Minister says ‘we’re not all equal’
FRENCH Interior Minister Claude Gueant has caused political uproar by claiming that not all civilisations are equal. AFP “Contrary to what the left’s relativist ideology […]
Religious radicalism and cultural change
Dadang Kahmad West Java has long been known for the tolerant nature of its society and culture. ‘Siger tengah’, or ‘the middle road’, is an underlying principle of Sundanese culture that promotes moderation and the avoidance of extremes of both right and left. ………….. Nevertheless, in recent times, it is […]
Russia, China veto Syria draft resolution
Source / Courtesy: China Daily UNITED NATIONS – Russia and China on Saturday vetoed an Arab-European draft resolution on Syria backing an Arab League plan which demands a regime change in the Middle East country, the second time since October 2011. The draft resolution, tabled by Morocco and backed by […]
Mob ransacks Syrian embassy in Australia
By ROD MCGUIRK | AP ARABNEWS Published: Feb 5, 2012 11:00 Updated: Feb 5, 2012 11:57 CANBERRA, Australia: A mob ransacked the Syrian Embassy in Australia after reports of the […]
Overcoming Islamophobia in American elections
Individual tolerance or fear of different groups is not confined to political elites by DR. MUQTEDAR KHAN, ARABNEWS Islam has become an important part of American discourse leading up to the 2012 federal elections and candidates everywhere appear eager to take a position on Islam for political gain. Across the […]
What’s your poison?
Courtesy Dawn.com: The Sunni Tehrik (ST), a Barelvi Islamist organisation, announced last Sunday that it was converting itself into a political party. To quite a few Pakistanis the ST comes across as being another sectarian outfit triggered by the controversial Islamisation process of the Ziaul Haq dictatorship in the 1980s. It […]
Eurogroup’s Juncker Warns of Possible Greek Default
Courtesy: CNBC: The possibility of a sovereign default by Greece cannot be ruled out, Jean-Claude Juncker, head of the Eurogroup of finance ministers from the single currency zone, said in a German magazine on Saturday. In an advance copy of comments to news weekly Der Spiegel, Juncker was quoted as saying […]
Anger at Night Caucus Over a Religious Declaration
LAS VEGAS — A special Saturday night Republican caucus intended to accommodate orthodox Jews who couldn’t vote until after sundown became the scene of controversy and confrontation after caucusgoers were told that to gain admittance they had to sign a legal declaration under penalty of perjury that they could not […]
Can Egypt Avoid Pakistan’s Fate?
Credit NY Times as referred by Imam Wasim Saroya. ONE year after the revolution that ousted President Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian military is closing down civil society organizations and trying to manipulate the constitution-writing process to serve its narrow interests. Meanwhile, in Pakistan, where the military has also held sway […]
Libyan Sufis mark prophet’s birthday despite tension
TRIPOLI — Libyan Sufis staged a joyous parade through the heart of Tripoli on Saturday to mark the Prophet Mohammad’s birthday, defying radical Salafi Muslims pressuring them to scrap the centuries-old tradition. Chanting hymns to the beat of drums and cymbals, marchers choked the narrow alleys of the walled old […]
Signifying Eid Milad-Un-Nabi (12th Rabi-Ul-Awwal) From Qur’an And Hadith Perspective
Source: This is not the Muslim Times’ original but the source is not available online since publication Celebrating in an event of happiness to express joy is quite human. That […]
Shafia Murders: Imams Issue Fatwa Against Honour Killings, Domestic Violence
Source/Credit: Huffington Post MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Controversy surrounding the Shafia murder trial prompted imams from across Canada and the U.S. to issue a moral ruling Saturday officially condemning honour killings, domestic violence and misogyny as “un-Islamic.” Thirty-four imams belonging to the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada, including a handful of […]
‘Blame it on London if Dhaka attacked’
Source/Credit: bdnews24.com Dhaka, Feb 4 (bdnews24.com) – Local government minister Syed Ashraful Islam on Saturday said that if any major terrorist attack happens in Bangladesh, it would be rooted in London. Speaking at an emergency meeting of the Awami League executive council at Ganabhaban, the party’s acting secretary general said, […]
Protesting surveillance at mosques
Source/Credit: Timesunion.com Fatima Akbar, center, marches with her son Shafiyu, 11, left, and Ayesha Mohammed, right, towards the New York Police Department headquarters during a rally asking for the resignation of NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly and NYPD spokesperson Paul Browne, in a demand for independent community control of the NYPD, […]
Deaths in Egypt Clashes Rise to 11
Associated Press CAIRO—The number of people killed in clashes with Egyptian security forces in the wake of a deadly soccer riot rose to 11 on Saturday, according to a field doctor and a security official, as demonstrators in Cairo kept up their calls for an end to military rule and […]
More than Fifty different simultaneous translations of the Holy Quran in English
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Germany Shari`ah Law Under Fire
CAIRO – The justice minister of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate has been facing fierce criticism from different politicians over his recent remarks about the possibility of applying Shari`ah laws […]
Racialized Communication Met With Silence In The Classroom
ScienceDaily (Nov. 20, 2008) — A new article in the journal Communication, Culture & Critique illustrates the ways some college students bear the costs of silence-mediated racialized communication in their everyday classroom activities. Specifically, the essay shows that White privilege enables racially laden communication that regenerates, albeit unintentionally, the social exclusion […]
MAULDIN: The US Still Faces Huge Problems, And In Just 3 Years We’ll Be Italy
Everyone knows by now that the US is facing difficult choices. Depending on what assumptions you use, the unfunded liabilities of Social Security and Medicare are between $50 and $80 trillion and rising. It really doesn’t matter, as there is no way that much money can be found, given the […]
Ron Paul making history: Unprecedented Speech to uphold Constitution after Nevada Caucus
Early polls showing that he is second or third in Nevada Caucus today, February 4, 2012. I just heard a remarkable speech on by Ron Paul on MSNBC, emphasizing […]