Edward Snowden shortlisted for EU's Sakharov prize
Source: BBC Edward Snowden, the fugitive American former intelligence worker, has made the shortlist of three for the Sakharov prize, Europe’s top human rights award. Mr Snowden was nominated by […]
Muslim population growth faster than global rate : A good chance for Islamic finance and Halal products
Source: WCBM TALKRADIO 70% of global population growth over the next 30 years will be in Muslim countries Around 70 per cent of global population growth over the next 30 years will be in Muslim countries as the Muslim population of 1.6 billion is growing at twice the rate of […]
Shutdown Turns Americans Into Captives in Need of Delivery
Huff Post: by Rev. Chuck Currie – Tea Party Republicans, who so often argue that America is a Christian nation, have turned their back on the most basic of Christian values: concern for those in poverty, compassion, justice, and setting the captives free. Instead the Tea Party and their Congressional […]
Syria: Facing Calls for Diplomacy, Many Syrian Rebels Reject Talks With Assad Regime
By Aryn Baker / Tripoli, Lebanon @arynebaker Just back from the front, where he watched his rebel-commander father die in a rocket attack launched by the Syrian army, Berri al-Hamad stalks the worn carpet of his family’s temporary refuge in Lebanon, swearing vengeance. His head wrapped in his father’s beanie, […]
Man grows 250 different apple varieties on one tree
A keen horticulturist in West Sussex has achieved a lifetime’s work by growing 250 varieties of apple on one tree. Paul Burnett has been grafting apples, including many rare varieties, […]
Chahbahar and Gwadar
Originally published in the Nation October 01, 2013 BY YASMEEN AFTAB ALI Even before Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s “loud-thinking” the idea of making Gwadar into a free port- India moved in May this year to counter China, upgrading Iran’s Chahbahar port that gives a transit route to land-locked Afghanistan. An […]
The city of Leipzig in Germany considers a preliminary inquiry for the construction of a Mosque
Leipzig (dpa / sn) – The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (AMJ) wants to build a mosque with two to twelve meters tall minarets in Leipzig. “The City Authorities will determine whether […]
How many people convert to Islam?
Source: The Economist: IN THE wake of the attacks on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, speculation has grown about the possible involvement of Samantha Lewthwaite, a British convert to Islam. Ms Lewthwaite, known as the “White Widow”, was married to Germaine Lindsay, one of theLondon 7/7 bombers and himself a convert. She is […]
Grow old in Sweden, but avoid an Afghan retirement, data shows Global AgeWatch index measures pensions and other provisions for older people – with some surprising results
Mark Tran theguardian.com Sweden is the best country for older people; Afghanistan the worst – but general affluence does not necessarily mean better conditions for the over-60s, according to the […]
40 quotes of President Barack Obama about Islam and Christianity.
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comment: The original source wants to cast the quotes in some negative light, so we have copied completely the quotes about Islam, to preserve these over […]
Poll Shows Major Shift in Identity of U.S. Jews
Source: NY Times: The first major survey of American Jews in more than 10 years finds a significant rise in those who are not religious, marry outside the faith and are not raising their children Jewish — resulting in rapid assimilation that is sweeping through every branch of Judaism except […]
Aga Khan, a Swiss-Born Philanthropist and Muslim Spiritual Leader Visited India
Aga Khan, a Swiss-Born Philanthropist and Muslim Spiritual Leader visited India from 17 to 29 September 2013. During the visit in New Delhi, Aga Khan met President of India Pranab […]
Israel as a partner in regional change
By H.R.H. Prince El Hassan bin Talal The Daily Star (The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb) STORY SUMMARY This is not to diminish the very real threats that Israel does face. Nevertheless, it is undeniable that the sense of separateness cultivated by Israel and its neocon ideological bedfellows […]
Chaldean patriarch speaks out against emigration
STORY SUMMARY The Chaldean patriarch arrived in Lebanon for a rare visit Thursday and urged Christians to not leave their homeland. Sako was elected patriarch in February. Read more: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2013/Sep-26/232563-chaldean-patriarch-speaks-out-against-emigration.ashx#ixzz2gSOEvzo8 […]
The Capital of the Free World: Closed till further notice
Washington Post: Washingtonians worry about impact of looming government shutdown by Susan Svrluga, Tara Bahrampour and Paul Duggan, Published: September 30 | Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 12:02 PM E-mail the writers Washington, a company town unlike any other in America, was on the verge of grinding to a standstill late Monday. And with […]
Bangladesh Sentences 7th Opposition Lawmaker to Death
Reuters: DHAKA — Bangladesh’s war crimes tribunal sentenced a senior opposition leader and lawmaker to death on Tuesday in the seventh such verdict by the body set up to probe abuses during the country’s bloody struggle for independence. Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, a legislator from the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was […]
UK: Tory pledge to scrap Human Rights Act
Telegraph: The Home Secretary’s announcement is likely to raise concerns among the Liberal Democrats, as well as among several senior Tories. But Mrs May dismissed the fears, saying that Labour […]
Kenyan Muslims pray for victims of mall attack
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – The Asian Muslim community in Nairobi, Kenya, is expressing solidarity with relatives of the 67 people killed by Islamic militants in last week’s attack on an […]
Modern Madrassahs Empower India Muslims
Madrasas have become a mainstream education provider for tens of thousands of Indian students. (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – Introducing mainstream school curriculum to more than 600 traditional madrasahs over […]