01 May 2012 Source: BBC A former Archbishop of Canterbury has attacked religious laws in Saudi Arabia, saying they prevented non-Muslims from worshipping and were “profoundly unjust”. Lord Carey of […]
by Taylor Luck | May 05,2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Hundreds of activists hit the streets in some urban centres in the country demanding an end to the Kingdom’s […]
by Rajive Cherian | May 05,2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Sleeba Kattumangattu Cor-Episcopa, affectionately dubbed “Abunaan Sleeba” or “Father Sleeba”, has been shepherding flocks of religious tourists to the region for the past two decades. After organising more than 1,000 tours of the holy land, Sleeba told The Jordan […]
France 24. Centrist also-ran presidential candidate François Bayrou announced late on Thursday that he will be voting for socialist nominee François Hollande in the election’s second round on Sunday.Some French columnists put this surprise about-face – for centrists traditionally throw their support rightward – down to political expediency rather than […]
Rfi. France. Voting in the deciding round of France’s presidential election started on Saturday on a group of islands off Canada. Mainland France votes Sunday with Socialist challenger François Hollande showing a narrow lead in the polls over incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy. Voting started at midday Saturday in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, […]
Dawn: RAWALPINDI: A man booked for being allegedly involved in the murder of former minorities minister Shahbaz Bhatti, was acquitted by an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Saturday. In the ATC-II […]
Express Tribune: by Khalid Ahmad: Pakistan is about to face the second ‘withdrawal’ blowback from Afghanistan. The first, after the withdrawal of the Soviet Union, came under General Ziaul Haq, whose […]
The Point Friday, May 04, 2012 By the grace of Allah Almighty, the 36th Jalsa Salana of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at the Gambia ended successfully on Sunday 8th April 2012 for the first time at Masroor Senior Secondary School, Old Yundum, West Coast Region.The Jalsa was addressed by many distinguished guests such as: Honourable Lamin […]
Russian TV: One of the most radical Muslim confessions is on an aggressive campaign of preaching ultra-conservative Islam in Germany. Protected by the freedom of religion act, they spread a […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The 30th Sura of the Holy Quran, named Rome, opens with the declaration of a prophecy about the ultimate success […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Muslims have always been able to see the Christians in positive light, for several reasons. I will outline […]
Times Standard I majored in biology as an undergraduate, and have never regretted it. Life has taken me in many directions since then, but the “science of life” has stayed with me. I’ve recently read some books by Richard Dawkins, a genetic and molecular biologist, and an atheist. I recommend […]
Huff Post SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) If you suspected the newly released U.S. Religion Census overstated the Mormons’ growth rate, you were right. That’s because, this time around, the Utah-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints changed the way it reported its membership to the researchers. The once-a-decade study […]
Huff Post What do you get for the man who has attained perfect enlightenment? That depends on where in the world you are celebrating. Buddha’s birthday, known as Vesak Day (or Wesak), is celebrated on various dates in the spring throughout the world, and each Buddhist culture has its own traditions for […]
Al Arabiya: Dozens of Bedouin women from southern Israel join the work force after an Israeli phone company opens a service center inside a local mosque, where women feel they can work without any inhibition. The country’s largest telecom group, Bezeq Israel Telecom, in a joint venture with the Ministry […]
Lankaweb: The hate campaign against Ahmadi Muslims reached new heights in Pakistan and even innocent children are not spared now. Government of Pakistan seems to succumb under pressure from extremists These were the findings of an annual report, the Persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan, released by the Ahmadiyya Jama’at, Pakistan […]
By JPOST EDITORIAL We mustn’t lose sight of the risk that disrespect for the law might spread to other segments of society. The Knesset Committee on the Status of Women last week turned its attention to Israel’s Beduin. The emergent picture was no less than shocking. Most Israelis wouldn’t imagine […]
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Non-Muslim Britons are being forced to eat animals slaughtered in “appalling” pain because religious butchering is becoming so common, a former chief vet has claimed. Prof Bill Reilly, ex-president of […]
Conservative MPs are stepping up pressure on David Cameron to use this week’s Queen’s Speech to unveil a radical pro-growth agenda. Even Conservative members who back the Prime Minister’s current […]