An interesting piece by journalist COLM Ó BROIN comparing quotes from Robert Spencer and and Julius Streicher. Ten statements by ‘anti-jihad’ writer Robert Spencer and Nazi propagandist Julius Streicher are compared. […]
Source: Dawn Author: Irfan Husain Indeed, these functionaries are today`s media stars, together with their inquisitors. So focused are we on the non-stop political drama unfolding before us virtually around the clock that we forget that state institutions were created for purposes other than public entertainment. Read More
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Thomas Paine was one of the Founding Fathers of USA, in 18th century he was one of the […]
A leading US defense analyst has described the Iraq war as the “biggest mistake” in the history of the US military as the last patch of American troops withdraws from […]
ISTANBUL: Turkey has accused France of committing genocide during its colonial occupation of Algeria. The comments Friday by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan are the latest response to French legislators […]
By SIRAJ WAHAB | ARAB NEWS Nouf Al-Semari expresses herself through her paintings DAMMAM: A set of 35 beautiful and mysterious paintings by Nouf Al-Semari, who describes herself as an […]
The difference between Saudi Arabia and Iran cannot be more striking. Evidently, Riyadh has avoided interfering in other countries’ internal affairs, used its resources for the well being of its citizens, and constructively contributed to regional stability. In offering financial aid to other countries, Riyadh is, by and large, driven […]
By MOHAMMED A. ALI KHAN ARABNEWS Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, known to be bold, has taken another rash step forward by decreeing that Muslim women who wear burqa or niqab must remove them when taking the oath of citizenship. For most Canadians, this isn’t a major issue. […]
Source / Courtesy: Tariq Souvenir Magazine and Review of Religions CHRISTIANITY: Some Basic Facts Name The word Christian was first used by the Greeks for the followers of Christos, as […]
RT: When guns fall silent and ceasefires are agreed, wars live on in the minds of the men and women who fought them. And a killer still stalks them, more deadly than the enemies they once faced. Being in a conflict environment is killing US soldiers. But surprisingly, the biggest […]
ISLAMABAD: It appears the turn of the year will not witness a coup d’état, though there has been much coup de théâtre. On Friday, army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani categorically denied rampant speculation that the military is planning to oust the civilian government, calling the rumours ‘misleading’ and an […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times As all humans are God’s creation, it stands to reason that God not only guided people in the […]
In the midst of a debate on monitoring content, a Delhi court has restrained social-networking sites including Facebook, Google and Youtube from webcasting any “anti-religious” or “anti-social” content promoting hatred or communal disharmony. Delhi court on Friday issued summons to them for facing trial for allegedly webcasting objectionable contents. The […]
Source / Courtesy: BBC A mysterious bony growth found in elephants’ feet is actually a sixth “toe”, scientists report. For more than 300 years, the structure has puzzled researchers, but […]
Ahmadiyya youth group holds weigh-ins to help collect 4500 kilograms of food for charity Source; Edmonton Journal EDMONTON — This Christmas break, Mohyuddin Mirza will take time to honour Jesus Christ, peace be upon him. The veteran agrologist and practising Muslim helped found Edmonton’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in 1969, and […]
A prince who claims to be heir to the throne of Libya has set foot on his country’s soil for the first time since the monarchy was overthrown in 1969. […]
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 […]