New York (CNN) — When debris rained from the sky in lower Manhattan on September 11, 2001, the first responders to the terrorist attack did not turn away. They rushed to the World Trade Center buildings while the world around them crumbled. Yet now, after all the wreckage has been […]
Coin World reports that the feds are looking to seize liberty dollars from collectors and those using the coins instead of inflation-ridden Federal Reserve notes. Officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office said on August 24 that the coins are contraband. The Secret Service, the federal agency responsible for confiscating counterfeit […]
Source: By: JIM ABRAMS | Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) The head of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is asking Congress to block U.S. funds for any United Nations entity that supports giving Palestine an elevated status at the U.N. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., in legislation unveiled Tuesday, also would ban […]
By RIMA AL-MUKHTAR, RIMA.ALMUKHTAR@ARABNEWS.COM Eid al-Fitr, Arabic for the Festival of Fast-Breaking, is a three-day holiday for Muslims around the world. It falls on the first day of Shawwal, the month which follows Ramadan in the Islamic calendar. Muslims celebrate this holiday after completing a whole month of fasting and […]
BERITAJAKARTA.COM — About 240 thousands of Muhammdiyah members have done Eid prayer today, Tuesday (8/30). Eid prayer was implemented in 120 Mosques and Mushalas (Muslim worship room) which spread in five areas of Jakarta and Bekasi. Chief of Jakarta DPW Muhammadiyah, Agus Suradika stated that the implementation of Eid prayer […]
Panca Nugraha, The Jakarta Post, North Lombok Peace and unity are beautiful. This message has been consistently maintained by residents of Karang Pangsor hamlet at Pemenang district in North Lombok regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB). It is demonstrated by Jami’ul Jamaah Mosque, which was built in collaboration by followers of […]
Source: The Local The German government’s integration commissioner said Tuesday that former central banker Thilo Sarrazin damaged efforts to integrate immigrants into society with his controversial book “Germany Abolishes Itself,” which was published one year ago. “Perceptions and realities are further apart than ever, one year after the release of […]
(ANSA) – Rome, August 22 – Italian scientists said Monday that they may be within weeks of finding the Higgs boson, the elementary particle that could explain such scientific mysteries as why matter has mass and if dark matter exists. read more
Source: Dailytimes MIAMI: For Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, Hurricane Irene and last week’s earthquake in the eastern United States were a message from God that Washington needs to change its policies. Even as Irene was beginning its raking course up the East Coast over the weekend, which killed 21 […]
Source: TOI on line One jowar bhakri, vegetables, and a bowl of simple daal cooked by Badambai for 32 years helped 74-year-old Anna Hazaresurvive 288 hours of fasting In Ralegan Siddhi: Anna Hazare smiled benignly, sipping on honey-mixed coconut water at Ramlila grounds on Sunday. The 12-day fast had left […]
source. asiatimes on line ISLAMABAD – Al-Qaeda-linked 313 Brigade has appointed a new chief, Shah Sahib, following the death of its commander Ilyas Kashmiri in a United States-operated drone attack in the South Waziristan tribal area of Pakistan in June. The decision came after weeks of consultation among members of […]
By ABDULLAH BAJUBAIR | AL-EQTISADIAH A study conducted by a number of Dutch researchers revealed that optimism enables men to avoid heart diseases and live a healthier life. The research was led by famous Dutch psychiatrist and expert at the Dutch Psychological Health Institution Dr. Erik Giltay. The study said […]
by Susan Vogel-Misicka, swissinfo.ch War, natural disasters, migration, personal conflicts: the reasons why families and friends are torn apart are myriad. The tracing services department of the Swiss Red Cross helps people living in Switzerland to find missing loved ones all over the world. Each year, the Bern-based office handles […]
Laiq Ahmed Atif, president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta visited the elderly residents, asked about their health, wished and prayed for their good health and presented them fruit packets as a goodwill gesture and gift at St. Vincent de Paul Residency, Malta, on 29th August 2011. Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat is […]
Dental Surgeon Dr Muzafar Ahmad Bajwa of Germany By Zubair Khalil Khan One part of the Prophesy of Founder of Ahmadiyya Community claims a very high status of his followers in the field of education and knowledge. Complete prophesy is mentioned in “Roohani Khazain Volume 20, pages 409 and 410”. Late Dr […]
Suggested reading: Bringing the Muslims to the Same Day Eid in UK: Letting Royal Observatory in Greenwich Decide Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times […]
Laiq Ahmed Atif, president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta distributed packets of fruit to the families living at Ħal Far Refugee Camp on August 29, 2011. Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat is always committed to help those who are in need irrespective of their faith, creed, nationality or politics, on the […]
Aug 29 (Reuters) – Japan’s next prime minister Yoshihiko Noda compares himself to an eel-like fish and admits his looks won’t get him anywhere in popularity contests, but many say his calm and expertise are exactly what the nation needs at a time of crisis. Noda, until now finance minister in Prime […]
ARAB NEWS Political convulsions may affect festivities in some parts of the Muslim world Today is Eid Al-Fitr. For Muslims across the globe, this is a day to rejoice after a month of fasting, nightly prayers and all-encompassing spirit of piety. Each Ramadan, the Muslim world undergoes a magical transformation […]
By Mohammad Ghazal and AFP, Jordan Times AMMAN – Tuesday is the first day of Eid Al Fitr, the feast marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, according to a statement by Chief Islamic Justice Ahmad Hilayel on Monday. Although the crescent of the new lunar month of […]