Materialism: a system that eats us from the inside out
Epigraph: Beautified for men is the love of desired things — women and children, and stored-up heaps of gold and silver, and pastured horses and cattle and crops. That is […]
Letter from Kurdistan. Stratfor Geopolitical Weekly
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 By Reva Bhalla At the edge of empires lies Kurdistan, the land of the Kurds. The jagged landscape has long been the scene of imperial aggression. […]
Islamic banking ‘sustainable way forward’
Manama. Islamic banking could be the more economically viable and sustainable model of financing going forward, a report said. Following last week’s World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) in Manama, Bahrain, the report published by Falak Consulting’s Research Department (FCRD) looks at the financial crisis of 2009 where conventional banks witnessed […]
New order
Source: ET Supporters of the Indian Aam Aadmi Party (Common Man’s Party) hold brooms, the party symbol, as they celebrate outside the AAP office after their candidate Arvind Kejriwal won the state assembly election aganist Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, in New Delhi on December 8, 2013. PHOTO: AFP The […]
CONTROVERSIAL COMMODITIES: Villagers give Glencore tax to affected nations
by Ariane Gigon in Zurich, swissinfo.ch December 9, 2013 – 11:00 Residents of villages in canton Zurich are putting morals before money by voting to return tax windfalls from commodities giant Glencore to the countries where they were generated, such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo or Colombia. In […]
Media monitoring ordered to keep society from immorality
ARABNEWS.COM RIYADH SAUDI ARABIA The Cabinet (of Saudi Arabia) on Monday ordered the General Commission for Audiovisual Media to monitor the moral and other content of traditional and electronic media, including social media platforms. The Cabinet meeting, chaired by Crown Prince Salman, authorized the commission to draft laws and regulations […]
75,000 will circumambulate Kaaba after mataf expansion
The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques has begun the work of expansion of the mataf around the Kaaba, said Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, the chief of the Presidency. The execution […]
Mosque is ordered to remove dome put up without planning permission
Leaders at a mosque in Feltham have had to remove a dome and signage that was put up without planning permission A mosque in Hanworth Park has had to remove […]
Symposium in London: Is Ahmadiyyat the Renaissance of Islam?
“Renaissance” literally means “Re-birth”. It refers to a revolutionary restatement of an original message that has been lost through corruptions and with the passage of time. The Prophet Muhammad (peace […]
Exposing Creationism of Zakir Naik, Tahir ul Qadari, Yusuf Estes and Harun Yahya
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I believe that the theory of evolution should be understood as three different issues. Firstly, the common […]
Militants losing battle in Syria: Analyst
Foreign backed militants fighting against the government of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria are losing the battle in the Arab country, a political analyst tells Press TV. “Clearly the President of Syria has gained the upper hand here. If we think back over the last three years, the decline in […]
Iranian MP Calls for Muslims’ Vigilance against Enemies’ Divisive Plots
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian parliamentarian called on the Muslim nations to keep vigilant against the plots hatched by the enemies to create a rift among them. Rapporteur of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Seyed Hossein Naqavi Hosseini underlined that the bullying powers are seeking to […]
Iranian MP Calls for Muslims' Vigilance against Enemies' Divisive Plots
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian parliamentarian called on the Muslim nations to keep vigilant against the plots hatched by the enemies to create a rift among them. Rapporteur of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Seyed Hossein Naqavi Hosseini underlined that the bullying powers are seeking to […]
Israel, Jordan and P.A. sign ‘historic’ water pact
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority signed an agreement to lay a pipeline between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea that will provide all three with […]
Fed’s Plan to Taper Stimulus Effort Is Not Expected Until Next Year
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials are in no hurry to retreat from their bond-buying campaign to stimulate the economy and are likely to postpone any cuts to the program until next year, according to public statements by Fed officials and interviews with some of them. Job growth has strengthened in […]
Friday Sermon: Introspection & Self-Reformation by Khalifatul Maseeh the V, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba)
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30 Fascinating Photos Of 1960s Afghanistan
Source: all-that-is-interesting.com The peaceful hues of 1960s Afghanistan paint a far different picture of the country embroiled with corruption and struggle. In 1967, Arizona State University professor Dr. Bill Podlich and […]
India: Seminar on Changing Trends in Panegyric Literature on Prophet Muhammad
Source: twocircles.net | By TCN News, Kozhikode: Research papers are invited for an academic seminar organized on the topic of “Versifying Sacred Love: Changing Trends in Panegyric Literature” organized by Samastha Kerala Sunni Student Federation (SKSSF) on January 20th, 2014 at University of Calicut. Theme: Spiritual Attraction towards sacred Personalities has been […]
Halesowen, UK: Hate crime victims can report to Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque
Source: halesowennews.co.uk VICTIMS of hate crime, who are scared to go to the police, can now report offences to the Halesowen-based Ahmadiyya Muslim Association. Its Baitul Ghafoor Mosque, Long Lane, is one of a growing number of third party reporting centres across Dudley borough. These independent centres provide the public with opportunities […]
Sri Lanka: HOLY QUR’AN Exhibition held by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Source: lankaweb.com By A. Abdul Aziz ,Press Secretary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at – Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at has put up the HOLY QUR’AN Exhibition at Stall No. 37 at the SIYANE NATIONAL BOOK FAIR – 2013, being held at Public Library, Gampaha. The Exhibition was inaugurated by Gampaha Mayor […]