Book review: Surrendering Islam
The Subversion of Islam Throughout History Until the Present Day. This is a book and here a review is quoted from the original site. By David Livingstone and Sahib Mustaqim […]
More flood victims return home
KUALA LUMPUR: The flood situation in Terengganu, Kelantan and Johor improved Tuesday allowing more victims to return home. In TERENGGANU, only 64 people remained at a relief centre as compared to 189 people in the morning. According to the state’s flood portal, the water levels at all major rivers in […]
Malaysia’s Ahmadis living dangerously
Selayang, Malaysia – In the middle of Kampung Nakhoda, there is an unassuming three-storey building. Nothing about its humble stature makes it stand out from nearby houses, except for a council-erected signboard that clearly reads: “Qadiani Bukan Islam” (Qadianis are not Muslims). Youths mingle inside the building’s compound, warily observing […]
ZAB reference case: Verdict passed cannot be revised, says CJ
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune Published: January 3, 2012 ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, hearing the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (ZAB) reference case on Tuesday, remarked that […]
Supreme Court sets deadline for NRO verdict implementation
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune Published: January 3, 2012 ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it will take action against all relevant institutions if the […]
Will the Memo case end up in a Mess?
Various view points Compiled by Zubair Khan Former Pakistan ambassador Husain Haqqani’s counsel Asma Jahangir told Dawn TV’s Matiullah Jan in a detailed interview of Jan 1, 2012 – view online at: http://bit.ly/uAofcx – that she had taken up the case because she found it a travesty that an individual […]
New York firebomb attacks hit mosque, Hindu site
Source / Courtesy: Daily Times (Reuters) – New York police are investigating as bias crimes four Molotov cocktail attacks on Sunday night including one against a mosque with 75 people inside and another against a Hindu place of worship. No injuries were reported. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday […]
Red-Dead project could damage archaeological sites — report
AMMAN — Several ancient archaeological sites in Jordan will be affected by the construction of the Red-Dead Water Conveyance Project, a recent report concluded. Many sites will potentially be affected […]
Peter Gould’s Contemporary Islamic Design & Artwork
By islamic-arts.org Team Australian designer Peter Gould explores contemporary graphic design, digital art, photography and the rich visual & spiritual traditions of Islam. Peter embraced Islam in 2002 while studying […]
The Acton princess leading the fight for Saudi freedom
Royal runs campaign for change in her homeland from a suburb in west London Cahal Milmo. Her Royal Highness Princess Basma Bint Saud Bin Abdul Aziz is one of the […]
Boredom and empty pockets boost neo-Nazi ranks
RT: The rise of neo-Nazism across Europe has been progressing steadily, with Germany in particular seeing more and more young people being drawn to extreme-right groups. RT’s Egor Piskunov has been examining what is driving this dangerous trend. With a population of only 6,000, Zossen is a typical small German […]
For Congo Children, Food Today Means None Tomorrow
NY Times: Today, the big children will eat, Cynthia, 15, and Guellor, 13. Tomorrow, it will be the turn of the little ones, Bénédicte, Josiane and Manassé, 3, 6, and 9. Of course, the small ones will fuss. “Yes, sure, they ask for food, but we don’t have any,” said […]
A watershed moment for China: Islam or Christianity?
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Like it or not, but Islam and Christianity have been two missionary religions, which have been struggling to win […]
Recruiting the four Horsemen of Neo-atheism into Cavalry of Islam
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, an 1887 painting by Victor Vasnetsov. Christopher Hitchens died on December 15, 2011. My condolences to his family and friends. From here on any blunt […]
Shirin Ebadi: who defines Islam?
Source / Courtesy: 50-50 Inclusive Democracy Egyptian women are lucky in one way. They have witnessed the predicament of Iranian women and seen how the Islamic state has hijacked the […]
Saudi women to run for office, vote, without male approval — in 2015
Riyadh: Women in Saudi Arabia will not need a male guardian’s approval to run or vote in municipal elections in 2015, when women will also run for office for the first time, a Saudi official has said. The change signifies a step forward in easing the kingdom’s restrictions against women, but […]
New Islamist democracies will be open for business
The Arab revolutions have altered perceptions of the region. The new regimes may have democratic foundations but they won’t look like anything the West or liberals may hope for, especially in Egypt. Still, even if they end up being governed or dominated by Islamist parties, the new regimes that have […]
Austerity Reigns Over Euro Zone as Crisis Deepens
http://pix04.revsci.net/H07707/b3/0/3/0806180/111175477.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=H07707%2CH07707 Europe’s leaders braced their nations for a turbulent year, with their beleaguered economies facing a threat on two fronts: widening deficits that force more borrowing but increasing austerity measures that put growth further out of reach. Saying that Europe was facing its “harshest test in decades,” Chancellor Angela Merkel […]
The closing of the Pakistani mind
Source / Courtesy: The Express Tribune The year 2011 must rank as one of the worst years in the nation’s life. It began with the killing of Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer and ended with the most internecine of politics to topple the incumbent government before its term in office via the memogate […]