Michael Barry, the Patti Cadby Birch Consultative Chairman, Department of Islamic Art, MMA, presents this examination of the mysterious central figure in one of the most enigmatic paintings of the Italian Renaissance, Giorgiones “Three Philosophers” (Venice, 1504). The discussion of this work, which is now in the Kunsthistoriches Museum in […]
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) By Gregory Wallace @gregorywallace In the not-too-distant future, Amazon deliveries could come by air directly to your doorstep. The online mega-retailer unveiled plans on Sunday for a new […]
Article written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times If you wonder what your life would be like without the moon, the surprising answer is […]
Source: Der Spiegel The Geneva nuclear treaty with Tehran offers the West new opportunities and could change the world. But secret documents suggest it is the hardliners in Iran who stand to profit the most from the new opening. The clear losers are Israel and Saudi Arabia. Rarely has an […]
Huff Post: There was a rumor that recently made rounds on the Internet about the State of Angola banning the religion of Islam, demoting it to the status of a “cult” and making plans to demolish mosques across the country. This later proved to be a hoax. CAIR USA was one of […]
Huff Post: There was a rumor that recently made rounds on the Internet about the State of Angola banning the religion of Islam, demoting it to the status of a “cult” and making plans to demolish mosques across the country. This later proved to be a hoax. CAIR USA was one of […]
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 […]
By RISSC: Published: AMMAN, Jordan, December 2, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ — Latest annual release of ‘The Muslim 500’ highlights those world’s most influential Muslims and highlight changes going on in the Muslim […]
PNN Amnesty International called on Israeli authorities to cease the blockade on Gaza, as the besieged enclave has been suffering severe fuel and power shortages, Press TV reports. The human rights organization said Sunday, “Israel must immediately lift its blockade on the Gaza Strip, including by allowing the delivery of […]
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday his country wanted stronger ties with Saudi Arabia, as it seeks to ease concerns among Gulf neighbors about a potential resurgence in its influence following a nuclear deal with world powers. Zarif, on a tour of Gulf states, said after talks […]
by Igor Petrov, swissinfo.ch December 1, 2013 – 11:00 Rene Weber was a dental technician before deciding to sink his teeth into a new calling – the life of a Protestant pastor. Does the Bible provide him with an answer to every problem? Of course not, he says, but it […]
Source: NY Times KIEV, Ukraine — More than 100,000 people took to the streets of Kiev on Sunday, and thousands more rallied in other cities across Ukraine, to demand the resignation of President Viktor F. Yanukovich, the largest outpouring of fury so far over his refusal to sign far-reaching political […]
Source: NY Times: A total of 67 people were injured, including 11 critically, a New York Fire Department spokesman, Jim Long, said. The derailment occurred when several cars of a Hudson Line train headed south from Poughkeepsie, N.Y., left the tracks about 7:20 a.m. just north of the Spuyten Duyvil […]
Source: thehindu.com Lesley Hazleton, author of The First Muslim, talks about why and how she wrote about the life of Prophet Muhammad. His father died before he was born and his […]
Source: thehindu.com Lesley Hazleton, author of The First Muslim, talks about why and how she wrote about the life of Prophet Muhammad. His father died before he was born and his […]
Source: muslimvillage.com The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is an inspiration to hundreds of millions of people around the world. Here are some sayings of the Prophet Muhammed (Hadith) that help us understand his […]
Source: ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.in The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA)of Sheffield joined volunteers from across Sheffield to raise funds for Typhoon appeal along with British Red Cross. Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim youth […]
Source: Scientific American Earth started as a violent place, its surface churned by continuous volcanic eruptions and cloaked in an atmosphere that would have been poisonous to today’s life-forms. Furthermore, the thin primeval atmosphere may have provided only scant protection from the young sun’s harsh ultraviolet glare. Given these inhospitable conditions, […]
Source: Scientific American Earth started as a violent place, its surface churned by continuous volcanic eruptions and cloaked in an atmosphere that would have been poisonous to today’s life-forms. Furthermore, the thin primeval atmosphere may have provided only scant protection from the young sun’s harsh ultraviolet glare. Given these inhospitable conditions, […]
And We (Allah) have sent thee (Muhammad) not but as a mercy for all peoples. (Al Quran 21:108)