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 […]
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Condemns UN Report on Women
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 […]
Elections 2013 a turning point for Pakistan: US intelligence
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 […]
In the name of Islam?: 47 temples, 700 Hindu houses torched across Bangladesh
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 […]
A hearty Congragulation to the Global Catholic Community on Election of the Pope
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 AMERICAN FOUNDATION WELCOME APPOINTMENT OF NEW POPE
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 […]
What Muslims want in a new Pope
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 […]
Reaction from Israel: New Pope Said to Have Good Relations With Argentine Jews
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 […]
Pope Francis I from Wikipedia
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. […]
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina has been elected as Pope Francis I
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, […]
Bangladesh should punish war criminals regardless of any threats
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 […]
Breaking News:Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina is elected pope, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran announces.
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 […]