Swiss city set to launch elderly care “bank”
by Alexander Thoele, swissinfo.ch St Gallen may become the first Swiss city to introduce a novel banking scheme in which retired care volunteers “deposit” hours worked looking after elderly people. […]
Syrian border crackdown halts refugee flow
by Taylor Luck | Mar 04,2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Syrian authorities are implementing a crackdown restricting the entry of Syrian nationals into Jordan, activists say, reducing the flow of refugees into the Kingdom to their lowest levels since the start of the year-long crisis. According to Syrian activists, […]
Saudi support for Muslim minorities highlighted
By BUENOS AIRES: ARAB NEWS Deputy Islamic Affairs Minister Abdul Aziz Al-Ammar yesterday highlighted Saudi Arabia’s efforts to support Muslim minority communities in different parts of the world without interfering […]
The problems facing Muslim nations
By KHALID ALNOWAISER, ARABNEWS I recognize well this is very sensitive subject because human nature prefers not to hear the truth and simply wants to receive good news even at the expense of reality. However, let’s be frank: Most Islamic countries are being left behind in social progress as compared […]
TOP STORY Study: Exotic African Fruit Extract Melts Away Pounds, Inches — And Weight Loss Isn’t the Best Part, Say Doctors
Move Over Weight Watchers, an exotic super fruit called ‘African Mango’ is quickly becoming America’s hottest new way to lose weight. And much to the chagrin of the nation’s $40 billion-dollar diet industry, which sells outrageously expensive surgical procedures and drugs that have done little, if anything, to trim America’s ever-growing collective waistline. Indeed, interest […]
Sharia Law Campaign Begins As Muslim Group Fights Bans
After heated debates in two dozen states over banning Sharia law, the legal code of Islam, a national Islamic group is beginning a multi-million dollar effort to explain how Sharia applies to the lives of American Muslims. The Islamic Circle of North America, a New York-based group, is spending $3 million on its […]
Interesting and Fun Facts
There are times when you’re walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you’re running, it can be three or four times your weight. Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own. You forget 90% of your dreams. The Queen of England, who […]
Integration study author criticizes interior minister – “The Daily Life of Muslims in Germany” study
Source: The local German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich has come under attack from the key author of “The Daily Life of Muslims in Germany” study, published by the Bild newspaper […]
The 10 Companies That Profit Most From War
This post originally appeared at 24/7 Wall St. Global sales of arms and military services by the 100 largest defense contractors increased in 2010 to $411.1 billion, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. The increase reflects a decade-long trend of growing military spending. Since 2002, total arms sales among the 100 […]
Falcons will be brought in to scare away birds pecking at the Colosseum
Falcons are to be introduced in the skies over the ancient Roman Colosseum in a bid to scare away birds that are pecking away at the 2,000-year-old stone facade. Seagulls, […]
Libyan rebels desecrate graves of British war heroes
Libyan rebels, freed from the regime of Colonel Gaddafi, have been captured on film smashing the graves of more than 150 British soldiers killed in North Africa during the Second […]
“Armed and Dangerous: U.S. Weapons Transfers to Israel”
Event of The Jerusalem Center, Washington, DC. Where The Palestine Center 2425 Virginia Ave, NW Washington, DC 20037 202.338.1290 Mr. Josh Ruebner National Advocacy Director, U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation Tuesday, 6 March 2012 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. EST The Palestine Center From 2000-2009, the United States gave […]
Murderers running amok
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit:Mid-Day By: Mehmal Sarfraz Date: 2012-03-02 Place: Mumba Without tolerance, our world turns into hell” — Friedrich Durrenmatt. A year ago on this day (March 2), […]
Bringing Hebrew to Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India – Down the road from the knot of houseboats floating in Srinagar’s Nigeen Lake, two Internet cafes are changing the script. To Hebrew, that is. From Goa to […]
Islam for the West: Sun rises from the West
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PAKISTAN: More Muslim than the Muslims
By Rabab Fizah and Anna Thorning The persecution of Ahmadis, a black listed minority sect of Islam, continues and during the first two months of this year three members from the minority sect, the Ahmadis, were murdered in target killings. In response to the persecutions in an effort to prove […]
The Holy Teaching Power of Laughter
Source: The Huffington Post Author: Homayra Ziad When I was young, a teacher came regularly to my home to teach me Quranic Arabic. Almost every kid in my community had a religious teacher or went to a Muslim Sunday school — and frankly, most of my friends couldn’t wait to […]
Prosperity, autocracy and democracy: Why some Countries are Rich and others Poor?
Reuters: To understand the significance of the presidential election this weekend in Russia, read a book by two U.S.-based academics that is being published this month. Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu […]
What’s inside Muslim minds? A Survey
Daily Times Pakistan: Ishtiaq Ahmad: Multiple meanings and interpretations of Islam are possible. The two main interpretative approaches are those of the apologists who strive to reconcile Islam with modernity […]
Zero tolerance for terror, Human Rights abuses: Jammu & Kashmir Governor
Jammu, Feb 23: Observing that the Jammu and Kashmir Government was following a policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism and human rights violations, Governor N N Vohra today said it will continue to maintain utmost vigil in the area of internal security. “Following a policy of zero tolerance towards both […]