by Armando Mombelli, swissinfo.ch On March 3, 2002, the Swiss population narrowly voted to join the United Nations – a historic decision. It came after more than half a century of refusing to be part of the body, out of fears linked above all to safeguarding Switzerland’s cherished neutrality. “The […]
Credit: Ghananian Time: Ambassador Claude Maerten The Head of the European Union (EU), Ambassador Claude Maerten has praised Ghana for its democratic credentials, saying the country has been recognized worldwide as the beacon of democracy in Africa. The Ambassador made the observation when he paid a working visit to the […]
Islam is a mishmash of earlier religions. Muhammad was an Arab version of the Greek poet Homer. Islam didn’t arise in Mecca but in the Jordanian city of Petra. The Arab conquests came first, and only then the Muslims. In his new book The Fourth Beast, British historian Tom Holland makes […]
Credit: Daily Graphic Ghana: The prince is seen here in the Austrian Alps last year Dutch Prince Johan Friso, injured in an avalanche last week, is in a coma and may never regain consciousness, doctors treating him in Austria say. Prince Friso, who had been on a skiing holiday in […]
Credit; Spiegel-Germany Kai Löffelbein/ zenith-Fotopreis An estimated 4 million Muslims live in Germany, but what does Muslim life really look like in the country? Eighty-four German photographers recently set out in search of answers — and came up with some surprising results. What does Islam look like in Germany? Can you tell if […]
PARIS — Many countries censor the Internet, but few spell out their intentions as explicitly as Pakistan. The government published a public tender last month for the “development, deployment and operation of a national-level URL filtering and blocking System.” Technology companies, academic institutions and other interested parties have until March […]
Express Tribune: RAWALPINDI: Complying with the demands of the locals, the police on Friday barred Ahmadis from entering their worship centre in Satellite Town, Rawalpindi. Leading the locals, businessman Sharjeel Mir […]
Haaretz Editorial: Supreme Court Justice Salim Joubran has the right not to sing the national anthem, “Hatikva.” The law doesn’t oblige him to do so, and the song’s lyrics don’t […]
International Middle East Media Monitor: In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 23 – 29 Feb. 2012, the Palestinian […]
ABS-CBN: MANILA, Philippines – Basic needs of children are not being met in urban settings, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned in a report. In its report “The State […]
By Dan Merica, CNN (CNN) – The billboard wars between atheists and believers have raged for years now, especially around New York City, and a national atheist group is poised […]
(Reuters) – Data protection agencies in European countries have concluded Google Inc’s new privacy policy is in breach of European law, EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding said Thursday. France’s data […]
Los Angeles Times: American conservatives are deeply divided about Thomas Jefferson. His Democratic-Republican Party embraced many bedrock conservative principles, favoring states’ rights, opposing attempts by the Federalists to strengthen the federal government […]
Russian TV: US President Obama will meet with both the America-Israel Political Action Committee and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu this week; with Jerusalem and Washington at odds over Iran, however, […]
Credit: CNN Belief Blog via Wasim Saroya: By Dan Merica, CNN Washington (CNN) – A major American Muslim group is embarking on a national campaign Friday to clarify a word it says has been given a bad name by recent global and domestic politics: Sharia. The Islamic Circle of North […]
Credit: Friday Times via Wasim Saroya A police helmet is seen next to blood stains at the site where a bomb exploded Denominational differences are not new to Islam, just as they are not to other religions. However, the history of sectarian violence in Pakistan is a phenomenon that, while […]
As the battle in Syria continues to escalate, international media is beginning to pick up on the situation of those the fighting has displaced. News outlets are already predicting that Syria’s civil war will result in a refugee crisis of “epic” proportions, which will swamp Lebanon, Turkey, and Jordan. Among […]
By REUTERS ARABNEWS BEIRUT/DAMASCUS: Weary Syrian rebels left a shattered district of Homs yesterday after a 26-day military siege aimed at crushing a symbol of the almost yearlong revolt against […]
Saudi Arabia and Egypt have renewed an agreement on constructing a causeway between Tabuk and Egypt through Aqaba Bay at an initial cost of $3 billion, Al-Watan newspaper reported yesterday, […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: The News RAWALPINDI: According to a British media report, Brig Ali Khan, who is facing a court-martial for mutiny as well as treason, […]