An Open Letter: A Cordial Invitation to the Pope Benedict XVI
Epigraph: “In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. Say, ‘He is Allah, the One; Allah, the Independent and Besought of all. He begets not, nor is He begotten; […]
PAKISTAN: Is Dr. Abdus Salam – a Nobel Laureate or persona non grata?
Asian Human Rights Commission: Contributors: Baseer Naweed & Stewart Sloan “The Holy Quran enjoins us to reflect on the verities of Allah’s created laws of nature; however, that our generation has been privileged to glimpse a part of His design is a bounty and a grace for which I render […]
David Cameron’s Risky EU Showdown
Source: Spiegel: All eyes are on British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday as European Union leaders gather in Brussels for talks aimed at passing the bloc’s next budget. His pre-summit blustering leaves him with little wiggle room, and he could emerge as the debate’s biggest loser. More:
Internal emails offer details on Osama bin Laden burial
Source: TOI: WASHINGTON: Internal emails among US military officers indicate that no sailors watched Osama bin Laden’s burial at sea from the USS Carl Vinson and traditional Islamic procedures were followed during the ceremony. The emails, obtained by The Associated Press through the Freedom of Information Act, are heavily blacked […]
School kids ‘suffer from stress too early’
Source: The Local: German children get too much homework, have to take too many tests, and are under pressure from parents, a new study into the stress suffered by children between seven and nine suggests. More:
Unmourned in his own country
Source: The News Mohammad Ahmed 21.11. is the death anniversary of one of Pakistan’s ablest sons, Dr Abdus Salam. Unfortunately, his achievements and services remain unacknowledged in his own country, where he was made an alien because of the belief into which he was born, although they are celebrated around […]
Upcoming Mumbai Career Fest 2012 organized by Association of Muslim Professionals
Mumbai has seen many historical events in the sphere of educational guidance and now it’s time for another one, Career Fest 2012, an effective way to bridge the gap between […]
Helping hands – Association of Muslim Professionals
Source: Indian Express It was a pleasant autumn morning on Saturday, a ‘half-day’ in school. But 40-odd primary school children were attending a “skill development lecture” after the last class that got over at 11 a.m. at Orient Public School, in Seelampur, a low-income, Muslim-majority neighbourhood in northeast Delhi. As […]
SNC says $60 bn needed in Syria after Assad regime falls
Lynne Nahhas | AFP ARABNEWS Wednesday 21 November 2012 DUBAI: The Syrian opposition will need $60 billion in Marshall Plan-style aid to prevent the country’s collapse within six months of a fall of the regime, prominent leader George Sabra told reporters on Wednesday. He urged a “Partnership to Invest in […]
Cease-fire at last, truce terms vague
Story Summary An Egyptian-brokered truce between Israel and Hamas Wednesday ended eight days of fierce fighting in Gaza, largely halting attacks that have killed 162 Palestinians and five Israelis and […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at: The fastest growing Jama’at in the fastest growing religion!
Source: CG AHMADIYYA BLOG (a private blog) http://cultgirlahmadiyya.blogspot.com/2012/10/refutation-allegations-regarding.html Previously, we have had the pleasure of publishing two independent studies by academic experts into the numbers, population and growth of the […]
Righting the Wrongs of Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan
Huffington Post: News broke Tuesday that a Pakistani high court dismissed blasphemy charges against Rimsha Masih, a young Christian girl, finding the accusation that she burned pages of the Quran to be “legally unsound.” The decision comes after months of religious tension and protests following the girl’s August arrest and detention […]
On Thanksgiving, Jews And Muslims Volunteer Together Despite Middle East Violence
WASHINGTON (RNS) It’s an idea that feels particularly poignant this Thanksgiving: American Jews and Muslims banding together to help the homeless and other needy people. The interfaith collaboration has been […]
True Islam: Facilitations to our Sikh Brothers on Guru Nanak Birthday
LAHORE: Guru Nanak Birthday: 200 Sikh yatris arrive from UK As many as 200 Sikh pilgrims from the UK arrived at the Allama Iqbal International Airport on Wednesday to participate in […]
Pakistan ranked ‘most dangerous place for journalists’ second year running
Express Tribune: Endemic violence, targeted attacks and threats against journalists in Pakistan have contributed to a ranking of 151 out of 179 countries worldwide on the 2011-2012 Press Freedom Index issued […]
Jews And Muslims Volunteer Together Despite Middle East Violence On Thanksgiving
Huff Post: Lauren Markoe. WASHINGTON (RNS) It’s an idea that feels particularly poignant this Thanksgiving: American Jews and Muslims banding together to help the homeless and other needy people. The interfaith collaboration has been going on for five years, but the recent exchange of rockets between Gaza and Israel is […]
The open wound
Daily Times: D Asghar. Our problem is that most of us Muslims see the issue of the Palestine-Israel conflict as a purely religious issue. We often ignore that this is a territorial conflict When I came to the US, and went for the Friday prayers, I use to cringe at […]
Does the Pope Benedict XVI Believe in the Infallibility of the Previous Popes?
Pope Benedict: Jewish people not guilty for Jesus death Editor’s Comments: This is a republication of an old news from BBC, from 2011. We applaud Pope Benedict’s just and reasonable stance about […]
Suicide attack near Rawalpindi Imambargah; 12 dead, 36 injured
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Dawn.com Agencies and DAWN.COM | 5 hours ago People run away after a blast in Karachi on Wednesday. – Photo by AP ISLAMABAD: A suicide attack […]
Tribute to Abdus Salam on Rawal TV
Prof John Moffat (80), professor emeritus University of Toronto, is a former student of Dr Abdus Salam. He did his Ph.D under Dr. Salam in 1959 in Cambridge. He has written a book Einstein Wrote Back: My Life in Physics. There is a chapter on Dr. Abdus Salam in the book, where he is described as […]