Time for a new dawn
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Shahzad Chaudhry Published: December 14, 2013 The writer is a defence analyst who retired as an air vice-marshal in the Pakistan […]
eDigest: China becomes third country to land on moon
Epigraph: He (Allah) it is Who made the sun radiate a brilliant light and the moon reflect a lustre, and ordained for it stages, that you might know the number of […]
Farewell to the Judges Party?
Source: ET “I am a politician, if the judges want to join politics and negotiate with me, they should form the Judges party and I would be happy to meet them,” said Shaheed BB as quoted by her son recently. Eminently reasonable views, however in hindsight, there was a Judges party […]
Judge strikes down part of Utah polygamy law
By Bill Mears, CNN Supreme Court Producer updated 5:43 PM EST, Sat December 14, 2013 (CNN) — A federal judge in Utah has struck down part of that state’s law banning polygamy, […]
An open letter to His Excellency Prime Minister of Turkey
December 14, 2013 Your Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey Dear Mr. Erdogan, I am a Pakistani-American Muslim, a great admirer of the founding and evolution of this […]
Are Human Rights Compatible with Islamic Values?
Source: The Huffington Post By Ghazala Salam: Community and Government Relations Director for the Council on American Islamic Relations Florida, Inc. In the words of Prophet Muhammad: “You do not truly […]
Honor Jesus when he was really born
By Imam Shamshad – Baitul Hameed Mosque – Chino, CA December 25th is when most Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus (peace be upon him). But seeing the picture of snow in Jerusalem on the Dec. 13th page 2 of the Daily Bulletin reminded me that, in the New Testament (Luke […]
Guy And His 4 Wives Win A Huge Victory In Utah Polygamy Case
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that key parts of Utah’s polygamy laws are unconstitutional, handing a legal victory to a polygamist family that stars in the TV reality show “Sister Wives.” U.S. District Court Judge Clark Waddoups said in the ruling that the phrase in […]
British Man arrested in Pakistan for reading Qur’an
Katharine Houreld/ REUTERS: saultstar.com: LAHORE – A 72-year-old British doctor is in prison in Pakistan for “posing as a Muslim”, charges that reveal an escalating ideological fight that often spills over into violence. Masood […]
British Man arrested in Pakistan for reading Qur'an
Katharine Houreld/ REUTERS: saultstar.com: LAHORE – A 72-year-old British doctor is in prison in Pakistan for “posing as a Muslim”, charges that reveal an escalating ideological fight that often spills over into violence. Masood […]
REFUGE a project of The Washington Post
ABOUT THIS PROJECT In October, Washington Post photographer Linda Davidson and I set off for Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon to report on the Syrian refugee crisis, one of the largest forced migrations of people since World War II. Our goal was to document the size and complexity of the crisis, […]
Controversial Theologian Hans Küng: ‘I Don’t Cling to This Life’
by Markus Grill, Spiegel.de Hans Küng fought his whole life for the reforms being weighed by the Vatican today. In a SPIEGEL interview, the elderly Swiss theologian discusses Pope Francis’ […]
Controversial Theologian Hans Küng: 'I Don't Cling to This Life'
by Markus Grill, Spiegel.de Hans Küng fought his whole life for the reforms being weighed by the Vatican today. In a SPIEGEL interview, the elderly Swiss theologian discusses Pope Francis’ […]
In a global information age, governance systems will change
STORY SUMMARY That is what the World Economic Forum asked at a recent meeting in Dubai that focused on the future of governance under three potential scenarios arising from the ongoing information revolution. The first scenario that participants considered is a world ruled by so-called “megacities,” where governance is administered […]
Afghan president says does not ‘trust’ US
Accuses Americans of saying one thing and doing another AFPPublished: 17:00 December 14, 2013Gulf News New Delhi: Visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai said in New Delhi on Saturday he no longer “trusts” the United States, accusing the Americans of saying one thing and doing another in his troubled homeland. Karzai’s […]
KSA sounds alarm bells: UN reforms unavoidable
Saudi Arabia has reiterated its demand to bring about real reforms to the UN Security Council that would make the international organization play a more effective role in reinforcing world peace and security. “The UN Security Council is no more capable of dealing with today’s challenges. It has failed to […]
Syrian rebel leader Idriss in Turkey, denies fleeing
AFP | Dec 12, 2013 | 18:24 JORDAN TIMES ISTANBUL –– The top military commander of the Western-backed Syrian opposition is in Turkey for talks with rebels, a spokesman said Thursday, denying reports that he had fled Syria. The Wall Street Journal reported that General Selim Idriss, the head of […]
Jordan: Gov’t announces Sunday public holiday due to weather conditions
AMMAN –– Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Saturday announced that ministries and public agencies will observe a holiday on Sunday due to the bad weather conditions. The decision was taken […]
Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws
muslimwriters.org: Religious blasphemy laws can be a touchy subject, especially in Pakistan, where just bringing up the subject of the blasphemy laws and whether they are right or wrong is considered, well …blasphemous. This wasn’t always the case. The sentiment behind most blasphemy laws is easy to understand. No person […]
A Must Read Book: Freedom of Speech in War Times
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comment: To tackle blasphemy laws in the so called Muslim Countries, one needs to first grasp the history of these laws and freedom of speech, in […]