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 […]
By Nadine Marroushi – Mar 14, 2013 Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, the country’s largest organized Islamist movement, criticized a United Nations report that aimed to end violence against women and girls, saying it violates principles of Islamic law. The Brotherhood, the movement from which Egypt’s President Mohamed Mursi hails, sent a […]
WASHINGTON: US intelligence agencies informed the Congress that the upcoming general elections will be a turning point for Pakistan and must be held by May 2013, reported The News International. Director US National Intelligence James R Clapper sent a report to the Congress and noted that “Islamabad is intently focused on […]
Hindustan Times: Islamic activists have attacked dozens of Hindu temples and hundreds of homes across Bangladesh since an Islamist leader was sentenced to death for war crimes last month, a Hindu group said on Wednesday. Bangladesh Puja Udjapon Parishad, a group which looks after Hindu temples, said 47 temples and […]
The Muslim Times Editorial team sends its heartfelt congratulations to the global Catholic Community on the election of their new leader, Pope Francis. We hope that he will join hands with […]
Hindu Americans Welcome New Pope: Hope for Better Dialogue Boston, MA (March 13, 2013) – The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) welcomed the appointment of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio to the papacy, following the sudden and unprecedented resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. Foundation leaders expressed hope that the Catholic Church, under […]
Source: Huffington Post (RNS) Together, Islam and Catholicism represent about 40 percent of the world’s population, so the estimated 1.6 billion Muslims in the world have more than a passing […]
Arutz Sheva: The Roman College of Cardinals on Monday evening elected Jorge Bergoglio, the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, as its new Pope. Bergoglio, who has taken the name Francis I […]
I chose to freeze the page on the day of his election for the benefit of posterity. From Wikipedia Francis (Latin: Franciscus, Spanish: Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on 17 December 1936) is the 265th[1] and current pope of the Catholic Church, elected on 13 March 2013. In that role he is both the leader of the Church andSovereign of the Vatican City State. […]
Epigraph: “Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with Him, […]
Police, protesters clash in Bangladesh Press TV Following the rally, police arrested at least 100 activists and some senior leaders including a leader of the country’s main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. Reports say that authorities released Alamgir on … Press TV The Battle For […]
Source: CNN and BBC Epigraph: “Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with Him, and that some of us take not others for Lords beside Allah.’ But if they turn […]
Willen Lake Milton Keynes MK15 United Kingdom Sunday, 28 April 2013 – 10:00am – 2:00pm Join the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) for the 27th annual AMYA 10k walk in the grounds of Willen Lake, […]
BBC White smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel chimney has announced to the world that cardinals gathered inside have elected a new Pope to head the Catholic Church. Crowds in […]
By Nancy Haught, The Oregonian on March 12, 2013 at 1:44 PM, updated March 12, 2013 at 2:51 PM A Portland mosque is taking part in a nationwide movement to reclaim Muhammad, […]
MADINAH: JASSIM ABUZAID & YOUSUF MOHAMMAD ARABNEWS Wednesday 13 March 2013 Prominent personalities from different parts of the Islamic world attended the inauguration of yearlong celebrations by Crown Prince Salman, […]
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Source: Health, by Natalie Vavricka. Bring on the water works. Between 109-year-old Holocaust survivor Alice Herz-Sommerreminding us to ‘look for the beauty in life’ and 101 year old Fauja Singh of India just completing his last race in Hong Kong, this sentimental girl is shedding some happy tears. With so much devastation […]