Source: The Express Tribune New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday announced that the Muslim call for prayer – the Azaan – would be broadcast on national television and radio […]
New Zealand women will be wearing hijab this Friday to show solidarity with Muslim women in the wake of the Christchurch shootings. 🇳🇿 🧕 ❤️ https://t.co/i36clE5mHU pic.twitter.com/voIAKXE5Df — Anna Fifield […]
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Suggested reading on a positive note PM Jacinda Ardern Puts the Best Foot Forward to Console the Muslims and For Counter Terrorism New Zealand mosque attacks prompt flood of support for Muslims […]
Source: The Atlantic By Julie Beck and Ashley Fetters “I think it’s different for parents. We have to protect our children. That’s our No. 1 calling in life, and that […]
Source: Huffington Post By Rowaida Abdelaziz, Akbar Shahid Ahmed, and Nick Robins-Early The attack in New Zealand shows the problem is only getting worse, as anti-Muslim rhetoric has emboldened extremists […]
Source: Al Jazeerah Outpouring of solidarity includes crowdfunding millions of dollars, donating halal food and help in digging of graves. The Givealittle crowdfunding campaign received more than 40,000 donations by […]
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred. Killing one is like triggering a genocide and saving a life is like saving of the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32) […]
Forty people dead in New Zealand mosque attacks, PM Jacinda Ardern confirms https://t.co/1tVsfneMG6 — BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) March 15, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Forty people have been shot dead and 20 […]
Epigraph: And if all the trees that are in the earth were pens, and the ocean were ink, with seven oceans swelling it thereafter, the words of Allah would not […]
We have all changed someone’s life — usually without even realizing it. In this funny talk, Drew Dudley calls on all of us to celebrate leadership as the everyday […]
Soul searching: Australia loses faith as sexual abuse cases mount Source: Reuters BALLARAT, Australia (Reuters) – Ballarat was the sort of regional Australian town where mothers with Irish surnames prayed […]
Our 2013 study found that an overwhelming majority of U.S. Jews (89%) say a person can be Jewish if he/she is strongly critical of Israel. Fewer than half (43%) say […]
The most senior Catholic ever convicted of child sexual abuse, Australian Cardinal George Pell, jailed for 6 years https://t.co/aLwkmftWfj — BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) March 13, 2019 Suggested reading by […]
Epigraph: And as to those who disbelieve, their deeds are like a mirage in a desert. The thirsty one thinks it to be water until, when he comes up to […]
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32) Source: The Guardian It is a Guardian Editorial Some have accused him of […]
Source: Huffington Post By Jenavieve Hatch The Democratic senator equated Omar’s words with extreme Islamophobia “that incites violence” a day after three leading presidential candidates defended Omar. One day after […]
The Muslim Times’ exclusive: Hundreds of people including high profile lawmakers, diplomats, religious leaders and foreign representatives will hear a global Muslim leader’s message on curbing the rising racial and […]
Source: UCA News By Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore A shared prize for Asma Jahangir and Asia Bibi would be a huge boost to minorities It is the world’s most prestigious award, […]
Epigraph: But whoso does good works, whether male or female, and is a believer, such shall enter Heaven, and shall not be wronged even as much as the little hollow […]
Source: Independent By Mairav Zonszein California @MairavZ Omar is challenging decades-long unconditional American support for Israel while many American legislators are demanding loyalty oaths that enable Israel to continue doing as […]
Source: CNN By Caroline Kelly and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris on Wednesday defended Rep. Ilhan Omar against the backlash to her comments slamming pro-Israel […]
By Andrew Dickson White, the Founding President of the Cornell University [This is a chapter from the book A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom. Volume: […]
Source: Guardian By Dan Sabbagh The Conservative party has suspended 14 members for allegedly making Islamophobic comments after a string of abusive posts were uncovered on social media. The […]
The above is a BBC Video Suggested reading Debunking the myth that anti-Zionism is anti-Semitic Bernie Sanders Hires First-Ever Muslim Presidential Campaign Manager The Muslim Times’ Collection to Show, Islam or the […]
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The contagious thought that could kill you Kripkean Dogmatism: The Best Metaphor to Understand Religious and Political Debates Ted Talk: Homeopathy, Quackery […]
Almost 160 years after Charles Darwin publicized his groundbreaking theory on the development of life, Americans are still arguing about evolution: https://t.co/CNqbo2ArSD pic.twitter.com/TRmhFcUf0Y — Pew Research Religion (@PewReligion) March 5, […]
Source: The New York Times By The Editorial Board. The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher. It is separate from the newsroom and […]
Petition launched to protect free speech after street preacher’s arrest goes viral Source: Christianity Today A petition calling for the protection of free speech in Britain has been launched after […]
The inhumane racism and death threats thrown at my friend Rep. @Ilhan are acts of terrorism. Period. We will overcome these threats to our humanity just like we’ve done time […]
% who say the U.S. has a responsibility to accept refugees: Religiously unaffiliated 65% Black Protestant 63% Catholic 50% White mainline Protestant 43% White evangelicals 25%https://t.co/t6c8hKJC1H pic.twitter.com/EOF22sn3MI — Pew Research […]
What the Koran really says about women Source: The Telegraph By Carla Powers, Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General Non-Fiction, 2016 When Middle East correspondent Carla Power began studying […]
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed […]
Source: The Forward By Peter Beinart It’s a bewildering and alarming time to be a Jew, both because anti-Semitism is rising and because so many politicians are responding to it […]
Below are all our tweets about this article, applauding different aspects of our nature pictorially, click on any of them to read the article: The anesthesia of familiarity: There should […]
Source: Christian Post An angry Muslim mob in Pakistan displaced about 200 Christian families from their homes after four Christian women were falsely accused of blasphemy last week. The Christian […]
Suggested reading The Prophet’s Greatest Victory According to the Quran: A Peace Treaty What Can We Learn From the Treaty of Hudaibiyya: Flexibility of Thought? 9 reasons why India is one of […]
Source: The Longest Running Muslim publication of North America Since 1920s. By Dr. Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, Radiation Oncologist Imagine a world in which medicine lacks the sophistication of advanced chemical structures, […]
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla UMC delegates at a special meeting voted to affirm the church’s doctrine prohibiting same-sex marriage — a move that will likely trigger a schism. […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Indian as well as Western scholars have now accepted the period between 3200 and 3100 BC as the […]
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed […]
Ukraine’s crisis of faith Source: Politico By Christopher Miller, who is a Kiev-based journalist The Kiev-Kremlin conflict catalyzes a religious schism centuries in the making. VORSIVKA, Ukraine — For years, […]
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; killing an innocent one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: BBC India says it launched air strikes against militants […]
Four in 10 Americans (42 percent) believe spiritual powers rest in physical objects like mountains, trees, and crystals, according to a new study of American religion from Pew Research. A similar number […]
Why the Priesthood Needs Women Source: New York Times By Alice McDermott, who is a novelist and essayist. Far more than celibacy or sexual repression, barring one gender from the […]
Source: Forward.com By Aiden Pink Sen. Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign manager will be American Civil Liberties Union national political director Faiz Shakir, the Daily Beast reported Tuesday. The move means that Sanders, who […]
NEW: As the debate over college admissions policies reignites, 73% of Americans say colleges and universities should not consider race or ethnicity when making decisions about student admissions. https://t.co/yP61WeDbZP — […]
Source: The Guardian Mahershala Ali has won the Oscar for best supporting actor for his role as Don Shirley in Green Book in the 91st Academy Awards. This is Ali’s second […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Satan or Iblis is mentioned no less than 60 times in the holy Quran. Is Satan a real […]
https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:44823126&locale=en EMBED CODE THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 17, 2019 12:00 PMMAR 17, 2019 – 12:00 The idea that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is […]
Source: Dawn HOW does the psychopath who sought to massacre congregations at two mosques during Friday prayers in Christchurch, New Zealand, differ from those who perpetrate comparable atrocities in the name of Islam? A toxic ideology based on the misanthropic notion that only a particular type of people — based […]
Source: CT A growing number of Catholics are now questioning their commitment to the Church in the wake of the recent sexual abuse scandal involving young people and priests, a new Gallup poll has found. The poll, which was published on Tuesday, shows that 37 percent of U.S. Catholics, a 15 […]
Source: Dhaka Tribune By Monjur Hossain, Madaripur The Hefazat leader demands once again that the government declare the community as non-Muslim Leader of the fundamentalist group Hefazat-e-Islam Shah Ahmed Shafi […]
Country: Pakistan Key Fact: 82-year-old Ahmadi manager of a bookshop and optician store Detained Since: December 2, 2015. Abdul Shakoor was released on March 18, 2019. Charges: Propagating the Ahmadiyya […]
DR. THEODORE KARASIK March 19, 2019 Soldiers from Burkina Faso take part in a training with Austrian army instructors at the Kamboinse – General Bila Zagre military camp near Ouagadougo […]
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 19, 2019 Al Noor mosque shooting survivor Farhid Ahmed poses with a photo of his wife Husna, who was killed in the attack, […]
By Imogen Foulkes in Geneva THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 19, 2019 Delegates in the main UN conference room await the start of the 40th session of the […]
By Reuters – Mar 18,2019 – JORDAN TIMES An Israeli soldier stands guard in the northern West Bank village of Salem, east of Nablus, on Monday during a search operation for a Palestinian suspect (AFP photo) GENEVA — UN war crimes investigators called on Israel on Monday to stop its […]
Mar 19,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – SAMIA KARBATI Little, if anything, has been revealed about the Trump administration’s peace plan for the Middle East, except the occasional statement that it […]
Mar 18,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Israeli measures in Jerusalem are aggravating the situation further to a degree that is affecting not only the Palestinian territories, but also the local […]
Residents of Holy City say Jordan ‘cannot do it alone’ in light of mounting pressures By Mohammad Ghazal – Mar 19,2019 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian Muslim worshipper sits by […]
I saw at first-hand the blind spot to anti-Muslim hate and Islamophobia during my six years with Tell Mama Fiyaz Mughal @TellMamaUK The grief had hardly set in for the families […]
There is a resistance forming by supporters who have taken influence from openly anti-fascist clubs like St. Pauli, and appropriated their message to suit the needs of the British terrace […]
Source: mylloydminsternow.com | Brendan Collinge Mohamed Anwar Mangla, president of Lloydminster’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is condemning the attack and says he was shocked by the news. “On behalf of the local community, I strongly condemn this act of terror. I’m really sad for all the families and victims as well,” […]
Source: liverpoolecho.co.uk Sahil Munir Ahmed is the Imam of Ahmadiyya Mosque in Anfield , which he says has been repeatedly targeted by vandals scrawling vile abuse on the building. Mr Ahmed told the ECHO: “Of course if police are there, it would make people feel more safe.” “Last year people were writing […]
Source: cayman27.ky |Reshma Ragoonath Members of the local Muslim community call for peace. It comes after two deadly terrorist attacks in New Zealand Friday (15 March.) International reports said 49 people were killed and 48 wounded in shootings at two mosques in Christchurch. It is being called that country’s deadliest attack. […]
Source: coveringreligion.org |BY RADHA DHAR On a warm Sunday in February, over 200 women, many accompanied by young children, gathered in the women’s prayer hall at a mosque in Queens. They fell to the carpeted floor during prayer, folding in their knees, sitting on their heels, and lowering their heads until they […]
