Reuters | Mar 05,2012 | 23:26 TUNIS — The head of a group that has government permission to seek to promote religious teachings in Tunisia says he will use persuasion and protest but not violence to encourage Islamic behaviour in one of the Arab world’s most secular countries. Adel Al […]
Less than three weeks after the authorities here proclaimed that their first-ever exercise to test the preparedness for a great earthquake was a success, a gentle earthquake of 4.9 magnitude on Monday made clear that neither the public nor emergency services are in fact ready to deal with a real-life […]
Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad calls on the media to utilise its influence with responsibility and justice The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat is pleased to announce that on 4 th March 2012, […]
If you got rid of the outer trappings of wealth, would you gain inner wealth? One woman says yes, and is trying to convince others that backing away from what she calls “a greedy consumer society” provides a better quality of life and personal freedom. Heidemarie Schwermer, a 69-year-old German […]
Republican Congressman Darrel Issa deserves our gratitude for his selection of an all-male panel of clergy witnesses to testify at the recent congressional hearing on reproductive rights and religious freedom. He has unintentionally sounded a startling and overdue wake-up call concerning the face of religion in America. Thankfully, our country […]
While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits this week with U.S. President Barack Obama and others in the U.S., only one in five Israelis, or 19 percent, favor unilateral military strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities without Washington’s approval, according to a poll taken by Israel’s Dahaf Institute and released by […]
MANILA, Philippines—Visiting personal finance guru Suze Orman sees the Philippines soon shining in the global community as an investment hub and having more of its households emancipated out of their dependence on overseas remittances. Orman, who was once described by USA Today as a “one-woman financial advice powerhouse,” said, however, that Filipino […]
پاکستان کے شہر راولپنڈی کے احمدی، شہر کی دوسری بڑی عبادت گاہ میں اپنی مذہبی سرگرمیاں اٹھانوے فیصد کم کرنے پر مجبور ہو گئے ہیں۔ دو ہزار دس میں لاہور کے احمدی مراکز پر حملوں کے بعد، راولپنڈی میں تین مساجد کے درمیان، اِس عبادت گاہ کے لیے […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Utube Editor’s Comment: No surprise but disappointment at the direction this fanaticism is leading this nation to and the quiet complicity of the institutions of the state.
Source: Huffington Post By: Qasim Rashid Critics incorrectly allege that Islam command’s husband’s to beat their wives, often citing the Quran verse 4:34. Unfortunately, like any Muslim man who harms […]
Source: Review of Religions By: Jonathan Butterworth In this era, Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as), the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi, who was prophesied to appear by the past scriptures of […]
Source: (CNN) — As of February, more U.S. adults own smartphones than simpler feature phones, according to new research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project. Well, to be more specific: In answering questions from Pew, 45% of cell phone owners said that their phone is a smartphone. Also, 49% of cell […]
Source: LOONWATCH.COM Author: Danios. Robert Spencer has summarized the key arguments raised by Islamophobes in his book The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades). Chapter one of his book […]
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are deeply at odds over how fast the clock is ticking toward possible military action against Iran’s nuclear program, and their talks on Monday are unlikely to change that. Even though Obama has offered assurances of stiffened U.S. resolve […]
The issue of France’s Muslims moved front and center into the presidential campaign with the incumbent, Nicolas Sarkozy, excluding on Saturday any special indulgences for halal meat or separate […]
Source: Qantara Author: Claudia Mende For Wolfgang Benz, the stigmatisation of Jews through anti-Semitism is most certainly comparable with the exclusion of Muslims as a manifestation of hostility towards and […]
Credit: Asia Times: THE ROVING EYE Barack Obama’s rhetorical gymnastics at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee underline Israel’s grip over US foreign policy. Although Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hurting Obama’s re-election bid and the global economy with the “bomb Iran” mantra that’s sending oil prices towards the […]
Credit: Asia Times: By M K Bhadrakumar The results of Friday’s election for Iran’s parliament, the Majlis, generate a political climate in Tehran that augurs well for the commencement of talks over the nuclear issue. The US administration senses this. The big issue is whether President Barack Obama can carry […]
by Naomi Wolf, The Project Syndicate NEW YORK – In the wake of the Koran-burning by troops at the United States’ Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, protests continue to escalate, and the death […]
This photo taken on April 30, 2010 shows ancient gold handle of a dagger with an Arabic inscription is displayed together with other gold jewelries and coins, garnet stones on […]