5’000 soldiers to guard World Economic Forum
A record number of Swiss soldiers will be on duty at the World Economic Forum annual meeting. Source: http://www.swissinfo.ch The army will be supporting the civil authorities both on the […]
Switzerland: Elderly remain active into their 70s
Switzerland’s senior citizens continue to actively engage in cultural activities well into their 70s, according to the Federal Statistics Office. (Source: http://www.swissinfo.ch) To mark the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations in 2012, the Statistics Office examined ways in which Switzerland’s senior citizens engage in society. The […]
Iran ‘will not be hurt by oil embargo’ Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vows
Iran will not be hurt by a newly imposed European Union oil embargo, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president, has declared. Speaking to state television, Mr Ahmadinejad declared: “Once our trade with […]
Holland: Elephant fitted with contact lens
A 45-year old Asian elephant in Amsterdam’s Artis Zoo has become the first in Europe to be fitted with a contact lens. Win Thida, the oldest elephant in the […]
Durables orders up, job market still healing
http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/hub.1326407570.html(Reuters) – New orders for manufactured goods rose in December and a gauge of future business investment rebounded, while new claims for jobless benefits rose only moderately last week, suggesting the labor market was still healing. Durable goods orders climbed 3.0 percent, the Commerce Department said on Thursday. Economists had […]
Live Streaming of 88th Jalsa Salana, Bangladesh – February 3, 4 & 5 February 2012
The 88th Jalsa Salana Bangladesh is going to be held on 3rd, 4th & 5th February, 2012, inshAllah. Hadhrat Ameerul Muminin Khalifatul Masih V (atba) will deliver the Concluding Address from Tahir Hall, Baitul Futuh, London Live through MTA on 5th February, 2012. In addition, we have arranged Live Streaming […]
Justices Say GPS Tracker Violated Privacy Rights
Source: NY Times. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously that the police violated the Constitution when they placed a Global Positioning System tracking device on a suspect’s car and monitored its movements for 28 days. Read more.
Turning Enemies Into Friends in Israel and the Palestinian Territories
Huffington Post In early Jan. 15 senior rabbis, ministers and imams traveled together to Israel and the Palestinian territories. We are from among New York City’s leading religious institutions. Collectively, our houses of worship are home to tens of thousands of prominent New Yorkers. Anyone who appreciates the hectic schedules […]
Law Enforcers ‘Rarely Neutral’ in Religious Conflict
Jakarta Globe: When dealing with religious conflict in the field, police officers and other law enforcement officials tend to put their beliefs before their uniform, a researcher said on Wednesday. Gadjah Mada University political analyst Samsu Rizal Panggabean said that several factors explained why field officers were reluctant to take […]
Diabetes and Chromium
Chromium is an essential mineral and is usually lost in processed foods. It is increasingly being used as an adjunct therapy by Integrative Medicine Practitioners. It has been suggested that Chromium Picolinate could be suitable for lowering blood sugar levels in Diabetic patients. Is this true for all diabetics? According […]
Views on Abortion
GBC News: There have been reactions to the call by Population and Sexual Health expert, Prof F. T Sai to legalise abortion…….. Meanwhile, a Deputy Ameer of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Maulvi Hafiz Jibraeel Saeed, says though Islam frowns on abortion, the practice is permissible under certain difficult circumstances. Hafiz […]
Once Again ridiculous Remarks of Journalist Hamid Mir about Ahmadiyyat
By Zubair Khan With deepest sadness and heavy heart it is pointed out that Mr Hamid Mir who claims himself to be the one of leading journalists of Pakistan, a column writer in daily Jang and presenter of Geo TV program “Capital Talk”once again has written very ridiculous remarks about Ahmadiyyat in […]
Another final chance: Mansoor Ijaz asked to appear on February 10
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Zahid Gishkori Published: January 26, 2012 ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS), which is probing the Memogate scandal, has expressed […]
Oppression in Pakistan: Ahmadiyya community flees to Germany
Source: German Turkish News The number of requests for asylum in Germany rose by 11 percent. A country of origin, stands out particularly. The number of asylum seekers from Pakistan has tripled compared to last year. Over 2,500 Pakistanis have applied in 2011 for asylum in Germany. These are not […]
Meteors: Establish the truth of the Holy Quran
Meteors: Establish the truth of the Holy Quranhttp://t.co/rFHZ1z0E88 pic.twitter.com/7QbWdLD32G — The Muslim Times (@The_MuslimTimes) November 12, 2014 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim […]
Expatriates bear brunt of financial claims from relatives in their home country
By DIANA AL-JASSEM | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Expatriates considering visiting their home country for a vacation, have reported facing substantial financial claims. Relatives would ask for luxury gifts and money, steering the expatriates toward financial difficulty. Such requests are quite well-known among expatriates from different social levels and backgrounds. Electronics, […]
‘Govt has to limit pilgrim numbers’
By MD RASOOLDEEN | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar said Wednesday that around 80 countries have requested an increased quota of Haj pilgrims, but the ministry has to […]
Judaism and Islam in America –
http://www.newenglishreview.org/custpage.cfm/frm/104712/sec_id/104712 Dialogue with Radical Muslims is Dangerous for American Jews by Jerry Gordon (January 2012) Introduction Jewish interfaith dialogue with Muslims has moved beyond mere episodes to one of joint services and soon, joint sanctuaries. It is an insidious form of Da’wah (call to Islam) that some Jewish communal groups […]
The Price of Your Soul: How the Brain Decides Whether to ‘Sell Out’
Source: Science Daily A neuro-imaging study shows that personal values that people refuse to disavow, even when offered cash to do so, are processed differently in the brain than those values that are willingly sold. “Our experiment found that the realm of the sacred — whether it’s a strong religious […]
America’s Billionaires Are Giving To Pandas Instead Of People Who Really Need It
This post originally appeared at The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Under a big headline on the front page of The Washington Post last week came the news that a local billionaire had provided $7.5-million to restore the Washington Monument, which has been closed to the public since it suffered serious damage in this summer’s East Coast […]