Growing up in a world where females are taboo
Israel’s religious Zionist kids growing up in a world where females are taboo Source: Haaretz: Cleansing texts and other media of women is a relatively new development among religious Zionists, […]
Umar Farooq and the Treaty of Jerusalem
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: The Lost History of Islam Original Title: Jerusalem and Umar ibn al-Khattab Jerusalem is a city […]
Fear of a black Europe
Global Post: Paul Ames. BRUSSELS, Belgium — The appointment of Italy’s first black cabinet minister was a cause for celebration for anti-racism campaigners in Europe. Their joy was cut short by reactions to Congo-born Cecile Kyenge taking office. “This is a bonga bonga government,” said Mario Borghezio, a member of […]
Popularity ranking
Source: ET Pakistan will need to look very seriously at its image in the world and determine what can be done to fix it. The way things stand at present are not good for it or its citizens, with the prevailing perceptions about the country affecting investment in it, tourism […]
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivers Friday Sermon from Calgary
Source: AMJ Press Desk London On 24 May 2013, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, delivered his weekly Friday Sermon from the Baitun Nur Mosque in Calgary, Canada. During his hour-long address, His Holiness said that whilst 26 May 1908 […]
Cardinal George Pell Admits Abuse Cover-Up To Protect Australian Catholic Church
Source: The Huffington Post By Agence France Presse | Posted: 05/27/2013 7:44 am EDT | Updated: 05/27/2013 6:08 am EDT Fear of scandal prompted the cover-up of child sex abuse allegations within the […]
Ahmadiyyas’ Khilafat Day convention at Qadian today
Hindustan Times: A grand convention to celebrate the successful completion of 10 years of Khilafat of Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the supreme head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Islam, will be held at Qadian on May 27 on the Ahmadiyya ground under the chairmanship of Maulana Muhammad Inam […]
UK moves to gag ‘poisonous’ radical preachers, clamp down on Internet extremism
Russia Today: The UK Prime Minister has announced an anti-terror task force to clamp down on the “poisonous narratives” of radical preachers who target recruits in schools, jails and mosques. […]
Inauguration of Rampur Ahmadiyya Mosque May 23rd, 2013
Source: Abdul Awwal Sahib: Alhamdolillah. Janab Mobasherur Rahman, National Amir of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Bangladesh inaugurated the recently built mosque at Rampur Halqa under Bhatgaon Jama’at in Dinajpur. Sadr Khuddam, […]
Syria to attend Geneva peace conference
Source: JORDAN TIMES AFP BAGHDAD — Syria’s foreign minister said on Sunday that his government will take part in a peace conference in Geneva, terming it a “good opportunity for a political solution” to the civil war in Syria. Walid Mouallem also praised an Iraqi army operation against Sunni fighters […]
How Muslims should respond to terror
Source: CNN “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” Sundays at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET on CNN By Fareed Zakaria The sheer barbarism of the attack on a British soldier in Woolwich is really beyond comprehension […]
Ahmadis will never give up striving to show the world the true message of Islam: Khalifa of Islam
Alislam.org: The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad was visited by the Mayor of Calgary, Nasheed Nenshi and various other dignitaries at […]
Man charged $ 750,000 tax after LinkedIn profile reveals secret job
Tuesday 28 May 2013 ARABNEWS STOCKHOLM: A man from Sweden has been ordered to pay $ 750,000 (£ 494,000) after authorities discovered he had a secret job via his LinkedIn profile. The resident of Djursholm, an affluent suburb of Stockholm, had failed to declare all sources of income to the […]
Saudi King’s intercultural vision to be outlined
RIYADH: ARAB NEWS Monday 27 May 2013 The vision of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah for a world living in peace and harmony will be outlined at […]
Libya: Seize Chance to Protect Women’s Rights
HRW: (Tripoli) – Libyan authorities should seize a historic opportunity to promote and protect women’s rights as the country transitions from four decades of dictatorship, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. The parliament, government, and other bodies should ensure that women can participate actively and equally […]
France’s anti-gay marriage movement eyes future fights
France 24: By Rachel HOLMAN (text) As workers diligently set about clearing the stage from a last-ditch demonstration in Paris against a recent French law legalising same-sex marriage and adoption on Sunday evening, protest organisers and participants already had their minds geared towards how to keep their movement alive. Staged by the organisation Manif […]
EDITORIAL: Get Churches Out of Public Schools
NY Times: New York City prohibits the use of public school facilities for regular religious services. That policy makes sense for buildings that are used and maintained by taxpayers. But the City Council wants to eliminate that policy through a new state law. Itvoted 38 to 11 on Wednesday to pass […]
In Sweden, Riots Put an Identity in Question
NY Times: ……Ms. Bromster rushed to the school, in the mostly immigrant district of Tensta, north of Stockholm, and found one room gutted by fire and another filled with ankle-deep […]
Creative industry: Here’s why being Pakistani should make you proud
ET: DUBAI: Would it make you proud if I told you that the Venom character in the Spiderman III movie was developed and animated by a Pakistani? How does it feel to know that a Pakistani animator worked on Hollywood blockbusters such as X-Men First Class, The Day After Tomorrow, […]
Khilafat Day, May 27: Celebrating the Second Manifestation
Epigraph: Allah has promised to those among you who believe and do good works that He will surely make them Successors in the earth, as He made Successors from among those […]