NY Times: The Real Face of Jesus
Source: NY Times By Mike Fillon Advances in forensic science reveal the most famous face in history. Originally published in December 2002, the Popular Mechanics article “The Real Face of Jesus” created a […]
Science and Islam, Jim Al-Khalili – 3 Part BBC Documentary
Science and Islam is a three-part BBC documentary about the history of science in medieval Islamic civilization presented by Jim Al-Khalili. The series is accompanied by the book Science and […]
147 nations call to halt ‘aid’ to Israeli settlements
Source: Jerusalem Post At the General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, they approved a resolution which called on the international community not to “render aid or assistance to illegal […]
Just 8% of the US Catholics say they are ‘very close’ with the clergy at their church
U.S. Catholics less likely than Protestants to express confidence in advice from clergy Source: Pew Research Center By Claire Gecewicz Most U.S. adults who attend religious services express confidence in […]
Neurobiology of Dreams and Revelation
Source: Muslim Sunrise Winter 2018 Volume. Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In, “Ancient Greece and ancient Rome — people did not happen to […]
Video: Trump’s Actions ‘Worse Than Misconduct Of Any Prior President,’ Law Prof Testifies
Source: Huffington Post “If Congress fails to impeach here, then the impeachment process has lost all meaning,” UNC law professor Michael Gerhardt told Congress. A constitutional law scholar told a […]
The Muslim Times Leading the Way to Interfaith Tolerance Among Abrahamic Faiths
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times A Slight Twist Makes David Attenborough a Great Teacher for God of the Abrahamic Faiths Majority of the Americans Believe […]
A Slight Twist Makes David Attenborough a Great Teacher for God of the Abrahamic Faiths
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Sir David Frederick Attenborough is an agnostic, for he focuses on the question of suffering. If that question […]
Trump says he doesn’t know Prince Andrew. Photos tell a different story
By Bianca Britton, CNN London (CNN) US President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday that he doesn’t know Britain’s Prince Andrew, despite being photographed with him on several occasions. “I […]
Leaked documents reveal China’s brutal treatment of Muslims
CNN Newsroom Leaked documents paint a very different picture of the detention centers in Xinjiang which the Chinese government has long claimed are vocational training centers. CNN’s Will Ripley reports.Source: […]
Europe’s increasing intolerance to Islam should be a genuine concern for Muslims
Source: 5 Pillars The increasing number of Islamophobic laws being introduced across Europe is a frightening indication of how supposedly “liberal” and “tolerant” governments actually perceive its Muslim minorities, writes […]
Catholic abuse legal reckoning: New wave of lawsuits could cost church over $4B
Source: Global News By Bernard Condon and Jim Mustian At the end of another long day trying to sign up new clients accusing the Roman Catholic Church of sexual abuse, […]
Majority of the Americans Believe in Guided Evolution and God of Nature and the Quran
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Who Speaks for the Flesh and Blood 1.6 Billion Breathing Muslim Souls?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Quran describes the holy prophet Muhammad, may peace be on him, as mercy for the whole […]
What can the Muslim world do to save the Uighurs and Islam in China?
Source: Daily Sabah BY OLSI JAZEXHI Between Aug. 16 and Aug. 25, I was in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region in China. Invited by the State Council Information Office of […]
Evolution: The elephant in the room, for both Christianity and Islam
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times An 11-ton African elephant has graced the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History’s Rotunda since 1959. Sometimes called the […]
Science + religion: The science-versus-religion opposition is a barrier to thought. Each one is a gift, rather than a threat, to the other
Courtesy: Bilal Aslam, Germany Source: Aeon By Tom McLeish, who is a professor of natural philosophy in the Department of Physics at the University of York in the UK. He […]
German Catholic Church Debates Sexuality, Celibacy and Women’s Roles
With the German church’s global influence, a meeting of bishops and laypeople to take up hot-button topics has led to warnings of a new schism, originating in the home of […]
London Bridge: Man shot dead by police after several stabbed
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: BBC A number of people have been stabbed and a […]
Smartphone ‘addiction’: Young people ‘panicky’ when denied mobiles
Source: BBC Almost a quarter of young people are so dependent on their smartphones that it becomes like an addiction, suggests research by psychiatrists. The study, from King’s College London, […]
Political history: Switzerland’s controversial minaret ban, ten years on
Source: Swiss Info By Abdelhafidh Abdeleli A decade ago, a majority of Swiss voters backed a people’s initiative banning the building of minarets in the country. What has changed since? […]
In Egypt, polygamy has its apologists and nemeses
Source: Arab weekly By Hassan Abdel Zaher is a Cairo-based contributor to The Arab Weekly. Cairo – Rania Hashem is seen as an enemy to many of Egypt’s married women. […]
Movie: Ramanujan: A Prophet of Mathematics Born in a Hindu Family
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Srinivasa Ramanujan FRS (/ˈʃriːniˌvɑːsə rɑːˈmɑːnʊdʒən/;[1] listen (help·info); 22 December 1887 – 26 April 1920)[2] was an Indianmathematician who lived during the British Rule in India. Though he had almost […]
Tories accused of ‘denial’ and ‘deceit’ by Muslim Council of Britain as Sajid Javid defends Boris Johnson over Islamophobic comments
Source: Independent Muslim organisation renews Tory criticism while offering support to the Jewish community over Labour’s handling of antisemitism By Lizzy Buchan, @LizzyBuchan Sajid Javid has defended Boris Johnson over […]
Egypt court sides with woman against unequal inheritance law
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian woman says she’s scored an important legal victory against her country’s inheritance laws, which grant female heirs half of what they grant men. Huda Nasrallah, […]
Video: The Real and Compassionate Face of Islam
Epigraph We have not sent you Muhammad, but as mercy for the whole of mankind! (Al Quran 21:107/108) Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD Nobel Prize for a noble woman […]
In USA and Europe Younger People More Accepting of the Muslims
In the U.S. and Western Europe, people say they accept Muslims, but opinions are divided on Islamhttps://t.co/Z5lWEdZJ6R pic.twitter.com/OVAzWd2Aru — Pew Research Global (@pewglobal) November 20, 2019 Suggested reading by Zia […]
BBC Big Questions – Are Religions Unfair To Women?
Additional Reading Gender Equality in the Holy Qur’an – In the Beginning Man and Woman Were Equal British women ‘being forced into polygamous relationships’ because law lets them down, campaigners say […]
British women ‘being forced into polygamous relationships’ because law lets them down, campaigners say
Source: Independent ‘The government is always perfectly happy to relegate minority women to kangaroo courts and faith-based parallel legal systems’ By Maya Oppenheim, @mayaoppenheim Women are being left to go […]
Islam belongs to Germany, former President Wulff says
Source: Daily Sabah Islam belongs to Germany just like Christianity and Judaism, Germany’s former President Christian Wulff said during a meeting at the Turkish-German Culture Association in the German city […]
A Muslim woman confronts a man targeting children with anti-Semitic abuse on London train
London (CNN) A man has been arrested after a video capturing anti-Semitic abuse targeting Jewish children on the London Underground went viral. British Transport Police said the man, whose name […]
Gantz Says Netanyahu ‘Risks Igniting Civil War,’ Calls on Likud Members to Speak Out
Source: Haaretz By Chaim Levinson Statement follows leadership challenge from senior Likud member Gideon Sa’ar, who said Netanyahu is incapable of forming government Kahol Lavan Chairman Benny Gantz called Saturday […]
Plea filed against Pakistan Army chief for being Ahmadi Muslim
Epigraph: Allah forbids you not, respecting those who have not fought against you on account of your religion, and who have not driven you forth from your homes, that you […]
Trump’s Lawyers Argue Like They’re Defending King Donald I
Source: Huffington Post By SV Date The president cannot be prosecuted and should not be sued or impeached, according to his legal teams. WASHINGTON – The Oval Office’s occupant is […]
Javed Ahmad Ghamidi about scope of religion and Shariah
Jāvēd Ahmad Ghāmidī (Urdu: جاوید احمد غامدی) (born 1951) is a Pakistani Muslim theologian, Quran scholar, Islamic modernist, exegete and educationist. He is also the founding President of Al-Mawrid Institute of Islamic Sciences and its sister organisation Danish Sara.[1] He became a […]
Islam and Orthodox Christianity Have the Same Values, Putin Says
Source: The Moscow Times Orthodox Christianity and Islam are based on the same fundamental values, President Vladimir Putin said in an address to a religious conference in Kyrgyzstan. The conference, […]
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, if you truly want to know about evolution, Christianity, atheism and Islam
If you haven’t seen ‘Monkey Trial,’ you may not know law, science or American history Two Words for the Christian Apologist Ravi Zacharias: Biological Evolution Charles Darwin: An Epiphany for the Muslims, […]
Darwin in America: The evolution debate in the United States
Source: Pew Research Center By David Masci Almost 160 years after Charles Darwin publicized his groundbreaking theory on the development of life, Americans are still arguing about evolution. In spite […]
Video: Man attacks pregnant Muslim woman in Sydney café
Source: Daily Sabah A pregnant Muslim woman, who is 38 weeks along, was brutally attacked by a random man at a western Sydney cafe late Wednesday, Australian media reported Thursday. […]
Ilhan Omar pleads for compassion for man who threatened her life
Source: The Guardian In a letter to the judge who will decide on the case, Omar said: ‘The answer to hate is not more hate; it is compassion’ By Poppy […]
Pope Francis Weighs Adding ‘Ecological Sin’ to Church Teachings
Epigraph: The sun and the moon run their courses according to a fixed reckoning. And the stemless plants and the trees humbly submit to His will. And the heaven He […]
Americans agree that religion’s role in public life is ebbing
Americans agree that religion’s role in public life is ebbing. But while Republicans largely lament the trend, Democrats are split in their reactions. https://t.co/3KkXu4qaKg pic.twitter.com/bp74faIZlB — Pew Research Fact Tank […]
Surah Rome: A Powerful Case for Our Creator God
Allah says in verses 17-27 and I am quoting from the translation by Muhammad Abdel Haleem: So celebrate God’s glory in the evening, in the morning – praise is due […]
A vegan man claims Burger King cooked Impossible Whopper alongside meat
By Hollie Silverman, CNN Business (CNN Business) A man is suing Burger King because the meatless Impossible Whopper is cooked on the same grill as meat products, the lawsuit alleges. […]
The woman who said Jesus would return – to Bedford, UK
Source: BBC By By Alex Pope Two centuries ago, a 64-year-old woman called Joanna Southcott announced she was pregnant with the Messiah. She died in December 1814, months after making […]
A New Film Exposing Racism: Green Book
Green Book is a 2018 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Peter Farrelly. Set in 1962, the film is inspired by the true story of a tour of the Deep […]
Stephen Miller is no outlier. White supremacy rules the Republican party
Source: The Guardian By Cas Mudde Republican voters made Trump the white-supremacist-in-chief. That’s why a resignation from Miller wouldn’t change much his week, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) published […]
Can Religion Still Speak to Younger Americans?
Source: Wall Street Journal By Timothy Beal Among 18- to 29-year-olds, 44% declare that they have no religious affiliation. Maybe it’s because their idea of faith is too narrow. The […]
Science and Islam, Jim Al-Khalili – 3 Part BBC Documentary
Science and Islam is a three-part BBC documentary about the history of science in medieval Islamic civilization presented by Jim Al-Khalili. The series is accompanied by the book Science and […]
Messiah: Netflix trailer ‘reveals spoiler’ to Muslim viewers
6 December 2019 This article contains potential spoilers for the Netflix series Messiah One person said naming the protagonist Al-Masih was as obvious as calling a character “Murder McMurderson” Netflix released the first trailer for its upcoming thriller Messiah this week – and inadvertently revealed a major plot twist […]
Dear Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Is an Engine of Anti-Muslim Hate the World Over. Don’t You Care?
by Mehdi Hasan “Everything is done through Facebook in Myanmar,” added Yanghee Lee, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Myanmar. “I’m afraid that Facebook has now turned into a beast, […]
Pak Army chief, latest victim of Ahmadi abhorrence
Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Bajwa, has landed in a legal and religious trouble. A petition was filed against him accusing him of serving the Army as its […]
EU adopts 297m euro in support of refugees, local communities in Jordan, Lebanon
Dec. 06, 2019 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The EU has adopted a new 297 million-euro-assistance package to support refugees and host communities in Jordan and Lebanon via […]
What we know about the Saudi national suspect in the Pensacola Navy base shooting
Nate Chute, Annie Blanks and Joel Shannon USA TODAY Dec 6, 2019 A Saudi national has been identified by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as the suspect in a Friday morning […]
When you follow the gun trail, you sometimes end up in unexpected places
In a third exclusive clip from This Is Not A Movie, a documentary film by Yung Chang about the foreign reporting of Robert Fisk, Robert discusses how he followed the […]
Ahmadiyya Nigeria tasks NASS on development-oriented bills
By Shakirah Adunoa 06 December 2019 The National Amir (President) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria, Alhaji (Barr) Abdul Azeez Folorunso Alatoye, has urged the National Assembly (NASS) to […]
Tory ministers back candidates accused of Islamophobia
Source: Guardian At least four ministers have gone on election campaigning trips to endorse Tory candidates facing allegations of Islamophobia since the claims against them came to light, the Guardian has learned. In constituency visits that appear to contradict Boris Johnson’s repeated claim that the party has a “zero tolerance” […]
Greece to expel Libyan ambassador over Turkey-Libya accord
Updated 15 sec ago Reuters December 06, 2019 Mohamed Younis AB Menfi had 72 hours to leave the country The Greek FM called the Turkey-Libyan accord a ‘blatant violation of international law’ ATHENS: Greece on Friday said it was expelling the Libyan ambassador to the country, angered at an […]
Anger at Erdogan’s ‘sea grab’ in the Mediterranean
Updated 06 December 2019 MENEKSE TOKYAY December 06, 2019 01:11 1068 Cyprus petitioned the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Thursday to safeguard its offshore mineral rights […]
Recent archaeological discoveries highlight Saudi Arabia as ‘a cradle of human civilizations,’ Rome conference told
SPA December 06, 2019 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has become a leader in the field of archaeological research in the past five years, a major exhibition in Rome was told. […]
General election 2019. Tory ministers back candidates accused of Islamophobia
The Guardian Exclusive: campaign trips seem to contradict PM’s claim Tories have ‘zero tolerance’ on issue Simon Murphy @murphy_simon Fri 6 Dec 2019 At least four ministers have gone […]
Student leads others to shelter in mosque after stabbing, shooting
by MONIQUE LOPEZ, WLUK StaffThursday, December 5th 2019 In a Dec. 4, 2019, interview, Duua Ahmad describes leading fellow Oshkosh West High School students to safety inside Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s […]
The Very Best and The Very Worst
3rd December 20196 By Mansoor Ahmad Clarke ‘Friday afternoon demonstrated both the very best of humanity and the very worst,’ wrote the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, in his recent article for the Guardian,(30/11/19) referring to the horrific attack that took place on London Bridge, on 29/11/19, that laid claim […]
There is no conflict between the struggle against antisemitism and the struggle against Israeli occupation
Source: Independent Today, the charge of antisemitism is addressed at anyone who critiques Israeli policy This article was amended on 5 December 2019. We acknowledge that an earlier version of […]
Mike Pompeo scorns the law because powerful men like him never have to follow it
As we know from history, deciding who is right and who is wrong is the only way of bringing peace, for Israel just as much as the Palestinian people Robert […]
Meet the controversial actor and businessman standing up against Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
‘I am trying to be the voice that makes people go down [to the streets] to stand against Sisi. If all of them went, there would be no risk to […]
