The Muslim Times

By zakariavirk on February 23, 2012 ( Leave a comment )

Bill Maher: on Republican Debates

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-maher/republican-debate-review_b_1296036.html?ref=daily-brief?utm_source=DailyBrief&utm_campaign=022312&utm_medium=email&utm_content=BlogEntry&utm_term=Daily%20Brief The Republicans sure have the right symbol with the elephant. Republican debates are nothing but elephants in the room. The biggest of which must be: to someone out there who’s hurting, they spend the whole two hours yammering away about earmarks and illegal immigrants and contraception and every other […]

By Zia H Shah on February 23, 2012 ( Leave a comment )

Muslim group dispelling Myths

Source: The Lloydminster Source – Suicide bombing, terrorist attacks and honor killings can dominate the headlines when the Islamic religion comes up in the media. Its and unfair stigma says […]

By A Q Farhat on February 23, 2012 ( Leave a comment )

There are no barriers in the Jewish State

The Jerusalem Post: Any barriers to religious freedom are not tolerated in the Jewish State. As you can see here, Ahmadiyya, Bahai, Samaritans, Circassians, Christians, Druze and Muslims are all free […]

By Zia H Shah on February 23, 2012 ( Leave a comment )

Introducing ‘Al-Tafsir.com’

A website worth visiting: http://www.altafsir.com ALTAFSIR.COM is a completely free, non-profit website providing access to the largest and greatest online collections of Quranic commentary, translation, recitation and essential resources in the world. It was begun in 2001 by the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, Jordan. Read more here: […]

By Zia H Shah on February 23, 2012 ( Leave a comment )

State of the Ummah Address

Source: http://qahiri.wordpress.com/ By Daniel Oliver We have left the testimony of laa ilaaha illa-llaah for the statement “I am a Muslim” There is no zakaa- purification and increase of wealth-; only ribaa- usurious transactions There is no amr bi-lma’ruuf- commanding the good- and nahi ‘ani-lmunkar- forbidding evil-; only gossip and […]

By Zia H Shah on February 23, 2012 ( 5 Comments )

Should the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community be considered (or consider themselves) as a ‘Sect’?

Should the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community be considered (or consider themselves) as a ‘Sect’? First let us see how various dictionaries define the word ‘Sect’: OXFORD DICTIONARY Sect – Pronunciation: /sɛkt/noun – a group of people with somewhat different religious beliefs (typically regarded as heretical) from those of a larger group […]

By A Q Farhat on February 23, 2012 ( Leave a comment )

Report: 150 violations on Al-Aqsa Mosque during 2011

BNA: Occupied Jerusalem, Feb.23 (BNA) – A report issued by Al Aqsa Institution said today that 150 Israeli violations targeted Al Aqsa Mosque last year. The detailed report showed that […]

By Zia H Shah on February 23, 2012 ( Leave a comment )

Russia says US may use Kyrgyz airbase in Iran strike

Dailytimes: MOSCOW: Russia on Wednesday said it could not rule out that the United States would use the US Manas airbase in ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan for an eventual strike on Iran over its contested nuclear programme. “It cannot be excluded that this site could be used in a potential conflict with […]

By Zia H Shah on February 23, 2012 ( 2 Comments )

Rick Santorum’s ‘phony theology’ criticism of Obama follows a familiar theme

When Rick Santorum accused President Obama of having “some phony theology” last weekend, it was neither an isolated event nor an offhand remark. Instead, Santorum’s comments were a new twist on a […]

By Zia H Shah on February 23, 2012 ( 1 Comment )

Rights group calls on Church to turn other cheek

Russian TV: Russian human rights activists have slammed a suggestion from the Orthodox Church to introduce criminal liability for religious insult, following a provocative appearance by a feminist punk band […]

By Zia H Shah on February 23, 2012 ( Leave a comment )

Contribution of Islam to refugee law discussed

By ARWA RIKABI | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees hosted a round-table discussion on Tuesday about the comparative study written on behalf of the UNHCR […]

By Zia H Shah on February 23, 2012 ( Leave a comment )

Libyan leader acknowledges mistakes

AP | Feb 22,2012 | JORDAN TIMES TRIPOLI — Libya’s leader has acknowledged that his transitional government is powerless to control militias that are refusing to lay down their arms […]

By Zia H Shah on February 23, 2012 ( Leave a comment )

EU supports Jordan with 3b euros over three years

Focus will be on economic growth, SMEs by Hani Hazaimeh | Feb 22,2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan will receive a financial assistance package of around 3 billion euros […]

By Zia H Shah on February 23, 2012 ( Leave a comment )

King (of Jordan) thanks EU for reform support

AMMAN –– His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday voiced appreciation for the EU’s continued support for programmes and plans Jordan is implementing to achieve sustainable development in all areas. During a meeting with EU’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, the King said Jordan seeks to become a “successful” model for reform […]

By Zia H Shah on February 22, 2012 ( 15 Comments )

Dawkins’ False Papal Fatwa: ‘Einstein was a Pantheist and not a Deist?’

I agree with Prof. Dawkins expressions of religious tolerance but take issue with how he describes Einstein’s religion. Dawkins in this clip and in his book the God Delusion, claims […]

By Zia H Shah on February 22, 2012 ( 1 Comment )

INFOGRAPHIC: Barack Obama May Be The Greatest Gun Salesman In America

Gun manufacturers would likely not be the first to come to mind when considering industries who have benefited the most during President Obama’s first term, but a study from Ammo.net finds that firearm sales and concealed handgun permit applications are at all-time highs since the 2008 election. Just to show a few statistics […]

By Zia H Shah on February 22, 2012 ( Leave a comment )

Recession has Portugal urging citizens to leave to find work

LISBON, Portugal – For nearly 600 years, Portugal had one of the greatest colonial empires in Europe, commanding trade centers in Africa, South America and China. Now, laid low by […]

By Zia H Shah on February 22, 2012 ( Leave a comment )

60 Lives, 30 Kidneys, All Linked

Source: The New York Times RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Rick Ruzzamenti admits to being a tad impulsive. He traded his Catholicism for Buddhism in a revelatory flash. He married a Vietnamese woman he had only just met. And then a year ago, he decided in an instant to donate his left […]

By Zia H Shah on February 22, 2012 ( Leave a comment )

Can Gauck be president ‘while living in sin?’

Source: The Local Germans generally agree that Joachim Gauck is a good choice for president. But can the ex-pastor be the nation’s moral authority while staying married to one woman […]

By Zia H Shah on February 22, 2012 ( 3 Comments )

‘Any fool could have been a Darwin,’ Richard Dawkins

Cat is out of the bag. After a life time of idealizing and making an idol out of Sir Charles Darwin, Prof. Richard Dawkins has a Freudian slip that any […]

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