Haj officials worried as Saudis spurn bus driver jobs
JEDDAH: IRFAN MOHAMMED Published — Sunday 15 September 2013 The Haj pilgrim transportation sector is in a dilemma. In a bid to provide employment to Saudi youth, the Ministry of […]
Efforts to turn Saudi Arabia into a knowledge-based society bear fruit
The Kingdom’s ongoing efforts to transform itself into a knowledge-based society have resulted in a tremendous rise in the number of institutions of higher studies focusing on science and research. While the number of universities and colleges in the Kingdom has shot up to 333, the private sector has also […]
Syria fighters livid over Russia-US deal
The head of the opposition Free Syrian Army on Saturday rejected an agreement between the US and Russia to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons stock by mid-2014. “We cannot accept any part of this initiative,” Gen. Selim Idriss told reporters in Istanbul, saying it is a blow to the two-and-a-half-year uprising […]
Muslim Youth USA Breaks Guinness Record For Relief Work
Source Twitter: Harris Zafar (@Harris_Zafar) tweeted at 5:02 AM on Sun, Sep 15, 2013: We did it!! @MuslimYouthUSA created 600 food relief bags for the poor in less than 3 minutes, shattering @Walmart’s Guinness record. #AsOne What happens when @MuslimYouthUSA gathers hundreds of #Muslim youth @ annual retreat? They set […]
Putin a hypocrite with blood on his hands?
The Muslim Times’ has added a question mark at the end of the title. Source: CNN There he goes again — Russian President Vladimir Putin, portraying himself as the world’s champion of peace and democracy. And, of course, doing it at America’s expense. This time, Putin’s PR machine managed to […]
[Video] Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmed (as) in words of Maulana Abul Kalaam Azaad
Source: youtube.com | wikipedia.org | muslim.org Abul Kalam Muhiyuddin Ahmed Azad (Urdu: مولانا ابوالکلام محی الدین احمد آزاد, Bengali: আবুল কালাম মুহিয়ুদ্দিন আহমেদ আজাদ) (11 November 1888 – 22 February 1958) was an Indian scholar and a senior political leader of […]
Yom Kippur: Sin and Repentance in Judaism and Islam
Today is Yom Kippur and the Muslim Times team wants to join our Jewish readers in prayers on the holiest day of the year for the Jewish people. When your Daily eDigest is not in e-mail: It is also available in the website, in the main menu below the Mosque of Medina Sin, Repentance And […]
Calgary: Conflicting values
Source: calgaryherald.com It’s highly ironic that the federal government recently established the Office of Religious Freedom and yet religious rights are divided in our own country. The federal government used the headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, a minority Islamic sect, to launch the Office of Religious Freedom. And yet Quebec […]
Ghana: 30th annual national rally of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Elders Association
Source: modernghana.com The Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, has observed that Ghana needs every citizen and community to promote peace and reconciliation for development to spread to every […]
Birmingham college reverses decision to ban Muslim face veils after protests
Guardian: A college has abandoned its ban on Muslim face veils after a storm of local protest, a planned demonstration and the involvement of the prime minister. Birmingham Metropolitan College climbed down […]
Keeping Alive The Big Questions
Source: The Huffington Post By Jaweed Kaleem: jaweed.kaleem@huffingtonpost.com Twenty years ago, Evgenia Cherkasova and Elena Kornilov were doctoral students in their mid-20s, living in the same housing complex at Penn State University. As they pursued their degrees — Cherkasova in philosophy, Kornilov in physics — both started families, and to take a […]
Denmark gets its first minaret today
Source: Politiken – News in English A 20 metre minaret is being raised in Nørrebro Work began this morning to raise Denmark’s first tall minaret atop the country’s first purpose […]
Rights groups slam India death sentence for rapists
ET: NEW DELHI: Indian rights groups voiced dismay Saturday over death sentences handed to four men for a fatal gang rape, saying it was unlikely to reverse the country’s “rape crisis” despite a clamour for their execution. After a seven-month fast-track trial, Judge Yogesh Khanna said Friday the four men should […]
What to know before visiting Holy Land?
Source: CNN To some, the chunk of territory between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea is all Israel. To others, it’s all Palestine. For most — as is true so often in this region of shifting truths and manipulated historical narratives — it’s a bit of both. More:
Original Sin: Can the Church now Become Liberal?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see Original Sin (disambiguation). See also: Fate of the unlearned Michelangelo‘s painting of the sin of Adam and Eve from the Sistine Chapel ceiling According to a Christian theological doctrine, original sin, also called ancestral sin,[1] is humanity’s state of sin resulting from the fall of man,[2] stemming from Adam’s rebellion in Eden. […]
Breaking News: Kerry: US, Russia agree Syria chem weapons deal
Russia Today: Assad’s government must submit a comprehensive list of its chemical weapons stocks within a week ahead of their transfer and destruction, US Secretary John Kerry said at a […]
Obama to visit PH, other Southeast Asian countries amid sea rows
Inquirer: by Julliane Love de Jesus. MANILA, Philippines—US President Barack Obama will visit Manila during his weeklong Southeast Asian trip next month to boost alliances at a time of growing territorial tensions in the region, Malacañang said Saturday. Obama, during his state visit in the Philippines on October 11 to […]
Putin’s PR blitz – win or lose?
Source: CNN – All this excitement over recent Russian public diplomacy on Syria is a bit odd to those of us who have been following that diplomacy strategy for over a decade. That Vladimir Putin chose to write an op-ed in The New York Times this week is not at […]