Was Goethe a Muslim?
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy By Shaykh ‘Abdalqadir Al-Murabit, Authorized by the Amir of the Muslim Community in Weimar, Hajj Abu Bakr […]
Swiss lawmakers reject proposal to ban face-covering veils
By Associated Press, Updated: Friday, September 28, 3:25 PM GENEVA — Swiss lawmakers have rejected a proposal to ban face-covering veils, such as the burqa worn by some Muslim women, […]
Accused Criminals Languish After Islamist Amputations
Source: Jakarta Globe. Gao, Mali. Two gun-toting Islamists keep watch outside a hospital room in the desert city of Gao in northeast Mali. Inside, five young men languish on beds, recovering after they were each severed of a hand and a foot. The patient-prisoners are among the latest accused criminals […]
Women Suffer Behind Veil of Silence in Mali’s North
Source: Jakarta Globe. Gao, Mali. It was just six months ago that Toula, a young woman from Gao in northeastern Mali, could swim and do her laundry in the nearby Niger River. Not anymore. Since late March, her dusty desert town and others like it across Mali’s massive north have […]
M.T.A. Amends Rules After Pro-Israel Ads Draw Controversy
Source: NY Times. By MATT FLEGENHEIMER The Metropolitan Transportation Authority approved new guidelines for advertisements on Thursday, prohibiting those that it “reasonably foresees would imminently incite or provoke violence or other immediate breach of the peace.” The 8-to-0 vote by the authority’s board came three days after pro-Israel ads characterizing Islamist […]
The spilled milk of religious tolerance
Source: ET “The torching of the church is unfortunate and reprehensible, contrary to the teachings of Islam, which ordains respecting places of worship of all religions,” the president had said. PHOTO: REUTERS Trying to be ‘correct’ after the fact, President Asif Ali Zardari has issued a message condemning the ransacking […]
The Message: Mohammed: Messenger of God (A movie)
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times A good place for the non-Muslims to start learning about the Holy Prophet Muhammad is a […]
University of Toronto hires first full-time Muslim chaplain
The National Post: By Arman Aghbali TORONTO _ The University of Toronto has hired its first full-time Muslim chaplain and the man taking up the post hopes to combat stereotypes […]
Islam in Germany
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Red Mosque at Schwetzingen Castle, Germany’s oldest mosque constructed between 1779-1791 Islam by country Africa[show] Asia[show] Europe[show] The Americas[show] Oceania[show] This box: view talk […]
Freedom of Expression: The Muslim Definition
Lately, I often wonder: when will the idiots of the world stop igniting fires just to test how fast the fire truck can come and extinguish them? If there is […]
Time calls for the Great Awakening of the Muslim World
By Ramlah Malhi At this time of distrust and chaos around the world especially in the Middle East the Muslim world needs to remember the time when the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of God be upon Him) was stoned in the city of Taif and bled to the extent […]
Producer of “Innocent Muslims” arrested in Los Angles.
Liberation France: Original Text in French. Translated with the help of Google. Le producteur présumé du film islamophobe L’Innocence des musulmans, qui a déclenché une vague de violences meurtrières au Moyen-Orient, et dont la tête a été mise à prix par un ministre pakistanais, a été arrêté jeudi à Los […]
(Genetically modified plants): Scientists’ findings don’t satisfy politicians
A Swiss study commissioned by the government shows that GM plants are safe, but many aren’t convinced by Marc-Andre Miserez, swissinfo.ch Banned from Switzerland until the end of 2013, genetically […]
WikiLeaks’ Assange mocks Obama for defending free speech in the Arab world at UN event
Source: TOI WikiLeaks’ Assange mocks Obama via video at UN event See photo UNITED NATIONS: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, speaking via a choppy video feed from his virtual house arrest in London, lashed out at US President Barack Obama on Wednesday for supporting freedom of speech in the Middle East […]
Mars rover finds first evidence of water – an ancient stream
Source: TOI This image provided by NASA shows shows a Martian rock outcrop near the landing site of the rover Curiosity thought to be the site of an ancient streambed. (AP Photo) CAPE CANAVERAL: NASA’s Mars rover, Curiosity, dispatched to learn if the most Earth-like planet in the solar system […]
Germany looking to China for nursing power
Source: The Local Germany is so desperate to find people to care for its elderly, it is launching a campaign to recruit 150 health care assistants from China. More:
The secret of Harvard’s success is alumni oversight
The Daily Star A+ A- No country dominates any industry as much as the United States dominates higher education. According to Shanghai Jiao-Tong University’s Academic Ranking of World Universities, for […]
Security Council reform gains traction
Source: Asiatimes. This year’s UN General Assembly has seen more national leaders than ever seek reform of the Security Council, with France’s President Francois Hollande saying membership was not a “privilege handed down through time” and smaller countries saying expansion could solve the council’s frequent paralysis and the image of […]
Iron ladies of Indian democracy
Source: Asiatimes. While India’s women leaders are equally ruthless in politics, they differ greatly in style. Chief minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee’s down-at-heel image is carefully crafted to appeal to the poor, while the glamour of Uttar Pradesh chief Mayawati presents her dalit caste with an aspirational figure. Rising […]
Media campaign to spell out Haj do’s and don’ts
MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS Friday 28 September 2012 Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, who is also chairman of the Central Haj Committee, will inaugurate the fifth national media campaign for Haj pilgrims on Saturday. “The fifth edition of the media campaign carrying the theme ‘Haj is a Worship and Refined Conduct’ […]