The New World Order of Islam (12): Evil Plans Will Fail
The Second Caliph to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community wrote in 1942 on the developing plans for a New World Order: I assure you that the New Order will not be inaugurated by Mr. Churchill or Mr. Roosevelt. Declarations like the Atlantic Charter will accomplish nothing. They are full of defects and shortcomings. […]
Umrah pilgrims give boost to local trade
By WALAA HAWARI | ARAB NEWS RIYADH: Statistics show that the number of people performing Umrah during the Ramadan season has reached 4 million during the first half of the holy month. They also show estimates of pilgrims spending more than SR4 billion on gifts and souvenirs. According to the […]
Joining Gulf Cooperation Council a win-win situation – Judeh
Source: The Jordan Times AMMAN (Petra) – Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on Saturday reiterated that joining the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is a win-win situation, noting that the first meeting regarding Jordan’s membership in the GCC will be held between September 10 and 15. In a seminar held by the […]
Diplomatic woes pile up for isolated Israel
By Crispian Balmer, Reuters, Jordan Times OCCUPIED JERUSALEM – Israel was expecting a diplomatic tsunami to strike in September, but the problems have come sooner than expected, leaving it ever more isolated in the Middle East. Egypt’s decision on Saturday to recall its envoy from Israel will remove the last […]
Muslim group markets faith with grassroots campaign, airplane
Source/Credit: WBEZ 91.5 By Maham Khan As Chicagoans turn their gaze to the sky this weekend they’ll be greeted by the following message: “Give Blood Save Lives Muslims for Life.” The message will be on a banner trailing from a plane, with over a million people watching Chicago’s 53rd annual […]
Ibn Rushd and Maimonides in ”Out of Córdoba” – The Muslim-Jewish Heritage of Islamic Spain
Source: Qantara Lewis Gropp reviews a documentary that shines the spotlight on two 12th century philosophers – one Muslim, one Jewish – whose messages of positive coexistence resonate very strongly even today, refuting the “Clash of Civilizations” theory Out of Córdoba is a documentary film about the greatest but least known […]
Relations between Christians and Muslims in the New Egypt – Civil Society Instead of Confessionalism
Source: Qantara The epochal transformations in the Arab world offer a historic opportunity for Muslims and Christians in these countries – and especially in Egypt – to establish a new, constitutional foundation for their relations. A commentary by Loay Mudhoon Observers worldwide followed events with a great deal of sympathy […]
Facebook ‘like’ button declared illegal
Source: The Local Facebook’s ubiquitous ‘like’ button found on countless websites accessible in Germany was declared in violation of the country’s strict privacy laws by a state data protection official on Friday. Thilo Weichert, who works for the data protection centre of the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, said the […]
Survivors return to Norway massacre site
Source: Al Jazeera Survivors of the shooting in Norway last month that left 69 people dead have returned to the island site. Many lit candles and laid handwritten notes on Saturday in memory of their friends who were shot dead on Utoya during a summer camp for the youth wing of Norway’s Labour Party. Up to […]
Muslims for life: The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community loves and serves humanity not only by words but by true actions
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA has launch “Muslims for Life,” a nationwide campaign to honour the victims of 9/11 on its 10th anniversary and uphold the message that Islam values the sanctity of life. During the month of September, it will hold blood drives at all Ahmadiyya mosques and prayer centres in the United […]
Iran ‘jails US hikers for eight years for spying’
Two US hikers accused of spying and illegally entering Iran have been jailed for eight years by a court in Tehran, reports say. Iranian state TV’s website said Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal each received three years for illegally entering Iran and five years for spying. The two men […]
The Prophet Muhammad as a social activist: Hilf-al-Fudul
Source: Dawn Author: Nilofar Ahmed SOCIAL activism by citizens is often looked upon as a modern-day phenomenon. What is not commonly known is that the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) started his social activism in his youth, much before his declaration of prophethood. The deeds of the Prophet, even before that […]
Churches and Mosques in Amman, Jordan
Churches and Mosques in Amman In Amman, Jordan, Churches and Mosques have co-existed together since history. As everything was and is so peaceful it was not ‘News-worthy’… But let us here in The Muslim Times report what others do not consider…
The Holy Qur’an open house in Uxbridge.
Source: The Uxbridge Standard By Darryl Knight Uxbridge residents will be able to explore one of the world’s most popular religions this weekend at a special open house at the Uxbridge Public Library. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association Canada, an auxiliary wing of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, will be returning […]
Egypt recalls ambassador to Israel over ambush
By AMY TEIBEL | AP CAIRO: Egypt said Saturday it would recall its ambassador from Israel to protest the deaths of at least three Egyptian troops killed in a shootout between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian militants who had launched a deadly attack on Israel from Egyptian soil. The decision sharply […]
The reason we need Islam: Christianity may become extinct in nine nations, study says
Courtesy / Source: BBC A study using census data from nine countries shows that religion there is set for extinction, say researchers. The study found a steady rise in those claiming no religious affiliation. The team’s mathematical model attempts to account for the interplay between the number of religious respondents […]
May we Nominate him for next Nobel Prize for Peace: French businessman ‘to pay all burqa fines’
France24. By Tony Todd (text) A French businessman has set up a fund to pay fines for women who wear Islamic veils or the burqa in public “in whatever country in the world that bans women from doing so”. Rachid Nekkaz, 38, a real-estate businessman based in Paris, travelled to Belgium on Wednesday to pay […]
Bulleh knows not who he is
Source: Blog.Dawn.com Well, he isn’t the only one. There’s a whole nation that suffers the trauma minus that humble self-abnegation of Bulleh Shah, and Shah Husain before him, two inimitable poets rooted in this soil. Neither would have anything to do with established views or practices; both defied convention. In […]