New Shariah arch to mark Haram boundary
ARAB NEWS Tuesday 4 September 2012 MAKKAH: A 23-meter high arch is currently being constructed along the Makkah-Jeddah Expressway to indicate the Haram boundary of Makkah, so that people will […]
Persecution of religious minorities not a new phenomenon
Credit. The News via Wasim LAHORE: Following the recent arrest of the prayer leader of Islamabad’s Ameenia Mosque on charges of fabricating the evidence that he had used to accuse a 14-year old Christian girl, Rimsha Masih, of blasphemy, the ever-deteriorating situation for religious minorities due to growing religious intolerance […]
Islam strictly forbids cheating and deception
Cheating and deception are despicable characteristics that are beneath a decent person. Intentionally distorting the truth in order to mislead others contradicts the values of honesty, which requires an attitude of sincerity, straightforwardness, and fairness that leaves no room for cheating, lying, trickery, or deceit. There are many texts from […]
“Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies, no constitution, no law, no court can save it” Learned Hand
Source: The Express Tribune The abyss stares back By Feisal H Naqvi Published: September 3, 2012 What do you do when you look in the mirror and get scared? Between the Rimsha Masih case and the recent rise in sectarian killings, Pakistan has been forced to confront its dark side in a more concerted fashion […]
Anchor Women Veil Ban – Egypt
Veiled Female News Anchor May Signal Waning of Secular Egypt Egypt State TV, Fatma Nabil reads out the headlines wearing a headscarf on the noon news bulletin on state television in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 3, 2012. TEXT SIZE Edward Yeranian September 03, 2012 CAIRO — A long-standing ban against veiled […]
Demystifying Quantum Physics: You Need it for Your Faith
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times If my […]
Plan for Catholic church makes waves in Bahrain
by Reem Khalifa, AP MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The building of the largest Roman Catholic church in the Gulf was supposed to be a chance for the tiny island kingdom […]
Halal toothpaste, anyone? Religious observance has become a global brand
the guardian: by Nesrine Malik. A few years ago, the only “halal” signs one saw were on butchers’ shops. But now halal is turning into a global brand – as highlighted in a BBC documentary proclaiming that “The Future is Halal“. The Arabic word “halal” means simply, that which is […]
AHMADIS AND PAKISTAN
Ahmadis and Pakistan I tend to agree with Bashy Quraishy’s thoughts. Despite such severe atrocities and death meted out to Pakistani Ahmadi Muslims, they still love their country, if they adopt a foreign land they still go back to visit their homeland and are exceptionally loyal to the nation which […]
9/11 Blood Drive – Muslims for Life 2012
Source: Muslims for Life Muslims for Life 2012 To honor the victims of 9/11 on its 11th anniversary, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA has launched the second annual “Muslims for […]
FIJIAN EMBASSY OPENS IN UNITES ARAB EMIRATE
Fijian embassy opens in Capital Aisha Tariq / 3 September 2012 The Republic of Fiji officially opened its first diplomatic mission in the UAE yesterday in the presence of Fijian Prime Minister Commodore Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama and the UAE Minister of State Reem Ibrahim Al Hashmi. The embassy will be Fiji’s […]
Republican Party’s Scaremongering against Sharia Law
Source: Tampa Bay Online By AHMED BEDIER, NADIA B. AHMAD On Tuesday, delegates to the Republican National Convention voted in support of the 60-page party platform that has been described […]
Assam – No Bodo, No Musalman, First Insan (Human)
Source: Ummid.com There was no positive story in the recent past that was reported on the Assam imbroglio, except one. But before telling that lets count the negatives that has shaken us from within. First was the mass exodus of the Bengali speaking Muslims population from their shanty homes residing […]
Indian agencies alarmed over Saudi-Arabia-based terror modules
Source: The Hindu Indian security agencies — who are questioning 16 men held by Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh — say the men received instructions from Saudi Arabia-based handlers to identify possible targets for attack, including important political leaders, journalists, and strategic defence establishments, a senior Union Home Ministry official […]
Britain’s biggest 3-day annual convention of Muslims starts September 7th
Official site for the annual convention or Jalsa Salana UK Alton Herald: ONE of Britain’s oldest Muslim communities will gather on a 210-acre site at East Worldham, near Alton, next […]
Robert Fisk: In Maaloula, the past has relevance to Syria’s tragic present
Sunday is a good day to drive to Maaloula. There are fig and olive trees and grapes by the road and, for a time, you can forget that Syria is enduring an epic tragedy. True, you mustn’t turn right to Tell, where the Syrian Arab Army are having a spot […]
Non-Aligned Movement
Non-Aligned Movement From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Member countries Observer countries Coordinating Bureau New York, New York, United States Membership 120 members 17 observer countries[1] Leaders – Principal decision-making organ Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries[2] – Chair[2] Iran […]
Slump in August car sales in France
RFI France. The manufacturers’ organisation said the number of sales of new cars in France slipped to 96,115. Over the first eight months of this year, the fall was 13.4 percent, it said, noting that the French carmakers PSA Peugeot Citroen and Renault suffered more last month than their foreign […]
Jews and Muslims Unite in Fight for Religious Freedom in Europe
Source: Arutz Sheva Jewish and Muslim religious leaders from 18 European countries will gather in Paris to discuss increasing religious prohibitions in Europe. By Rachel Hirshfeld Jewish and Muslim religious […]
Bangladesh wins the Earth Care Award 2012 Adaptation Project
Source/Credit: Energy Bangla The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) of Bangladesh won the Earth Care Award 2012 (sponsored by the Times of India) for spearheading the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) (LDCF) project “Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change through Coastal Afforestation in Bangladesh”. This year’s Earth Care Awards […]