More Palestinians calling for a One State Solution
See the video report here: Source: The Real News
UK bill moves to limit power of Sharia Courts
CFP: By David C. Jennings Under the Arbitration Act of 1996, Muslims in the UK were empowered to resolve certain legal matters within their faith in a similar way to […]
China: officials seek to banish superstition
Global Post: In a rare discussion of the Chinese government’s policies on religion, China’s top religious affairs official told a state-run newspaper that the government wants its citizens to stop believing in superstitions about birth, death and fortune, Reuters reported. “For a ruling party which follows Marxism, we need to help […]
Don’t Blame Religion for Boston Bombings
religiondispatches: Now that the Boston bombers have been identified—one killed and the other brother captured—the next question is why? Why did they do it, and did religion play a role? As soon as it became clear that the Tsarnaev brothers were Muslim and that Tamerlan, the older of the two, had […]
Toddlers becoming so addicted to iPads they require therapy
The Telegrapgh: by Victoria Ward Children as young as four are becoming so addicted to smartphones and iPads that they require psychological treatment. Parents who have found themselves unable to wean their children off computer games and mobile phones are paying up to £16,000 for a 28-day “digital detox” programme […]
Ahmadis to boycott polls: spokesman
Dawn: LAHORE: Some 200,000 members of Pakistan’s minority Ahmadi community will boycott next month’s election in protest at their treatment by the authorities, a spokesman said Monday. “We have been boycotting the election process since 1985 when Ahmadi voters were put in the list of religious minorities,” Saleemuddin, a spokesman […]
Do you even hear Muslims when we condemn violence?
Anyone with a functioning cerebrum could comprehend that these terrorists represent only themselves. By Qasim Rashid: It took 9,000 officers, five days, and roughly $1 billion in lost revenue for Boston, but suspect one is dead and suspect two is in custody. So let me start with the standard roll […]
Canada foils ‘al-Qaeda inspire’ terror attack on train
Source: BBC Canada’s authorities say they have arrested and charged two people with conspiring to carry out an “al-Qaeda inspired” attack on a passenger train. At a news conference, the authorities said the suspects Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, and Raed Jaser, 35, were arrested in Montreal and Toronto on Monday. The attacked was […]
US ‘turns blind eye to human rights’
Source: China Daily By Cheng Guangjin and Pu Zhendong (China Daily) China slammed the human rights record of the United States on Sunday in response to a Washington report, saying the […]
Nobel laureate, Professor Muhammad Yunus visits the Voice of America
Source/Credit: Examiner.com By Shahina Bashir Professor Muhammad Yunus, who won the Noble Peace Prize in 2006, visited the staff of the South Asian Division of the Voice of America on Friday, April 19. Professor Yunus who received the Congressional Gold Medal , the country’s top civilian award on the April […]
7 Mistakes the U.S. Has Made in the Syria/Iran War Situation
This means we are in for a protracted, extended, multi-year war & we will be seeing a million + death toll – like the Iran-Iraq war. This is a huge […]
Half Guantanamo detainees on hunger strike
Source: BBC Eighty-four of the 166 prisoners held at the US-run Guantanamo Bay facility are now on hunger strike, US military officials have said. The prisoners are protesting against their indefinite detention. Most are being held without charge. Sixteen of the 84 prisoners are being force-fed and five are being […]
Rescuers race against time for quake victims in China
The Muslim Times’ Editor Note: The Western media seems to have ignored this grave human tragedy. Source: China Daily Chinese rescue workers are in a race against time to save […]
Prosecute Islam, but not Unilaterally
Epigraph: “I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.” President Thomas Jefferson Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor […]
An Angry Prayer When Nothing Makes Sense
Huff Post: by Rev. Ian Punnett. Awake, Lord! How can you sleep when evil lurks? Do not hide your face and ignore our misery. Protect those that haven’t even grown out of their first communion suits! Love those that died before they could live out their dreams. Shield those who […]
Private Military Contractors Belie The Official Boston Marathon Story
Source: Libertarian News By michaelsuede Update: The US government must be shooting for an Oscar nomination with this stunt. For those of you who are not interested in reading this entire article, here’s a little re-cap of the things we know so far: – Craft International (private military contractor) was at […]
Ahmadiyah sect under siege in Indonesia
Online news: A group of minority Ahmadiyah Muslims have been holed up in an Indonesian mosque since authorities shuttered it earlier this month, in a stand-off that starkly illustrates the […]
What 10 things should you do every day to improve your life?
Bakadasuyo.com: 1) Get out in nature: You probably seriously underestimate how important this is. (Actually, there’s research that says you do.) Being in nature reduces stress, makes you more creative, improves your memory and may even make you a better person. 2) Exercise: We all know how important this is, but few people do it […]
Video: Loving God of Islam – Mercy and Grace: The Principal Attributes of Allah
Speech by Maulana Azhar Haneef, Vice President of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, USA. The speech was delivered in 2012 on 29th June, at the time of annual gathering of the community to an […]
Who rules Pakistan?
Source: ET Pakistan is approaching the 10th general elections. It is, therefore, pertinent to ask who rules this country. There is no brief and single answer to this question. If we focus on the elections, we can argue that the people are the ultimate rulers of Pakistan. From another angle, […]