FOUNDATION STONE FOR NEW AHMADIYYA MUSLIM MOSQUE LAID IN WALSALL TOWN CENTRE, UNITED KINGDOM. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat is pleased to announce that on 18 March 2012, its world leader, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad laid […]
By JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS The secretary-general of the International Islamic Relief Organization-Saudi Arabia (IIROSA) has called on all countries of the world to make strenuous efforts to increase the depleting […]
By DR. KHALID ALNOWAISER, ARABNEWS I was hesitant to write again about the subject of Saudi women, but I concluded, after much consideration, the entire topic is more serious than I originally anticipated. My reasons are simply as follows: 1. Women are our mothers, daughters, wives, sisters and others and […]
by JT | Mar 20,2012 | 23:10 JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Participants at the Doha Debates Monday night took up one of the Arab world’s most sensitive social issues, arguing the rights and wrongs of marriage between blood relatives and voting overwhelmingly to discourage the practice, according to a statement […]
Express Tribune: by Danish Shah: The argument begins with this question: why should science and religion be kept separate? The answer depends on what you believe; however, let me present […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Zahid Gishkori Published: March 21, 2012 ISLAMABAD: Washington will have to wait. The long-awaited review of relations by Parliament […]
Baitul Atta Mosque inaugurated by Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat is pleased to announce that on 17 March 2012, its world leader, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the […]
Are you reading this while thumbing through text messages, streaming a TV show online, or scribbling a note to your child’s teacher? (Or maybe doing all three?) Don’t congratulate yourself. Even though most people think an amped-up, gadget-dependent lifestyle makes them more nimble, focused, and efficient, that may not be […]
What we believe in often becomes that which we wish others would believe in. We wish for their approval and their understanding. We tend to desire the company of those who use the same language of belief as we do. Likewise, when we are confronted with those who don’t believe […]
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines said Tuesday its diplomats had increased their efforts to save 77 Filipinos on death row overseas after four nationals were executed in China last year for drug trafficking. “We are helping them out. We are making high level representations and making sure they have access […]
Source: The Huffington Post By Prof. Bart D. Ehrman In a society in which people still claim the Holocaust did not happen, and in which there are resounding claims that the American president is, in fact, a Muslim born on foreign soil, is it any surprise to learn that the […]
Queen Beatrix will no longer be involved in the formation of a new cabinet following a vote in parliament on Monday evening. A large majority of MPs voted for the change which means in future parliamentarians will first debate a general election result and then decide who should negotiate between […]
Dutch MP Hero Brinkman has announced he is breaking ranks with Geert Wilders’ Freedom Party over a lack of internal democracy. As a result, the government’s support in parliament has been weakened, but Brinkman said he will not withdraw his support for Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s minority coaliton. “All my […]
Source: NY Times On a chilly morning last week, Jill Tarter sat in a makeshift corner office facing the Allen Telescope Array, pondering a set of parallel lines that striped a window in her MacBook. Dr. Tarter directs the Center for SETI Research — SETI is the search for extraterrestrial […]
By Anwer Khan, California St Catherine Monastery holds great significance for Muslims and Islam. This Monastery’s administrators requested the Holy Prophet Mohammad to give them his protection against any attack. […]
Source: espncricinfo.com Photo: Mahmudullah celebrates Bangladesh’s victory, Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Asia Cup, Mirpur, March 20, 2012 (Courtesy Cricinfo) Bangladesh made it to the final of the Asia Cup, defying pre-tournament expectations with consecutive victories against their more fancied neighbours. It was only the second time they had reached the […]
Source: Spiegel Germany By SPIEGEL Staff A snap election in North Rhine-Westphalia will put Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government under intense strain this spring. Her junior partner, the FDP, is putting its own survival above coalition unity. And an early tactical error by her party’s candidate, Norbert Röttgen, could wreck its […]
Credit Stratfor: By George Friedman The war in Afghanistan has been under way for more than 10 years. It has not been the only war fought during this time; for seven of those years another, larger war was waged in Iraq, and smaller conflicts were under way in a number […]
Source: TOI When your skin is on a diet (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images) True beauty comes from within. “The secret to a healthy glow may not be hidden in your cosmetics,” says skin expert Dr Jaishree Manchanda. Healthy skin, like any organ, is often a reflection of diet and lifestyle. If […]
Credit: TOI A 14-year-old has started an anti-graft website. Another one, where you can post your trysts with bribe is making waves with Pakistan, Bhutan, Philippines, Bangladesh, Kenya, even China, looking to replicate it. Can these bring down what affects the average Indian the most – retail corruption? When my […]