Only the biggest God builds a civilization
Author posits religion is essential building block of society The National Post: Among more militant atheist circles, the argument is often made that religion is a human invention serving only […]
“prime minister” of the Vatican.
Source: The Economist: Recent years have been less glorious for the job of secretary of state, although it remains the top position in the Holy See’s administration, or curia, and is sometimes equated with “prime minister” of the Vatican. Its outgoing holder, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, seems to have allowed secretive […]
Who will become the next Pak army chief?
Source: Dawn:Com In the past couple of weeks, speculation has been rife over the appointment of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) and rumours say that this time around the decision-making will be extremely judicious for which the screening process is already […]
47 As in O, A levels: Pakistani student beats world record
Source: Dawn:Com Haroon Tariq. — Photo by Dawn ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani student, Haroon Tariq, has broken the current world record by securing a total of 47 As in his International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) O Level and A Level exams from the University of Cambridge International […]
Debate Revives Merkel Rival as Credible Challenger
Source: NY Times: BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Social Democratic challenger, Peer Steinbrück, returned to the campaign trail on Monday, with neither triumphant after their sole television debate, a mostly decorous 90-minute exchange that restored Mr. Steinbrück as a credible candidate but yielded a rhetorical draw.Perhaps reflecting the flickering interest […]
Obama’s Tightrope Walk: This is a comedy in three parts:
Source: Stratfor: By George Friedman Last week began with certainty that an attack on Syria was inevitable and even imminent. It ended with the coalition supporting the attack somewhere between falling apart and not coming together, and with U.S. President Barack Obama making it clear that an attack was inevitable, […]
2 Men of God- Pic
Jewishpress.com: Our photojournalism provider Flash90 says this image is of “Ultra orthodox men who wear covers on their faces to avoid seeing woman as they make their way to Uman […]
President Yudhoyono sends Cabinet Secretary to discuss with Ahmadiyah Bekasi
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) has sent the Cabinet Secretary (Cabinet Secretary) Dipo Alam to discuss the issue of Ahmadiyah in Bekasi. The discussion was a follow-up of a letter […]
‘I did not join for this’: US military men speak out against Syria strike
RT: Many US servicemen are against the looming strike on Syria, Republican Congressman Justin Amash said on Twitter, in an attempt to counter the idea that the country might be […]
Quebec mosque vandalized, splattered with ‘pig blood’
Saguenay mosque vandalized, splattered with red fluid The Toronto Star, September 3, 2013 CHICOUTIMI, QUE.—Police in Quebec’s Saguenay region have been called in after a local mosque was vandalized over the weekend — splattered with what could possibly be pig blood. Representatives of the area’s small Muslim community say they […]
Yet another war
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Rasul Bakhsh Rais Published: September 2, 2013 Peace within states is as important as it is between and among states. Let […]
US intelligence leaks expose deep distrust of Pakistan
Documents leaked by Edward Snowden reveal the depth of mistrust between America and Pakistan, revealing how the US spied on Islamabad’s nuclear assets and compiled dossiers of extrajudicial killings. The revelations, published by The Washington Post on Tuesday, appear to show how billions of dollars from the so-called “black budget” […]
Syria crisis: Israel sparks alert in Mediterranean after unannounced missile test
Two missiles detected in the Mediterranean by Russian radar on Tuesday were launched as part of an Israeli air defence drill, officials in Tel Aviv have said. Israeli defence ministry sources said the two rockets were launched as test targets for the country’s missile defence systems. The exercise was carried […]
UK Baby Boom: Primary schools facing crises over huge influx of pupils
Thousands of pupils are being packed “like sardines” into extra classes at primary schools which are struggling under a huge influx of children. Councils have been forced to implement a raft of emergency measures due to the crises caused by a baby boom, rising immigration and the fact that families […]
CIA ‘helped Saddam Hussein carry out chemical weapons attack on Iran’ in 1988 under Ronald Reagan
U.S. fed intelligence to Iraq about whereabouts of Iranian forces Iraq deployed mustard gas and sarin in 1988 on the back of the information U.S. administration supported Iraq during the eight-year conflict Up to 20,000 Iranian troops were killed by mustard gas and nerve agents from Iraqi forces during the […]
BBC Urdu: Where in Hungary is the Heart of Suleman the Magnificent Buried?
سلطان سلیمان کا دل نک تھورپ بی بی سی نیوز، زیگیٹوار ہنگری کے محققین کی ایک ٹیم رواں ماہ ترکی کے عثمانیہ دور کے سب سے مشہور سلطان سلیمان کے دل کی تلاش کے بارے میں ایک رپورٹ شائع کرے گی۔ لیکن تقریباً ساڑھے چار سو سال پرانی اس تاریخی […]
Really Scary: Top-secret U.S. intelligence files show new levels of distrust of Pakistan
The $52.6 billion U.S. intelligence arsenal is aimed mainly at unambiguous adversaries, including al-Qaeda, North Korea and Iran. But top-secret budget documents reveal an equally intense focus on one purported ally: Pakistan.No other nation draws as much scrutiny across so many categories of national security concern. Secret […]
The Father of Algebra: Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times There are about 750 verses in Quran urging Muslims to make use of reason to understand nature and […]
Breaking News: Russia’s early radars detect launch of two ballistic rockets in Mediterranean – Defense Ministry
Russia’s early warning radars have detected the launch of two ballistic rockets in the eastern Mediterranean, Russia’s Defense Ministry stated. The launch reportedly took place at 06:16 GMT Tuesday. The trajectory of the missiles is reported to have been from the central part of the Mediterranean Sea towards the eastern […]