Merkel: ‘Stop worrying about Muslims!’
Source: The Local Chancellor Angela Merkel was clear about her thoughts towards the three million Muslims living in Germany. Islam, she said, “is a part of us.” In the wake […]
Why Qatar wants to invade Syria
Source: Asiatimes: Make no mistake; the Emir of Qatar is on a roll. What an entrance at the UN General Assembly in New York; Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani called for an Arab coalition of the willing-style invasion of Syria, no less. [1] In the words of the Emir, “It […]
Sikh woman laughs off facial hair taunt
Source: TOI Photo courtesy: Reddit LONDON: A Sikh US student’s dignified response to a tasteless post making fun of her facial hair has earned her a legion of fans. A man took a photo of Balpreet Kaur and uploaded onto Reddit in the ‘funny’ category with the tagline ‘im (sic) […]
Ahmadinejad Creating some Ripples in the United Nation
NOTE BY THE EDITOR: I have amended the headline a little bit. Ahmadinejad denounces United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for monopolizing United Nations’ power I believe Swiss President in agreement […]
WikiLeaks’ Assange mocks Obama via video at U.N. event
By Brian Winter swissinfo.ch UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, speaking via a choppy video feed from his virtual house arrest in London, lashed out at U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday for supporting freedom of speech in the Middle East while simultaneously “persecuting” his organisation for leaking […]
King of Jordan warns against attempts to erase Jerusalem’s Muslim, Christian identity
His Majesty urges action for Mideast peace, reiterates need to end Syria bloodshed Jordan Times AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah warned against attempts to erase the Arab, Muslim, or […]
How the middle class can avoid financial blunders
John Wasik ARABNEWS Thursday 27 September 2012 CHICAGO: It’s rear-view mirror philosophizing time. As we head into the autumn of this contentious election year, it’s a great time to reflect upon what worked and what didn’t in the wake of some of the most tumultuous upheavals in American economic history. […]
Why censor freedom of expression only in case of anti-Semitism?
The Express Tribune: by Kaiser Bengali. The publication of sacrilegious cartoons in France and the release of a blasphemous video on YouTube by a US-based man are more recent events that are […]
‘Innocence of Muslims’ producer could get prison time
RT: The California filmmaker who produced the anti-Muslim movie that sparked uproar across the Middle East may end up behind bars pending the results of an upcoming probation case. Federal investigators are inquiring as to if Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the man behind the notorious “Innocence of Muslims” movie, violated the […]
A Doctor’s Ministry, Bridging Science and Spirit
Source: The New York Times Forty years ago, long before the recent afternoon when Dr. Joseph Dutkowsky knelt at the warped feet of his 4-year-old patient, he was a small-town teenager approaching his Catholic confirmation and needing to select a patron saint. He made an unlikely choice, a newly canonized […]
Tough Love is the best answer for Arab World
http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/latest-columns/20120925-m.-zuhdi-jasser-why-tough-love-is-best-answer-for-arab-world.ece?action=reregister By M. Zuhdi Jasser The Dallas Morning News Dallas, TX As American stature and our embassies are attacked across the world, the U.S. needs to develop a clear vision of who we are and what we stand for in the free world. Anti-Islam films and cartoons are but cheap […]
St. Gaga?
Editor’s Note: The words inside the brackets are added by the Muslim Times’ Editor. By Paul Kokoski Today’s world desperately needs authentic heroes and heroines – not the kind that live in Hollywood and who find it fashionable to promote themselves and their own ideologies, but the kind like Mother […]
Swiss president hones in on UN reforms
by Rita Emch in New York, swissinfo.ch In a speech before the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Swiss President Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf has urged swift action against Syria human […]
Vitol oil trade spotlights Swiss sanctions
by Veronica DeVore and Simon Bradley, swissinfo.ch Swiss-based oil trader Vitol has bought and sold Iranian oil despite a Western ban, a new report claims. Vitol says it has stopped […]
Burning of church in Mardan condemned by Pakistan Interfaith League (PIL)
Source: The News Islamabad: The Pakistan Interfaith League (PIL) has condemned the unfortunate incident of burning of a historic church and its attached buildings in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa late Friday afternoon. A crowd targeted the historic ‘Sarhadi Lutheran Church’, built back in 1937 and set it on fire. In the […]
Subway ads: A right to hate speech, a duty to condemn
Source: CNN Blog. By Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster Editor’s note: Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster is director of North American Programs for Rabbis for Human Rights — North America, where she directs campaigns against torture, religious discrimination, slavery and human trafficking. (CNN) — My daily trek to work is the last place I […]
Hawk, dove, butterfly, bee
Credit: Asia Times THE ROVING EYE Hawk, dove, butterfly, bee Soaring promises at the UN General Assembly that the US will spread democracy, prevent Iran going nuclear and not abandon the Arab Spring signal that United States President Barack Obama knows foreign policy can lose an election – but not […]
Slitting throats of our own brothers to protest others’ blasphemy: Altaf Hussain
Source: ET By Ema Anis Published: September 26, 2012 MQM chief condemns Ishq-e-Rasool Day riots, says ‘extremists and terrorists’ looted everything. PHOTO: MQM/ FILE KARACHI: Issuing a strong condemnation against the Ishq-e-Rasool Day riots, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Altaf Hussain said that the people of Pakistan, to protest against blasphemy […]
Berlin Presents Draft Law Allowing Circumcision
Source: Spiegel By Ralf Neukirch DPA Germany’s Justice Ministry has formulated a draft law that would allow circumcisions. Following months of acrimonious debate over whether circumcision was legal in Germany, the Justice Ministry in Berlin has now presented a draft law that would ensure the procedure remains unpunishable. The German […]