Source: BBC A young Muslim woman is challenging France’s full-face veil ban at the European Court of Human Rights, based in the French city of Strasbourg. The woman argues that the niqab, and the burka body covering, accord with her “religious faith, culture and personal convictions”. She denies being under […]
“Phony pretexts repeated often enough become real reasons. Things that…are not true become true in the public mind simply through endless repetition.” – Lenny Bloom
Source: CNN “I prefer a Church which is bruised, hurting and dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather than a Church which is unhealthy from being confined and from clinging to its own security,” the Pope said Tuesday in a major new address. “I do not want […]
Source: Morocco World News: HAGUE – The Dutch opposition suggests an amendment to a law that bans offensive speaking against religion. Dutch legislators are discussing whether or not to change a law that bans offensive speaking against religion as senators in the upper house of the Dutch parliament opposed the plan to amend […]
Source: news.charismanews.com Matthew 24:14: “And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come” . Chances […]
Source: mcclatchydc.com WASHINGTON — The Freer Gallery of Art is showing off two rare Bibles from its archives through Feb. 16, 2014. The Bibles, written in Greek and bought by art collector […]
Source: tribune.com.pk The writer is a lawyer and partner at Ijaz and Ijaz Co in Lahore saroop.ijaz@ tribune.com.pk It has now become a routine, every year we express shock and horror at the ‘intolerance’ and ‘sectarian strife’, and with longing and nostalgia remember the peaceful times of the past. The common […]
By the grace of Almighty Allah, We the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Mangalore unit had put up a very successful 58 days stall at National Consumer Fair Exhibition at Karavali Utsav […]
Source: ndtv.com In traditional narratives, Queen Maya Devi, the mother of Buddha, gave birth to him while holding on to a branch of a tree in a garden at Lumbini, in […]
Source: rawstory.com Gun Owners of America Executive Director Larry Pratt recently warned unarmed Americans that he had found firearms in the Bible, and that was proof that God was “judging” unarmed […]
Source: arabnews.com Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, will inaugurate a world conference on Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) at the Islamic University of Madinah on Tuesday. […]
World Bulletin / News Desk The Israeli authorities have opened a new museum beneath the third holiest site in Islam, the Al-Aqsa Mosque in eastern Jerusalem. The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound […]
Source: The Local Chancellor Angela Merkel signed a deal to form a coalition government with campaign rivals the Social Democrats on Wednesday, two months after her conservatives won elections but fell short of a full majority. More:
Source: ET A Muslim girl has two French flags and a headband which reads “fraternity” on her headscarf during a protest defending religious headgear in 2004. PHOTO: REUTERS PARIS: A Paris appeal court on Wednesday upheld the right of a nursery to fire a female employee who insisted on wearing an […]
Khabar South Asia: NU leader says government should be neutral in matters of religion, and urges dialogue with such groups. ………. Governor Ganjar Pranowo indicated people in the province should […]
(Vatican Radio): Pope Francis has issued his first Apostolic Exhortation on Tuesday, Evangelii Gaudium, translated into English as The Joy of the Gospel. The 224-page document outlines the Pope’s vision […]
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: The NewYork Times By SALMAN MASOOD Published: November 27, 2013 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — In a surprise move, Lt. Gen. Raheel Sharif was appointed the […]
Source: ET ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani to be appointed the next Chief Justice of Pakistan, Express News reported. More:
Source: ET ISLAMABAD: Lieutenant General Raheel Sharif was appointed as the new Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) and Lieutenant General Rashad Mehmood was appointed as the new Chairman of Joint Chief of Staff Committee (CJCSC) on Wednesday, Express Newsreported. More: