Gorilla genome could hold some keys to the human condition
Source: BBC Researchers in Cambridge have deciphered the genetic code of the gorilla – the last of the Great Ape genuses to be sequenced. Writing in the journal Nature, the scientists […]
FBI Says NYPD Muslim Surveillance Is Breaking The Islamic Community’s Trust
NEWARK, N.J. (RNS) As friction over the New York Police Department’s spying on New Jersey Muslims continues to grow, the state’s top FBI officer said the uproar is damaging his agency’s ability to gather important counterterrorism intelligence. “What we have now is (Muslim communities) … that they’re not sure they […]
Muslim Women Take Back the Mic on International Women’s Day
By Ayesha Mattu and Nura Maznavi Source: The Huffington Post Everyone has an opinion about Muslim women, even those — especially those — who have never met one. As Muslim women born and raised in America, we are tired of hearing everyone — politicians, pundits, men and women of other faiths (or […]
No Iran War of Choice: Full Page Ad in Washington Post
We have another post here, wherein, Khalifatul Masih V, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad has also urged both countries to avoid armed conflict, which could lead to WWIII. The Muslim Times […]
Henry Sy leads 6 Filipinos in Forbes’ richest list
Six business tycoons from the Philippines led by SM group patriarch Henry Sy made it to Forbes Magazine’s 2012 list of richest people on the planet. The list includes Lucio Tan, Andrew Tan, Enrique Razon Jr., Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. and Roberto Ongpin. It was the first time for Cojuangco and […]
Putting record straight
Credit: Telegraph and Argues via Wasim Saroya of Selvenia: Mujeeb Rahman A Muslim group staged a two-week exhibition in Keighley library to dispel what it describes as misrepresentations of Islam’s central text. Temporary information boards displaying explanations of the content of the Koran were displayed on the library’s ground floor, […]
Declaring sanity: Militant Moderates confront Extremist Militants
Dawn: Nadim F. Piracha …….The Peshawar Declaration (PD) suggests that currently Pakistan is experiencing one of the most dangerous and complex kinds of terrorism. PD assails the indoctrination techniques of […]
Anonymous take down Vatican, warn of ‘March storm
Russian TV: Hacktivist group Anonymous has launched an online assault on anti-virus company Panda Security after Tuesday’s arrest of members of the hackers’ LulzSec collective. The group also raided the […]
Hassan Nisar Comments on Shezan Products Boycotted By Pakistani Lawyers
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A Personal Quest to Clarify Bin Laden’s Last Days Yields Vexing Accounts
NY Times: RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — In his quest for the truth about his country’s most notorious guest, Shaukat Qadir started where it all ended: the room whereOsama bin Laden was killed. Last […]
Should we laugh or cry?
By Bin Ismail A while ago an Ahmadi said “assalamo alaikum”, meaning ‘peace be unto you’ to the mulla of his neighborhood. Though courteous, this was obviously not a very wise act on the part of the Ahmadi gentleman. The mulla returned the courtesy by lodging a complaint against the […]
Muslims must counter bigotry and hatred online
By MOLOUK Y. BA-ISA, ARAB NEWS STAFF Published: Mar 8, 2012 02:14 Updated: Mar 8, 2012 02:14 According to the British Runnymede Trust, Islamophobia “is a useful shorthand way of […]
Islam and Women: International Women’s Day
Epigraph: But whoso does good works, whether male or female, and is a believer, such shall enter Heaven, and shall not be wronged even as much as the little hollow […]
Top military leader talks of risk for US in Syria
By DONNA CASSATA | AP ARABNEWS WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta pushed back on Wednesday against fresh demands for US military involvement in Syria to end President Bashar Assad’s deadly crackdown on his people. “What doesn’t make sense is to take unilateral action right now,” Panetta told the Senate Armed […]
OIC urges Libyan unity as leader vows force to crush ‘separatists’
By ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has urged Libyans to remain united after tribal leaders and a political faction declared autonomy for an eastern region.The statement […]
Jordan, Palestinian Authority to continue coordination on peace process
Petra | Mar 08,2012 | JORDAN TIMES RAMALLAH — Jordan and the Palestinian Authority agreed on Wednesday to continue coordination on the peace process.During a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah yesterday, Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh reiterated Jordan’s firm stance on the centrality of the Palestinian issue, stressing […]
ANOTHER AHMADI MUSLIM MARTYRED IN PAKISTAN
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan LONDON, 7 March 2012 AHMADIYYA MUSLIM JAMAAT 22 Deer Park Road, London, SW19 3TL, UK Tel: 0208 544 7678 Email:press@ahmadiyya.org.uk Web: Alislam.org/press / www.twitter.com/AhmadiyyatIslam […]
KONY 2012 – Ticket to Global Citizenship
KONY 2012 argues to make your voice matter and change the lives of Children in Uganda. KONY 2012 – Ticket to Global Citizenship Read here for coverage in Torono Star & CNN Here is an article that views KONY 2012 campaign with skepticism
Virtual Reality Lenses Will Change How Troops Fight On The Battlefield
Defense researchers have designed a contact lens that superimposes 3-D virtual reality directly onto your eye. The iOptiks can enhance vision too, if you’re not blessed with 20/20 sight. DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is the cool research arm of the DoD. It’s known as being the department of mad scientists that develop technology worthy of […]
The Biggest Solar Storm In Years May Disrupt Power Supplies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth’s magnetic field is about to be shaken like a snow globe by the largest solar storm in five years. After hurtling through space for a day and a half, a massive cloud of charged particles is due to arrive early Thursday and could disrupt utility grids, […]