Damascenes panicked by call for men to fight Assad’s war
Mar 14, 2013 – SWISSINFO DAMASCUS (Reuters) – When a government-linked Islamic body in Syria said this week it was a “sacred duty” to join the army and fight the […]
The Myth of ‘Free and Fair’ Elections in Pakistan
Source: George Town Journal of International Affairs By Amjad Mahmood Khan Imagine if members of the Mormon or Catholic communities were forced to declare that they were “non-Christian” in order to cast a ballot in the 2012 U.S. elections. In a few months, Pakistanis will take to the polls to […]
Dr. Tahir Khan of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community receives “President’s Call to Service Award” from President Barack Obama
Source: PODIATRIC RESIDENTS IN THE NEWS Dr. Tahir Khan, a second year resident at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center has received the “President’s Call to Service Award” from President Barack Obama. This […]
Tahrik-e-Jadeed Refresher Course report – Mumbai Zone, Maharashtra, India
Mohammad Basheeruddin | Zonal Sec Tahrik-e-Jadeed | Mumbai Zone We are pleased to inform you that, by the grace of Allah the Almighty that, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (AMC) Mumbai zone […]
Blame politics not religion for Bangladesh unrest
These headlines may deceive you into thinking that Islam is to blame for the voilence. In fact, it is the politics and the polical use of religion that has caused such unrest and this is exactly why Islam teaches Separation of Mosque and State Police clash in Bangladesh during […]
Bangladesh Kicks Our Butt on Agriculture
Source: Mother Jones A John Deere combine harvests corn. USDA/Wikimedia Commons Every year, nearly 30 percent of US farmland gets planted in corn, and our farmers produce close to 40 percent of the corn produced on Earth each year. So why do we grow so much of this one crop—and […]
Defamation of Religion Law in Post-Reformasi Indonesia: Is Revision Possible?
Australian Journal of Asian Law, Vol. 13, No. 2, Article 3, 2013. Abstract: The Indonesian Law on Defamation of Religion of 1965 has created serious problems for non-mainstream religious groups, […]
Teen who attacked Arab: I hit him as much as I could
Ynet News: The Tel Aviv District Prosecutor’s Office filed charges on Tuesday against Daniel Karai, 18, of Tiberias, and three other young men, for an attack on Hassan Usruf, a […]
Fatwa against Muslim travel to Aksa Mosque
The Jeruslem Post: The Palestine Scholars Association, a radical Islamic body in the Palestinian territories, issued a fatwa on Wednesday banning foreign Muslims from visiting the Temple Mount as long […]
Jordan: Islamist party denounces Israel’s move to change definition of Palestinian refugees
by Rhiannon Williams JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Islamic Action Front (IAF) on Wednesday called on the government to take a “decisive” stance against Israeli attempts to change the legal status of Palestinian refugees through UN organisations. In a statement made on Wednesday, the IAF said that Israel is trying […]
The new Pope and the Muslim world
Pope Benedict XVI in a Mosque in Turkey Source: The Star, Canada By: Haroon Siddiqui Columnist: He is the Star’s editorial page editor emeritus. His column appears on Thursday and Sunday. […]
Bergoglio Has Ties To A Dark Period For The Catholic Church: Watch this Space
Source: Business Insider New Pope Francis isn’t a Hitler Youth like the last guy, but he has his own troubled history. Francis I along with the whole Argentine Catholic Church have faced criticism […]
Scientists confident they have discovered the ‘God particle’
Daily Telegraph: CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, announced today that after extensive testing it was “looking more and more” like the particle which they discovered last year was the Higgs boson. Finding the Higgs plugs a gaping hole in the Standard Model of physics, the theory that describes […]
Lord Nazeer suspended for ‘Jewish conspiracy’ comments
Express Tribune: LONDON: Britain’s Labour Party suspended Pakistan-born Lord Nazir Ahmed on Thursday over reports that he blamed a Jewish conspiracy for his imprisonment over a fatal car crash, a spokesman […]
Pathways to Peace: Welcome to the 10th Annual Peace Symposium – Saturday 23rd March
The Real Foundation for Peace is Honesty which Emanates from the Heart: Khalifa of Islam The National Peace symposium, held at the largest mosque in Western Europe, is a key […]
Frenchman who ripped a Muslim woman’s veil off is given a five-month suspended sentence
Muslim woman had her veil ripped off at a fairground in Nantes 30-year-old man protested that he was just enforcing French law Veil ban came into force in April 2011 […]
Introducing Islam to Pope Francis
We, at the Muslim Times, extend a hearty congratulations to Pope Francis on his election. Until some of the books and writings of Pope Francis I become available, we want […]
How the new $60 million of Syria aid is being spent (mostly on US contractors – as usual).
Posted By Josh Rogin Wednesday, March 13, 2013 SOURCE: FP FOREIGN POLICY Secretary of State John Kerry announced $60 million in new U.S. aid for the Syrian opposition late last month, but the State Department has refused to detail how that money will be spent. The Cable has obtained the […]
USA: Military Sexual Assault Victims Testify Before Congress
One man and three women who were sexually assaulted and harassed in the military shared their personal experiences with a Senate subcommittee Wednesday morning–the first hearing on sexual assault in the military in 10 years. Former Army Sgt. Rebekah Havrilla, who was raped by a fellow service member while serving […]