Violence offers glimpse of Greece’s reform challenge
(Reuters) – Greeks swept rocks and broken glass from the streets of Athens on Monday after a night of violence that gave lawmakers a taste of the challenge they face […]
The Silent Minority: ‘Only Muslims and men can live in this country’
Express Tribune: It started late, rushed to resolve and concluded with dismay. Indeed, the amount of interest displayed in the session on ‘The Silent Minority: A voice for the voiceless’ at the second day of the Karachi Literature, unfortunately reflected reality in Pakistan. While the issue is one of immense significance, […]
Norwegian-born Eva Joly to run for French presidency 2012.
France 24. REUTERS – Norwegian-born Eva Joly, a formidable former judge who came to France as an au pair in the 1960’s, will run for French president in 2012 as the Greens’ candidate after winning her party’s nomination on Tuesday. Results of a ballot of 23,000 Greens showed the 67-year-old, who […]
Muslim and Jewish celebrations ‘should be French bank holidays’
France 24. Speaking in Paris on Wednesday at her first campaign rally, Green presidential candidate Eva Joly argued that national holiday status should be accorded to the Muslim festival of Eid-ul-Fitr and the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur. Currently six of the 12 national holidays in France are Catholic […]
‘The Risk that Nuclear Weapons Will Be Used Is Growing’
Credit: Spiegel International AFP A Russian intercontinental ballistic missile is driven through Moscow’s Red Square in 2009. Anxieties are mounting as nuclear weapons make their way into unstable regions. In a SPIEGEL ONLINE interview, US disarmament expert Richard Burt discusses the growing risk of their use, why allowing Iran to […]
Benefits of lemon
Credit: TOI on Line Benefits of lemon (Thinkstock photos/ Getty Images) Lemons are an excellent source of vitamin C. Having a lemon squeezed in warm water first thing every morning will cleanse your digestive system. It also increases the levels of immunity thus cutting the chances of infections. Because it […]
Muslim ‘terror threat’ belied by numbers
Credit: Asiatimes: By Jim Lobe WASHINGTON – The threat of terrorism carried out by Muslim Americans appears to have been exaggerated by US officials in recent years, according to a new study on domestic terrorism released Wednesday. The study, the third in an annual series by the Triangle Center on […]
Syria, the new Libya
Credit: Asiatimes: By Pepe Escobar A Kalashnikov in Iraq, until recently, sold for US$100. Now it’s at least $1,000, and most probably $1,500 (those were the days when Sunnis joining the resistance in 2003 could buy a fake Kalashnikov made in Romenia for $20). Destination of choice of the $1,500 […]
For France’s blighted north, a Green path out of crisis
France24. Eva Joly, the Green candidate in France’s forthcoming presidential election, sought to breathe The Norwegian-born former magistrate, whose campaign has been dogged by rumours of sedition within her party’s ranks, picked the impoverished former industrial hub near the border with Belgium to present a green platform with a strong […]
Roma travel in search of winter asylum
by Isabelle Eichenberger, swissinfo.ch The number of Serbian asylum seekers, generally Roma, has peaked in Switzerland in recent months. This “winter tourism” can be explained by the worsening quality of […]
Salafism is only an approach, says justice minister
By ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Minister of Justice Dr. Mohammed bin Abdul Kareem Al-Issa said Salafism should not be interpreted as Islam at Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh. The minister said in reply to a question by the rector of the university: “Salafism is only a descriptive approach, […]
Policing the religious police in Saudi Arabia
KHALID ALNOWAISER, ARABNEWS Recently, the Saudi government appointed a new president for the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice who is known to be a more […]
Jordan: Camp to accommodate displaced Syrians opens this week
Petra. JORDAN TIMES MAFRAQ — Jordan will open a camp for Syrians seeking refuge in the Kingdom, in the Ribaa Al Sarhan area in Mafraq at the end of this week, Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation (JHCO) Secretary General Ahmad Amyan said on Sunday. Infrastructure work has been completed at the […]
‘Palestinian unity deal a mistake’
AFP / JORDAN TIMES CAIRO — Senior Hamas official Mahmud Zahar slammed a Palestinian unity deal as a “mistake” that has thrown the Islamist movement into crisis, in an interview with Egypt’s official MENA agency published on Sunday. Hamas leader Khaled Mishaal signed an agreement with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas […]
Veil and its Unfair Opposition!
By Anisa Tahira Masood, Toronto Recently I went through a news in a local Urdu newspaper in Toronto that certain people, who declare themselves the flag bearer of so called “Free Thinking” group, and consider them selves to be liberators of the oppressed, will serve the Muslim ladies by proposing […]
Elephant in the room: A fallacy in Sunni Doctrine
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times All Muslims including the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community believe that the Holy Prophet Muhammad is the seal of […]
Baby Knows Best: Baby-Led Weaning Promotes Healthy Food Preferences
ScienceDaily (Feb. 9, 2012) — A new study by psychologists at The University of Nottingham has shown that babies who are weaned using solid finger food are more likely to develop healthier food preferences and are less likely to become overweight as children than those who are spoon-fed pureed food. The […]
REPORT: Bin Laden Told His Kids To ‘Go To The US And Live In Peace’
In the 10-years following 9/11 Osama bin Laden had a lot of time to ponder his decisions, and some of the conclusions he came to have just come to light through the man’s brother-in-law. Julian Thompson at The Sunday Times reports bin Laden pressed his two younger children, four and five […]
Two Ahmadis shot dead in Umerkot
HYDERABAD: Two men identified as Ahmadis were shot dead outside their place of worship in Kunri taluka of Umerkot district on Saturday by a security guard belonging to their own community. According to the first information report (FIR), Fakhruddin, 45, and Maqsood Ahmed, 28, died on the spot while Rafique […]
The Very Poor in USA
By Fareed Zakaria, CNN Remember Mitt Romney’s infamous “poor” comment? If not, here it is again: “I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs repair, I’ll fix it. I’m not concerned about the very rich; they’re doing just fine. I’m concerned about the […]