New clues may change Buddha’s date of birth
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 […]
Gun lobbyist claims guns were in the Bible and God is ‘judging’ unarmed Americans
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 […]
Madinah to host world conference on Prophet (saw)
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. […]
A New Museum opens beneath Al-Aqsa Mosque
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 […]
Merkel and SPD sign coalition deal
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:
France upholds firing of headscarf-wearing employee as court mulls burqa ban
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 […]
In Central Java, NU to open dialogue with Ahmadiyah followers
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 […]
Pope: Authentic Islam and Koran are opposed to every form of violence
(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 […]
Pakistan Names New Army Chief
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 […]
Justice Tassaduq Jillani as new Chief Justice of Pakistan
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:
Lt Gen Raheel Sharif appointed new army chief
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:
eDigest: Church Of England Faces Extinction, Says Former Archbishop Of Canterbury Lord George Carey
Empty Church Church Of England Faces Extinction, Says Former Archbishop Of Canterbury Lord George Carey Empty Church Source: Huffington Post CANTERBURY, England (RNS) A former archbishop of Canterbury has warned that the Church of England faces extinction in less than 25 years unless it can… Gravity the perfect […]
Muslim countries missing tourism opportunities
Non-Muslim does better at providing Halal tourism By Zaher Bitar, Senior Reporter GULF NEWS Dubai: The performance of the halal travel and tourism industries in non-Muslim countries is outperforming the same sectors in the Muslim countries, expert in the filed said yesterday at the Global Islamic Economy Summit 2013. They […]
Israel approves $124 million plan to deal with illegal migrants Those who agree to leave the country may be paid up to $3,500; law enforcement teams to be boosted
Israel’s cabinet allocated nearly $124 million to a plan designed to have illegal African migrants return to their countries of origin. Most of the money allocated from the plan approved […]
Ronald Reagan’s Son Records Atheist Radio Ad: ‘Not Afraid Of Burning In Hell’
The Huffington Post | By Shadee Ashtari Posted: 11/26/2013 1:53 pm EST Ron Reagan, the son of former President Ronald Reagan, has recorded a radio ad promoting the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The ad has been running on the progressive radio program “The Randi Rhodes Show.” In the ad, which […]
Why Muslims should celebrate Thanksgiving?
Epigraph: And, truly, thy Lord is gracious to mankind, but most of them are not grateful. (Al Quran 27:74) By Imam Shamshad A. Nasir of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Baitul Hameed Mosque […]
Gender Equality in the Holy Qur’an – In the Beginning Man and Woman Were Equal
Epigraph: “But whoso does good works, whether male or female, and is a believer, such shall enter Heaven, and shall not be wronged even as much as the little hollow in the […]
Sacred Economics Vs.Financial Tyranny: Hunffingtonpost
K A B I R H E L M I N S K I T H R E S H O L D S O C I E T Y Dear Koya, I have never before offered my HuffPost blog to friends on our Threshold Society […]
Gravity the perfect space film for our Godless times?
ABC News: by Justine Toh — Such a world may set the stage for remarkable feats of human endeavour but it endlessly frustrates the inevitable questions of human existence (how are we here? why are we here? why does anything exist at all?) that the silence of space can only […]
Robert Fisk: He may huff and puff but Benjamin Netanyahu is on his own now as nuclear agreement isolates Israel
It marks a victory for the Shia in their growing conflict with the Sunni Muslim Middle East. It gives substantial hope to Bashar al-Assad that he will be left in power in Syria. It isolates Israel. And it infuriates Saudi Arabia and Qatar and Kuwait and other Sunni Gulf States […]