THE TALIBAN’S LIFE OF LUXURY
IS AFGHANISTAN DESTINED TO BE RUN BY A DRUG MAFIA? by Noorullah Shirzada—AFP Pashtunabad—a poor, wind- and fly-blown suburb of Quetta—is the type of Pakistani town where commanders in the […]
First photos of German Annual Convention
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad opens Annual Convention with Friday Sermon The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad opened the three-day Jalsa Salana […]
Jalsa Kababir- Latest Pictures
Source Twitter Mayor of Kababir to grace the jalsa Ameer Sahib Kababir answering the press
Muslim peace conference draws 5,000+ on first of three days in Harrisburg
Watch sessions live in high definition in Alislam.org Day one coverage is available in Youtube now. Source of News: Pennlive.com: by Emily Previti. The most important activities offered during the entire three-day affair probably are the facilitated group discussions about the prophet Muhammad, the foundations of Islam and the Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
Acknowledging a historic massacre of Muslims, 45 years later, Philippine peace may finally have a chance
President Aquino builds trust by acknowledging a historic massacre of Muslims. ENLARGE Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels stand guard as their chief Murad Ebrahim (not pictured) holds a press conference inside camp on the southern island of Mindanao in October 2012. A framework agreement signed by President Benigno Aquino […]
Blasphemy convict: Aasia Bibi’s appeal at least two years away
ET: LAHORE: Aasia Bibi, the Christian woman on death row whose blasphemy conviction was decried as unjust by slain former governor Salmaan Taseer, faces a wait of at least another two years behind bars before her appeal is likely to come up before the Lahore High Court. Bibi, 45, has […]
Gender Equality in the Holy Qur’an – In the Beginning Man and Woman Were Equal
Epigraph: “But whoso does good works, whether male or female, and is a believer, such shall enter Heaven, and shall not be wronged even as much as the little hollow in the […]
McDonald’s strikes a blow for legitimacy (may be the first positive News from McDonald!)
STORY SUMMARY by Rami Khouri, The Daily Star, Lebanon First, any just and mutually agreed permanent peace accord between Israelis and Palestinians will have to return all the territories occupied in 1967 to the Palestinians (with mutually agreed land swaps in some cases). Second, this can only be achieved when […]
The Syrian conflict
ARAB NEWS Sunday 30 June 2013 It is a pity that the leadership of both the sects, political and religious, has miserably failed to keep away from the treacherous plots of the Western right-wing lobbies steered by the neocons. Write-ups in the New York Times and The Washington Post by […]
GCC to finalize curbs on Hezbollah
RIYADH: ARAB NEWS Saturday 29 June 2013 The Gulf Cooperation Council will hold a meeting in Riyadh on Thursday to agree the mechanisms for imposing sanctions on members of Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah, its head Abdullatif Al-Zayani said. GCC decided on June 10 to impose sanctions on members of Hezbollah […]
Umrah packages will cost more in Ramadan
RIYADH: MD RASOOLDEEN ARABNEWS Saturday 29 June 2013 Local travel operators have raised the price of weekend Umrah package for Ramadan from SR 100 to SR 160 per pilgrim from Riyadh. A rush of pilgrims is expected for Ramadan, which starts on July 9. This year, the peak season coincides […]
Palestinian Criticizes Israel Over Construction (more of the same….)
By JODI RUDOREN The New York Times JERUSALEM — The chief Palestinian negotiator condemned Israel on Thursday for moving closer to constructing 69 apartments in a Jewish neighborhood on territory seized in the 1967 war even as Secretary of State John Kerry arrived for a fifth round of meetings in […]
Ramifications of the Woolwich attack: British Muslim Leaders including Lord Tariq Ahmad Weigh In
On a cloudy May afternoon, terror struck in the UK. Justifying his barbaric act of murdering a British soldier, the British born Nigerian Michael Adebolajo, one of two men suspected […]
Christians happier than atheists and the Muslim Response
The Muslim Times has changed the original title slightly which is below Christians happier than atheists – Study on Twitter (CNN) – Christians tweet from the heart, atheists from the head, […]
Kababir, Home of Israel’s Muslim Ahmadiyya.
By Earl Shugerman: I immigrated to Haifa Israel six years ago from The United States. My greatest joy in living in this city is the peaceful coexistence of its citizens. […]
USCIRF Chair to be Honored at Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Annual Convention USA
Ahmadiyya Times: “We are proud to stand with the Ahmadiyya Muslim community and proclaim together that these and other freedoms are the birthright of humanity.” [Dr. Lantos Swett] On June 29, 2013, the Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett, will be honored at […]
Some atheists find solace in prayer
The Washington Post: By Michelle Boorstein, Each morning and night, Sigfried Gold drops to his knees on the beige carpeting of his bedroom, lowers his forehead to the floor and […]
Latest U.S. data should not be deciding factor in QE3: Fed’s Stein
(Reuters) – As it considers scaling back asset purchases, the Federal Reserve must consider the overall economic improvements since it launched the stimulus and not give undue weight to the most recent economic data, a top Fed official said on Friday. Highlighting the upcoming September policy meeting as a possible […]
Mother Mary, Hijab and Italian Minister Roberto Maroni
All pictures of mother Mary need to be taken down in Europe, given EU’s court decision, for she is always in Hijab @MuslimPoly @abdelalimx pic.twitter.com/xXfvzn4kNL — The Muslim Times (@The_MuslimTimes) […]
Halal Food Fraud Worries Muslim-American Community
Religion News Service | By OMAR SACIRBEY HUFFINGTON POST (RNS) When McDonald’s announced it would discontinue the sale of halal chicken nuggets and chicken sandwiches at two restaurants earlier this […]