Source NY Times: By KENNEDY ODEDE I am 29 years old — on the threshold of a new decade of life. All my close friends from childhood, save for two, were robbed of this experience. Some took risks to feed their families; for stealing bread or charcoal, they were shot by […]
When we celebrate Milad, we gather, in order to send salutations (Esal-e-Swaab) to the Prophet [May Allah bless him and grant Him peace], give charity to the poor (Sadaqah Khairat) and remember wilaadah(Birth) and virtues of the Prophet [May Allah bless him and grant Him peace]. The Ahl as-Sunnah does […]
An elderly lady was well-known for her Iman and for her confidence in talking about it. She would stand in front of her house and say Alhamdulilah “Allah be praised” to all those who passed by. Next door to her lived an atheist who would get so angry at her […]
Several hundred people marching with music and banners filled the streets of Zurich on Saturday in a peaceful demonstration against the Swiss federal reception centres for asylum seekers. “Asylum is not a crime”, “Human rights instead of asylum” and “No camps anywhere” were among the slogans displayed on banners carried […]
He was respected in his eight years of near-death, with no sacrilegious cartoons to damage his reputation; and he will, be assured, receive the funeral of a hero and a peacemaker. Thus do we remake history by Robert Fisk, The Independent, UK Any other Middle Eastern leader who survived eight […]
STORY SUMMARY January 10, 2014 12:23 AM By Rodger Shanahan The Daily Star Read more: http://dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2014/Jan-10/243615-why-are-shiites-fighting-in-syria.ashx#ixzz2qAWWUtBM (The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb) The Syrian civil war is not a rallying call for the region’s Shiite communities in the same way that it is for foreign Sunni jihadists. The […]
NASSER ABU BAKR & ADEL ZAANOUN | AFP ARABNEWS RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Palestinians on Saturday hailed the death of former Israeli premier Ariel Sharon, describing him as a “ criminal” but regretting that he is now permanently beyond the reach of the law. Human Rights Watch (HRW) also lamented the […]
ET: ISLAMABAD: The historic trial of former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf has thrown up a number of puzzling constitutional questions – particularly given that this case is the first of its sort in Pakistan. Among the questions are the arguments being posed by Musharraf’s legal team – and not only […]
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The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comments: This video is loaded not to condone all its ideas, but, merely for information and in a spirit of learning, different perspectives. On a positive […]
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
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
“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, […]
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 […]