Pilgrims free of diseases
RIYADH: MD RASOOLDEEN ARABNEWS Tuesday 2 October 2012 Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah said yesterday that all Haj pilgrims are safe and his ministry has not detected any epidemic diseases […]
Egypt’s Mohamed Morsi UN General Assembly Speech 2012, Transcript
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Mr. President, It gives me pleasure to congratulate you, and your friendly country, on assuming the presidency of the […]
Salafism and Arab Democratization
Source: Stratfor By Kamran Bokhari Vice President of Middle Eastern & South Asian Affairs (“Salafism and Arab Democratizationis republished with permission of Stratfor.”) Read more: Salafism and Arab Democratization | Stratfor The outbreak of the Arab Spring in 2011 brought significant attention to groups — known as Islamists — seeking to […]
Famous French singer embraces Islam, wears hijab
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page. Promoted post: The Holy Quran and the Camels of the Americas Courtesy: Press TV […]
Israeli hypocrisy on a nuclear Middle East
Source: Asiatimes: Benjamin Netanyahu in his dramatic presentation to the United Nations showing that Iran is about to reach a nuclear red line failed to mention that Israel crossed it decades ago. Most Middle East leaders seem to have accepted Israel’s double standards, and some are comfortable with the war-mongering […]
Dawkins, McGrath or Me: Who is Most Rational?
In this debate or interview, the parties did not invite a Muslim, despite the fact that God of Islam was frequently hijacked by Alister McGrath and often point of criticism […]
Transcript of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Speech at the U.N. General Assembly
At the U.N. on Wednesday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed the General Assembly. Below are notable highlights from his remarks, followed by the full English translation of the speech. HIGHLIGHTS: […]
Meet Muhammad: Response to anti-Islamic video and reaction
A 2010 Time magazine poll showed that only 38 percent of Americans have ever met a Muslim. At the time I read this, the number was very alarming to me […]
AHMADIYYA MUSLIM RESPONSE ON MALTA TV
Dear readers peace be on you all. In several of my interactions with the mainstream Muslims, the question has been posed, “What are Ahmadis doing about the Anti-Islam You Tube movie”. Their objection being why Ahmadis are not seen on the streets smashing properties and assaulting people. They fail to […]
Moscow beckons Pakistan’s Kiani
Source: Asiatimes. Historic rapprochement between Russia and Pakistan, seen in Pakistani army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kiani’s visit this week to Moscow, rests on mutual angst at US plans for a long-term Afghan presence. Moscow and Islamabad know Washington could deploy a missile defense system there that neutralizes nuclear capabilities, and […]
‘Provocateur’ Geert Wilders will get Australian visa, says minister
Australia will not refuse MP and anti-Islam campaigner Geert Wilders a visa, immigration minister Chris Bowen said on Tuesday in a radio interview. Wilders was due in Australia later this month to give two speeches at the invitation of an Australian anti-Islam group. On Monday the Telegraaf reported he had […]
UK: Archbishop Rowan Williams defends outspoken approach
Guardian: The archbishop of Canterbury has said that making “risky and anything but infallible judgments” is a key part of the job as spiritual head of the Church of England, […]
Poll: Obama better for middle class
Global Post: BOSTON — Middle-class voters are, of course, important to the Nov. 6 presidential election. Both President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have been aggressively targeting this group, particularly in swing states like Ohio, Michigan, Virginia, Pennsylvania and other places where members of this large and economically struggling […]
anti-Blasphemy laws are a danger to the world
Mahfooz Kanwar, Calgary Herald, Canada http://www.calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/Kanwar+Anti+blasphemy+laws+danger+world/7298498/story.html I am halfway through writing my next book entitled: Addiction to Religion, which discusses four organized religions: Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. This book will discuss further the issue of blasphemy in all religions. In this column, I am writing on what the blasphemy […]
Islamic theology starts with Deism: Why all Christians and atheists should be Muslims?
Epigraph: Allah is He Who raised up the heavens without any pillars that you can see. Then He settled Himself on the Throne. And He pressed the sun and the […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community gives Message to uphold peace in Haryana
Editors note: Original title states ‘Message to uphold peace’ Source: Jagran Karnal, Haryana Message of fifth Khalifa Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad(at) was conveyed to people who gathered at the Ahmadiyya center located at Ranwar. On the topic of Anti-Isam movie prepared in America, it was conveyed that people should not […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim community holds peace conference in the wake of hate film
Editors note: Title changed. Original title states ‘Appeal for peaceful protest against the film’ Source: Jagran Jalandhar, Punjab Ahmadiyya Muslim Community recently organized peace conference at the Ahmadiyya mosque in […]
Ikea drops women from Arab brochure
Furniture store giant Ikea has been criticised for deleting images of women from the Saudi version of its catalogue, a move the company says it regrets. Comparing the Swedish and Saudi versions of the Ikea catalogue, Swedish newspaper Metro showed that women had been airbrushed out of otherwise identical pictures […]
Social Bullying Prevalent in Children’s Television
ScienceDaily (Sep. 27, 2012) — A new research study led by an Indiana University professor has found that social bullying is just as prevalent in children’s television as depictions of physical aggression. The study, “Mean on the Screen: Social Aggression in Programs Popular With Children,” which appears in the Journal of Communication, found […]
Keeping the faith
Dawn.com: by Hajra Mumtaz. NOT so long ago, the radio was in the news for all the wrong reasons. That was the medium chosen by the militant leader Fazlullah, who became known as Mullah Radio, to spread his messages of hatred and divisiveness. For a long time, he broadcast his […]