Cities deny children’s basic needs – UNICEF
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 […]
Atheist group targets Muslims, Jews with ‘myth’ billboards in Arabic and Hebrew
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 […]
EU agencies say Google breaking law: commissioner
(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 […]
Reinforcing the church-state wall: Lesson for Muslims
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 […]
To bomb or not to bomb? Obama and Netanyahu meeting will be all about Iran
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, […]
Muslim campaign looks to repair Sharia’s reputation
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 […]
The rise of violent sectarianism
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 […]
Jordan’s “open door” policy for Syrian refugees
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 […]
Syrian rebels in tactical retreat
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 […]
$3bn bridge to Egypt will be named after King Abdullah
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, […]
Brig Ali planned an air strike on GHQ: report
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, […]
Pakistan fails to provide security to minorities: AI
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Daily Times Friday, March 02, 2012 LAHORE: The Pakistan government has failed to protect religious minorities from systematic campaigns of violence and vilification, Amnesty International said on the first anniversary of the assassination of minorities minister Shahbaz Bhatti. The only Christian member of […]
Video Games Depict Religion as Violent, Problematized, Study Shows
ScienceDaily (Feb. 27, 2012) — In the past few years, the video game industry has grown from a niche market into a major part of mainstream media. This increase in popularity and use of technology has allowed video game developers to insert more detail and nuance into the storylines of their […]
Women Are Best At Being Buddies
ScienceDaily (Mar. 8, 2007) — A four-year study by sociologists at The University of Manchester has found that women are much more likely than men to make deep and lasting friendships. The investigation into social networks by the University’s Research Centre for Socio-Cultural Change found that men are more fickle and […]
Beauty Has a Dark Side: Morbid Curiosity Explained
ScienceDaily (Mar. 1, 2012) — Drew Thies, a junior English major from Kansas, always put Ralph Waldo Emerson in the “optimistic category” as far as writers of his era went … until he took “American Poetry before 1900” taught by Eric G. Wilson. Thies says he will never forget when Wilson, […]
GHANA: Ahmadiyya youth donate blood to save lives
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Organization has embarked on a community outreach to donate blood to the Kumasi South Hospital in the Ashanti region. The group says members are committed to […]
LEAKED STRATFOR EMAILS: Analysts Didn’t Believe Bin Laden Was Buried At Sea
Stratfor analysts did not believe that Osama bin Laden was buried at sea, according to Stratfor emails leaked by WikiLeaks. At 5:26 a.m. on May 2, the morning after Barack Obama announced the successful raid on bin Laden’s Abbottabad compound, Stratfor CEO George Friedman sent an email with the subject “[alpha] OBL” that […]
Rutte refuses to condemn PVV website after Brussels meeting
Prime minister Mark Rutte on Thursday again refused to condemn a website set up by the anti-immigration PVV where people can complain about central and eastern Europeans, following a meeting with the chairman of the European parliament. In a joint news conference after the meeting, Schultz said both he and […]
Tough US warning on Iran gas pipeline
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned on Wednesday that the Iran gas pipeline project was “inexplicable” and could invoke US sanctions that would further ‘undermine’ Pakistan’s ‘already shaky’ economy. Source: Anwar Iqbal, DownCom Earlier, Congressman John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat, drew Secretary Clinton’s attention to the Pakistan-Iran gas […]
For Ahmadis – No where to hide in Pakistan
Ahmadis: nowhere to hide Rabia Ali 11 Karachi Although he may not be able to comprehend the seriousness of the message, every time eight-year-old Akbar* sees a sticker denouncing Ahmadis at his apartment’s gate, he knows that trouble is right around the corner. “I don’t play outside anymore,” he said, […]