AMERICA 2050: Three Decades From Now
Suggested Reading Focus on Islam, Christianity and Environment Business Insider: When economists forecast the future, they have to consider one key variable: people. Using charts and info from Pew, the Census, and a Ph.D presentation put together by Elise Barrella & Sara Beck of Georgia Tech, we’ve found some interesting facts about what America will […]
Pakistan sets world record for singing national anthem simultaneously
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk / APP Published: October 20, 2012 LAHORE: As many as 44,200 Pakistanis sang the national anthem together at the National Hockey Stadium, […]
Qatar to channel goods via Egypt to rebuild Gaza: officials
By Al Arabiya with agencies As Israel stops another pro-Palestinian ship carrying humanitarian cargo for Gaza on Saturday, Qatari and Palestinian officials said that their Gulf state will start to channel goods and materials to rebuild Israeli-blockaded Gaza via neighboring Egypt. Egypt’s Islamist President Mohammed Mursi and the Hamas premier […]
Britain and the Islamic movements
By Ali Bluwi AL ARABIYYA NEWS Saturday, 20 October 2012 I have just finished reading studies that centered on the relationship between the British intelligence (MI6) and political Islamic movements. I also had discussion with three intelligence personnel who worked for security agencies in Iraq, Sudan and the Gulf. We […]
Quote of the Day by Arthur Schopenhauer
“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.” From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Born 22 February 1788 Danzig (Gdańsk) Died 21 September 1860 (aged 72) Frankfurt Residence Germany Nationality German Era 19th century philosophy Region Western […]
United Nations Speeches by Chaudhry Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan
Sir Zafrulla Khan, a Polymath: Introducing Islam to the West Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Encylopaedia Britannica states about Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan: “Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan was a Pakistani politician, diplomat, and international jurist, known particularly for his representation of Pakistan at the United Nations (UN). The […]
Poem: A Believer’s Search for the Beloved
By Muhammad Zahir Mannan We live in search of truth Yet distract ourselves with lies We blindly shop every bazaar in vain And never hearken to our inner cry What ugliness you haply invite What beauty you let slip away You give up immortality tomorrow Foolishly to satisfy your lust […]
Father Shoots Son Dead For Embarrassing Him
Source: The Graphic Ghana. The people of Kalba in the Kalba-Tuna district of the Northern Region are yet to come to terms with the bizarre circumstances leading to the alleged shooting to death of a 35-year old farmer by his own father. The deceased, Kofi Haaner was shot on his […]
Obama won the second debate: Gallup
Source: TOI: US President Barack Obama comprehensively won the second presidential debate in New York against his Republican rival Mitt Romney. WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama comprehensively won the second presidential debate in New York against his Republican rival Mitt Romney as the latter lost one point in his national […]
Man takes disabled mother on 3,500 km dream walk
Source: TOI BEIJING: A man in China took his wheelchair-bound mother to the holiday destination of her dream by undertaking an arduous 3,500 km journey on foot in 100 days. Fan Meng, 26, took his mother Kou Minjun all the way from Beijing to Xishuangbanna prefecture, in Yunnan province. The […]
‘Religious fragmentation based on misinterpretation leads to extremism’
Source: ET Bridging the gap amongst individuals, states by common understanding and sharing of knowledge about law, peace and religion and exploring the factors that can help in achieving the objective of global peace, says Justice Chaudhry. PHOTO: ONLINE/ FILE LAHORE: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said Saturday that religious fragmentation, […]
Skilled immigrants opt for Britain over Germany
Source: The Local Germany could lack as many as three and a half million skilled workers by 2025, because skilled immigrants are going to the UK rather than here, according to the Federal Employment Agency. Read More:
Israel seizes pro-Palestinian activist ship off Gaza
JERUSALEM | Sat Oct 20, 2012 6:29am EDT (Reuters) – The Israeli navy seized an international pro-Palestinian activist ship in the Mediterranean sea on Saturday to prevent it breaching its […]
Salafist jailed for stabbing police officers
Source: The Local A radical Islamist was jailed for six years in prison in Bonn on Friday for stabbing two police officers during a demonstration in May. Read More:
World peace on agenda
Source:Stuff.co.nz via Wasim Sroya SIMON SMITH BUILDING BRIDGES: Ahmadi Muslim Maulana Shafiq ur Rehman and Anglican vicar Bruce Keeley encourage the public to attend a peace conference this weekend. ‘‘Nothing can be lost by talking to each other, a great deal can be lost by not talking to each other,’’ […]
Indonesia: Religious harmony is a must, but how?
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Headlines | Sat, October 20 2012, 11:52 AM President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono underlined the importance of the roles played by leaders and religious figures in solving various conflicts taking place across the country. “As the head of state, I invite and urge leaders and religious […]
Which are the best secondary schools in Ghana?
Answer: koforidua sec.tech. school(K.S.T.S) Hark Mount Sinai SHS Accra Girls Secondary School Aquinas Secondary Christian Methodist School O’Reilly Secondary Osu Presbyterian Secondary School Labone Secondary Wesley Grammar Ghana Secondary School, Koforidua (GHANASS) Koforidua Secondary/Technical School (KSTS) Adisadel College Pope John Secondary School, Koforidua (POJOSS) Kash Money Brotherhood International School (KMBIS) […]
Study Shows How Prayer, Meditation Affect Brain Activity
Huff Post: Jahnabi Barooah. How do prayer and meditation affect brain activity? Dr. Andrew Newberg, MD, is the Director of Research at the Myrna Brind Center for Integrative Medicine at Thomson Jefferson University Hospital and Medical College, and he has studied the neuroscientific effect of religious and spiritual experiences for decades. In […]
And another local Ahmadi-Muslim leader gunned down in Sialkot District in Pakistan
LAHORE: The secretary general of a village level Ahmadi community was gunned down in Ghatialian, Sialkot on Thursday night. DPO Sialkot, Afzal Kausar told The Express Tribune that Riaz Ahmed […]