UK: Long Lane church to be transformed into a mosque
Halesowen’s Long Lane Methodist Church has been bought by local Muslims and will open as a fully functioning mosque and community centre in March. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, which runs […]
Hold on a sec – leap seconds granted a last-minute reprieve
Source: The Register. A decision to kill leap seconds and permanently change how time is measured has been deferred until 2015 by the International Telecommunication Union. A meeting of ITU Radiocommunication Assembly reps on Thursday was unable to reach a decision on whether to stop adding leap seconds to Coordinated Universal […]
Bangladesh anger over India torture video
Source: BBC News. A video showing Indian border guards torturing a suspected Bangladeshi cow smuggler has prompted widespread condemnation and anger in Bangladesh. Eight Indian Border Security Force (BSF) guards have been suspended in connection with the incident. … Read more.
Study Links Immigrating at Young Age and Higher Risk of Psychosis
Source: NY Times. A new study has found that among immigrants, younger age at the time of migration predicts a higher incidence of psychotic disorders. The study, published last month in The American Journal of Psychiatry, was conducted from 1997 to 2005 in The Hague, Netherlands, where there are […]
E-Petition protesting against the cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad and Jesus negatively
The Atheist Society of University College London (UCL) posted a cartoon depicting the Holy Prophet Muhammad, and Jesus Christ, may peace of God be on both, having a beer (God […]
Israel Arrests Palestinian Parliament Speaker
Hamas officials say the Israeli army has arrested Palestinian parliament speaker Aziz Dweik near the West Bank city of Ramallah. The officials say Dweik was detained Thursday at an Israeli military checkpoint as he was travelling to Hebron in the southern West Bank. Israel has not commented on the incident. […]
Punjab has become a ‘living hell’ for minorities: PML-Q MPA
Courtesy Express Tribune: Pakistan Muslim League –Quaid (PML-Q) MPA Shahzad Elahi, speaking during the Punjab Assembly session on Friday, said the province had become a ‘living hell’ for minorities. […]
Rare Monkey Rediscovered in Indonesia
Washington. An endangered monkey known as the Miller’s Grizzled Langur has been discovered on the island of Borneo in an area it was not previously known to inhabit, international researchers […]
A strangeness of our financial system: Apple is worth more than Greece
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Apple’s value on the stock market briefly rose to $400 billion on Thursday, a record high for what was already the world’s most valuable technology company. The company’s market cap slipped below the $400 billion mark by midday as Apple’s (AAPL, Fortune 500) stock fell back […]
Struggling with the question of belief? Homer Simpson’s got the answer | Julian Baggini
The Springfield philosopher shows us that the issue of God’s existence or non-existence is of little importance Source: Julian Baggini · guardian.co.uk Having argued last week that prayer provides benefits for believers that are not available for atheists, I was interested to come across an academic paper by Tim Mawson […]
Brother warns prince AlWaleed over wife’s media showings
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Why British Muslim women struggle to find a marriage partner | Syma Mohammed
Older, unmarried female Muslims outnumber their male counterparts for many reasons. Fussiness is not one of them Source: Syma Mohammed · guardian.co.uk A few years ago, at the behest of […]
Pluralism in Islam
Source: Dawn Author: Muhammad Ali In today’s globalised and sometimes polarised world, there is a dire need to understand the pluralistic perspectives of Islamic teachings in order to develop an […]
Respecting Islam, showing face
Source: Emc – More than a decade after 9/11, there is still much we do not know about our Muslim brothers and sisters. Rather than using the tragedy of that […]
Ahmadiyya Youth lifts veil off Muslim myths
Source: Emc Perth – Jesus Christ is mentioned more times by name in the Holy Quran than is the name of the Prophet Mohammad. While it isn’t a numbers’ game – though Jesus is mentioned by name 20 times to Mohammad’s four – it is an example of just how […]
Muslim visitors hope to end cultural misconceptions
Source: The Record – Fort Saskatchewan recently played host to a Muslim group looking to dispel misconceptions about the Islamic religion. Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada (AMYA) sent a group of 15 youth volunteers out to the Fort on Saturday in an effort to counter terrorism and to educate […]
Muslim without sharia?
Source: Washington Post By Harris Zafar On Tuesday, January 17th, former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich said that the only way he would ever support a Muslim for the […]
Gilani contempt hearing: ‘Did not write letter because president has immunity’
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Agencies / Faisal Shakeel / Web Desk Published: January 19, 2012 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani appeared before the Supreme Court on Thursday in […]
Tiny Qatar wielding powerful political punch
DOHA — From its startling winning bid to host the 2022 football World Cup and mediating roles in Middle East and African conflicts to its role leading Arab efforts to […]
Bangladesh military says it has thwarted officers’ attempt to overthrow government
Source: Washington Post, VOA & Business week DHAKA, Bangladesh — The Bangladesh military said Thursday it foiled a plot by a group of hardline officers, their retired colleagues and Bangladeshi conspirators living abroad to overthrow Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The coup attempt underscored tension between Hasina’s government and elements of […]