Posted by Abdul Alim Asian Human Rights Commission: Statement : The Asian Human Rights Commission has had discussions with the leaders of the Ahmadis, a religious minority community of Islam, at Lahore, Punjab province. During these discussions it was found that they are denied access to practice their religion at […]
Source: NY Times. By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN Published: May 17, 2012 In 1953, after the early successes of Soviet espionage demonstrated just how difficult and dangerous the cold war would become, the Central Intelligence Agency began a top-secret program called MKUltra. It included exotic projects that decades later provided much critical fodder […]
ScienceDaily (May 17, 2012) — Across history and cultures, religion increases trust within groups but also may increase conflict with other groups, according to an article in a special issue ofScience. “Moralizing gods, emerging over the last few millennia, have enabled large-scale cooperation and sociopolitical conquest even without war,” says University […]
Ahmadiyya Times: By Imran Jattala: While police in Hyderabad, India were busy defending the Ahmadiyya Muslim properties attacked and forcibly occupied by an Islamist militant mob, across the border in Pakistan, […]
New York Times: By PAUL KRUGMAN: Suddenly, it has become easy to see how the euro — that grand, flawed experiment in monetary union without political union — could come apart […]
Russian TV: Diminishing the principle of state sovereignty is fraught with the destruction of the world order and a full-scale war, even with the use of nuclear weapons, warns Russian […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Declaration of Sentiments, also known as the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments,[1] is a document signed in 1848 by 68 women and 32 men, […]
The Muslim Times congratulates Dr. Clayton Bell and Jeanie Zelinski on their achievements and wish them well for their further endeavors.
HealthNews Autumn is here and with it brings dropping temperatures, wind, rain, and the possibility of cold and flu. While there is no known cure for either, your kitchen is stocked with many foods that can help relieve symptoms and speed your recovery. Lemonade: This is wonderful to soothe sore throats, […]
by Simon Bradley in Geneva, swissinfo.ch International Geneva is described as a sprawling mansion that needs modernising. But the challenges are daunting: budgetary pressures, fluctuating exchange rates, insecurity, housing and […]
BY: ANNE GEARAN | AP ARABNEWS WASHINGTON: Mapping the way out of an unpopular war, the United States and NATO are trying to build an Afghan army that can defend […]
BY: JEDDAH: BADR AL-QAHTANI ARABNEWS The biggest expansion of the Grand Mosque in Makkah was carried out during the reign of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah. In […]
by Omar Obeidat |JORDAN TIMES AMMAN –– Oil shale is the “saviour” of Jordan’s economy, according to international oil expert Mamdouh Salameh, who warned that surging global oil prices may […]
Reuters | May 17,2012 | 22:41 JORDAN TIMES KUWAIT — Kuwait’s ruler has blocked a proposal by 31 of the 50 elected members of parliament to amend the constitution to make all legislation in the Gulf Arab state comply with Islamic law, an MP said on Thursday. The approval of […]
Yahoo.news The Indian government has approved a deal to buy natural gas from Turkmenistan via a $7.6 billion pipeline passing throughAfghanistan and Pakistan, reports said on Thursday. The cabinet approved the signing of the Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement as well as the payment of a transit fee to Afghanistan and Pakistan for allowing […]
Huff Post Fifteen American Muslims, including four military veterans, are suing the federal government after discovering they were placed on the “no-fly” list. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on behalf of these 15 plaintiffs alleging that these U.S. citizens were put on a security risk no-fly list […]
Source: The Independent The 300 MPs elected in Greece’s inconclusive May 6 ballot were sworn in today, including 21 from the right-wing Golden Dawn party. […]
Source: CNN The Bible clearly condemns homosexuality – and, by extension, same-sex marriage – right? A guest “My Take” post we ran this week from a college psychology professor who […]
Belongings of a “GODLY PERSONA” are IMPORTANT # ONE of FOUR – Why the Holy Belongings are Important The Holy Promised Messiah Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, a.s. has ascribed the phenomenon of “Barakat in the Belongings” as below:- Rookhani Khazain Volume 5 – Aaenae Kamalate Islam – Page 69 […]
source: Huffington Post | By HOPE YENPosted: 05/17/2012 12:02 am Updated: 05/17/2012 9:06 am WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than […]