Huff Post Just as, 50 years ago, liberalism was the vital center of our politics, our religious landscape then was dominated by mainline Protestants and a Catholic Church becoming less Roman and more American every year. One of the most symbolic events occurred in 1958 when President Dwight D. Eisenhower […]
International surveys about the depth of people’s belief in God reveal vast differences among nations, ranging from 94 percent of people in the Philippines who said they always believed in God, compared to only 13 percent of people in the former East Germany. Yet the surveys found one constant—belief in […]
Source: Dawn Pakistan blocked the head of an airline whose jet crashed near the capital from leaving the country as it began an investigation Saturday into the country’s second major […]
By JEDDAH: IBRAHIM NAFFEE ARAB NEWS STAFF The two-day seminar, to be organized by the Ministry of Higher Education in collaboration with the King Abdul Aziz University, is another major […]
By AGENCIES ARABNEWS Published: Apr 20, 2012 02:00 Updated: Apr 20, 2012 02:00 CAIRO: Saudi Arabia will deposit $1 billion at the Egyptian central bank and buy T-bonds worth $750 […]
JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem on Thursday commended the Hashemites’ role as custodian of the holy sites in Jerusalem. During a meeting with HRH Prince Ghazi, […]
Turkish President Abdullah Gül marked the end of a three-day state visit to the Netherlands in a ceremony in the southern city of Maastricht attended by Queen Beatrix. After the Dutch and Turkish national anthems were played in a square in the centre of the city, President Gül inspected a military guard […]
In 2011, more Dutch citizens travelled to conflict regions to take part in Islamist insurgencies than in previous years. AIVD writes that Dutch jihadists were also increasingly successful in linking up with senior members of international Islamist networks. Read more: RNW
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune Published: April 20, 2012 KARACHI: A passenger plane, flight B4-213 of Bhoja Air, crashed at Koral Chowk on Islamabad Express Highway in […]
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali has played down the suggestion that regional sharia-based bylaws have the potential to trigger social conflicts despite the fact that Indonesia is a multicultural country. The regional autonomy system, which was first introduced 1999, entitles local administrations the right to issuing […]
The Jakarta Post, Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali is telling Ahmadiyah followers to obey the law despite the fact that it was them and their properties that were under attack on Friday morning. “There might have been something wrong in the region. We must to promote discussion to settle this […]
Written and Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times This article demonstrates the truth of the prophecy of the Holy Quran that the humans have […]
Huff Post: Congress recently held a hearing titled, “End Racial Profiling in America.” The scope of the hearing was unique in so far as it was not only limited to the experiences of African Americans and Latinos but encompassed the American Muslim one, too. While African Americans and Latinos have […]
(Reuters) – A leading conservative politician said on Thursday that Islam did not belong in Germany, fuelling tension at a conference on integrating Muslims that also debated a controversial Salafist campaign to hand out copies of the Koran across the country. “Islam is not part of our tradition and identity in […]
Huff Post Scientists have speculated that the human brain features a “God spot,” one distinct area of the brain responsible for spirituality. Now, University of Missouriresearchers have completed research that indicates spirituality is a complex phenomenon, and multiple areas of the brain are responsible for the many aspects of spiritual experiences. […]
Americans sceptical of the country’s future are preparing for economic collapse and a fascist regime reminiscent of Nazi Germany.
Source: Express Tribune While militants and ultra-right wing terrorists around the world are connected to each other, liberal and secular proponents of society remain unaware of each other’s presence and work, observed speakers at the launch of the Pakistan chapter of the “International forum for secular Bangladesh […]” on Wednesday. […]
Source: BBC As fuel costs spiral, powering aircraft with sunlight might seem like an attractive option. But is a solar powered plane feasible? It is easy to see the appeal […]
19 April 2003, is the date when he departed to his eternal abode, to his Almighty Creator. Man of many virtues, beauty and warmth, he was a human being adored […]
Washington Post: There were two Santa Maria! stories out of the Vatican this week. First, the bad news: The ultra-traditionalists of Marcel Lefebvre’s Society of St. Pius X are another step closer to being […]