israeli Prime Minister, dead at 85
Former Israeli prime minister was in coma for 8 years By Alan Duke, updated 9:17 AM EST, Sat January 11, 2014 (CNN) — Ariel Sharon, whose half century as a military and political leader […]
Francois Hollande accused of affair
French magazine Closer says President Francois Hollande is having an affair with actress Julie Gayet, backing its claim with photographs after months of swirling rumours. Closer’s Friday edition carried a seven-page report on the 59-year-old president’s alleged infidelity under the headline “Francois Hollande and Julie Gayet – the president’s secret […]
Tracking Ghana’s media
Tracking Ghana’s media Posted on December 2, 2013 by John Van Dusen in Field Notes, Ghana, IYIP Rights Media Internships, Media Internships with 0 Comments Kabral Blay Amihere is the chairman of Ghana’s National Media Commission. This year marks the Commission’s 20th anniversary. By: John Van Dusen ACCRA — Ghana’s […]
eDigest: No burqa required: Muslim world weighs in on women’s dress
Epigraph: And say to the believing women that they restrain their eyes and guard their private parts, and that they disclose not their natural and artificial beauty except that which […]
Sabra & Shatila 1982, flashback on a massacre
Monday September 16, 2013 marks the 31st anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacre that took place starting on September 16 1982, after the Israeli occupation army, led back then by Ariel Sharon, surrounded the refugee camp after invading Beirut, and granted access to the Phalanges to enter the camp […]
Dr. Daud Rahbar-Tribute to a great scholar and writer
Excluded genius Ahmad Khan TFT Issue: 10 Jan 2014 TheFridaytimes.com Ahmed Khan pays tribute to the recently deceased Daud Rahbar, the great scholar and writer who was exiled from Pakistan for speaking his mind Daud Rahbar This year, on 31 December 2013, as Zia Mohyeddin read from the letters […]
The Maldives: beyond the beach
The Maldives are rightly appreciated for their perfect white sands and crystal-clear seas. But their rich cultural heritage is also well worth investigating By Sarfraz Manzoor, 10 Jan 2014 The […]
The Saudi sphere: Salafi ‘smart power’ targets beyond Lebanon to Iran
“In the greater sphere of global relations, Saudi Arabia faces a critical and uncertain future with the limitations of an oil economy, the U.S. disengaging from Iraq, and the controversy over a nuclear Iran.” — Giulio Gallarotti and Isam Yahia Al Filali BY Yuram Abdullah Weiler TEHERAN TIMES The Saudis, […]
In support of Israel
by George S. Hishmeh | Jan 09, 2014 | 22:43 Several decades ago, when I began my journalism career at The Daily Star in Beirut, (and later becoming editor in […]
Syrians choose makeshift Amman camp over Zaatari
AMMAN — For Wahid Yaseen, living in a tent in Amman is much better than staying in the Zaatari Refugee Camp in Mafraq or in his home in Syria. The […]
No burqa required: Muslim world weighs in on women’s dress
Epigraph: And say to the believing women that they restrain their eyes and guard their private parts, and that they disclose not their natural and artificial beauty except that which […]
Israel unveils 1,800 settler homes after Kerry visit
JERUSALEM: Israel unveiled plans Friday for more than 1,800 new settler homes in a move the Palestinians said was aimed at forcing Washington to abandon its Middle East peace drive. The announcement was made just days after US Secretary of State John Kerry wrapped up his latest visit to the […]
A Priest’s Journey towards Islam
Suggested reading by the Muslim Times: Book Review: Struggling to Surrender: Some Impressions of an American Convert to Islam Saint Augustine did build a bridge from Christian tradition to Islam! Source of […]
Switzerland: RE-INTRODUCING QUOTAS: Turnout could decide immigration vote
by Urs Geiser, swissinfo.ch January 10, 2014 – 17:00 A proposal to re-introduce immigration quotas would fail to win a majority at the ballot box next month, according to an […]
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Central African Republic president’s resignation brings joy and fear
Residents take to streets to celebrate Michel Djotodia’s departure, but concerns grow of revenge attacks on Muslims David Smith, Africa correspondent theguardian.com, Friday 10 January 2014 The interim president of the Central African Republic (CAR) has resigned after a disastrous nine-month rule, prompting celebrations on the streets but fresh anxiety […]
Musharraf’s road to freedom ‘blocked’
On Thursday, January 2, Musharraf (main picture) was taken to a military hospital after suffering a ‘heart problem’ on his way to court. The 70-year-old former president had been summoned […]
Pakistani Boy Dies While Saving School From Suicide Bomber
Hundreds of students gathered for assembly saved from harm because of boy’s actions Aitazaz Hassan Bangash and his cousin Musadiq Ali Bangash were on their way to Ibrahimzai School in a Shia dominated area of northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday, when a man raised their suspicions by asking them […]
One-way mission to Mars
75 Canadians in the running for a one-way mission to Mars The Globe & Mail: Dozens of star-struck Canadians are surprised, excited and brimming with confidence after reaching the next […]