France determined to legalise gay marriage despite demos
Jan 14, 2013 – 17:54 By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor SWISSINFO.CH PARIS (Reuters) – A huge weekend protest against the legalisation of same-sex marriage and adoption has not dented the […]
I know that the education level of The Muslim Times readers is very high. May be this will be of interest to you:
Swiss joke A Swiss guy, looking for directions, pulls up at a bus stop where two Englishmen are waiting. “Entschuldigung, können Sie Deutsch sprechen?” He asks. The two Englishmen just stare at him. “Excusez-moi, parlez-vous français?” The two continue to stare. “Parlate italiano?” No response. “Hablan Ustedes espagnol?” Still nothing. […]
2012 US Military Suicides Hit Record High of 349
By AP / Robert BurnsJan. 14, 2013 TIME (WASHINGTON) — The Associated Press has learned that suicides in the U.S. military surged to a record 349 last year. That far exceeds the 295 American combat deaths in Afghanistan in 2012 and compares with 301 military suicides in 2011. Some private […]
Why I Remember President Truman on a Regular Basis
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Since the collapse of USSR, the President of USA, may be considered to be the most powerful person […]
Pen mightier than sword? Arab cartoonists on Gaza Conflict
Ynetnews, Israel: Political cartoonists across the Arab world have never spared criticism for Israel, but the armed conflict in the Gaza Strip this past November has spurred them to step […]
World Bank says Red-Dead Sea project feasible
AMMAN — The Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance Project is feasible, according to a World Bank study, but it will have manageable social and environmental effects. The World Bank has […]
The Aga Khan’s Earthly Kingdom
Multi-billionaire son of a notorious playboy, His Highness Prince Karim, the fourth Aga Khan, enjoys his jets, yachts, and Thoroughbreds. But since the age of 20, he has also been […]
Hindus Scholars Hindu Scriptures on Islam and Muhammad (Peace by Upon Him)
Islamawareness.net: Recently, we have seen false accusations made against Islam and Muslims in India and Kashmir. I would like to suggest everyone ignore these hate mongrels who will go to […]
Silence of the wolves: First the Ahmadis were attacked …
Source: Express Tribune By Kamal Siddiqi Published: January 13, 2013 One does not know what is more shameful. The consistent manner in which members of the Shia Hazara community […]
Ravil Bukharaev, Russia and Ahmadiyya Islam: The First Grain of Sand
The Musim Times: by Abdul Alim: Very rarely have Ahmadi Muslim individuals been granted the honour and privilege of being remembered by the Khalifa of the age for a full […]
Jinnah’s nationality and oath: What did Ambedkar (Father of Indian Constitution) and Nehru thought of Jinnah
Daily Times: Yasser Latif Hamdani: Jinnah, unlike the nation he founded, was not xenophobic. Nor was he an irreconcilable fanatic that our official state mythology wants to portray him as Truth be told, the MQM chief Altaf Hussain’s much anticipated drone attack landed on the xenophobia and narrow-mindedness of Pakistanis. […]
Nehru divided India, not Jinnah: Jaswant Singh
Nehru was draftsman of partition’: Kanchan Gupta | New Delhi There are now no more points left to score; all have already been scored, no great issues of partition left to resolve, except one: An ability to understand what, after all, did this partition achieve?” Jaswant Singh asks in the closing […]
Video: BJP Leader Master Mohan Lal at Ahmadiyya Convention Qadian, India, in 2012
The Bharatiya Janata Party ( pronunciation (help·info); translation: Indian People’s Party; abbreviated BJP) is one of the two major parties in the Indian political system, the other being the Indian National Congress. […]
Spiritually thrilled after Umrah, Dilip Kumar extends Makkah stay
DAMMAM: SIRAJ WAHAB ARABNEWS Saturday 12 January 2013 .Legendary Indian actor Muhammad Yousuf Khan — who attained world fame with his screen name Dilip Kumar — and his actress wife Saira Bano have been so touched and spiritually exhilarated by their journey to Makkah that they have extended their stay […]
“Stop Tide of Islam” – block building plans of mosque: UK advoacte
‘Mosque buster’ claims he can stop ‘tide of Islam’ by giving free advice on how to block building plans for new places of worship A planning lawyer and self-styled ‘mosque buster’ claims he is fighting to stop the ‘tide of Islam’ by successfully blocking plans for the building of mosques across the […]
Spring of Islam Conference, Hyderabad:
By TCN Staff Reporter, Hyderabad:Three day Spring of Islam conference by Jamate-e-Islami Hind at Hyderabad was inaugurated by JIH national president Moulana Jalaluddin Umri on Friday morning. In the inaugural session of the conference attended by both men and women JIH president said Bahar-e-Islam (Spring of Islam) is the need […]
Russia allows hijab in IDs
Moscow, NU Online Russia’s Federal Migration Service (FMS) will now allow applicants for employment permits to be photographed with their head covered, if required by their religious beliefs, the Dozhd […]
Science and Religion: Notes on a Lecture by Professor David Kazhdan
Michael Kara-Ivanov. Everything would be simple if we could stop here and conclude that science and religion have nothing in common. Further examination will show, however, that in fact there are similarities in the way we think about these two areas. The opposition between the objective and the […]
Iran stages ‘modern warfare’ drill in Strait of Hormuz
RT: “Our present capabilities are incomparable to the past. Today, our youth, banking on the past experiences and modern science, have managed to show their capabilities to the world and be prepared for any threat,” IRGC Navy Commander Rear-Admiral Reza Torabi was quoted as saying. Iran claims its capability to defend […]