Contestants from 53 countries to participate in Qur’an contest
By ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Under the aegis of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowment, Call and Guidance will organize next month the […]
World changing, civil society advancing
By ALI BLUWI ARABNEWS Arab citizens are fed up with the West’s ideology as well as double standards Many pundits and analysts ponder the reasons that made the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2011 the breaking point in the Middle East. This transformative period led to instability, particularly […]
Exercise can make it easier to eat healthy
The tendency towards a healthy diet and the right amount of physical exercise are interlinked and often go hand in hand, a new study has suggested. According to researchers from Harvard University, an increase in physical activity is linked to an improvement in diet quality. 10 steps to successful weight […]
15 Facts About McDonald’s That Will Blow Your Mind
In 1992 when Rutgers professor Benjamin Barber coined the term “McWorld,” there were 12,700 McDonald’s worldwide. Today there are over 33,000. The relentless spread of McDonald’s over the past 61 years is an incredible business success story. In some markets the burger chain is just getting started, with plans to open 200 stores […]
Dr. Abdus Salam: Nobel Laureate in Physics
Promoted post: From Our Expanding Universe to the Extra-Dimensions Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In his achievements, Dr. Salam saw a certain special Providence of God. Let me quote from the transcript of one of his interviews. The questi0ns asked by Lewis […]
Margaret Thatcher knew that capitalism must deliver for the masses
Propping up failure – in the euro and elsewhere – is hardly the recipe for renewed prosperity. Friends of Lady Thatcher tend to deplore The Iron Lady, the new film about her starring Meryl Streep. They do so because they are upset at the portrayal of a still living person […]
FBI art crimes chief ‘ordered theft of Monet and Sisley paintings from French gallery’
Seven people go on trial on Monday for the multi-million pound theft of a Monet, Sisley and two Breughels in Nice but their leader claims the FBI’s art crimes chief “ordered” the heist.The men face maximum sentences of 30 years in prison for armed robbery at the end of the […]
Study pinpoints “upheaval” in Jewish community
source: swissinfo (this study dates back to September 2010). by Jessica Dacey, swissinfo.ch The most significant study of Judaism in Switzerland in 50 years has revealed a community in a state of major flux. Many Jews no longer identify themselves with the rules of traditional orthodox communities and instead are […]
Illuminating Jewish culture and history
by Isobel Leybold-Johnson in Zurich, swissinfo.ch When a private collection of beautiful Hebrew manuscripts belonging to Swiss businessman René Braginsky first came to light it caused a sensation. Some of […]
Religion should be source of peace: symposium
Religion should be a source of peace, not terror Source/Credit: InsideHALTON: Nov 24, 2011 That was the general consensus at the conclusion of last week’s Interfaith Symposium hosted by the Ahmadiyya […]
The Pan African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association to mark 50 years of independence for three African countries
Source/Credit: Sierra Express Media By: SEM on November 25, 2011. The Pan African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association (PAAMA) will on Saturday 26 November mark the 50th anniversaries of independence of Tanzania, Cameroon and Sierra Leone […]
Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada while attending Eid on the Hill
23 November 2011 Ottawa, Ontario Prime Minister Stephen Harper made the following remarks while attending Eid on the Hill: “Thank you, Senator. As-Salāmu Alaykum. Peace be upon you. Greetings to […]
Eve Adams, MP for Mississauga- Brampton South, Speaks About Eid on the Hill in the House of Commons, Canada
Here let me also share the email message issued by Hon. Jason Kenney, PC, MP: Friends, On Wednesday I was joined by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Senator Salma Ataullahjan, and […]
Guns cannot forever be used to rule Arab societies
By Rami G. Khouri, The Daily Star, Lebanon The resurgence of protests and clashes with police in Cairo and other Egyptian cities this week is more significant than the mass rallies that led to the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak nine months ago. That’s because this week’s events touch on […]
The Aga Khan Museum in Toronto
It will provide visitors with an understanding of the artistic, intellectual, scientific and religious heritage of communities, both Muslim and non-Muslim, which pervaded the lands of Islam. The museum will, […]
A Christian Gives Thanks That America Is Not a Christian Nation
….. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, […]
Survey: Most patriotic Brits are Muslims
MUSLIMS are more patriotic than the average Brit, a survey has revealed. A massive 83 per cent of Muslims said they were proud to be British — compared with the […]
The concept of Trinity has no legs to stand on
Mufti Muhammad Sadiq, the first Muslim missionary to USA in 1920s, in his early days in USA, to initiate his missionary work, went into a store and bought three pencils and chose to pay for the price of only one pencil. When the shop keeper protested and asked for further […]
Karen Armstrong: Let’s revive the Golden Rule
The Golden Rule in its prohibitive form was a common principle in ancient Greek philosophy. Examples of the general concept include: “Do not do to your neighbor what you would take […]
Death of a currency as eurogeddon approaches: A war is inevitable
The defining moment was the fiasco over Wednesday’s bund auction, reinforced on Thursday by the spectacle of German sovereign bond yields rising above those of the UK. If you are tempted to think this another vote of confidence by international investors in the UK, don’t. It’s actually got virtually nothing […]