Obama solicits views on NSA changes
Source: USA Today President Obama heard from congressional lawmakers Thursday about possible changes to government surveillance programs, and he’s on track to unveil his plan in the next two and […]
York University student refuses to study with female classmates
York University professor who refused student’s request to be separated from female classmates broke ‘obligation to accommodate’: officials Republish Reprint- National Post Toronto Tristin Hopper | January 8, 2014 | Last Updated: Jan 9 7:40 AM ET More from Tristin Hopper | @TristinHopper http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/01/08/york-university-professor-who-refused-students-request-to-be-separated-from-female-classmates-broke-obligation-to-accommodate-officials/ After refusing to honour a male student’s […]
eDigest: Germany Adds Lessons in Islam to Better Blend its Melting Pot
Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany Lead article collected by Rafiq A. Tschannen, Associate Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Germany Adds Lessons in Islam to Better Blend its Melting Pot By ALISON SMALEJAN. 6, 2014 […]
Magazine alleges French president having affair with actress
PARIS: A French magazine alleged Friday that Francois Hollande routinely drives through the streets of Paris on a scooter to spend the night with his mistress, raising concerns for the […]
A Brother’s Vengeance: The Preacher Who Could Topple Erdogan
By Maximilian Popp Spiegel.de The greatest threat yet to Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan comes from a former ally. Muslim preacher Fethullah Gülen and his influential followers seem determined to accomplish […]
U.S. nearing irrelevance
STORY SUMMARY While Afghanistan and Iraq were both messes which Obama’s predecessors got the country into, former Pentagon chief Gates, who served under six presidents, chastised the Democrat leader for dithering on troop surges and overall strategy. The ramifications of over a decade of bad U.S. decisions are still being […]
China to overtake U.S. as world’s Top Trader
HONG KONG (CNNMoney) By Charles Riley and Feng Ke China is poised to become the world’s top trading nation, a position long held by the United States. China reported Friday […]
Revealed: Islam officially Manchester’s fastest growing religion, expanding more than twice as fast as Christianity
http://mancunianmatters.co.uk: Islam is officially Manchester’s fastest growing religion and is expanding at more than double the rate of Christianity, MM can reveal. University of Manchester data analysed by MM revealed that […]
An Artist: Who Works with Very Basic Tools
Nail Art Nail Art or NakhaChitraKala (Finger nail sculpted art technique) is an ancient Indian art. In Nakha Chitra an artist uses his thumb and finger nails to emboss images by moving the paper in between nails of his thumb and finger. In most of the art forms, the surface […]
Top Russian cleric seeks nationwide referendum on criminalizing male homosexuality
Russia Today: Vsevolod Chaplin maintains that gay relations between men pose a threat to the whole of society, but left it for the people to decide on the possible punishment […]
For Tipu Sultan’s kin, … life is a battleground
ASHRAF PADANNA: ARAB NEWS Published — Thursday 9 January 2014 Descendants of Tipu Sultan, who ruled most of the southern parts of India and died fighting the British in 1799, […]
Khamenei: Nuclear talks reveal U.S. enmity
STORY SUMMARY Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday that nuclear talks with world powers had revealed U.S. enmity toward the Islamic state. Khamenei was speaking hours before talks […]
Indian diplomat indicted, asked to leave US
NATE RAYMOND AND DAVID BRUNNSTROM Published — Friday 10 January 2014 NEW YORK/WASHINGTON D.C.: The Indian diplomat whose arrest and strip-searching in New York caused a major rift between India […]
You Belong to God
Epigraph: I have created men high and low, only to worship Me. (Al Quran 51:56/57) The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles for interfaith tolerance among the Abrahamic […]
Former execs tweet reminder to use free speech responsibly
By Ahmed Khan: He received his BSc in Computer Science from University of Maryland Baltimore County and works as an IT Consultant in Oshkosh. Originally Published in The Northwestern Imagine going on a 12-hour flight not knowing that one of your tweets has gone viral, and when you reach your destination, you find […]
Saudis Back Syrian Rebels Despite Risks
Saudis Back Syrian Rebels Despite Risks By ROBERT F. WORTHJAN. 7, 2014 Inside In Damascus on Tuesday, men helped a wounded girl who survived what activists said was an airstrike by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad of Syria. Bassam Khabieh/Reuters RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — On his eighth trip […]
eDigest: 1380 Sunni, Shia scholars to attend Islamic unity meeting in Tehran
Epigraph: And hold fast, all together, by the rope of Allah and be not divided; and remember the favor of Allah which He bestowed upon you when you were enemies and He united your hearts in love, so that by His grace you became as brothers; and you were on the brink […]
WorldViews: This fascinating chart shows how Middle Easterners think women should dress
BY MAX FISHER January 8 at 3:58 pm Veiling can be controversial in the Middle East. Views on it vary widely among and within countries, reflecting both the diversity of opinion in the region on how women should dress and the larger forces driving that debate. The range is really […]
Halesowen’s Ahmadiyya Muslim youth in sports challenges
Source: halesowennews.co.uk YOUNG Muslims from Halesowen will be competing with one another in the hope of winning a national prize. The town’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association is hosting various competitions including a public speaking contest and general knowledge test which will be judged by a panel. Sports competitions such as football, cricket, arm […]