In a recent two-part series on the tensions between the United States and Iran, my colleague David Lee Smith provided readers with a broad and insightful overview of the unfolding crisis. He discussed the European Union’s newly implemented embargo against Iranian oil, the contentious relationship between Shiite Iran and its Sunni neighbors, […]
Ever had to call an exterminator because a couple annoying pests invaded your house? What if, instead of a few varmints, there were millions of them? That scenario is unfolding in Puerto Rico, where the government has embarked on a sweeping campaign to eradicate the roughly 4 million iguanas populating […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Geo News Updated yesterday Ansar Abbasi ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has lost an unbelievably high amount, more than Rs8,500 billion (Rs8.5 trillion or US$94 billion), […]
RIYADH—A court in Saudi Arabia agreed to hear the first lawsuits by Saudi women challenging the kingdom’s de facto ban on women driving, a lawyer for one of the women said. The legal push is a shift by activists after years of simply appealing to Saudi leaders for permission to […]
Manama: A move to launch the world’s first female falconry association at a press conference in Qatar is being resisted by Qatari social media users, a local daily has reported. On Tuesday, reports emerged in the Qatari capital, Doha, that Qatar’s cultural village “Katara” would announce the inauguration of the […]
The ease of communication in our global village reminds me of a verse of the Holy Quran that predicted these phenomena. It is amazing that a revelation in the seventh […]
http://pix04.revsci.net/H07707/b3/0/3/0806180/986916153.js?D=DM_LOC%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.themuslimtimes.org%252Fwp-admin%252Fpost-new.php%26DM_CAT%3DNYTimesglobal%2520%253E%2520General%26DM_EOM%3D1&C=H07707LONDON — European governments are not the only ones struggling with debt — so are some of the region’s companies. As profits and sales slip, some European businesses are scrambling to pay their bills. With banks reluctant to lend, the fear is that companies will be unable to come up […]
Source: Time (OSLO, Norway) — The right-wing extremist who has admitted killing 77 people in the worst peacetime massacre that Norway has ever seen told a court Monday that he […]
Source: Time Most people think that the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is the most powerful stargazing system in the world. It’s understandable, given the astounding images and spectacular science the […]
Source / Courtesy: RT.com Speaking to a group of homeschooling advocates US Republican Congressman and 2012 presidential hopeful Ron Paul warned that the US Department of Education was working to “indoctrinate” their children. “They [US Department of Education] don’t educate our kids, they indoctrinate our kids,” he said. “It’s a […]
The Jakarta Globe: One year ago today, Indonesia hit the headlines with the murder of three members of the Islamic Ahmadiyah sect, by a mob over a thousand strong in […]
Activists are questioning the lack of response from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to a letter sent by international human rights organizations about the government’s handling of cases of religious discrimination. According to Indonesia’s Human Rights Working Group, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay, has sent a letter […]
Ynetnews: By Elior Levy Failure to make progress during the latest round of talks between the Palestinians and Israel led the Palestinian leadership to examine new ways in which to […]
Credit: Imam Wasim throuhg Express Tribune: A Pakistani undergraduate class was shown a Richard Dawkins documentary in a sociology course. DESIGN: SIDRAH MOIZ: Growing up in a society that discouraged asking too many questions, I often wondered what it is about modern western education that the conservative right is so […]
Source: BBC News Facebook and Google say they have complied with an Indian court directive and removed “objectionable” material. They are among 21 web firms, including Yahoo and Orkut, facing a civil suit in Delhi accusing them of hosting material that may cause communal unrest. A criminal case of similar […]
Source: The Whig Standard – With the topic still very fresh in the minds of Kingstonians, one organization felt it was the ideal time to travel here to deliver a […]
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Honour+killings+undermine+cherished+values/6106378/story.html RESPECT FOR THE RULE OF LAW Murder by any name is still murder. The Shafia trials have again squarely focused our attention on the dark underbelly of abhorrent practices imported into this country. Efforts by organizations such as the Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW) to suggest that we […]
Source: NY Times. PARIS — European activists who participated in American Internet protests last month learned that there was political power to be harnessed on the Web. Now they are putting that knowledge to use in an effort to defeat new global rules for intellectual property. In the U.S. […]
By Zubair Khan Strategically, Pakistan is situated at the crossroads of the important regions of South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population exceeding 180 million people, it is the sixth most populous country in the world and has the second largest Muslim population after Indonesia. Its […]
Courtesy Reuters: The Roman Catholic Church has sometimes been in denial over the sexual abuse of children by clergy but must now move forward to face up to the scandal, the Vatican’s top official for the issue said on Friday. In an interview with Reuters Television, Monsignor Charles Scicluna said he […]