Public Opinion on Religion and Science in the United States
Epigraph: “Say Muhammad, ‘Who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth?’ Say, ‘Allah.’ Say, ‘Have you then taken besides Him helpers who have no power for good or […]
Here’s How Rabbis And Priests Are Fighting Extreme Anti-Muslim Ads
Businessinsider.com: by Laura Templer: Christian, Jewish, and Muslim leaders gathered in Colorado on Monday to launch an official counter movement against the recent trend of plastering extreme Islamaphobic ads — calling Muslims “savages” and showing pictures of the burning World Trade towers — on buses and subway stations. The religious coalition created […]
Happy New Year Gift: A Wonderful World – By BBC and David Attenborough
David Attenborough narrates his unique version of the song ‘What a Wonderful World’ accompanied by images from the BBC’s wildlife and natural history archive. First broadcast as a trail for […]
Peter Higgs criticises Richard Dawkins over anti-religious ‘fundamentalism’
Source: Guardian By Alok Jha, science correspondent Higgs boson theorist says he agrees with those who find Dawkins’ approach to dealing with believers ’embarrassing’ As public disagreements go, few can […]
Sudan’s Bashir says ready to meet Kiir to try to get oil flowing
Dec 26, 2012 – 22:00 KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said on Wednesday he was ready to meet his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir to try to move forward with setting up a demilitarised border zone and restart oil flows. His comments raise the prospect that the […]
Changing traditions: Christmas past bows to Christmas present
by Julia Slater in Basel, swissinfo.ch Dec 24, 2012 – 11:00 Feasting and gift-giving, lighting candles and general revelry: celebrations in late December were described by the Latin poet Catullus as “the best of days”. But he didn’t mean Christmas: he was talking of the Roman festival of Saturnalia. The […]
Latino Muslims are shaping a new US identity
December 19, 2012 12:47 AM By Erika L. Sanchez The Daily Star Story Summary Of Mexican heritage, Marta Khadija, president of LALMA, La Asociacion Latino Musulmana de America, or The […]
A test-case of Israeli influence in US politics: Hagel under fire from pro-Isarel hawks
By Bernd Debusmann The Daily Star, Lebanon Story Summary A growing controversy over one of President Barack Obama’s candidates for the top Pentagon job is turning into a test case […]
Faithful fragmentation: A Failed Islamization Experiment in Pakistan
Dawn: Nadeem F Paracha: When religious extremists assassinated Benazir Bhutto in December 2007 and Bashir Ahmed Bilour in December 2012, my mind kept going back to what some political thinkers had warned about decades ago. Men, whose warnings were not only ignored but labeled as being treacherous and ‘anti-Pakistan.’ For example, the following […]
Russian parliament approves ban on American adoptions
Source: Daily Times: MOSCOW: Russia’s upper house of parliament on Wednesday unanimously backed a bill barring Americans from adopting Russian children, leaving the controversial measure in the hands of President Vladimir Putin.The vote was the last legislative hurdle for the bill, one of the toughest pieces of anti-US legislation in […]
We could learn from Australia but do we really want to?
Source: Daily Times. Sabria Balland Chowdhury In the NRA’s recent press conference, they blamed gun massacres on everything from violent movies to video games but refused to take any responsibility whatsoever We can certainly hope that the Sandy Hook school shootings in Connecticut have finally evoked a moral standing on […]
History and Latest Plans for Prophet’s Mosque- Amazing 3D Tour
Source: 3D Mekanlar: Excellent brief history of Masjid Nabawi. For the 3D tour please click in the picture on the right upper flash picture. Still does not fully explain what […]
Egypt’s President Morsi hails constitution and urges dialogue
Source: BBC President Mohammed Morsi has congratulated Egyptians for endorsing a new constitution and urged all parties to join him in a national dialogue. In a TV address to the […]
Hijab Is a Symbol of the Highest Level of Civilization, Says Noble Prize Winner
GTA Muslims: A Priceless Quote from a Confident Muslim Woman “Man in early times was almost naked, and as his intellect evolved he started wearing clothes. What I am today and what I’m wearing represents the highest level of thought and civilization that man has achieved, and is not regressive. It’s the […]
Richard Dawkins Follows Prophet Muhammad’s Teaching on Freedom
Prologue If the Muslim Times’ highlighted articles are boring to you, it may be that you need to read more of them, as was suggested by John Cage, who was […]
Going over the decency cliff — Harlan Ullman
Daily Times: President Barack Obama can navigate the nation back to a course where common decency and civil dialogue are not automatically excluded from politics The looming fiscal cliff has received almost as much publicity as the Mayan prediction of the end of the world. This column has warned that […]
Jerusalem Post: Israel to boost Gaza imports under truce deal
By YAAKOV LAPPIN JERUSALEM POST 12/26/2012 18:43 Israel to begin allowing 20 trucks with construction materials enter Gaza each day; Defense Ministry source says easing of blockade part of ongoing […]
Media: Suliman: ‘Al Jazeera plays the piper, but Qatar calls the tune’
The long-time Berlin correspondent for Al Jazeera, Aktham Suliman, recently resigned from his post. The journalist tells DW that the Qatari government is exercising undue influence on Al Jazeera’s reporting. […]
Syria crisis: Military police chief al-Shalal defects
Source: BBC Lieutenant-General Abdulaziz al-Shalal announced his defection in a video posted on YouTube. The commander of Syria’s military police has defected from President Bashar-al Assad’s government and reportedly fled to Turkey. Lt Gen Abulaziz al-Shalal is one of the highest-ranking officials to join the uprising against the Syrian regime.The […]
10 ways women can succeed at work in 2013
Source: CNN London (CNN) — As we prepare to embrace a new year, women have been sharing their plans to improve their work lives in 2013. We asked women to tell us their career New Year’s resolutions, and you have inspired us with your ideas. Whether they’re big ambitions, a […]