This message, despite being falsely attributed to several sources, hits a universal tone within each of us. When an old man died in the geriatric ward of a nursing home in an Australian country town, it was believed that he had nothing left of any value. Later, when the […]
ScienceDaily (July 18, 2012) — People are more likely to show forgiving behavior if they receive restitution, but they are more prone to report they have forgiven if they get an apology, according to Baylor University research published in theJournal of Positive Psychology. The study underscores the importance of both restitution and apology […]
Tennessee Muslims feel blessed this Ramadan after federal court rules in their … Washington Post … year as they worshipped Friday. Opponents spent two years trying to halt construction of a new mosque for the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, but a federal judge ruled this week the congregation has a right to worship there […]
Concerns raised over Fiji’s draft constitution Radio Australia The commission has reviewed the draft and this week released a statement objecting to the inclusion of the immunity clause. Chairman Yash Ghai told Radio Australia’s Pacific Beat program the immunity clause was too broad. “The international laws and … See all stories on this […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Source / Credit: Ahmadiyya Gazette USA يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ […]
Those who knew about the habit prior to finalising their marriage contract excluded By Jumana Al Tamimi, Associate Editor GULF NEWS Dubai: Saudi women who suffered as a result of […]
The Daily Star, Lebanon The accelerating pace of events inside Syria has raised expectations that Bashar Assad’s regime is on the verge of collapsing, though nobody seems to know when and how this will happen, or how the post-Assad transition will play out. The regime is fatally injured, because it […]
By Stephen Dockery The Daily Star, Lebanon Once again Ramadan coincides with the country’s most suffocating season. As temperatures, accompanied by wilting levels of humidity, bob in the high 30s, […]
AFP | Jul 21, 2012 | 01:42 Cilvegozu, Turkey (AFP) – Dozens of Turkish truck drivers whose lorries were burned or looted as Syrian rebels battled loyalist troops at a […]
Let Us Build Pakistan: LUBP condemns the brutal murder of Mr. Mukarram Naeem Ahmad Gondal in Karachi on Thursday, 19 July 2012. This is the second target killing of an […]
Christians Science Monitor: What is LIBOR? LIBOR stands for London Interbank Offered Rate. It’s supposed to measure the average interest rate that banks charge when they lend to each other. LIBOR is […]
Pakteahouse: by Marafi: Strange that no one cared to look up the meaning of the Arabic word ‘Masjid’. Had they done so, they would have found that it is derived […]
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Huff Post: by Imam Khalid Latif This Ramadan is unique in comparison to the Ramadans that came before it just as today is unique in comparison to each yesterday that we have lived and every tomorrow that we will see. As in years past, Muslims all over the world, myself […]
Guardian: The chorus of empathetic responses to the tragic shootings at the Aurora movie theater, near Denver, Colorado early Friday morning marks a stubborn refrain in a perennial American elegy. Different singers […]
Huff Post: by David Schanzer Last summer, I was honored to be invited to an Iftar dinner — the meal to break the daily fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan — hosted by Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano. The guests consisted of many high ranking government officials, […]
PJMedia: by John Hawkins X-Events: The Collapse Of Everything is not a cheery book. In essence, it argues that the complexity required to underpin modern living is making it increasingly unsustainable. The crunch comes when we recognize that societies must continually solve problems in order to keep growing. But the solution to […]
Examiner.com: by Saima Shiekh; As we enter the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims from all over the world will be observing fast during this month but the concept of fasting is […]
Source: Tehelka “The breed of Qadianis will never change. They may multiply up to 99 generations; still the 100th one will continue to be a dualist-infidel and apostate. The […]
Source: AP By: MATTHEW PENNINGTON | Associated Press Published: July 19, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) Accusations of extrajudicial killings by Bangladeshi paramilitary forces and the South Asian nation’s refusal to grant refuge to fleeing refugees faced scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers Thursday. The congressional hearing also examined allegations of abuses against labor […]