Jakarta Parade of Torches set Guinness World Record
… Thousands of people from 50 countries have set two new world records by parading with more than 3,700 flaming torches in Indonesia’s capital. Organizer Yamal Hasmanan of Freedom Faithnet […]
‘Holiday of Holidays Festival’ Hannukah, Eid Al-Adha and Christmas celebrated in Haifa
The 18th Holiday of Holidays Festival multicultural event marks Hannukah, Eid Al-Adha and Christmas in interfaith harmony. By Sarah Carnvek It’s a happening that brings tens of thousands of happy […]
The Thamud: Petra and Madain Salih
Our favorite post: Video: PM Justin Trudeau’s Ramadan Message Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Thamud or the Nabataeans were known for hewing houses in mountains. Madain Salih and Petra are ruins of their civilization. Madain Salih (Dedan) is in Saudi Arabia and is known […]
PTI to go ahead with rally with or without permit
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Shaheryar Mirza Published: December 11, 2011 KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has declared that it will hold its December 25 rally in […]
The Scot who shaped Japan
History has not been generous in crediting the crucial roles played by maverick trader Thomas Blake Glover in casting off feudalism and ushering in the modern age. But as the centenary of this most singular Victorian nears, Michael Gardiner sets the record straight By MICHAEL GARDINER This coming Friday, […]
Ahmadiyya Ameer debunks notion that Islam is anti-secular education
Maulvi Dr. A. Wahab Adam, the Ameer and missionary in-charged of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission in Ghana, has observed as wrong the notion that Islam is concerned only about religious […]
GE takes partnership route for long-term gains in China
Technology and commercial partnerships between US businesses and Chinese enterprises can benefit both nations, said Mark Hutchinson, president and chief executive officer of General Electric Co (GE) China. According to […]
Libya ex-rebels, army clash near airport
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya’s military said Sunday that ex-rebels have tried for a second time to assassinate the country’s new army commander, as the two groups clashed near the capital’s airport. The rebels denied the claim. Army spokesman Sgt. Abdel-Razik el-Shibahy said fighters from the western mountain town of […]
Global Earthquake Trends 1900 –2010: Signs, that Promised Messiah has Come
The Promised Messiah, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian (1835-1908), peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, having received repeated revelations from God, warned humanity to return to Him in earnest. If humanity did not follow his advise, He said, great signs of destruction will appear as divine manifestation. […]
The anesthesia of familiarity: There should be a Creator for this universe
Epigraph Allah is He Who raised up the heavens without any pillars that you can see. Then He settled Himself on the Throne. And He pressed the sun and the […]
Americans: Undecided About God? Wanted Steve Jobs of Religion
NY Times Opinion: By ERIC WEINER: ….We are more religiously polarized than ever. In my secular, urban and urbane world, God is rarely spoken of, except in mocking, derisive tones. It is acceptable to cite the latest academic study on, say, happiness or, even better, whip out a brain scan, […]
Marriages of convenience now becoming a trend
By MARIAM NIHAL | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Modern-day marriages of convenience are becoming a trend according to many expatriates in the Kingdom. The expatriate community feels the rules of marriage […]
Makkah governor washes Kaaba
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal led the ceremonial washing of the […]
Gingrich stands by ‘invented people’ remark
By DANIEL ESTRIN | AP Published: Dec 11, 2011 12:09 Updated: Dec 11, 2011 12:09 DES MOINES, Iowa: Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is defending his statement that the Palestinians are an “invented people,” brushing aside criticism that he had unnecessarily made the Mideast peace process more difficult. “Is what […]
Eclipse
A lunar eclipse is seen from the ruins of the Citadel in Amman Saturday evening. The Kingdom witnessed a full lunar eclipse that lasted for hours. Source: Jordan Times
Jordan: Riots continue in southern district, mediating MP injured
By Raed Omari JORDAN TIMES AMMAN – The Desert Highway was again blocked by tribesmen who rioted yesterday, prompting the intervention of the security forces, who clashed with the demonstrators and were able to reopen the vital road after hours of closure. According to Public Security Department Spokesman Lt. Colonel […]
At it, again …
Source: Jordan Times It is almost election time, and hoping to get the votes that put them in power, Republicans and Democrats alike race to swear the oath of allegiance to Israel. One would think they are running for the presidency of this state, from the look of things! Republican […]
China, India Pledge Pollution Cuts in Climate Pact
Source: Bloomberg Developing nations led by China and India pledged they’d work toward an agreement that would limit their fossil fuel emissions for the first time, the biggest advance in the fight against global warming in 14 years. Envoys from more than 190 nations also extended the Kyoto Protocol, the only ratified treaty […]
AMRI hospital fire: first hand of help came from the slums
Broken window panes, bedsheets used in rescue of patients lay scattered in the premises of the AMRI hospital in a stark reminder of the trail of destruction caused by the inferno that suffocated over 90 people, mostly patients, to death. While the hospital administration failed badly in saving lives of […]
Why our bomb may be unsafe: The next Government will be Al-Qaeda
Source / Courtesy: The Express Tribune By Khalid Ahmed: Pakistanis talk about revolution more than ever before because they want the current order to change. From the opinion being expressed in the media, one can say that any revolution will have to take the following shape: 1) It will be […]