How Islam spread in India
Source: Lost Islamic History Today, there are over 500 million Muslims throughout the Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh), making it one of the largest population centers of Muslims in […]
Using religion to spread hate
Using religion to spread hate To hear a Christian invoke the Qur’an to justify Islamic war against non-Muslims is truly bizarre Tarek Fatah, The Toronto Sun, http://www.torontosun.com/2013/08/06/using-religion-to-spread-hate A Christian Palestinian urged Muslim Canadians to wage war on the Jewish State of Israel. And he did this by invoking a verse […]
Ahmadi Persecution in Pakistan Report July 2013
General Pasha’s extraordinary disclosure concerning 2010 twin attack on Ahmadiyya mosques in Lahore Islamabad: Lt. General Shuja Pasha, former Director General ISI spoke candidly on many issues when he appeared before the Abbotabad Commission. He spilled many beans and named VIPs whom the well-informed general held responsible for most […]
My name is human
Source: Dawn.Com The separation of the church and state in the Christian world was first established by the German monk Martin Luther. His doctrine of the ‘two kingdoms of God’, one of a secular state and one of establishing faith in the hearts of believers through the Gospels, came to […]
A quarter of Germany is obese: experts
Source: The Local: Two thirds of German men and half of German women are overweight, a new study from a health institute revealed on Wednesday. More:
Britain’s Cameron warns Spanish PM over Gibraltar spat
Source: TOI LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday warned his Spanish counterpart that the escalating tit-for-tat over border tensions in Gibraltar risked damaging relations between their countries. Cameron and Mariano Rajoy discussed ways to calm the situation in a call Britain described as “constructive” after the row had […]
Snowden fallout: Obama snubs Putin, cancels plans to meet Russian president
Source: TOI LOS ANGELES: President Barack Obama is cancelling plans to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow next month — a rare diplomatic snub. The move is retribution for Russia’s decision to grant temporary asylum to National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden. It also reflects growing US frustration with […]
Arab elites push back political Islam
Source: Asia Times: By Ramzy Baroud Seasons come and go, yet Arab countries remain in ongoing turmoil. They called it an “Arab Spring”, but even if that “spring” ever existed in the form that the media portrayed it, it never really lasted and has now morphed into something far more […]
Macedonia Press Review – August 5, 2013
Source: Balkan Insight by Wasim Sr: The last remaining ethnic Macedonian in the country will die in 2466, a simple calculation shows if the downward trend continues, the daily says. Recently the daily published a statistic according to which last year there were 2,938 ethnic Macedonians less than the year […]
Is Jesus a Man, a God or a Hybrid, Just an Academic Pursuit?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Epigraph: The Messiah, son of Mary, was only a Messenger; surely, Messengers like unto him had indeed […]
America’s 50 Worst Charities Exposed
Is Your Favorite Charity on This List? To identify America’s 50 worst charities, the Times and CIR examined tens of thousands of pages of public government records from 36 states. […]
Western Wall Rabbi: Respect the Muslims, Don’t Come to Pray
The Jewish Press: Pray The Western Wall rabbi Wednesday may have taken the first step towards surrendering the Kotel to Muslims. He asked women and Temple Mount activists to respect […]
Importing the flavour of Damascus to Amman
by Alex Ellefson | Aug 06, 2013 JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Trucking traditional ice cream, while making sure it is kept below minus 20 degrees Celsius, on the 176-kilometre journey […]
America displays more stupidity on Iran
August 07, 2013 12:20 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star Story Summary I would love to know who is the jerk who wrote the White House’s press statement on the occasion of the inauguration last week of the new Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani. The two most important conflicts […]
Tourists desert Egypt as protests rage
Story Summary by Tom Little By Giza’s Great Pyramids, souvenir vendors wait restlessly in the shade, watching for the handful of tourists who still make their way down the empty […]
Rowhani calls for ‘serious’ nuclear talks without delay
TEHRAN: President Hassan Rowhani said Tuesday that Iran was ready for “serious” talks on its nuclear program without delay and that US calls for tougher sanctions showed a lack of […]
Hindu scripture to be taught in Madhya Pradesh madrassahs: Report
Source: Express Tribune BHOPAL: Bhagwad Gita, the teachings of Hindu scripture, will be made mandatory in madrassahs of Madhya Pradesh, according to the state’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, NDTV reported. Teachings […]
A convenient threat? Getting NSA out of the Accountabiity Pressure
Editors note: I have addded to the heading to make the content clear. Global Post: According to the nation’s lawmakers, the United States is now facing the greatest peril since the 9/11 attacks, prompting weeklong closures of 19 diplomatic facilities in the Arabian Peninsula and Africa, evacuations in Yemen, and a […]
The evolution of the mosque
Dawn: Not one, not two but three of the mosques’ four minarets have gone missing, from all over the country engulfed by mysterious influences through a clandestine process. Only one […]