SaudiArabia has said, over and over again, that its religious and moral duty behooves it to take the stand it has adopted today against the Assad regime, and this is in order to protect the unarmed Syrians, and to protect Syria itself from who knows what awaits it, in light […]
François-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire (pronounced: [vɔl.tɛːʁ]), was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, freedom of expression, free trade and separation of church […]
GENEVA, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — China urged Tuesday in the United Nations human rights forum the government and all political parties of Syria to end violence, and called on various political factions in Syria to express their political aspirations through non-violent means under the rule of law. Read More…
Chinese state media says 12 people have died in riots near the north-western city of Kashgar in Xinjiang province. The Xinhua news agency reported that rioters killed 10 people, while police shot dead two of the rioters. Read More…
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Azam Khan Published: February 28, 2012 ISLAMABAD: As the Supreme Court gets ready to resume hearing of the case filed by Air Martial […]
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Telecommuting and flex-time privileges might have made the world of work more comfortable, but they’ve also made the lines between our work life and the rest of our life less visible. This isn’t an open letter of complaint, however. The truth is that we’re a society that lives, and loves, to […]
Now we can add heart problems to the list of terrible things diet soda can do to our bodies. Drinking diet soda every day increases the risks of having a stroke, heart attack, or dying of heart-related diseases, according to a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Read more:
By Emily Chung, CBC News A new study gives new meaning to the word “classy” — it turns out wealthier, better educated, more successful people have a greater tendency to […]
Doctors will do anything to keep some patients alive, but they take a different approach when it comes to their own lives, according to USC Medical School’s Ken Murray. Murray writes at Zócalo Public Square: Of course, doctors don’t want to die; they want to live. But they know enough about modern […]
MANILA, Philippines – At least 600,000 people attended the Iglesia ni Cristo’s (INC) Grand Evangelical Mission at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Tuesday, authorities said. Although some observers said the gathering was a show of support for impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona, an INC lay leader said the event was not […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]