Jakarta Globe: In Pakistan, Ahmadis Lose Hope This Ramadan
Karachi, Pakistan. As millions around the world enter the third week of the Ramadan fast, the fraternity that typically unites Muslims during the holy month does not extend to Pakistan’s […]
French Bank Offers Women Handbag Insurance, Dodges Accusations Of Sexism
How much do you love your handbag? Or, let us rephrase this: Do you think your bank should have a vested interest in protecting it? That’s what one French bank […]
Switzerland: Forced marriage affects hundreds
In the past two years, around 1,400 young women in Switzerland have been forced to marry, end a relationship or have been told not to seek a divorce, according to a study by Neuchâtel University for the Federal Migration Office. Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga presented the results of the study […]
Israel tests SMS missile alerts as Iran chatter grows
JERUSALEM: The Israeli army on Sunday began testing a nationwide SMS system for warning the public of an imminent missile attack as chatter over a possible strike on Iran dominated the Israeli press headlines. With front page stories in two papers suggesting Tehran had made progress towards the manufacture and […]
Twin earthquakes kill 220 and injure 1,500 in Iran
Zahra Hosseinian | Reuters ARABNEWS Sunday 12 August 2012 DUBAI: Two powerful earthquakes killed 220 people and injured around 1,500 in northwest Iran where rescue workers frantically combed the rubble of dozens of villages throughout the night and into Sunday as medical staff desperately tried to save lives. Thousands huddled […]
Lessons learned from the Islamic Solidarity Summit
Dr. Abdul Haq Azozi ARABNEWS Sunday 12 August 2012 King Abdullah, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, has called for an emergency summit of the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Makkah on the 26th and 27th of Ramadan to address the concerns and imminent problems […]
Bringing Myanmar killers to justice tops summit agenda
DAMMAM: SIRAJ WAHAB ARABNEWS Sunday 12 August 2012 The ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar is one of the key issues to be discussed at the Islamic solidarity summit convened by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah in Makkah on Aug. 14-15. With just two days to […]
why capitalism wants us to stay single or divorced?
Guardian: The long-term relationship, like the job-for-life, is fast being deregulated into short term, temporary arrangements with no promise of commitment, as sociologist Zygmunt Bauman has been warning us for over […]
If the Sikh Temple Had Been a Mosque It would be less Outrageous?
NY Times: During the 2008 presidential campaign, rumors proliferated that Barack Obama was a Muslim who had been indoctrinated into militant Islam during childhood studies in a madrassa. The fact […]
Secular Pakistan: ‘Pakistanis should know Quaid’s Aug 11 speech by heart’
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Secular Pakistan: Jinnah, Lincoln and Nehru The Express Tribune from 2012 by Sonia Malik: Speakers […]
FIJI NEWS – PM Slams SDL Constitution submissions
Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama Your views PM slams SDL’s constitution submission Read or post your comments PM slams SDL’s constitution submission Publish date/time: 12/08/2012 [12:11] Print this page Email this page Shut down the party and go home if you cannot come up with proposals that will bring a […]
Imam asks for “day of forgiveness” as new mosque opens
Islamic Center Imam asks for ‘day of forgiveness’ as new mosque opens http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?action=recommend&api_key=184474251565027&channel_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter.php%3Fversion%3D9%23cb%3Df16ff0fc38%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.dnj.com%252Ff3400e4e7c%26domain%3Dwww.dnj.com%26relation%3Dparent.parent&extended_social_context=false&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnj.com%2Farticle%2F20120811%2FNEWS%2F308110038%2FIslamic-Center-Imam-asks-day-forgiveness-new-mosque-opens%3Fodyssey%3Dnav%257Chead%26nclick_check%3D1&layout=standard&locale=en_US&node_type=link&ref=artrectop&sdk=joey&send=false&show_faces=false&width=429 2:28 PM, Aug 10, 2012 | Comments http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?action=recommend&api_key=184474251565027&channel_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter.php%3Fversion%3D9%23cb%3Df3741488d%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.dnj.com%252Ff3400e4e7c%26domain%3Dwww.dnj.com%26relation%3Dparent.parent&extended_social_context=false&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dnj.com%2Farticle%2F20120811%2FNEWS%2F308110038%2FIslamic-Center-Imam-asks-day-forgiveness-new-mosque-opens%3Fodyssey%3Dnav%257Chead%26nclick_check%3D1&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&node_type=link&ref=artsharetop&sdk=joey&send=false&show_faces=false&width=155 A A Friday Prayers at ICM: Friday Prayers at ICM FILED UNDER News First Friday prayers at new Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, August 10, 2012. Purchase ImageZOOM Worshipers pray […]
Nigeria: Some Muslims Give Islam Extreme Posture – Umar Pakio
Nigeria: Some Muslims Give Islam Extreme Posture – Umar Paiko Tagged: Nigeria, Religion, West Africa BY ROSE ADAH, 11 AUGUST 2012 Comment (1) http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fc%2F-4ZJ42&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=130&action=recommend&colorscheme=light&height=25 http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1340179658.html#_=1344744169704&count=horizontal&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fstories%2F201208110323.html&hashtags=nigeria&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fstories%2F201208110323.html&related=allafrica%2C%20allafricafrench&size=m&text=Some%20Muslims%20Give%20Islam%20Extreme%20Posture%20-%20Umar%20Paiko&url=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fc%2F-4ZJ42&via=allafrica https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/fastbutton?bsv=pr&url=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fc%2F-4ZJ42&size=medium&count=true&annotation=bubble&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com&hl=en-GB&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fgapi%2F__features__%2Frt%3Dj%2Fver%3DHY9p6vay2e0.en_US.%2Fsv%3D1%2Fam%3D!9WWg3hgFJrKAVXxNQA%2Fd%3D1%2Frs%3DAItRSTNB8Fia3XwNbKRkrBG4FoP0ywMLTQ#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart&id=I0_1344744168006&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com An Islamic scholar Mallam Umar Paiko has said that, rather than label Islam as extreme, it is some Muslims who had taken extreme posture giving the religion […]
Franks Mir’s Book : Signs for Ahmadiyyat
Under the Absolute Amir can now be accessed online at this link. Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and people across the world should witness how Allah put into the heart of a non-Ahmadi, non-Muslim person that he should report in his book things that stand witness to the truth […]
President Obama at Iftar dinner in the State Room DC
Video, President Iftar, President’s Iftar Remarks, White House Ramadan, Obama Iftar, White House Iftar, Religion News President Barack Obama celebrates the Islamic holy month of Ramadan by hosting an iftar dinner in the State Dining Room […]
Worker at Tandoor (Built-in ground oven) breaks record, secures first position in BA exams
Express Tribune: LAHORE: It was not a usual day for Muhammad Muhsen Ali, working at his brother’s Tandoor, when he secured the first position in BA (Bachelor in Arts) 2012 examinations on Saturday breaking all previous records in Punjab. Ali, a private student hailing from Hafizabad district, is the eldest son […]
Scores dead and over a thousand injured after two quakes strike Iran
RT: Two strong quakes have shaken Iran’s northwest, leaving 180 people dead and more than 1,300 injured, Iranian officials say. The quakes have also disrupted communications, complicating rescue efforts. The quakes, measuring 6.4 and 6.3 on the Richter scale, struck near the towns of Tabriz and Ahar in the East […]
Russian underground Islamic sect: members deny accusations of child abuse
Members of an eccentric Muslim sect in Russia who are said to have kept their families in catacombs under their house have disputed the accusation and vehemently denied charges of […]
Britain to be treated to spectacular meteor shower
Britain is to be treated to a spectacular display of meteors on Saturday night with up to two visible every minute at the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower. […]