Pakistani woman receives US courage award
Dawn.com: WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Shad Begum was among 10 of the world’s leading women activists the United States honoured on Thursday for their efforts to improve the lives of other women. […]
Mehrangate case: SC tells AG to overview investigative reports from Mehran, Habib banks
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: March 9, 2012 ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday while adjourning the hearing till March 14, […]
Obama praises Ghana as model for Africa
WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama on Thursday praised Ghana as a model for Africa in terms of democratic practices as well as economic development. “Ghana has proven, I think, […]
Japan widens hunt for escaped penguin
Staff at Tokyo Sea Life Park said they believed the penguin was alive and well and somewhere in the Japanese capital after receiving reports it had successfully fed itself. Read more
11 women recognised on International Women’s Day
Dubai: Eleven women were honoured at the 11th International Women’s Day Excellence Awards held on Thursday. The award ceremony recognised a range of talent in the community, placing women from different cultural backgrounds in the limelight. Read more
MUSLIM SECRETS: Outcast group struggles against ‘persecution’ by fellow Muslims WITH VIDEO
Credit: Press & Guide via Wasim Saroya of Selvenia: Imam Irshad Ahmad Mali, regional missionary of the community. There are over a billion Muslims around the world, divided into many groups. But there are some issues that bring them together on the table. And one of those issues they agree […]
Muslim women’s group organizes health fair in Johns Creek
Credit: Appen Newspapers via Wasim Saroya of Selvenia: JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The women’s auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community held a free public health fair on Saturday, March 3, at the Ocee Library in order to educate the community on how to live a healthy life. Saima Ahmad, one […]
US offered Israel new arms to delay Iran attack — report (until after the US elections).
AFP | Mar 08,2012 | 22:39 JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — The United States offered Israel advanced weaponry in return for it committing not to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities this year, Israeli daily Maariv reported on Thursday. Citing unnamed Western diplomats and intelligence sources, the report said that during Prime […]
JD1 fetches 117 Syrian liras, from 67 before unrest
AMMAN – The Syrian lira has rapidly been losing value versus the Jordanian dinar over the past weeks, reaching 117 liras per JD1 record low on Thursday, money changers said. […]
Tunisian minister blasts university’s handling of veil row
AFP | Mar 08,2012 | 22:38 JORDAN TIMES TUNIS — A Tunisian minister on Thursday condemned a university’s ban on full-face veils that sparked a weeks-long sit-in by conservative Muslims, […]
Amid Iran war of words, Palestinians are forgotten
By NOAH BROWNING | REUTERS ARABNEWS RAMALLAH, West Bank: A monumental wooden chair erected in Ramallah to symbolize the Palestinians’ sought-after United Nations seat collapsed this week after months of wind and rain. Bulldozers quietly took away the shattered remains by night. It’s collapse and stealthy removal could well serve […]
Crossing bridges with a message of peace: Islam in Bermuda
Royal Gazzette.com: by Scott Niel: Fostering a spirit of togetherness and mutual understanding is an overarching aim of a day of events that will involve Muslims, Christians and other social […]
1990 elections scandal: Habib says then army chief used him
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Our Correspondent Published: March 8, 2012 ISLAMABAD: Despite “weak memories,” a lot of old ghosts resurfaced at the Supreme Court on Thursday […]
Gorilla genome could hold some keys to the human condition
Source: BBC Researchers in Cambridge have deciphered the genetic code of the gorilla – the last of the Great Ape genuses to be sequenced. Writing in the journal Nature, the scientists […]
FBI Says NYPD Muslim Surveillance Is Breaking The Islamic Community’s Trust
NEWARK, N.J. (RNS) As friction over the New York Police Department’s spying on New Jersey Muslims continues to grow, the state’s top FBI officer said the uproar is damaging his agency’s ability to gather important counterterrorism intelligence. “What we have now is (Muslim communities) … that they’re not sure they […]
Muslim Women Take Back the Mic on International Women’s Day
By Ayesha Mattu and Nura Maznavi Source: The Huffington Post Everyone has an opinion about Muslim women, even those — especially those — who have never met one. As Muslim women born and raised in America, we are tired of hearing everyone — politicians, pundits, men and women of other faiths (or […]
No Iran War of Choice: Full Page Ad in Washington Post
We have another post here, wherein, Khalifatul Masih V, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad has also urged both countries to avoid armed conflict, which could lead to WWIII. The Muslim Times […]
Henry Sy leads 6 Filipinos in Forbes’ richest list
Six business tycoons from the Philippines led by SM group patriarch Henry Sy made it to Forbes Magazine’s 2012 list of richest people on the planet. The list includes Lucio Tan, Andrew Tan, Enrique Razon Jr., Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. and Roberto Ongpin. It was the first time for Cojuangco and […]
Putting record straight
Credit: Telegraph and Argues via Wasim Saroya of Selvenia: Mujeeb Rahman A Muslim group staged a two-week exhibition in Keighley library to dispel what it describes as misrepresentations of Islam’s central text. Temporary information boards displaying explanations of the content of the Koran were displayed on the library’s ground floor, […]
Declaring sanity: Militant Moderates confront Extremist Militants
Dawn: Nadim F. Piracha …….The Peshawar Declaration (PD) suggests that currently Pakistan is experiencing one of the most dangerous and complex kinds of terrorism. PD assails the indoctrination techniques of […]