Short Arctic night a challenge for fasting Muslims
By DAVID MAC DOUGALL Source: Associated Press MercuryNews.com Finland. How do you observe dawn-to-dusk fasting when there is neither dawn nor dusk? It’s a question facing a small but growing […]
Cracking the Jewish-Muslim Line in the Middle East
By Maryam Vahedi Source: GroundReport After centuries, if not millennia, filled with dark histories of religious tensions between Muslims and Jews one may be considered delusional for suggesting that Muslims and Jews can live together peacefully in the Middle East. Many statesmen and community leaders have tried in vain to […]
The Subway Train Gamble in New York City: Video Presentation
Source: New York Times Author: MATT FLEGENHEIMER Many riders tussle daily with the timeless question: local or express? But for the denizens of the N, R or Q trains, traveling […]
Part 2 – Barakat-ud-Dua – Our Greatest Weapon
The greatest weapon we have (and how indeed to get this message across) but the greatest weapon we possess as humans and that we neglect so much is the power of tears […]
Swiss letter: PM has to flout ‘unlawful’ court orders, govt tells SC
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Qamar Zaman Published: July 25, 2012 ISLAMABAD: The desperation is evident.The government attempted a curious move on the eve of a potentially-decisive […]
Convention and Community Pt 2; The Ahmadiyya
Source: Vegreville Observer – Along with my chaperones for the weekend of July 6-8 were other members of the AMYA executive team like Noman Khalid and Aleem Farooqi. Khalid was one of the members who visited Vegreville in the spring to provide information sessions about the Qur’an and the Mother […]
FIJI NEWS – Fiji faces dramatic changes in security
Voter Registration in Fiji one-third of the way to target MarketWatch (press release) “This is a historic moment for Fiji, particularly considering the country’s political history,” stated the Attorney-General. “The Bainimarama Government has taken care to ensure the challenges and issues pointed out in the 2006 EU report will not be repeated, … See […]
Why Love Is Good for Your Health
Health.com: Is marriage good for your health? In general, research suggests yes. Married people live longer, have better access to health care, enjoy a more satisfying sex life, experience less stress, live a healthier lifestyle, and have lower rates of heart disease, diabetes, and depressioncompared to their single counterparts. The list of health perks conferred […]
Healthy or Just Hype? 16 Most Misleading Food Labels
Health.com: Have you ever picked one grocery item over another because of the health claims on the label? You may have been duped. That’s because terms like fat free or all natural are often slapped on a food item that may not be healthy at all. Frustrated? You’re not alone. Nearly 59% of consumers […]
Colorado-Style Shooting Unlikely In Philippines Belies Brutal Reality
Philippines News: AmmoLand Gun News USA –(Ammoland.com)- Philippine police say mass shootings similar to the one at the Aurora, Colo., theater are unlikely due to the nation’s strict gun control laws, ABS-CBNnews.com reported Saturday. “Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesman, Chief Superintendent Generoso Cerbo Jr., said the Philippines has stringent measures regulating the sale of firearms,” […]
Philadelphia Church Official Sentenced to at Least 3 Years in Prison
Source : NY Times. PHILADELPHIA — Msgr. William J. Lynn, the first Roman Catholic official in the United States to be convicted of covering up sexual abuses by priests under his supervision, was sentenced to three to six years in prison on Tuesday. “You knew full well what was right, […]
Bangladesh: Dhaka Becomes Capital of Islamic Culture
Source: Global Voice The Bangladesh capital Dhaka has been declared as the capital of Islamic culture along with two other cities. The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ISESCO), a subsidiary of […]
India: Muslim-Hindu Clash Is Deadly
Source: The New York Times A clash between Muslims observing the holy month of Ramadan and Hindus who were offering alms to one of their gods left one man dead and 20 people injured in northern India. The police imposed a curfew on Bareilly, a town in Uttar Pradesh State […]
Why does Muslim world and Chinese hate Pakistan and Pakistanis
Source: Russia & India report Pakistanis evoke highly negative emotions worldwide, including in Muslim majority countries, says a US survey. Not just the elites but the common Pakistani too is […]
Looking into the minds of killers
Source: CNN Author: Jeffrey Swanson (Professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University’s School of Medicine) A witness to the horrific shooting rampage in the Colorado movie theater called it “the longest minute” of his life. One can only imagine. But the second longest minute may be the waiting […]
President of Ghana John Atta Mills Has Passed Away
Photo Source: Wikipedia By Kwasi Kpodo ACCRA | Tue Jul 24, 2012 2:06pm EDT (Reuters) – Ghana’s President John Atta Mills, who won international praise as leader of a stable […]
Ramazan and the ‘holier than thou’ syndrome
Source: Express Tribune July 21, 2012 People go out of their way to embarrass those who don’t fast in Ramazan, as if to convince themselves and others that they are […]
Muslim cemeteries face generation gap
by Ariane Gigon, swissinfo.ch More Swiss cemeteries are setting aside special Muslim plots, but controversially these remain largely empty, with older Muslims preferring to be buried in the land of […]
US Roman Catholic William Lynn sentenced for abuse cover-up
Source: BBC US Roman Catholic Monsignor William Lynn has been sentenced to three to six years in jail for covering up a sex abuse complaint against a priest. Lynn supervised hundreds of priests in his role as secretary for clergy at the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Last month he became the […]
The (coming) destruction of The Dome of the Rock (Al Aqsa Mosque) and of Syria.
There is a frightening aspect to the present crises in Palestine and Syria: It seems to be a belief among ‘fundamental’ Christians that there must be a ‘Seven Year Tribulation […]