Jesus son of Mary
Christmas Day is a holiday in the Western world observed to commemorate the birth of Jesus(as). Jesus Christ(as) is amongst the best known and most influential historical figures and yet […]
Who said it was easy: Stress, quarrels and neglect: the ‘normal’ polygamous family
A large-scale study currently underway across Malaysia uncovers proof that polygamy harms everyone involved: from emotionally scarred children, to wives who think they’d be better off as single-parent households, and […]
US drone strike kills Mullah Nazir: Sources
Source: ET Taliban commander’s deputy Ratta Khan also killed in South Waziristan. PHOTO: AFP/FILE ISLAMABAD: A US drone strike killed Taliban commander Maulvi Nazir Wazir, also known as Mullah Nazir, his deputy and eight others in Wana, intelligence sources and tribal leaders said Thursday. Nazir from the Wazir tribe, was killed on Wednesday […]
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)-asked-me-for-fare-money-to-go-to-Madinah-Tahir-ul-Qadri
Source: Munir Ahmad Munawwar of Austria Click HERE to watch weeping TQ and playing with sentiments of Muslims.
Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Croydon’s Wiqar-e-Amal on New Year’s Day
Source: ThisIsCroydonToday On Tuesday, New Year’s Day , more than 50 volunteers from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association took to the streets of Croydon on to clean up following the winter […]
Defending honour of Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) – a lifelong task for all true Muslims
Source: Deeba Chaudhry, Calgary Ahmadiyya Muslim Examiner The 121st Annual Convention (Jalsa Salana) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in India concluded in Qadian, which attracted over 18,000 people from around […]
How the food industry makes Americans fat and hungry
RT: Inundated with foods and drinks that contain high-fructose corn syrup, the US food industry is largely at fault for driving up obesity rates, since the cheap sweetener inhibits the brain from regulating the body’s appetite. From soda to ketchup, many processed foods and beverages contain fructose, which affects the […]
Video: A Debate on Possibility of Prophethood After Holy Prophet: An Ahmadi Muslim vs. A non Ahmadi Muslim
Youtube: Debate Ansar Raza (Ahmadi Muslim) Vs Mujtaba Bhatti (Non-Ahmadi) – Dec 31, 2012 Watch in Youtube:
The Islam women were promised
The Washington Post: Musa Furber. The earliest generation of Muslims took pride in their compliance to the Koran’s injunction to abandon female infanticide, an act that was often done to prevent shame to the family. Thus for centuries, Muslims have taken pride in their contributions to the rising status of […]
Could Saudi Arabia be next?
The Independent: By Robert Fisk: Never make predictions in the Middle East. My crystal ball broke long ago. But predicting the region has an honourable pedigree. “An Arab movement, newly-risen, is looming in the distance,” a French traveller to the Gulf and Baghdad wrote in 1883, “and a race hitherto […]
A year in women: notable female achievements of 2012, from Malala to Hillary
Global Post: From Malala Yousafzai to Aung Sang Suu Kyi to Hillary Clinton, 2012 was a dramatic year for women. Women made major steps forward in politics and in business. […]
French magazine sparks another controversy over Mohammed cartoons
Russian TV: A French satire magazine has published a special issue containing cartoons on the life of Islam’s Prophet Mohammed. Similar images, which are deemed blasphemous by Muslims, have sparked […]
Al Gore Joins Hands with Al Jazeera
Ex. President of USA Al Gore Source: Guardian UK Acquisition of Al Gore’s cable channel gives Al-Jazeera an access to 60 million homes in USA Al-Jazeera, the pan-Arab news channel […]
New doctrine: Army identifies ‘homegrown militancy’ as biggest threat
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 […]
Prophet Muhammad’s Rules of War
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) […]
My Take: Blood on Chinese hands in Tibetan self-immolations
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. […]
Woman jailed after pulling hijab from victim in racist attack
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 […]
Go East, young man
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 […]
Abducted Jordanian peacekeepers released in Darfur
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 […]
10 Weird Questions I’m Often Asked, But am Happy to Answer
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 […]