Express Tribune: ISLAMABAD: In what appears to be a paradigm shift in its decades-old policy, Pakistan Army has described homegrown militancy as the “biggest threat” to national security. According to the new Army Doctrine, ongoing activities of Taliban militants in the restive tribal regions and unabated terrorist attacks on government installations […]
Epigraph: But if they (enemies) desist, then surely Allah is Most Forgiving, Merciful. And fight them until there is no persecution, and religion is freely professed for Allah. But if they (enemies) […]
Editor’s note: The Muslim Times stands for religious freedom for everyone. Yes, every Buddhist, Muslim, Christian, Jew, Hindu, atheists, to name some. And of course, for every sect within them. […]
Source: By ASHLIE MCANALLY Published on Tuesday 1 January 2013 00:11 A WOMAN who launched a racist attack against a Muslim and pulled her hijab from her head as she robbed her of her phone has been jailed for more than two years. Eileen Kennedy, 28, and her 16-year-old niece […]
The Peoples Daily: It used to be that the buzzword was “Go West, young man”. But in the 21st century, it is China which attracts the young and adventurous. Erik […]
by Rana Husseini | Jan 02, 2013 JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Two Jordanian peacekeepers who were abducted in Sudan’s Darfur region in August were released and on their way to the Jordanian mission in Sudan, the Public Security Department (PSD) announced on Wednesday. “We have been notified by the Sudanese […]
By Manar Hijaz As I prepare to say goodbye to 2012, I hope that I’ll also be saying goodbye to these 10 interesting questions I am occasionally asked. I am not providing this list to make fun of the individuals who have asked these questions, but as a means to […]
By Christoph Reuter DER SPIEGEL GERMANY After spending months reporting on the conflict, a SPIEGEL journalist has pieced together a realistic view of the situation on the ground, and reports that dictator Bashar Assad’s fall seems inevitable. But as the fighting grows more barbarous on both sides, he worries what […]
JEDDAH: RIMA AL-MUKHTAR Wednesday 2 January 2013 Saudi women expressed outrage at Chelsea Handler, the American host of the TV show “Chelsea Lately,” when she swore at Saudi men for […]
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE ARABPRESS Thursday 3 January 2013 NEW YORK: A shy New York woman whom no one took to be wealthy left a shockingly happy surprise when she died: […]
By SONIA FALEIRO Published: January 1, 2013 NYTimes January 2, 2013 I LIVED for 24 years in New Delhi, a city where sexual harassment is as regular as mealtime. Every day, somewhere in the city, it crosses the line into rape. For Op-Ed, follow @nytopinion and to hear from the […]
WASHINGTON — Ending a climactic fiscal showdown in the final hours of the 112th Congress, the House late Tuesday passed and sent to President Obama legislation to avert big income tax increases on most Americans and prevent large cuts in spending for the Pentagon and other government programs. The measure, […]
Source: Alislam.org: A detailed and comprehensive video coverage of Khalifa of Islam’s recent visit to Brussels. Watch here:
Alhambra (pron.: /ælˈhæmbrə/),[a] the complete form of which was Calat Alhambra,[b] is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It was constructed during the mid -10th century by the Umaid Arabic ruler Badis ben Habus of the Kingdom of Granada in al-Andalus, […]
Source: The Conservative Paper. From ancient times India has been worshipped as Mata Bharat or Mother India. The country’s very soil is therefore not just motherland but the mother goddess herself. Which makes the now notorious brutal rape and murder of the 23 year old female medical student all the […]
Source: The Conservative Papers via Mr Hasan Notice the Arabic Graffiti painted on one of the burned cars. Interior Minister Manuel Valls said Tuesday that 1,193 vehicles were burned overnight around the country. Clashes between police and offenders in the New Year’s Eve took place in the Muslim majority districts […]
1-800 WHY ISLAM Love for All, Hatred for None. Also, watch http://www.mta.tv ‘Why Islam’ Reaches Florida The campaign “Why Islam” features 29 billboards and latest web technology to drive traffic to ICNA’s YouTube channel and website CAIRO – A leading Muslim organization has launched a new awareness campaign in the central […]
( A rule of exception-part of the most legal system: Koya) Polygamy Allowed in Islam, Not Encouraged The Indian court ruled that polygamy is only allowed under certain circumstances as the illness of the wife CAIRO – An Indian court has ruled that polygamy is not encouraged by the […]
FT: Roula Khalaf: The new face of Syria’s opposition, Moaz al-Khatib, is a mild-mannered reformist cleric with whom western governments say they can do business. But when it comes to rebels fighting the regime on the ground, the religious figure to whom many turn is of a different style. He is Sheikh […]
BBC News: Seven charity workers, six of them women, have been shot dead in north-west Pakistan, police say. The women, some of them teachers, were attacked near a children’s community centre. A male colleague died with them. All were Pakistani citizens. More