Pope Francis Claims Atheists Are Redeemed By Christ
latinpost.com: Atheists now have reason to rejoice. In a sermon on Wednesday, Pope Francis stated that one does not have to be a Catholic in order to be redeemed by […]
Amartya Sen: Combination of class, caste and gender discrimination in India is absolutely shocking
Guardian: Amartya Sen: India’s dirty fighter Half of Indians have no toilet. It’s one of many gigantic failures that have prompted Nobel prize-winning academic Amartya Sen to write a devastating critique of India’s economic boom he roses are blooming at the window in the immaculately kept gardens of Trinity College, […]
Love for all hatred fro none.
Source. Spiegel via Bilal Aslam of Germany An individual doing flower business fro many years and a member of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Germany, Mr Munawwar Khan, has been interviewed by […]
Cops ‘turn’ Trojan elephant in drug drama
Source: The Local German customs officers who uncovered a Trojan elephant drug smuggling ploy turned the tables on the would-be importers and sent the package to them – only to knock on the door shortly afterwards. More:
Israel angry as EU blocks funding in settlements
AFP | Jul 17, 2013 | 00:24 Updated: Jul 17, 2013 | OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israeli officials on Tuesday lashed out at the EU over guidelines barring its 28 member […]
When ‘sharing’ her husband was her best choice
The Express Tribune: Aalia Suleman. “Baji I need to leave early today.” I was finishing my breakfast, a few weeks ago, with the morning paper in front of me when […]
Hostage swap: Three Lashkar-i-Jhangvi men released for 8 police officials
Source: ET LAHORE: The police on Tuesday released three Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LJ) men in exchange for the release of eight policemen held hostage by Chotu Mazari, The Express Tribune has learnt. Sources said MPA Atif Mazari had struck the deal with Mazari’s aide Patt Umrani and secured the exchange. On Monday, Chotu’s […]
Majority of Americans Pray
Source: Conservative Papers. A new Pew Forum poll shows that 48 percent of Americans say a decline of religion is bad for American society. But do fewer Americans consider themselves faithful these days? Over the past two decades, the number of Americans who mark their religious preference as “none” has […]
Islamists the Biggest Terror Threat to U.S.: Poll
Source: National Review on Line: A recent opinion survey asked a sampling of Americans: “Which is a bigger terrorist threat to the United States today – radical Muslims, the Tea Party, local militia groups, the Occupy Wall Street movement, or other religious or political extremists?” In reply, 51 percent of […]
‘Neo-Nazi’ musician Vikernes in French terror arrest
Source: BBC A Norwegian musician with links to mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has been arrested in France on “suspicion he was preparing a major terrorist act”. The French interior ministry said Kristian “Varg” Vikernes constituted “a potential threat to society”. He was arrested in central France after his wife bought […]
Pakistan grapples with rising tide of extremist violence
Source: BBC via Wasim Sr. By Richard Galpin Worshippers react nervously when they hear raised voices. The faithful line up to pray in a small Shia mosque hidden away down the dusty side-streets of Peshawar.But the central arch where the imam stands in front of his congregation is covered in […]
A SPECIAL PRAYER
Source: F Rana via yahoo.com (From Bashir Ahmad Orchard) O God, in me Thy holy love impart! Enlighten, comfort and purify my heart; Watch o’er my conduct and help me to do Only those things which are pleasing to you. May I be a heavenly reflection, Cleansed from all satanic […]
‘Zamzam is best water on earth’
EDDAH: ARAB NEWS Wednesday 17 July 2013 Makkah’s Zamzam Well has the best drinking water on the face of the earth. Pilgrims at the Grand Mosque make sure they drink […]
The pain of a Syrian … (student-in-exile)
(as copied from the facebook page of a 19 year old Syrian student-in-exile. I did not ask his permission to publish this here in The Muslim Times, therefore I am withholding the name at the moment) You see during war it’s not just physical destruction, not just death, not just […]
Daily Ummat : Increase in Ahmadiyya Activities during Ramadhan
Source: Daily Ummat Courtesy: Imran Jattala Summary Translation: Centers in 6 locations in Karachi are more active than others. Distribution of ration and clothing with Qadiani literature. 70 million […]
Bring back Jagannath Azad’s Pakistan anthem
Source: Journeys to Democracy By Beena Sarwar The death in custody of another ‘blasphemy accused’ once again highlights what many of us have long been stressing: a need to repeal the ‘blasphemy laws’, train the police force, revise the education curriculum to remove the hate-mongering, and enforce law and order […]
‘Brotherhood chief suspends Ramadan fast for anti-coup ‘jihad” | The Times of Israel
Source: timesofisrael.com A series of Twitter posts attributed to Muslim Brotherhood spiritual leader Mohammed Badie claimed on Monday that protesters against the ouster of president Mohammed Morsi may break the fast of […]
Ramadan Reflection Day 7: Building Tender Hearts
Source: huffingtonpost.com The Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessing of God be upon him, once told his companions “Indeed God has vessels amongst the people of the Earth, and the vessels of […]
Pope Francis chooses five-year-old Ford Focus as Popemobile of choice
Source: in.news.yahoo.com Earlier this month, Pope Francis created a stir when he told Catholic priests around the world to chose “more humble” vehicles, imploring them to think of the poor rather […]
Uttarakhand floods: 5,748 people missing as ‘presumed dead’
Source: news.yahoo.com Dehradun, July 15 (IANS) A month after a cloudburst and flash floods unleashed death and destruction, Uttarakhand is still counting its losses, both physical and financial. While the government has decided to declare […]