[Urdu] Ma Ka Bachcho’n Ke Naam Paighaam by Arshi Malik
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Reality Check by Humayun Gauhar
PAKISTAN TODAY Sunday 10th March 2013 Reality Check Humayun Gauhar My purpose is not to spread doom and gloom. Rather, it is to […]
‘Constructive journalism’ course aims to eliminate unnecessary negativity in the press
Sold out first run indicates journalists’ desire for more positive reporting A new course teaching journalists how to report news in a way that is relevant to society and not unnecessarily negative is proving popular in Denmark. The Constructive News course, run by Catherine Gyldensted, a Danish reporter who has […]
‘DC’ And The Art Of Gaining Enmity
IT HAS been proven that the United States of America is an expert in the ‘art’ of gaining enmity. For 65 years, it has provided nothing to the Middle East and the Arab world but grudges and confusion over its relations with governments in the region. The US ‘adopted’ Israel […]
World Crisis and the Pathway to Peace
Author: His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifa-tul Masih V Source: Alislam.org Table of Contents of the Book About the Author ……………………………………………………………………ix Publishers’ Note ………………………………………………………………………xi Foreword ……………………………………………………………………………….xv Introduction ……………………………………………………………………….. xvii Speeches Islamic Perspective on the Global Crisis …………………………………… 3 Islam’s Teachings of Loyalty and Love for One’s Nation ………… 23 The […]
Speedy disabled man told: Get out and walk
Source: The Local: Klaus-Dieter Stellmacher, 63, was on his way home in the town of Schwedt in the eastern state of Brandenburg last week when he zoomed passed a parked police car. He was confronted by five officers who claimed he exceeded the 6 kph speed limit which applies to […]
Karnataka: Bajrang Dal activists attack Christian prayer house, 7 injured
Ibnlive.in.com: Bangalore: Seven persons were injured when they were allegedly assaulted by Bajrang Dal activists during an attack on a Christian prayer house at Moodubelle in Udupi district, on suspicion that conversion activities were being carried out there, police said on Saturday. The attack was carried out on Friday night after […]
Sow hate, reap terrorism
Source: LUBP I found it encouraging to see Pakistan’s famous singer, Shehzad Roy, talking publicly against the hate content in the country’s text books. The uproar against Mr Roy from the Islamist and the right wing lobbies, including political parties, is nothing unexpected. What is more remarkable is that a […]
Picture of the Day: Unbelieveable- Happiness at Burning Christian Homes in Lahore
Twitter: by saleemiss The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comments: The Muslim Times strongly condemns this violence in the strongest terms. The responsibility of this lies with the Mullahs whose intolerant […]
Church and state
Source: The Economist: THE perennial debate about religion and politics in America has a new point of reference: a bill passed a few weeks ago by a bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives to permit the allocation of federal disaster relief money for the reconstruction of houses of worship […]
Special Prayers To Find Peace in the Current Global Turmoil: Khalifa of Islam
Source: Alislam.org Friday Sermon: Seeking and supplicating for Allah’s benevolence Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih recited the following Quranic verses, which are both prayers, at the start of his Friday sermon: ‘And […]
Papal conclave to begin March 12 for Benedict’s successor
By Jason Horowitz, Published: March 8 VATICAN CITY — The College of Cardinals will convene Tuesday to begin the formal process of selecting a new pope to lead the world’s […]
Selecting a pope
Source: CNN Technically, any Roman Catholic male can be elected pope. But since 1379, every pope has been selected from the College of Cardinals, the group casting the votes at the conclave. Many of the cardinals are bishops and archbishops appointed by the pope to assist in religious issues. Some […]
Parents beware – if your teenagers offer to make you a milkshake!!!
(Actual headline of the article: Teenage Girls Drug Parents To Use The Internet After Hours) redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online Apparently, some teenagers REALLY love using […]
Conclave to Elect New Pope Will Begin Tuesday
Source: NY Times: The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church announced on Friday that the conclave to elect the next pope would begin on Tuesday.The transition was set in motion on Feb. 28 by the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. More:
The Supreme Court must ensure that Ahmadis should not be disfranchised
Source: AHRC via Nasim Malik The world has strongly and repeatedly drawn the attention of Pakistan to its self-contradictory franchise system which denies the Ahmadi Muslims the fundamental right to vote.( Click here to read our previous statement on the issue) The Supreme Court of Pakistan has judiciously taken a […]
Why we celebrate International Women’s Day
By Melinda Gates, Special to CNN updated 8:25 AM EST, Fri March 8, 2013 CNN Editor’s note: Melinda Gates is co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. This piece was published […]
Alleged blasphemy: Mob burns scores of Christian homes in Lahore
Express Tribune: LAHORE: A highly-charged mob of thousands burnt more than 40 Christian houses in Badami Bagh area of Lahore on Saturday to “take revenge of the blasphemy” allegedly committed by a Christian two days earlier. Express News had earlier reported that around 100 houses were burnt by the mob. Eyewitnesses said […]
SPEEDING CAMERAS ARE A SCAM, JUDGE: MSN NEWS
Judge: Town’s speeding cameras are ‘3 Card Monty’ scam AP Photo: Rick Bowmer. Traffic cameras: A pair of traffic cameras in Elmwood Place, Ohio. IMAGE An Ohio judge says Elmwood Place’s automated speed-traffic cameras are “a scam” that cheats drivers out of $105 a pop. If you happen to drive […]
ISLAM COMPATIBLE WITH UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS NORM: APP
Islam compatible with universal human norms, Muslim scholars say NEW YORK, March 7 (APP): A conference of leading Muslim scholars from across the world, held in Istanbul earlier this week, adopted a strongly worded resolution that reaffirmed Islam’s compatibility with universal human norms and called on religious institutions in Afghanistan, Pakistan and neighbouring countries […]