Picture of the Day-Amazing Nature
Nature really is amazing, isn’t it? The sad part is, most people probably walk past this every day without ever noticing. Take some time today to notice what’s around you. You might be surprised.
Monks Gone Wild: When Buddhism Derails in Myanmar
Huff Post: Andrew Lam For a country steeped in Buddhism, Myanmar is accruing terrible karmic debts. Alarming news and images of attacks and killings by the Buddhist majority in Rakhine Province against a Muslim minority there have been slowly trickling out onto the Internet and the wider world. Pictures of […]
Catholic Church ‘show of force’
Inquirer News: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) leads tens of thousands in a prayer-rally at the Edsa Shrine in Mandaluyong City on Saturday to show Congress that most Filipinos oppose a bill that would curb the country’s population growth. Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and Senators Vicente […]
A chilling recipe for eternal life
RT: What if it takes one single pill to rewind your clock of life? No more health issues, you are no longer getting old… Impossible? According to some, not in the future. And as a Russian cryonics firm insists, they have the way of taking you there. Panacea pill Speaking […]
”We Are Calling for a New Interpretation of the Koran”
Source: Qantara Interview conducted by Christoph Dreyer A new research centre in Qatar seeks to focus more attention on the ethical dimension of Islam. The founders of the centre and […]
SC declares contempt law null and void
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: August 3, 2012 ISLAMABAD: The Supreme of Court of Pakistan declared the contempt law, recently passed by the parliament, […]
Sacrifice is a common feature among fast-growing faiths Ramadan highlights religions that require sacrifice — a feature of fast-growing faiths
By Matthew Brown, Deseret News WEST VALLEY CITY — On Aug. 19, Mohmmad Jbailat will have fasted for 29 days, a pillar of his Islamic faith and an opportunity to […]
The moon is more important than the sun – or: was Mullah Nasruddin a Pakistani?
The news that Pakistani scientists invented the ‘water-driven-car’ (or was it the ‘Islamic car’?) makes me wonder whether Mullah Nasruddin was a Pakistani, because the Mullahs stated: One day Mullah […]
Ghana: What Are the Implications of Ghana’s Transition?
Credit: Allafrica.com. What will be the main challenges for Ghana’s next leader? A3: According to Ghana’s constitution, Vice President John Dramani Mahama will serve out the rest of his predecessor’s term. His first task will be to win a tough election battle in which he will most likely be the […]
An all-out war against not only Iran, but also Shi’ites all around
Credit: Asia Times. t took Reuters quite a while to be allowed to report that US President Barack Obama had approved an intelligence finding [1] letting the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) loose in its support for the weaponized “rebels” fighting for regime change in Syria. By now even fishermen in […]
Sacrificing Iran’s queen
Credit: Asia Times Sacrificing the queen So the question to be asked of the EU could be whether they are prepared to join a Eurasian framework for political and economic co-operation largely based upon energy and trade, or would prefer to cling to a failing and dysfunctional deficit-based economic framework […]
Obama brings Erdogan into bat
Credit: Asia Times The image the White House used to illustrate United States President Barack Obama’s phone call to Recep Tayyip Erdogan conveyed a simple but blunt message, according to the Turkish press: “Whack Bashar, Erdogan Bey”. However, in helping overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the Turkish prime minister is […]
Indonesian Protection of Religious Freedom Deteriorating: US
Source: Jakarta Globe n Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, government protection of religious freedom has been deteriorating, the United States says. While the Indonesian government generally respects the freedom of the country’s six officially recognized religions, it has failed to overturn local regulations violating religious freedom, the US […]
Head scarf clearance for Saudi jukoda neither ‘a victory nor a defeat’
Source: Globe and Mail The Olympic clash of cultures – Muslim tradition versus judo tradition – went to the fundamentalist Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s as female judo fighter Wojdan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani will fight in Friday’s heavyweight match wearing a head scarf or hijab. But the main Imam of […]
Dr Nasim Ahmed Malik is now Advisor on Social Democracy.
Credit: Dr Nasim Ahmed Malik of Sweden. The Founding Chairman and International President SPMUDA (an international organization for social democracy based in Sweden) has appointed Dr Nasim Ahmed Malik of Sweden as the Adviser on Social Democracy. This amounts to reposing special trust and confidence in the patriotism, valor, fidelity […]
30 mosques in 30 days: a Ramadan project
Source: Toronto Star Himy Syed has set himself some lofty goals this Ramadan: to break fast at 30 mosques in the GTA over 30 days and not gain any weight in the process. It helps that he gets to most of his destinations by bike. Already, over the course of […]
Milk thistle not to be used as treatment for Hepatitis C
Milk Thistle , Taken by Many People as Liver Detox is Ineffective as Treatment for Hepatitis C, Study Suggests ScienceDaily: Silymarin or “milk thistle,” a popular herbal dietary supplement that […]
U.S. releases Religious Freedom Report 2011
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom either alone or in community with others […]
‘Muslim brethren’ Bangladesh tells international charities to stop giving aid to Myanmar Rohingya Muslims!
(Reuters) – Bangladesh told three international aid agencies on Thursday not to help thousands of Rohingyas Muslims who have been fleeing into Bangladesh to escape violence in neighbouring Myanmar. France’s Médecins Sans Frontières, British-based Muslim Aid and Action Against Hunger were told about the ban by Joynul Bari, commissioner of […]
How A Last-Minute Decision Led To The Nuking Of Nagasaki
Businessinsider.com: Days after Hiroshima, a deadlier atomic bomb was bound for an armaments factory in Kokura – until bad weather forced a change of plan. In an extract from his new […]