Ahmadis fear for their security
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan ucanews.com reporter, Rawalpindi Pakistan February 27, 2012 Ahmadis are accusing authorities in Rawalpindi of leaving them exposed to acts of terror by removing […]
UK: Union leader calls for Olympics to be targeted
Workers should target the Olympics as part of their campaign against the Government’s spending cuts, Len McCluskey, the leader of Britain’s largest union has said. Mr McCluskey, the general secretary […]
Nicolas Sarkozy orders new Armenian genocide law
President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered his government to draft a new law punishing denial of the Armenian genocide after France’s top court struck it down as unconstitutional. Armenians say up […]
Occupy London: St Paul’s Cathedral protesters ‘invited back for official meetings’
Protesters who camped outside London’s St Paul’s Cathedral are to be invited back for official outdoor “general assemblies” in the wake of their “tent” protest, it has emerged. The anti-capitalist […]
Doha Debates to debate Arab women in post uprisings
Manama: The status of women in the Arab uprisings is to be discussed by The Doha Debates, following concerns that political Islam might impose new restrictions on them. Read more
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan Mozena endorsed PM Sheikh Hasina’s proposal for appointing Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus the World Bank chief
Yunus For WB US envoy backs PM’s proposal Source: The Daily Star Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan Mozena here yesterday endorsed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s proposal for appointing Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus the World Bank chief. “I praise the work of Prof Muhammad Yunus, and I […]
Indian River Linking: Coming disaster for Bangladesh
Courtesy: bdnews.com About Us বাংলা সংস্করন By allab Bhattacharya and Pinaki Roy The Indian Supreme Court yesterday ordered the government to implement an ambitious project to link the major rivers of the region in a “time-bound manner”. The court also appointed a high-powered committee to plan and put into action […]
U.S. Rule Set for Cameras at Cars’ Rear
On average, two children die and about 50 are injured every week when someone accidentally backs over them in a vehicle, according to KidsAndCars.org, a nonprofit group that pushed the government to begin tracking such tragedies. And more than two-thirds of the time, a parent or other close relative is […]
Focus with Waqas Munawar – Should the State determine Faith of it’s Citizens?
Good discussion, by two non-Ahmadi Canadian-Muslims, trying to bring outrage against religious discrimination and violence in Pakistan. Separation of Mosque-Church and State is a pressing issue in our Global Village and the Muslim Times has a tab for it under Law and Religion, with several insightful articles and other contributions […]
Sectarian violence: Jundallah claims responsibility for Kohistan bus attack
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk / Our Correspondent / Agencies Published: February 28, 2012 PESHAWAR / DI KHAN: Outlawed terrorist group Jundallah has claimed responsibility for an attack a bus […]
Al-Quds Conference Decides To Head To UN
International Middle East Media Centre: The Al-Quds Arab Conference, held in Doha – Qatar, concluded its deliberations on Monday with a decision to head to the United Nations over the […]
Pan-European Islamic organization condemns attack against al-Aqsa mosque
BRUSSELS, Feb 27 (KUNA) — The Federation of Islamic Organisations in Europe (FIOE) Monday condemned in the strongest terms the escalating Israeli attacks on the blessed al-Aqsa Mosque, which entered a critical phase in recent weeks and days. The Federation in a statement warned that such violations have reached a […]
Muslim-Canadian family held for six hours at crossing
By KEVIN DOUGHERTY The Gazette, Montreal February 25, 2012 It was supposed to be a cross-border shopping trip to New York state to break the monotony of a Quebec winter – a Montreal soccer dad, his wife, their adult son and their two youngest children packed in a car, headed […]
Dad goes to jail for 4-year-old daughter’s drawing
Russian TV: It was a kindergarten class piece of art that Jessie Sansone probably won’t want to hang on the refrigerator anytime soon. After Jesse Sansone’s 4-year-old daughter drew a […]
Police Monitoring and a Climate of Fear: Muslimophobia by NYPD
NY Times: The counterman at the Jordan Halal Restaurant, a greasy spoon of a greasy spoon on South Orange Avenue, tossed up his hands as I pulled out my press […]
Syria approves new constitution amid bloodshed
AMMAN — Jordan Times. Reuters. Syrian artillery pounded rebel-held areas of Homs on Monday as President Bashar Al Assad’s government announced that voters had overwhelmingly approved a new constitution in […]
Switzerland: Ministry offers 5,000 beds for asylum seekers
The defence ministry has defended itself against accusations that it has not provided enough accommodation for asylum seekers. Many places were inadequate for the purpose, the ministry said in a […]
Saudi Arabia sending relief supplies to Tunesia
A Saudi relief plane carrying 108 tons of foodstuffs, tents and rugs left King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh on Monday for the Republic of Tunisia. Under the directives of […]
Should Psalms be taken out of the Old Testament?
The seventy some books of the Bible got into the canon, sacred collection of books to make the Bible, not by divine revelation, but by human vote and the Bibles […]
Pakistani Oscar winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has just won her first and Pakistan’s first Oscar. Her documentary film Saving Face, co-directed by US-based Daniel Junge, follows Pakistani plastic surgeon Mohammad Jawad who preforms re-constructive surgery on acid attack survivors in Pakistan. In her […]