Men more corrupt than women: Megawati
The Jakarta Post: Megawati Soekarnoputri, Indonesia’s first woman president and chief patron of the Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), claims that men have more of a tendency to engage in […]
al-Qaeda leader killed in drone attack who killed scores of Ahmadi Muslims
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iR15ECTQK6m1Wg3sjCFHJ6VllJVw?docId=CNG.e84246ecc808f1ab609f9d56334e67f5.341 ISLAMABAD — US missiles on Thursday killed the most senior Pakistani in Al-Qaeda, one of the Americans’ main targets in the country and wanted for attacks that killed scores of people, officials said. Badar Mansoor, who reputedly sent fighters to Afghanistan and ran a training camp in North Waziristan, […]
Saudi writer faces blasphemy after Tweets about Prophet (SAW)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/saudi-writer-detained-after-tweets-about-muhammad/2012/02/09/gIQApsgW2Q_story.html Saudi writer Hamza Kashgari faces charge of blasphemy after tweets about Muhammad By David Keyes, Published: February 9 David Keyes is executive director of the New York-based organization Advancing Human Rights and co-founder of CyberDissidents.org. His e-mail address is david.keyes@advancinghumanrights.org. Saudi journalist Hamza Kashgari was detained in Malaysia on […]
Contempt of court: SC rejects intra-court appeal, Gilani to appear on Feb 13
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk / Azam Khan Published: February 10, 2012 ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has rejected Aitzaz Ahsan’s appeal to protect Prime […]
The Gospel according to Obama
NY Times: OP-ED: At the National Prayer Breakfast last week, seeking theological underpinning for his drive to raise taxes on the rich, President Obama invoked the highest possible authority. His policy, he testified “as a Christian,” “coincides with Jesus’s teaching that ‘for unto whom much is given, much shall be required.’ ” Now, […]
The Pope will die within a year: Vatican assassination fears revealed
The Daily Telegraph: The sensational prediction was allegedly made by Cardinal Paolo Romeo, the archbishop of Palermo in Sicily, on a recent visit to China. Cardinal Romeo reportedly made the startling prediction of the Pope’s death during a trip to China in November 2011. He seemed so sure of the […]
Shame covers sleaze: In the land of the Pure
Daily Dawn: ISLAMABAD: Sex scandals have rocked the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) in recent months, with several faculty and staff members accused of preying upon the vulnerable female students or […]
Arab history has been correcting itself
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star, Lebanon Well, reviewing events in Syria this week, I guess the unipolar world, the looming American century, and the end of history that were simultaneously announced by assorted American chauvinists and crackpots at the end of the Cold War around 1990 can be […]
250m copies of Qur’an distributed
by ARAB NEWS RIYADH: The King Fahd Complex for Printing the Holy Qur’an distributed more than 250 million copies of the Holy Qur’an, translations and other religious books until January […]
Iran turns to barter for food as sanctions cripple imports
Reuters | Feb 10,2012 | 23:03 JORDAN TIMES PARIS/TEHRAN — Iran is turning to barter, offering gold bullion in overseas vaults or tanker loads of oil, in return for food as new financial sanctions have hurt its ability to import basic staples for its 74 million people, commodities traders said […]
Syria top Muslim cleric hails Iran support
AFP | Feb 10,2012 | 23:07 JORDAN TIMES TEHRAN — Syria’s top Muslim cleric has thanked Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his unwavering support of Syria’s government as it deals […]
Australia: ex-Muslim Christian Converts Muslims in Australia, Indonesia, and Middle East thru TV Station
Australia is becoming a popular destination for Muslims leaving Asia and the Middle East, which is troubling to some Australians. But, the country’s Christians are using this as an opportunity for the Gospel. Forty years ago, residents would rarely see Muslims on the streets of Sydney or Melbourne. Now, as […]
Brooklyn Hasidic modesty sign tells women: long skirt brings long life
Crown Heights, Brooklyn: Religious Jews are upset at their new, young neighbors for everything from women wearing shorts; bar hopping and sunbathing. “We like to live by a certain […]
Understanding the Quran
Source: Dawn Author: Asghar Ali Engineer HOW to understand the Quran is an important question. Generally we pick and choose a verse to prove our point. Thus, many Muslims have […]
US drone kills al Qaeda leader in Pakistan: officials
Source: Dawn ISLAMABAD: US missiles on Thursday killed al Qaeda’s chief in Pakistan, one of the Americans’ main targets and wanted for attacks that killed scores of people, officials said. […]
Gather These 25 Documents You’ll Need Before You Die
If you were hit by a bus today or were otherwise incapacitated, would your loved ones be able to quickly locate your important information or know how to handle your affairs? Many of us have a great handle on our finances, but our record keeping systems might not be obvious […]
A Parasite Found In Cats Could Be Manipulating Our Brains
A long-buried, oft-derided theory is gaining traction in the medical world: cats are harboring a parasite that can manipulate human behavior and personality, sometimes to fatal ends. According to The Atlantic’s Kathleen McAuliffe, the work of Jaroslav Flegr is finding support from others in his field. Flegr theorizes that a parasite called Toxoplasma […]
WATCH: This Baby Is An Excellent Ping Pong Player
Future table tennis star (via The Guardian). Read/watch more:
Anti Muslim graffiti insulting Allah scrawled on Kensington insurance shop
Source/Credit: NY Daily News Bangladeshis in Kensington said they are living in fear after Muslim hate graffiti was found on a storefront in the neighborhood’s bustling shopping strip. The manager of TDS Insurance on Beverly Road near McDonald Avenue, came to work Monday and spotted a nauseating sight: “It was […]
People of the City invited Mulla Nasruddin to deliver a khutba
Once, the people of The City invited Mulla Nasruddin to deliver a khutba. When he got on the minbar (pulpit), he found the audience was not very enthusiastic, so he asked “Do you know what I am going to say?” The audience replied “NO”, so he announced “I have no […]