Pictures- Bekasi Ahmadis in stand off
The Jakarta Post: Around 50 Ahmadis in Bekasi, West Java, have sealed themselves in the Al-Misbah Mosque, which the municipal administration closed the day before in a crack down. The […]
The Influences of Islam on Africans
Opposing Views, by Alison Lake. Some 20 percent of the world’s Muslim population lives in Africa, and nearly half of Africa’s population is Muslim. Islamic practice in Africa started over 1,400 years ago [W. African Islam, Ref. 4] with the arrival of Muslim conquerors in North Africa. They came from […]
Taliban Have Second Thoughts About Fighting in Afghanistan
Source: Daily Beast: As the spring weather warms and the snow melts off the high mountain passes separating Pakistan and Afghanistan, hundreds of Taliban fighters who spent the winter in Afghan refugee camps and other safe havens inside Pakistan are preparing to return to battle. But this year some insurgents […]
The psychology of time
Source: The Economist: IN “TIME’S Arrow”, a novel by Martin Amis, the protagonist experiences time backwards. Eating involves regurgitating food into his mouth, sculpting the mush with his tongue, packaging it up and selling it to a grocery store. The passage on defecation is best left undescribed. Such a comic […]
Home grown terrorism in Canada – two Imams involved
After CBC News revealed that two terrorists involved in the attack on a gas plant in Algeria were from London (Ontario), Wael Haddara and Munir el-Kassem told the media that they were unknown to them and that terrorism cannot be linked with religion. From April 2011 to March 2012, while […]
Minority rights: Few years after father’s murder, Ahmedi lawyer shot in Nawabshah
Express Tribune: KARACHI: Tragedy struck an Ahmedi family in Nawabshah once again when the son was shot at by an unidentified man only a few years after his father was killed. The victim A*, who is a lawyer, was at his brother’s shop – taking a break from his morning […]
The Dawning of a New Era of Hope
Source: Spiegel. Ethical worries have slowed medical research into applications for stem cells. But scientists like Robert Lanza have developed less controversial ways to derive stem cells from normal body cells rather than embryos and are already launching the first clinical trials. More:
A Moving Video: Bekasi Mayor Shuts Down Ahmadiyah Mosque
Youtube: Tweet by Deden Sjana: Rehmat Effendi, Bekasi Mayor, has granted the request of islamic hardliner group to shut down an Ahmadiyah Mosque in Bekasi, a city located only 30 kilometers […]
“I only became patriotic after I accepted Islam”: The Daily Mail’s, Bait-ul-Futuh Mosque and Islamophobia
Newreligion.eu: part from defaming Muslims and stirring racial tensions, does the Daily Mail have nothing better to do? Baitul Fatuh Mosque, Morden, UK by Ibn Habeeb Nothing is more certain in life than […]
Biogeography: One of the best proofs for Darwin-Wallace theory of evolution
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Since my visits to Hawaii islands and Bermuda, starting in 2004, I have become a staunch […]
No separate sex sports for Muslim kids
Source: The Local German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday that she rejected the idea of separate sport classes for Muslim girls and boys, saying it would send “a completely wrong integration policy signal.” More:
RO asks Hina Rabbani Khar to produce marriage certificate
Source: Dawn.Com Former foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar. — Photo by AP/File MUZAFFARGARH: The Returning Officer on Saturday asked former foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar to produce her marriage certificate during the scrutiny of her nomination papers in Kot Addu for the NA-177 seat. Returning Officer Abdur Rehman Bodla asked […]
Evacuation warnings, missile fears stoke North Korea crisis
Source: TOI SEOUL: Foreign diplomats in Pyongyang were considering a North Korean evacuation advisory Saturday as concerns grew that the isolated state was preparing a missile launch at a time of soaring nuclear tensions. Bulgaria said the heads of EU missions would meet to hammer out a common position after […]
Ch Mafooz-ur-Rehman passes away!
Source: Prof Hamid Ahmad of Germany. All those associated with him and TI College: It pains me to tell you that our dear friend, Ch. Mahfooz-ur-Rehman passed away yesterday in Rabwah. Inna Lillahe wa Inna Ilaihe Rajeoon. May his sould rest in peace. His Janaza prayer is scheduled after Asar […]
When George Bush invaded Iraq, life imitated art – Born-again Christians often don’t realise their ‘God-given’ right to invade Iraq destroyed one of the oldest Christian communities in the Middle East
by Robert Fisk, The Independent In the late 1340s, Bernardo Daddi of Florence painted The Virgin and Child with a Donor. The anonymous donor stands, tiny and in prayer, at […]
Youth perceptions
Source: ET: As the nation prepares to head for historic polls next month, much of the country’s eyes will be focused on the youth, which is believed to be 25 million registered voters between the ages of 18 to 29 according to the results of a survey conducted by the […]
Cartoons make children aware of healthy habits
ANADRIYAH: ARAB NEWS Saturday 6 April 2013 The Ministry of Health (of Saudi Arabia) is using 35 cartoon and other characters at the Janadriyah festival near Riyadh to teach children […]
Do you truly rely on God?
Jasser Auda ARABNEWS Friday 5 April 2013 In his well-known book, Al-Hikam (Words of Wisdom), Sheikh Ahmad Ibn Ataa’illah As-Sakandari says: “Save yourself from worrying. Somebody else already took care of your affairs for you.” Relying on Allah (tawakkul) is one of the important Islamic concepts that may be misunderstood […]
UN ‘broke’ as Syria refugee funds dry up
GENEVA: ARAB NEWS Saturday 6 April 2013 The UN gave its starkest warning yet yesterday that it would soon run out of cash to cope with the vast influx of Syrian refugees into Jordan and other neighboring countries. “The needs are rising exponentially, and we are broke,” Marixie Mercado, spokeswoman […]
Jerash excavation sheds light on making of bronze statues 2,000 years ago
By Gaelle Sundelin | Apr 04, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Thirty years of archaeological excavations culminated in the “groundbreaking discovery” of a bronze workshop in Jerash’s Temple of Zeus, adding to the Jordan’s rich heritage, according to a French archaeologist. Speaking at a seminar on Wednesday organised by […]