Writer Defends His Handling of Interview With Assad
Even when his country was not convulsed by war, President Bashar al-Assad of Syria rarely gave televised interviews to foreigners. His session with Barbara Walters in December was a public […]
Muslims are engaging more as U.S. elections loom
August 08, 2012 12:59 AM By Altaf Husain The Daily Star Lebanon One trend to watch in the U.S. presidential election next November will be whether Muslim American civic engagement translates into votes. There has been a strong Muslim American voting contingent among African Americans. But unresolved grievances rooted in […]
‘Sultans of Science’ at the National Science Museum in Thailand
JEDDAH: FOUZIA KHAN ARABNEWS Wednesday 8 August 2012 Sultans of Science, a global traveling exhibition of MTE Studios, United Arab Emirates, will bring history back to life at the National […]
Accusations Against Bank on Iran Deals Surprised U.S. Regulators, Too
Top executives at Standard Chartered said they were surprised when New York’s banking regulator accused them on Monday of scheming with the Iranian government to launder billions of dollars to potentially support terrorist activities. They were not the only ones caught off guard. The regulatory order also stunned other authorities […]
Syria heading to abyss without political solution, King Abdullah (of Jordan) warns
Jordan Times AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah has voiced concern over the continued conflict in Syria, warning that if no political solution is found soon, the country will be […]
Just what Israel wanted: Egypt moves to seal Gaza tunnels after border attack
Jordan Times RAFAH — Egypt began to seal off smuggling tunnels into the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, a security source said, two days after gunmen shot dead 16 Egyptian border guards in an attack blamed partly on Palestinian militants. As officials considered how to respond to the deadliest assault along […]
Contempt of court: SC issues show-cause notice to PM Ashraf
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: August 8, 2012 ISLAMABAD: While getting its short order penned down in the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation […]
New Islamic Cultural Center announced by His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid
Centre for Islamic Culture announced Ahmed Shaaban / 8 August 2012 The Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities in Dubai on Tuesday announced the Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Islamic Culture, an immense building to be constructed at Barsha for the service of Muslims and new Muslims. His Highness Shaikh […]
Recalling our debt to Islam
Recalling our debt to Islam BY VERN BARNET: Special to The Star: This may be a good time, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, to ask why many of us, including […]
Hotly contested Tennessee mosque to open Friday
Hotly contested mosque to open Friday in Tennessee Erik Schelzig / AP file A worker walks out of the construction site of a mosque being built in Murfreesboro, Tenn., June 21, 2012. By NBC News staff and The Associated Press A new mosque outside of Nashville, Tenn. that […]
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Video: Biologist Kenneth Miller on Free Will and Quantum Physics
Our physics has to allow for free will and even though nineteenth century physics only suggested determinism, Quantum physics has provided, at least possible avenue, for both free will and Providence of God, at the same time.
Rohingyas and Ahmadiyya: Some Parallels between Burma and Pakistan
Monks, military and Myanmar – a Pakistani’s déjà vu by Tahir Mehdi Dawn: In my young age, I had a fascination for mandirs(temple). I wished to see one. I didn’t know […]
‘Locked-In’ Coma Survivor Describes Hearing Doctors Discuss Ending His Life
Business Insider: Two days after regaining consciousness from a massive stroke, Richard Marsh watched helplessly from his hospital bed as doctors asked his wife, Lili, whether they should turn off his life support machine. Marsh, a former police officer and teacher, had strong views on that suggestion. The 60-year-old didn’t want […]
Iran to unplug from Web to escape West’s ‘Internet monopoly’
RT: Tehran plans to remove its key ministries and state bodies from the Internet next month, calling the worldwide web “untrustworthy.” The action is the first phase in a planned Iranian project to replace the Internet with a domestic intranet. The country’s key ministries will be unplugged from the global […]
Bangladesh seeks more control over Grameen Bank
Source: Daily News The founder of Bangladesh’s pioneer micro-lending institution, the Grameen Bank believes that the government’s latest move to expand the power of the chairman could hurt the millions of poor borrowers. Last year Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was fired from his position at the bank by the government […]
Islamic Center of Murfreesboro granted temporary occupancy
MURFREESBORO — The Islamic Center of Murfreesboro has been granted a temporary certificate of occupancy, valid for 30 days, by the state fire marshal’s office. County codes officials conducted a […]
Gaza panics as Sinai bloodshed severs tunnel trade
RAFAH, Palestinian Territories – “If this closure continues it will be a disaster,” says Abu Taha, who runs one of hundreds of cross-border smuggling tunnels that were closed after a […]