Sweden Muslims to Finally Raise Adhan
CAIRO – A mosque in Sweden has received an initial approval to call Adhan (prayer call) from its minaret, the first such move in the Scandinavian country, the Gatestone Institute […]
Romney scores in debate, but will it be enough?
(Reuters) – After several difficult weeks, Republican Mitt Romney found his footing on Wednesday night in a strong debate performance against Democratic President Barack Obama. The question is whether it […]
Hurting religious feelings: Russian designer launches warning sign contest
Russian TV: Caution: religious feelings can be hurt here.’ Russian designer Artemy Lebedev has announced a competition for the best design of a sign to warn about the possibility of […]
Pakistan among top 20 happiest countries, beating India : US Report
Express Tribune: KARACHI: Pakistan ranked 16th among 151 countries of the worldon the Happy Planet Index (HPI) 2012, beating India and the United States which ranked 32nd and 105th respectively. Costa Rica was termed the happiest country, followed by Vietnam and Colombia. The Happy Planet Index was calculated using life expectancy, […]
Muslim Ummah unity conference to be held on Nov 11, 12: Qazi
South Asian News Agency (SANA) ⋅ October 4, 2012 ⋅ ISLAMABAD, (SANA): President “Milli Yakjehti Council “ and former Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Qazi Hussain Ahmed has said that the council is working for unity of the religious parties in the country and the entity and usefulness of MMA was admitted at […]
Scientology leader’s niece to reveal ‘strange and disturbing’ details about life inside church in tell-all memoir
Jenna Miscavige Hill, 28, is the daughter of Scientology leader David Miscavige’s older brother Ron She left the church in 2005 and set up a support group for other Scientology […]
Over to police: Plea against Ahmedi graves disposed of
Source: ET Raza claimed in the petition that he had seen the inscriptions on the graves when he passed through the graveyard in Liaqatabad on July 13.PHOTO: SHAMSUL ISLAM LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge (ADSJ) on Wednesday disposed of a petition seeking a case against the administration of an […]
The $5 trillion question
Source: Asiatimes: The President of the United States (POTUS), Barack Obama, has had to run a country – and try to keep up with the world – for these past few weeks, whereas Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney only had to run his 47% mouth – as he was prepped, […]
Pakistani Taliban offer security for Imran Khan’s S Waziristan rally: Report
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: October 2, 2012 In a meeting of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) headed by leader Hakimullah Mehsud, the outfit […]
France: Government Introduces Terrorism Legislation
Source: NY Times: France’s Socialist government introduced legislation on Wednesday that would give the police more power to arrest people who travel to camps for training in conflict zones like Pakistan and Afghanistan. The draft law, which incorporates aspects of one proposed by the last government, is intended to help […]
Turkey Strikes Back After Syrian Shelling Kills 5 Civilians
Source: NY Times: The Turkish prime minister announced on Wednesday night that Turkey had fired artillery at targets in Syria, in retaliation for Syrian mortar fire that fell in a Turkish border town and killed five Turkish civilians. It was the first instance of significant fighting across the Turkish-Syrian border […]
“Honey is a diamond you can eat”
by Christian Raaflaub, swissinfo.ch In his documentary More Than Honey, Swiss filmmaker Markus Imhoof examines the collapse of bee colonies. Life on earth without bees, responsible for the pollination of […]
The U.S. looks for a decent escape from Afghanistan
By David Ignatius The Daily Star While the overlooked war in Afghanistan grinds on, a group of officials in Washington, Kabul and Islamabad are exploring a bare-bones strategy that would […]
Saudi Arabia to curb powers of religious police — reports
AFP | Oct 03, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES RIYADH — Saudi Arabia will curb the powers of its notorious religious police charged with ensuring compliance with Islamic morality but often accused of abuses, a newspaper report said on Wednesday. “The new system will set a mechanism for the field work […]
Picture of the Day- Miracle
Surrounded by miracles of God and still waiting and looking for miracles-what a pity
Arson In Toledo Mosque
Huff Post: TOLEDO, Ohio (RNS) Muslim worshippers are reeling from an arson fire at the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo, but are grateful for an outpouring of support from the local interfaith community. “All the support we get is very welcome because if you are going through a tragedy and […]
France: Muslims attend classes to prepare for Hajj pilgrimage
By REUTERS-PARIS alarabiya.net The pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia is one of the five pillars of Islam and required of all able-bodied Muslims at least […]
Is Isaac Newton a Part of the Muslim Heritage: His Religious Views?
Alexander Pope‘s couplet: “Nature and nature’s laws lay hid in Night. God said, ‘Let Newton be!’ and all was light!” Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of […]
Isaac Newton – Rejector of the Trinity, believer in one God
Epigraph: They are surely disbelievers who say, ‘Allah is the third of three;’ there is no God but the One God. (Al Quran 5:74) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief […]