Mananjary — Legal aid clinics are playing an important role during Madagascar’s current political and economic crisis, especially for poverty-hit rural women who are under-served by the country’s ailing judicial system. In the southeast of Madagascar, women’s rights used to be defended in special village councils, called ‘anakavy amin-dreny’ (the […]
By RFI Turkey has recalled it ambassador from Paris in protest at a French bill making the denial of the Armenian genocide a criminal offence. France’s lower house of parliament approved the bill, which makes it a crime to deny the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Armenians at the hands […]
Nasrudin was on his way to the palace carrying a sack of potatoes. As he crossed a village on the way A local man asked him, “Where are you going?” “I’m taking this gift of potatoes to the new ruler,” Nasrudin replied. “What?” the man said. “That’s not a suitable […]
Source: Newstrack India Wagah, Dec 22 (ANI): Thousands of Ahmediyya Muslims gathered at the Wagah Border post for their annual community congregation beginning from December 26 in the town of Qadian in Gurdaspur District of Punjab. Though, Ahmediyyas regard themselves to be part of the Muslim faith, they have […]
Source: Times of India AMRITSAR: A group of more than a 1,000 Pakistani Ahmadiyya Muslims has arrived here to attend annual conference to be held in Qadian from December 26 to 28. The conference gives Pakistani Ahmadiyya Muslims an opportunity to meet their relatives in India and some also fix […]
The 120th Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention) Qadian, India is being held on 26th, 27th & 28th December, 2011 at Qadian, Punjab, India. The Supreme Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Khalifatul Massih V is expected to deliver the Concluding Speech and lead the Silent Prayer (dua) […]
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1106193–helena-guergis-sues-prime-minister?bn=1 OTTAWA—Former cabinet minister Helena Guergis is suing Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the Conservative Party of Canada and two former cabinet colleagues for $1.3 million, alleging she was falsely accused of cocaine use, extortion and associating with hookers in a conspiracy to chase her from politics. Guergis, the former MP […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Deism (pronounced /ˈdiːɪzəm/, us dict: dē′·ĭzm) is a religious and philosophical belief that a supreme being created the universe, and that this […]
by Sheila Musaji One of the favorite memes of the Islamophobes is the “all Muslims aren’t terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims meme”. Actually, let’s look at an honest list of some of the radical right-wingers and extremists who have perpetrated or attempted to perpetrate violent attacks against innocent Americans […]
The first bridge is to the influence-centers of American society. In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, there were hardly any Muslims on television saying, “What you just saw was not Islam, it was just evil.” That’s not because Muslims weren’t thinking those things, it’s just that very few of us […]
The Islamic concept is that the hell is not eternal and every one who does not believe in Islam is not condemned; mitigating circumstances apply. According to Islam everyone will be judged based on his or her life experiences. The same cannot be said for the conventional view of Christianity, […]
By Dr. Mitchell Gaynor Founder and President, Gaynor Integrative Oncology Asst. Clinical Professor of Medicine, Weill-Cornell Medical College Cancer is a scary diagnosis. There’s no doubt about that. Treatment is […]
JERUSALEM, Israel — Israeli authorities are bringing Christmas cheer to the Holy Land. Again this year, the Jewish National Fund distributed Christmas trees to local churches, monasteries, convents, embassies, foreign […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Irfan Ghauri Published: December 23, 2011 ISLAMABAD: While its leader has gone out of his way to openly reject any military intervention, […]
The teller asks him: “How much do you want to deposit”. The customer whispers: “Three million Swiss Francs”! The teller answers: “You do not need to whisper. Poverty is no shame in Switzerland.”
This is the story of an astonishing man. He leads a holy war of words to unite all the world’s religions under Islam. God speaks to him directly he says […]
Source: Dawn Author: Nilofar Ahmed THE mystery of life and death can be explained in the Quranic framework by understanding that the soul gives life to the body and that the body dies as soon as the soul leaves it. The foetus in the womb, in spite of being biologically alive, […]
Projected $250m World Bank loan to support state budget — Hassan Reported by Omar Obeidat JORDAN TIMES AMMAN – Spain on Thursday agreed to provide Jordan with 12 million euros in soft loans to help develop the water sector in the northern region. The loan agreement, signed by Minister of […]
By AGENCIES CAIRO: Hamas has agreed to join the Palestine Liberation Organization — a key step toward unifying the long-divided Palestinian leadership. Hamas’ leader Khaled Meshaal on Thursday joined a […]
Omid Safi, Huffington Post A few days ago I stood with a few thousand people, huddled inside Rumi’s shrine, celebrating the 738th anniversary of his passing on to the Beyond. […]