Pro-settler vandals attack West Bank monastery
OCUPIED JERUSALEM: Vandals set fire to the doors of a Christian monastery in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday and daubed pro-settler graffiti on its walls in a possible retaliation […]
Syrians fleeing war start to trickle into Europe
By Mia Shanley SWISSINFO.CH KOPINGEBRO, Sweden (Reuters) – Ali Jamal travelled thousands of miles on foot, by train and road to flee violence in Syria while Jomaah piled his family into a camper van to smuggle them north to Europe. They have now reached safety in Sweden, some of the […]
UNESCO Award of Excellence 2012 for traditional houses on Flores Island, Indonesia
Source: TN Global Travel News; Mbaru Niang, the traditional house in the village of Wae Rebo on the island of Flores, East Nusatenggara province of Indonesia has received UNESCO’s top […]
‘Political parties engaged in mudslinging while Pakistan is under threat’
Credit: ET Says they should first work on saving the country from danger and then engage in politics. PHOTO: MQM KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has appealed for unity, while criticising political parties for being involved in mudslinging while Pakistan was encircled by threats. In a speech at […]
Muslims from abroad are thriving in US catholic colleges
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/03/education/muslims-enroll-at-catholic-colleges-in-growing-numbers.html?hpw DAYTON, Ohio — Arriving from Kuwait to attend college here, Mai Alhamad wondered how Americans would receive a Muslim, especially one whose head scarf broadcasts her religious identity. Enlarge This Image Ty William Wright for The New York Times Fatema Albalooshi, a graduate student from Bahrain, said that when […]
Europhobia: Bulgaria and Poland decide to steer clear of troubled currency
Russian TV: Moody’s recent step to cut the eurozone’s outlook has become another sign for investors as well as for other European countries to stay away from the troubled group. […]
Iran could strike US bases if Israel attacks: Hezbollah
Source: TOI BEIRUT: Iran could hit US bases in the Middle East in response to any Israeli strike on its nuclear facilities even if American forces played no role in the attack, the leader of Lebanon’s Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah said on Monday. “A decision has been taken to respond […]
Fake email sends Pakistan PMO into a tizzy
Credit: TOI ISLAMABAD: A fake email sent the Pakistani prime minister’s media office into a spin, prompting one official to wonder why the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) was using a private gmail id. “It contained no text, just the title ‘Prime Minister’s Message on Defence Day’,” Shafqat Jalil, PMO spokesperson, […]
India urged to implement UN recommendations on human rights
Dawn: Human Rights Watch, an international watchdog body, has urged India to accept the recommendations by United Nations member states at the UN’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to address the […]
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 […]