Source: Toronto Star Author:Tonda MacCharles The country’s top court says the religious beliefs of veiled sex assault complainants must not trump the constitution’s fair trial guarantee for a defendant to face his accuser. In a deeply split decision, the Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday said there must be a […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD We wish all our Christian readers merry and joyous Christmas, but, would also like to share a few facts about Santa Claus. […]
By JOHN H. CUSHMAN Jr. WASHINGTON — The weaknesses with the handling of diplomatic security in Benghazi, Libya, that led to a deadly attack on a diplomatic outpost there were […]
The French Government appears to be lining up for a full-scale confrontation with the Catholic Church, which is increasingly trying to interfere in political processes. The socialist administration has announced it intends to establish a new agency to ensure the nation’s secularism is protected from religious extremism. The agency will […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Prologue: This is a two hour debate, between three well known atheists and three theists. First […]
Lahore Times: By PRESS RELEASE: Published: December 19, 2012 Andrew Stunnell MP has praised the UK’s oldest British Muslim Youth Association for its services to humanity on the occasion of […]
Tarek Fatah, The Toronto Sun http://www.torontosun.com/2012/12/18/trudeau-has-a-choice?utm_source=addThis&utm_medium=addthis_button_gmail&utm_campaign=Trudeau+has+a+choice+|+Columnists+|+Opinion+|+Toronto+Sun#.UNEhB0Xm5nc.gmail Despite protests from the Muslim Canadian Congress and B’nai Brith, it seems Justin Trudeau will be speaking at the Islamist convention in Toronto on Saturday, one that will feature a who’s who of Muslim Brotherhood supporters and pro-Hamas speakers from around the world. As […]
Dawn: MEXICO CITY: The world’s happiest people aren’t in Qatar, the richest country by most measures. They aren’t in Japan, the nation with the highest life expectancy. Canada, with its […]
Dawn: Nadeem F. Paracha | The most convenient understanding of the phenomenon of Pakistani extremists that one hears being echoed from TV studios and their favourite ‘guests’ suggests that young Pakistanis turning into religious fanatics has something to do with illiteracy and unemployment. Though not entirely incorrect, this notion, however, is a […]
Ahmadiyya in America By: SEM Contributor on December 20, 2012. Patriotic Sierra Leoneans in Maryland, USA, have formed an organization to support Ahmadiyya schools in Sierra Leone. The organization is called Zintabah USA and was founded three months ago by an international business magnate, Kalilu Fadika. In an interview Yesterday with Sierra […]
Source Jang – Urdu- Tweet by Nasr Ahmad: News item in Urdu which states that due to conflicts among different schools of thoughts the German State of Hassen finally decided […]
Source: Nasim Malik of Sweden: Report to start Islamic Teachings in the primary schools of Hessen State of Germany is printed in the newspaper. Bit surprising to note that some Ulemas in Germany have become active. Which Ulemas have become active one has to see. Those can read Urdue should […]
Source: ET Sources say kingdom pressuring Islamabad to drop gas import, pipeline project. ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar is expected to travel to Saudi Arabia soon after Riyadh voiced concerns over Pakistan’s rapidly growing economic and trade ties with neighbouring Tehran. According to diplomatic sources, Saudi Arabia, on behalf of […]
Huff Post: Wardah Khalid. Just outside the front doors stood several men holding signs that insulted the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). They had planted themselves there several hours prior to the start of the convention and were making it quite clear that they were vehemently opposed to Islam and any Christians […]
The Inquirer: BEIJING – China has arrested nearly 1,000 people in a crackdown on a Christian sect that spread doomsday rumors and targeted communist rule, state media said Thursday ahead of the supposedly Mayan-foretold apocalypse. The Christian-inspired group “Almighty God” has been accused of spreading doomsday rumors apparently linked to […]
RT: Astronomers have discovered that the closest Sun-like star, Tau Ceti, is orbited by five planets, one of which is in the “habitable range”. If its existence is confirmed, the planet could be the closest potentially life-harboring world to our own. Tau Ceti, twelve light years away, belongs to the […]
A hidden explanation for Britain’s surprising job numbers: Bangladeshi and Pakistani women are finally surging into the labour market IN AN upstairs room at the Jagonari women’s centre in east […]
by Muath Freij and Areej Abuqudairi JORDAN TIMES MAFRAQ — Only two months after it was inaugurated in late July, the Zaatari Refugee Camp, which is now home to at […]
JEDDAH: DIANA AL-JASSEM | ARAB NEWS STAFF Thursday 20 December 2012 Expatriates are calling for fair contracts that specifies a minimum wage and payment of iqama renewal fees, insurance premium and a foreign labor fee recently imposed by the Ministry of Labor by the employer. The labor ministry decision to […]
BAGHDAD: ARAB NEWS Thursday 20 December 2012 American ammunition may be the reason behind the mounting number of babies born with birth defects in Iraq, a study revealed. Accounts of […]