The Q&A: Samina Ali – Muslim women make some noise
THE International Museum of Women is an online showcase for art, stories and ideas about women’s issues to encourage social change around the world. Recently it launched an online exhibition […]
Kerry pushes Turkey-Israel rapprochement
ISTANBUL: Wrapping up a 24-hour visit to Istanbul, US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday sought to cement and speed up an improvement in relations between Turkey and Israel as well as explore new ways to relaunch Mideast peace efforts. President Barack Obama has made both issues foreign policy […]
Japan defends easy money gamble
HONG KONG (CNNMoney) Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso defended his country’s fight against deflation this week, saying that the yen’s decline is an unintended consequence of policies designed to boost growth. Japan is using a combination of monetary policy and government spending in an effort to beat 15 years of […]
The Fire of Revenge
Source: Forever Beloved Motherland Pakistan From the beginning, the Human is living with avenge fire having in their hearts. No matter if he has something to put fire for fulfilling […]
Altaf urges Taliban to lay down arms, enter mainstream politics
TheMuslimTimes Editor for Pakistan Credit: Dawn.com From the Newspaper | Azfar ul-Ashfaque | 14 hours ago KARACHI: In what is being described as a major […]
Ahmadis enclaved in Al Misbah mosque
Ahmadis, with about half a million followers in the country, are regularly bullied or attacked. Twenty Ahmadis are still inside a mosque surrounded by the authorities, reflecting the growing religious […]
The Politicization of the Boston Bombings Has Begun
Source: The Daily Beast The attacks has nothing to do with immigration reform, but partisans are rushing to exploit them anyway. Howard Kurtz examines the false arguments. More:
Breaking NEWS!
Source:Phonix via Irfan Khan of Germany. Today on 21.04.2013, at 17.00 houtrs Phönix will broadcast “Roland Berger” awards ceremony in the field of Human Rights. Dr Asma Jahangir of Pakistan has been honoured to get the award for her noble work in the field of “Women Rights in Pakistan” Congratulations to […]
What is Terrorism: Reality and Perception?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: United Airlines Flight 175 hits the South Tower of the former World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Terrorism Definitions History Incidents Types[show] Tactics[show] Terrorist groups[show] State terrorism[show] Organization[show] […]
Security breach as Maduro sworn in as Venezuelan president
Source: TOI SAO PAULO: The six-day old drama around Nicolas Maudro’s election as Venezuela’s president took a nasty turn on Friday, when he was pushed from the microphone as he delivered his inaugural address. As Maduro was delivering his speech after taking oath as Venezuela’s new president, a man rushed […]
Iceland PM’s visit inspires China lesbian couple to ‘marry’
Source:TOI BEIJING: Busy shoppers in Guangzhou city of South China were surprised on Wednesday to see a lesbian couple seeking their blessings as they held their wedding. The couple said they were inspired by this week’s China visit of Iceland Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir, a self-proclaimed lesbian who is engaged […]
Jeddah woman delivers a 5-month-old miracle!
Source: TOI This is a story of a woman who defied all odds and gave birth to a child. In a foreign country, five-month pregnant Shaheen Ahmad went desperately knocking on doors of different hospitals even as she was losing precious water from her womb. She was told that at […]
Friends of Syria under pressure to arm opposition
Agence France Presse ARABNEWS Sunday 21 April 2013 ISTANBUL: The main international backers of Syria’s opposition gather in Istanbul with the opposition hoping Western and Arab countries will step up […]
Lift Gaza blockade first!
Associated Press ARABNEWS Sunday 21 April 2013 ISTANBUL: Families of the victims of an Israeli raid on an aid flotilla yesterday spoke out against compensation talks between Turkey and Israel, […]
Western double standards – a view expressed by a Saudi reader
Arab News Monday 22 April 2013 While the whole world deplores and condemns this wanton and senseless act of terror in Boston, which claimed 3 innocent lives and injured over […]
Heritage ‘not hit by Makkah expansion’
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Sunday 21 April 2013 The development and expansion projects in Makkah have not wiped out the holy city’s identity and history, said Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal […]
Bombing Inquiry Turns to Motive and Russian Trip
Source: NY Times: WASHINGTON — With one suspect dead and the other captured and lying grievously wounded in a hospital, the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombings turned on Saturday to questions about the men’s motives, and to the significance of an overseas trip one of them took last year. […]
Boston bombings appear to be Sunni extremist terrorism
Source:MSNBC By: Michael Leiter, NBC National Security analyst Details in Vedio:
To Boston From Kabul With Love
Source: NBC News via Wasim Sr. A chicken vendor in Kabul, Afghanistan expresses sympathy for Bostonians after the marathon attack.By Ron Mott, Correspondent, NBC News KABUL – After more than three decades of war, you would think Afghans would be desensitized to violent attacks like the Boston Marathon explosion. A Boston-based […]
Designs to oppress Pakistan’s minorities.
Source: Reuter via Wasim Sr. (Reuters) – When Maulana Ahmed Ludhianvi greets supporters on the Pakistan election trail, he opens his pitch with the kind of promises to the poor that any other politician might make. But behind the reassuring rhetoric lies what his opponents believe is a dangerous agenda […]