Khalifa of Islam stands up for Churches
Khalifa of Islam condemns Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti for calling for Churches to be destroyed Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad says such statements bear no relation to teachings of Islam The worldwide […]
HuffPost Jummah: Muslims in America Have Changed and Grown
By Kecia Ali Associate Professor of Religion, Boston University It’s spring again. The forsythia are in bloom and the days grow longer. Somehow, spring always takes me by surprise — and that’s no different this year, even after a winter so mild it barely deserved the name. But even as […]
Does Easter Have Relevance?
Source: Huff Post My local paper sent a notice around to all the local clergy asking the question: “What relevance does Easter have in the world today?” What world? In the Buddhist, Jewish, Jain, Zoroastrian, Shinto, Zen, Islamic, Sikh, Wiccan, Atheist and Secularist worlds, Easter has as much relevance, I […]
The Plain Truth About Easter
By Herbert W. Armstrong (1892-1986) 1957, 1973 edition Courtesy: Missionary Inam ul Haq Kauser The Resurrection was not on Easter Sunday! Easter is not a Christian name, but the title of the idolatrous […]
India and Pakistan’s role in Afghanistan
Source: The Express Tribune Author: M. Hassan Khan For the last decade or so, the global community has been fighting a war in Afghanistan which has its roots originating from the Soviet-Afghan war of the 1980s. The current war has various stakeholders involved who are vying for greater influence in […]
Zardari, Singh talk: Indian PM to visit Pakistan
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: April 8, 2012 NEW DELHI: Addressing the media after holding private talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on […]
Iraqi minister holds talks for progress in Turkey ties
Source: AFP ANKARA — A senior Iraqi minister met Turkish officials this week for talks on bilateral ties already strained over a political crisis engulfing neighbouring Iraq, a Turkish diplomat said Saturday. Iraqi National Security Minister Falih al-Fayyad held closed-door talks in Istanbul and Ankara beginning April 3 with a […]
Easter Bunny belief ‘good for kids’ – is it really ?
Source: The Local As children across Germany search homes and gardens for eggs left by the Easter Bunny, parents preparing to them the truth should think twice – a psychologist […]
Ring of Fire: An Indonesian Odyssey
The Jakarta Globe: Sandwiched between the Indian and the Pacific oceans and home to more than 1,000 ethnic groups and 300 distinct languages, Indonesia looks different to each person who […]
Israel bans Günter Grass over poem
Arutz Sheva: Gunter GrassInterior Minister Eli Yishai has banned German poet Gunter Grass from entering Israel. Yishai declared Grass “persona non grata” in the Jewish State on Sunday, saying his […]
Two decades from war, a new fight to save Bosnia
(Reuters) – The shooting began over the course of weeks, but if Bosnia’s war needs a beginning to mark, then it’s April 6, 1992, twenty years ago this Friday. That’s […]
Should God be obeyed? Should the government? Does Christianity have an Answer?
Washigton Post: By Robert A. Burt, Published: April 7 Throughout the Bible, God repeatedly doubts humanity’s worth. We see these misgivings in the book of Genesis, when God decides to kill nearly all […]
EDITORIAL: Ahmedis under threat
Dailytimes.com: It seems that state officials are taking advantage of the discriminatory status of Ahmedis to freely brutalise members of the community. Police officials continuously persecute these people because of […]
No inquiry into torture death of Pakistani school teacher
Press Release: Asian Human Rights Commission FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-STM-082-2012 April 8, 2012 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission PAKISTAN: No inquiry has yet been initiated in to […]
Religion and politics in the Philippines
GMA News: Lately, there has been no shortage of press coverage on the religiosity of politicians. The current Vice-President Jejomar Binay projects himself as a devotee of the Sacred Heart of Jesus […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community organizes peace conference in Odisha
Source: Sambad Soro, Balasore Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Soro recently organized a peace conference at the Radhanath Smruti Mandap in the Balasore district from the Indian state of Odisha . Leaders […]
Schoolchildren elated over Qur’an competition success
By JEDDAH: MD AL-SULAMI, ARAB NEWS STAFF Secondary school students Bakar Abdul Rahman Bakar and Inas Al-Bar have bagged first prizes in the Holy Qur’an Memorization Competition held as part […]
Children with disabilities enjoy day in the sun at Dead Sea Ultra Marathon
by Nadia Amad | Apr 08,2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Twenty children with disabilities from the New Hope Centre in Zarqa participated in the 19th annual Dead Sea Ultra […]
OIC pledges support for Turkish Cypriots
By JEDDAH: IBRAHIM NAFFEE & P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR The 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation has welcomed a request by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to open its permanent representative […]
Ghost white baby born without any blood
Oliva, now six months, was born completely white because she had such a low count of haemoglobin – the chemical which carries oxygen in red blood cells – that it could not officially be classed as ‘blood’. She was given less than two hours to live but survived thanks to […]