China is considering new legislation to define terrorism more precisely, in the face of what an official described as a “real threat”. State news agency Xinhua said the draft bill could pave the way for a renewed campaign against terrorist groups and allow their assets to be frozen. China says […]
TOKYO — A survey conducted by Recruit online through its wedding magazine Zexy shows that 36% of single Japanese women have become more positive about marriage since the March 11 disaster. Read more
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Step aside 9-9-9. A new flat tax proposal is coming to town. On Tuesday, Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry will propose an economic growth package that includes a flat tax. “It starts with scrapping the three million words of the current tax code, and starting over […]
Source / Courtesy: China Daily KUALA LUMPUR – About 5,000 Malaysian Muslims rallied at a stadium near Kuala Lumpur on Saturday in a move to defend their religion and protest against what they saw as a trend of proselytization among Muslims in the country. They were also pressing for new laws to penalize […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Making use of modern information and social media in promoting dialogue between the followers of different religious faiths and cultures is the theme of an international interfaith dialogue conference that was opened in Doha on Monday. Speakers emphasized the importance of dialogue […]
By GALAL FAKKAR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The 2011 Haj and Umrah season has saved more than 3,000 travel and tourist agencies in Egypt from going bankrupt, according to sources involved in Haj and Umrah services in the country. They said the agencies suffered immense financial losses following the Jan. […]
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization set to vote on Palestinian membership in organization as part of general conference in Paris Ronen Medzini The Palestinian bid for statehood may have been postponed to November but the coming days may see progress for the PA’s campaign. The United Nations Educational, […]
“The rise in personal wealth in Indonesia has been stunning since the year 2000” VIVAnews – It is estimated that the number of millionaires in Southeast Asia doubled compared to last year. Singapore is at the first place, followed by Indonesia and Malaysia. The three countries have an estimated 190,000 […]
MAKKAH, 26 Dhul Qadah/24 Oct (IINA)- A total of 43 Indonesian pilgrims have died in Saudi Arabia this year, with most of the deaths caused by vascular diseases, the government says. According to Indonesia’s Religious Affairs Ministry’s Integrated Hajj Computerized System (Siskohat), this year 34 Indonesian pilgrims have died from […]
Worship in peace Charles Lewis, National Post : The idea was first suggested in the midst of the federal election campaign, the kind of proposal that was politically astute because it targeted the religious ethnic communities the Conservatives needed to win a majority: A promised office of religious freedom that […]
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a document to help and support mankind. And all those countries who have signed this declaration are duty-bound, morally and legally, to abide to all articles, clauses and regulations stipulated in this declaration. The very first article of this declaration speaks that ‘all […]
AMMAN (JT) – Prime Minister Awn Khasawneh and his Cabinet were sworn in on Monday before His Majesty King Abdullah, becoming the 94th government since 1921 and the ninth since the King ascended the Throne in 1999. The Cabinet held its first meeting later yesterday, chaired by the prime minister, […]
And this is what the readers of Jordan Times think about the progress towards reforms: Weekly Poll The government of Awn Khasawneh will make good on its reform promises Absolutely (13 %) To a certain degree (33 %) Never (54 %) Total Votes : 48 (ok, it is still early […]
Debris from Japan’s tsunami approaching Hawaii. (KITV/ABC) Some 5 to 20 million tons of debris–furniture, fishing boats, refrigerators–sucked into the Pacific Ocean in the wake of Japan’s March 11 earthquake and tsunami are moving rapidly across the Pacific. Researchers from the University of Hawaii tracking the wreckage estimate it could […]
Some 70% of voters want a vote on Britain’s EU membership, Guardian/ICM poll shows. Conservative rebels pushing for an in-or-out referendum on Europe are riding the tide of public opinion, according to a Guardian/ICM poll. Some 70% of voters want a vote on Britain’s EU membership, and by a substantial […]
Since it’s formation in 2009, the EDL have been highlighting the problem of islamofascism within the UK and the mainstream media are now catching up with them. Channel 4 TV Dispatches goes undercover to investigate muslim teachers who regularly assault young children in the 2,000 Muslim schools in Britain run […]
Success against Gaddafi must lead to even greater co-operation among our allies, says Gen Sir David Richards. The death of Muammar Gaddafi and yesterday’s formal declaration of Libya’s liberation brings to a close one of the most successful operations Nato has conducted in its 62-year history. The Libyan people had just […]
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Question – It is very important in Islam not to hoard money but to keep it working. How does Islam view placing money on the capitalist stock market system? Answer – The Islamic economic system runs on a different principle and you have to understand that system before you can […]
Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IV. (r.a.) replied this question as follows: Answer – This is a short question which requires a very long answer and I doubt if we have sufficient time in this forum as I cannot devote the entire time to one single question. Although I […]