Why hijab is important in Islam
Arab News Friday 23 November 2012 Hijab, or veil, takes the center stage whenever there is battle between truth and falsehood. It has always been a sensitive issue, but it […]
Austria partners with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Spain to further religious dialogue
Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Austrian Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister Michal Spindelegger and Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo will launch the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID) in Vienna on Monday. “The opening ceremony of the KAICIID […]
Jesus wept …
theguardian: When water started trickling down a statue of Jesus Christ at a Catholic church in Mumbai earlier this year, locals were quick to declare a miracle. Some began collecting the holy water and the Church of Our Lady of Velankanni began to promote it as a site of pilgrimage. […]
Saudi husbands can track wives’ travels electronically
RT: Saudi Arabia introduced an electronic tracking system that alerts men by text message when their wife is leaving the country, even if they are traveling together. The system was swiftly condemned by activists and Twitter users. Saudi women – banned in the country from driving, denied the right to […]
A picture of what the Prophet’s (saw) Mosque might have looked like 1400 years ago
A picture of what the Prophet’s (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) Mosque might have looked like 1400 years ago. Source: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Habibbobat/status/272396121098301440/photo/1
Shiites mix Ashura rituals with politics in Iraq
Shiite Muslims marching during Ashura rituals in the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala on Saturday mixed mourning the death of Imam Hussein over 1,300 years ago with chants condemning modern politicians. Hundreds of black-clad Shiites walked toward the mausoleum of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed who was […]
Hezbollah-Hamas ties at stalemate, official says
Story Summary; Syria’s crisis has caused a stalemate in the relation between Hezbollah and Hamas, Osama Hamdan, a Hamas official in Lebanon told Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency Saturday. However, Hamas […]
D8 Countries Ready to Send Peacekeeping Forces to Syria: Yudhoyono
Source: ANTARA News Islamabad – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here on Thursday that he and other leaders of the Group of Eight Developing (D8) countries agreed that violence and […]
How the Bible Began Saying Life Begins at Conception
Huffiington Post: Evangelical anti-abortion advocacy rests on a surprisingly flimsy foundation. And exposing that fact makes establishment evangelical leaders nervous. On Nov. 7, Christianity Today published a feature-length article on the front page of its website that was its second such article responding to an op-ed I wrote for CNN. In the op-ed, titled “When […]
PBS Documentary: Islam: The Empire of Faith
PBS.org: Islam, followed by more than a billion people today, is the world’s fastest growing religion and will soon be the world’s largest. The 1.2 billion Muslims make up approximately […]
Malala, 15, is set to make Britain her permanent home
Taliban shooting victim Malala, 15, is set to make Britain her permanent home after having a bullet removed from her spine Teenager’s father offered job by consulate in Birmingham Everyone in the Yousufzai family is currently on a tourist visa She has been treated at UK hospital after a bullet […]
Hijab first in British parliament
Express Tribune: LONDON: A 16-year-old girl is thought to have become the first person to speak from the House of Commons despatch box in the British parliament while wearing a hijab, The […]
Scientific American ignoring the Elephant in the Room: Darwinian Evolution: Islam or Christianity?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Last week, John Horgan, a teacher at Stevens Institute of Technology, published an article in Scientific American titled, […]
Turkey no role model for MENA Arab states Middle East: Analyst
Turkey does not really offer a useful template of democratic values and institution-building and thus cannot become a role model for the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Arab states […]
Switzerland: Asylum process is short on space and organisation
Reviews of Swiss asylum centres and procedures have found more space and centralised coordination is needed. While most accommodation was seen as adequate, one transit location at Geneva airport was […]
Syria presents foreign fighter list in bid for UN to acknowledge terror acts
Syria has presented the UN Security Council a list of 143 foreign citizens killed in Syria fighting government troops. Damascus hopes the move will force the UN to declare the […]
Syrian baker dishes out ‘comfort food’ in Zaatari camp (in Jordan)
by Areej Abuqudairi | Nov 22, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES MAFRAQ — “When life gets too tough, you should look for comfort food. It soothes your soul,” said Ahmad Naffal, […]
Egypt erupts over Mursi ‘power grab’
CAIRO: ARAB NEWS Saturday 24 November 2012 Egyptian President Muhammad Mursi’s decision to assume sweeping powers caused fury among his opponents and prompted violent clashes in central Cairo and other cities yesterday. Police fired tear gas near Tahrir Square where thousands demanded Mursi quit and accused him of launching a […]
Black Friday Shopping-Thanksgiving
Huff Post: Black Friday has now officially invaded Thanksgiving and pretty soon it will just be Black Thanksgiving — a holiday when Americans will give thanks for bargin prices. Seeking wisdom to staunch the “shop till you drop” stampede, HuffPost Religion offers these quotes from Jesus and the New Testament in hopes that they might […]
Need for de-radicalisation of Pakistan — IV
Daily Times: Dr. Haider Shah. Our national discourse is increasingly being controlled by religious leaders who run a network of seminaries. While the state-run educational institutions are hardly any better, the religious seminaries (madaaris) do not even acknowledge the formal control of the state. The students of these madaaris serve […]