After President Obama won approval on military action in Syria from Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Russia President Putin made harsh remark about Secretary of State Kerry before meeting of world […]
By Phelim Kine, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Phelim Kine is deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch and was formerly a foreign correspondent based in Indonesia. The views expressed […]
The U.S. government has now admitted its troops used white phosphorus as an incendiary weapon against Iraqis during the assault on Fallujah a year ago. Chemical weapons experts say such attacks are in violation of international law banning the use of chemical weapons. We speak with columnist George Monbiot and […]
Hamburg Walmart manager fired over anti-Muslim posting Sep 05, 2013 (Menafn – The Buffalo News – McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) –A Facebook rant about Muslims by an employee of a Walmart store in Hamburg has prompted the retail giant to fire the man. The derogatory posting on Friday morning […]
Epigraph: Indeed, the Messenger of God is an excellent model for those of you who put your hope in God and the Last Day and remember Him often. (Al Quran […]
Source: The Huffington Post By Dr. Faheem Younus: Muslim, professor, doctor and philanthropist As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad uses chemical weapons at the outskirts of Damascus and President Obama mulls a U.S. military response, some theologians hope for an alarming endgame to the 30-month-long Syrian conflict. For these Christians and Muslim, the […]
Source: thehindu.com The head of a private school in Lahore was arrested on charges of blasphemy, even as a Peshawar medical university introduced a conservative dress code forcing female students to wear the Islamic veil. Salma Tanvir, principal of the Umar School System in Nishtar Colony was booked on Monday on […]
Source: rediff.com 1. In a historic move last week, Saudi Arabia passed a legal ban on domestic violence and other form of abuse against women. The law is the first of […]
Source: islamicommentary.org | by ANASTASIA KARKLINA for ISLAMiCommentary “O ye who believe! Be strict in observing justice, and be witnesses for Allah, even though it be against yourselves or against parents and kindred. Whether he be […]
Source: canton.patch.com Anyone who wishes to give blood should arrive between 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday at the Canton Library. The Canton Police Department is partnering with the American […]
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Thursday is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, which marks the completion of the yearly […]
Source: us.shalomlife.com On Rosh Hashana eve, Hiddush association’s Religion and State Index also shows that half of public believe religious-secular tension is most serious conflict in Israeli society By: Kobi Nachshoni […]
Lives Lived- Tanya Khan, 38 BY Judy Csillag The Globe and Mail Wife, mother, teacher, interfaith activist, spiritual angel. Born Aug. 3, 1975, in Edmonton, died Aug. 6, 2013, in […]
Metrotvnews.com , Jakarta : Central Government insists to stick to the Act of 1945 relating to the existence of Ahmadiyah . It was the conclusion of the meeting in which […]
By —Razi Azmi As to the Quranic verses calling for jihad, they must be read in the context of Arabia of the first half of the 7th century. Only crackpots […]
(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin offered a glimpse of international compromise over Syriaon Wednesday, declining to entirely rule out Russian backing for military action as he prepared to host a summit of world leaders. As the United States and allies prepare to bypass any Russian U.N. veto and attack Damascus, […]
Source: CDC The annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is among the largest mass gatherings in the world. This year, it will take place from approximately October 13 to […]
Associated Press, RAMALLAH, West Bank Israel has proposed leaving intact dozens of Jewish settlements and military bases in the West Bank as part of a package to establish a Palestinian […]
The Jerusalem Post Both the Palestinians and Israel should know that the world will not bankroll Palestinian Authority state-building forever, and that if progress is not made the donations will stop, Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide told The Jerusalem Post Tuesday. “The donors will not be ready to keep […]
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Akbar Bajwa Published: September 4, 2013 LAHORE:On the allegations of the imam of a local mosque, a first information report (FIR) […]