It’s best to deter and contain, not attack, a nuclear Iran
By Fareed Zakaria Source: The Daily Star, Lebanon When I was in college, during the early 1980s, I invited Ronald Reagan’s defense secretary, Caspar Weinberger, to give a speech on […]
Polish Nuclear Dreams Threaten Ties with Germany
Source: Spiegel-Germany By Jan Puhl Witold Krassowski/ DER SPIEGEL Determined to develop its nuclear industry to meet its booming energy needs, Poland is tired of lectures from its environmentally conscious neighbor Germany. After all, Poles argue, the Germans have benefitted from nuclear power for decades. The differing energy philosophies threaten to strain […]
Iran’s legal right to attack Israel
Source: Asiatimes on line: By Kaveh L Afrasiabi PALO ALTO, California – After years of living in the shadow of an Israeli military strike, Iran is now openly contemplating the idea of pre-emptive strike, in light of Israel’s preparedness for imminent attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Citing a right to […]
In one day, Obama is $5 million man
Credit: TOI on Line ATLANTA, GEORGIA: US President Barack Obama, juggling dual roles as fundraiser extraordinaire and commander-in-chief, piled up a cool five million dollars in a lucrative single-day campaign blitz. In no other country is a leader expected to tend to a deteriorating war he is leading in Afghanistan […]
Over 170,000 Indians coming for Haj
By JEDDAH: SYED FAISAL ALI ARABNEWS More than 170,000 Indian pilgrims will perform Haj this year, according to Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed. Ahamed, who met Haj Minister Bandar Al-Hajjar here yesterday, said that he has requested the Haj minister to grant an additional quota of 10,000. […]
33,000 Hajis to come from Iraq this year
By ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: About 33,000 pilgrims from Iraq will perform Haj this year, local daily Al-Madinah reported yesterday quoting the adviser to the president of the Iraqi Supreme Haj Authority. Hussein Jumaa said the authority would train the Iraqi pilgrims on the best and correct methods of performing the […]
We are fighting Islamism from ignorance, as we did the cold war
By Simon Jenkins Source: Guardian UK Were we wrong? I have lived through two global conflicts: the west against Russian communism and now the west against political Islam. The latter was caused by western leaders exaggerating a threat from a tiny group of terrorists to win popularity in war. But […]
5 Signs That A War With Iran Is Close
The clock is ticking closer to the midnight hour regarding a strike in Iran. Israel might do it alone, but will likely have the backing of the U.S. Is a war imminent, or are these moves just meant to scare Iran? Here are 5 signs that have piled up very […]
Philippine Competitiveness
MANILA, Philippines — For several decades now, the country had been struggling to rise from a negative image in several critical economic aspects, one of which is competitiveness. The good news is that last year, it climbed 10 notches to become No. 75 in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global […]
Faith Inspires: Interfaith Encounter Association
This week’s Faith Inspires highlights the Interfaith Encounter Association. Like last week’s Faith Inspires organization, the IEA works in Israel to unite leaders from diverse religious backgrounds. The group is a-political and all-inclusive, running a wide array of community building projects — from study groups for women to the hand-crafted wares sold through Oil for […]
Height of desperation: Rickshaw drivers climb electricity pylon to protest fines
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: March 16, 2012 Video Courtesy of Utube LAHORE: They say desperation has no heights, but one rickshaw driver in Lahore took up that challenge on Friday.Rising expenses drove a motorcycle-rickshaw driver up the pole in the Sherakot area as […]
Switzerland: Muslims advise fellow believers how to integrate
A group of Swiss Muslims has published recommendations for integration in response to a nationwide vote which banned the construction of minarets in Switzerland. The 2009 initiative to ban construction […]
Palestinian crisis likely to deepen without more aid
Reuters | Mar 15,2012 | JORDAN TIMES RAMALLAH — The aid-dependent Palestinian economy faces a deepening crisis unless foreign support grows and Israel eases restrictions on its trade, the World Bank said on Thursday. The Western-backed Palestinian Authority is relying on foreign aid to cover a 2012 budget deficit projected […]
Prince Khaled to open workshop on social role of Friday sermons
By JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal will open a workshop on the social role of Friday sermons and mosques, to be organized by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance in Makkah tomorrow, an official of the ministry said. Minister of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call […]
Darussalam to launch Islamic magazine for children
By RIYADH: GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN, ARAB NEWS STAFF Darussalam, a Riyadh-based multilingual publishing house, has announced plans to launch a glossy English magazine for children that is rich in Islamic content, and drawings and pictures depicting religious values. The magazine, “Shining Star,” will be the first such printed journal of […]
Goldman Sachs to provide greater transparency
Goldman Sachs is considering strengthening internal rules, including on disclosing bankers’ personal financial holdings to clients, after being criticized in a recent court opinion because of a dealmaker’s potential conflict […]
‘Church demolition illegal, unconstitutional’
KUWAIT: Curtailing Christians’ religious freedom by removing churches violates the country’s laws, and is an affront to the tolerant image of Islam and Kuwaiti society, said Jamaal Al-Shehab , Minister […]
‘No way in a thousand years will Indonesians accept the leadership of these men.’
With Hard-Liners Increasingly Cornered, All That Is Needed Is a Little More Rope Bramantyo Prijosusilo, Jakarta Globe: As calls for the disbandment of organizations that use religion as a mask […]
Government to shut down Texas women’s health program
(Reuters) – The Obama Administration on Thursday said it would begin shutting down a program that provides health care for more than 100,000 low-income women in Texas because the state […]