Source: www.economist.com The authorities think that too many people are claiming to be the Mahdi EARLIER this year Iran’s authorities arrested a score of men who, in separate incidents, claimed to be the Mahdi, a sacred figure of Shia Islam, who was “hidden” by God just over a millennium ago and […]
Smallest Cat Mr Peebles may look like a kitten, but he is actually 2-year-old. The tiny cat got its size from a genetic defect that stunts growth. At just 6.1-inch (15.5 cm) high and 19.2-inch (49 cm) long, he currently holds certification from The Guinness Book of World Records as the worlds smallest […]
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Business Insider: Dylan Lovan. Sharon Rengers, a longtime child advocate at Kosair Children’s Hospital in Louisville, said making and marketing weapons specifically for children was “mind-boggling.” “It’s like, oh, my God,” she said, “we’re having a big national debate whether we want to check somebody’s background, but we’re going to […]
The Telegraph: The Vatican will become home to two Popes today for the first time in the history of the Roman Catholic Church when Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI moves back […]
Standpointmag: As Friday prayers end thousands of believers stream out of the mosque. Keen-eyed men with Pashtun cheekbones hover by a convoy of cars, many of them wearing the traditional […]
Source: The Express Tribune ET: Once again, the Ahmadi community is being harassed by radical clerics. On April 29, theGulshan-e-Ravi police in Lahore arrested seven members of the Ahmadi community without filing an FIR against them when around 300 people protested in front of an Ahmadi place of worship. With mounting pressure […]
Bill O’Reilly Confronts Muslim Guest Over Why Many Muslims Believe Violence Is Justified by Josh Feldman Bill O’Reilly brought up a Pew study [PDF] finding that a disturbingly high percentage of Muslims in some […]
Source: Indian News Line via Wasim Sr Lahore/Islamabad: After battling for life for more than six days following a brutal assault by fellow inmates inside Pakistan’s Kot Lakhpat Jail, Indian death row convict Sarabjit Singh died in a Lahore hospital on Thursday. His body has been shifted to the mortuary […]
Reports of the Assad regime’s use of chemical weapons are part of a retold drama riddled with plot-holes ROBERT FISK SUNDAY 28 APRIL 2013 Is there any way of escaping […]
April 30, 2013 – 13:50 Switzerland is still not a priority target for jihadists according to the Federal Intelligence Service (FIS), although it cannot rule out that these organisations could […]
ALEPPO, Syria — The gash on Abu Ahmed’s face has almost healed but the troubling memory of Syrian rebels thrashing him with rifle butts evokes fear of another looming war: […]
ALSIR SIDAHMED ARABNEWS Wednesday 1 May 2013 SOMETHING is happening in nearby Africa that the Middle East region, currently at a crossroads, needs to take note of it. A combination of improved political and economic conditions is painting a new image and sowing the seeds of hope for a better […]
STORY SUMMARY UN-Arab League Syria peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is on the verge of quitting amid growing frustration at deadlocked international efforts to end the worsening conflict, diplomats said Wednesday. […]
May 02, 2013 09:10 AM (Last updated: May 02, 2013 10:19 AM) By Talek Harris STORY SUMMARY Bahrain royal Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa promised a new era of […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s Note, in response to PTI statement copied below: Well here it is finally. The cat is out of the bag and its looks ugly. Imran Khan, […]
Model Kendra Spears Engaged to a Shi’a Prince by Misty White Sidell Apr 30, 2013 3:14 PM EDT The onetime Prada campaign girl will likely convert to Islam to marry the eldest son of the Aga Khan. By Misty White Sidell The official engagement portrait of Prince Rahim Aga Khan and Seattle-born model Kendra […]
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that it would continue its stimulus campaign at the same pace it has maintained since December, neither increasing nor slackening its efforts, just as investors had expected. The Fed said the economy was expanding at a “moderate pace” and that the labor […]
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com By Amaar Ahmad: Ph.D Candidate in Electrical Engineering, Virgina Tech All great civilizations, such as the Greeks, Romans, Persians and today in the form of West, have arisen mainly by advancing […]