Credit: TOI It’s something Mitt Romney and Rahul Gandhi are trying too hard to show they have. On Tuesday, American Republicans in the state of Illinois had the chance to vote for their choice to face Barack Obama in November. They backed former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who needed a […]
Let us enjoy reading this Mulla Nasruddin Hodja’s Story of A Question of Time . Nasruddin Hodja was tilling his patch of land when a hunter came riding up. “Hey, […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: March 22, 2012 ISLAMABAD: Presenting his argument in the prime minister contempt case, Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan maintained that the […]
Washington Post: By E.J. Dionne Jr.:vWhere evangelicals cast a minority of the ballots, Mitt Romney has won. Where evangelical voters predominated, Romney has lost, in most cases to Rick Santorum. Romney’s victory […]
(Reuters) – A foiled plot by suspected Islamic militants to attack and bomb targets in Bali, including a bar popular with tourists, marks an escalation of the violent threat in Indonesia as […]
Credit: Spiegel Germany oulouse Siege Over The man thought to be responsible for killing seven in a murder spree in southern France is dead, French Interior Minister Claude Guéant confirmed on Thursday. Mohamed Merah, who claimed he belonged to al-Qaida, had brought the country to a near standstill after killing […]
Is there a God? Yes. I am as certain that there is a God as I am certain of anything. I am as certain that there is a God as […]
Credit: Asia Times: The continuing lull in US-Pakistan relations complicates the Afghan withdrawal process for European forces, with Central Asian routes more expensive and diplomatically complex than the Pakistani link closed over last November’s friendly fire incident. Anger at “negative acts” by US troops is also high among US allies. […]
Credit: Asia Times: The latest United Nations Security Council statement on Syria displays unanimity of opinion over the year-long crisis. The onus on the West now is to find a way to work with Russia rather than around Russia, which is taking a lead role in pressurizing President Bashar al-Assad. […]
Examining the new atheists’ own “reasonableness” and “internal coherence The Washington Post: By Tom Gilson The new atheists–participants in the contemporary anti-religion movement led by Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, the […]
By MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS Haj Minister Bandar Al-Hajjar said ongoing efforts to work out a 25-year strategic plan for Haj and Umrah operations reflect the top priority given by the […]
By TARIQ ALHOMAYED, ARABNEWS A dangerous statement, or gaffe, was made by the Russian Foreign Ministry, by its minister Sergey Lavrov, in which he said: “If the current Syrian regime collapses, some countries in the region will want to establish Sunni rule in Syria.” It is very strange that a […]
SOUF/JERASH — Once known for its abundant pure springs and lush green farms, the small town of Souf in Jerash is now severely lacking in fresh water sources. Springs in […]
Credit: UK TIMES LONDON: Zubair Khan This time Mr Mazhar Javed, Acting Ambassador of Pakistan in Germany, accompanied by Mr Ghulam Haider, Press Counselor Pak Embassy Berlin, who briefed the […]
Bangladesh is one of the nations in South Asia with majority Muslim population and its Islamic roots traces to peaceful sufi and other movements in South Asia, much like the […]
Source: the Guardian American Atheists is an educational organization; we always intended to inform, to make people think. We never avoid being provocative, though that’s not the goal. We have not only a right, but a duty to speak the truth and to be heard. So our recent billboard campaign in Brooklyn and […]
Scores of English translations of the Holy Quran are now available online. Translations into several languages, including English and Urdu, by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community are also available online in […]
Source: Huff Post Religion When I first came across this concept, in theBhagavad Gita, about 20 years ago, I was immediately fascinated by it. Not being subjected to birth, old age, disease and death got my attention. It’s safe to say that no one is looking forward to these aspects […]
Credit: Spiegel Germany: y Horand Knaup. AP Bloody conflicts in a band of Africa stretching from Senegal to Somalia are hampering efforts to bring progress to the troubled region. Muslims are increasingly pitted against Christians, and nomads against sedentary farmers. Matters are made worse by climate change and a flood […]
Credit: Stratfor: The Arabian Peninsula has not been immune to the wave of recent demonstrations in countries across the Middle East. Notably,protests have been ongoing in Saudi Arabia’s Shiite-concentrated Eastern Province for more than a year. Recently, however, unrelated demonstrations began in parts of the country where such unrest is […]