The Smile of God by Joel Osteen
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Joel Osteen has no less than a thousand, half hour wonderful presentations, about positive thinking, hope, optimism and success. […]
Macron’s vision for French Islam may present him with his biggest challenge yet
Reported plans to provide state funding for places of worship mark a radical and contentious departure from secular republican principles Source: National By Colin Randall, who is a former executive editor […]
Ahmadiyya Muslims in Bensheim Germany arranged Podium-Discussion on Islam and Populism
By Zubair Khan, the Muslim Times’ Editor for Germany Pictures by Mobashar Khan Dialogue is the most effective means of eliminating misunderstandings and countering prejudices. Therefore, members of the Ahmadiyya […]
An Islamic History of Europe, TV documentary for BBC Four
An Islamic History of Europe,[14] TV documentary for BBC Four : August 2005 Rageh Omaar (/ˈræɡi ˈoʊmɑːr/; Somali: Raage Oomaar; Arabic: راجح عمر; born 19 July 1967) is a Somali-born British journalist and writer. He was a BBC world affairs correspondent, where […]
Aasia Bibi: British imams join calls for UK to give asylum
Source: BBC News Three British imams have joined calls for the UK to offer asylum to Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman recently acquitted of blasphemy. It comes after former […]
The Monkey Trial Movie — Antidote to Trumpism
Inherit the Wind is a 1960 Hollywood film adaptation of the 1955 play of the same name, written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, directed by Stanley Kramer. It stars Spencer Tracy as lawyer Henry Drummond […]
This Year Templeton Prize Goes to King of Jordan
Templeton Prize: ‘Deep, enduring significance of religion’ Source: – Nov 15,2018 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — As a pioneer in both financial investment and philanthropy, the late Sir John Templeton spent […]
Asia Bibi issue: President European Parliament telephones PM Imran Khan
Source: The News ISLAMABAD: President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani telephoned Prime Minister Imran Khan and discussed matter related to Asia Bibi on Tuesday. PM Imran stressed the need […]
Did Jesus Predict Muhammad? A Biblical Portal Between Christianity and Islam
Source: Huffington Post By Ian Mevorach; Theologian, Spiritual Leader, Activist There is no better candidate than Muhammad, no one in fact that comes even close, in terms of fulfilling Jesus’s […]
Dr. Abdus Salam: Islam and Science Concordance or Conflict?
By Dr Abdus Salam, Nobel Laureate in Physics A semi-quantitative measure of this is given by George Sarton in his monumental History of Science. Sarton divides his story of the […]
Overcoming Islamophobia in UK
My Salam Is For Everyone Source: Patheo By Farouq Peru I am your Muslim neighbour in London. As there are almost a million of us here (almost one in eight […]
French bishops to set up ‘independent’ review on sex abuse in Catholic Church
Source: The Local French bishops said Wednesday they were setting up an “independent” commission to “shed light on the sexual abuse of minors in the Catholic church since 1950”. The […]
Worldwide: ‘Remarkable’ decline in fertility rates
Source: BBC By James Gallagher; Health and science correspondent, BBC News There has been a remarkable global decline in the number of children women are having, say researchers. Their report […]
Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar first Muslim women elected to US Congress
Source: Al Jazeerah The Palestinian-American and Somali-American make history as the first two women headed to US Congress. Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib and Somali-American Ilhan Omar have become the first Muslim […]
Video: Cat Stevens’ Path to Islam
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; 21 July 1948), commonly known by his stage name Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.[1] His 1967 debut album reached […]
The Muslim Times’ Collection to Refute Blasphemy Laws
Freedom of Speech: A Core Islamic Value! Epigraph: And if you are in doubt as to what We (Allah) have sent down to Our servant (Muhammad), then produce a Chapter like […]
BBC Video: How chimpanzees reveal the roots of human behavior
Source: BBC News Eminent anthropologist Frans de Waal explains that politicians have a lot to learn from how chimpanzees show empathy. Read more Additional Reading Two Hundred Verses about […]
Younger Generation Less Religious than the Older Generations: How can the Muslim Times Help?
By several measures, young adults around the world tend to be less religious than their elders: https://t.co/mbVV47jWwe pic.twitter.com/4Re8j0ytmx — Pew Research Religion (@PewReligion) November 1, 2018 Suggested Reading Belief is […]
Pakistan’s blasphemy law and Asia Bibi: Why does religion go bad?
Source: Christian Today By Rev Mark Woods, who is a Baptist minister and Managing Editor of Christian Today All the world – at least all the right-thinking part of it – […]
Award Winning Pictures
The stunning winners of the acclaimed Siena International Photo Awards See additional amazing pictures
Bradford celebrates Islamic Heritage Month
Source: Bradford Today The Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association of Bradford held an Islamic information session at the Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library on Oct. 25. “It’s Islamic Heritage month,” explained […]
BBC The Big Questions: Is the Liberal World Order in Crisis?
Suggested Reading The only constitution the world needs is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Islam! The Big Questions is a faith and ethics television programme […]
Pew Research Center: Democrats are less likely to say they believe in the God of the Bible than Republicans (45% vs. 70%)
Democrats are less likely to say they believe in the God of the Bible than Republicans (45% vs. 70%). https://t.co/P5y9yT82Go — Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) October 28, 2018 Suggested Reading […]
European Court of Human Rights Makes a Landmark Decision on Free Speech and the Prophet Muhammad
Insulting Prophet Muhammad not ‘free speech,’ ECtHR rules Source: Daily Sabah Defaming the Prophet Muhammad exceeds the permissible limits of freedom of expression, ruled the European Court of Human Rights, […]
Pew Research Center: 66% in France Have a Positive View of Islam
% who say Islam is “fundamentally incompatible” with their country’s culture and values: 🇫🇮Finland 62% 🇮🇹Italy 53% 🇩🇪Germany 44% 🇬🇧UK 42% 🇪🇸Spain 37% 🇫🇷France 34% 🇸🇪Sweden 34%https://t.co/26OkMQwVSA pic.twitter.com/NYfUIwg1bW — Pew […]
Pew Research Center: The most and least educated U.S. religious groups
The most and least educated U.S. religious groups https://t.co/4sZJ9E65Lf pic.twitter.com/BVCvUAnxOc — Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) October 26, 2018
Noah’s Ark Creationist Ken Ham Wants You To Warn Kids About Hell On Halloween
Source: Huffington Post By Ed Mazza “Halloween is all about scary and spooky things,” he said. Ken Ham, the creationist behind a Noah’s Ark attraction in Kentucky, is calling on […]
Ghamidi’s Urdu Interview: Rationality Versus Orthodoxy in Islam?
Suggested reading Do Muslims Prefer Camels Over Modern Cars? Reason or Orthodoxy: Which One Should Rule? The Holy Quran and the Seventh Century Arabian Metaphors Is God Alive or Dead: A Metaphor for […]
The Vatican Debating to Open Priesthood to Married Men
The Vatican is laying the groundwork to open formal debate on opening up the priesthood to married men in parts of the world where clergy are scarce. https://t.co/vSY6z57l6V — Religion […]
Documentaries about the Nobel Laureate: Dr. Abdus Salam
Mohammad Abdus Salam[4][5][6] NI, SPk, KBE (/sæˈlæm/; Punjabi, Urdu: عبد السلام, pronounced [əbd̪ʊs səlaːm]; 29 January 1926 – 21 November 1996),[7] was a Pakistani theoretical physicist. He shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics with Sheldon Glashow and Steven Weinberg for his contribution to the electroweak unification theory.[8] He was the […]
Belief is back: why the world is putting its faith in religion
Source: Guardian By Neil MacGregor, who was the director of the British Museum between 2002-2015. He is the author of A History of the World in 100 Objects and Living […]
Experts: Sectarianism source of disunity in Muslim world
Source: The Daily Sabah By ŞEYMA NAZLI GÜRBÜZ; @SeymNazli Sectarianism is the main source of disunity and conflict among Muslim society, particularly in the Middle East, experts said yesterday. Speaking […]
Morgan Freeman’s Video On Purpose of Life and Futility of Materialism
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 […]
Russia: Christianity, Atheism or Islam?
Russia’s Journey from Orthodoxy to Atheism, and Back Again Source: Religion & Politics — Fit For Polite Company By Gene Zubovich | October 16, 2018 Based on a book, A […]
Texas Man, Who Burnt the Victoria Mosque Gets 24-Years Prison Sentence
Source: Victoria Advocate Marq Vincent Perez, the man who burned down Victoria’s only mosque in 2017, was sentenced to an almost maximum sentence of 24.5 years in prison Wednesday morning. […]
The niqab debate is really about gender equality, and allowing women to make their own choices
Source: Letter to Independent The disconnect between understanding faith and understanding culture is bizarre in this country. Many seem to be under the impression that this is still a “Christian country” despite […]
Michael Phelps: Anxiety and Depression and What is Wrong with Our World?
For finding a counselor in your area please go to: PsychologyToday.com We, the Muslim Times, have the best collection of articles on human psychology and self help: Depression Has Spiked By 33% In […]
Debate: Bart Ehrman vs. Michael Brown on Suffering
We all suffer, regardless of our faith and this is an area most befitting for interfaith tolerance among the followers of the Abrahamic faiths. Afterlife is a common theme in […]
Pakistani Islamists warn of ‘terrible consequences’ over blasphemy appeal
Source: Swiss Info Additional reporting by Saad Sayeed; Writing by Drazen Jorgic; Editing by Nick Macfie Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 8, 2018 9:14 AMOCT 8, 2018 […]
Video: Dr. Laurence Brown: ‘How I came to Islam!’
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times A product of Christian-American ancestry dating back to the year 1677, up until his conversion to Islam in […]
Confidence in the Catholic Church and Pope Francis down sharply in U.S.
Confidence in Pope Francis down sharply in U.S. Source: Pew Research Center By a two-to-one margin, American Catholics now give Francis negative marks for his handling of the sex abuse […]
Burqa or Hijab: That is the Question?
Laws banning Muslim women from wearing face-covering veils are largely in line with Western European attitudes on the issue: https://t.co/FE0OwU6hIi pic.twitter.com/yLVMAaNsBB — Pew Research Religion (@PewReligion) September 17, 2018 % […]
Every Ray of Light Gives Us Eternal Hope in God’s Providence
Epigraph: Eyes cannot reach Him but He (Allah) reaches the eyes. And He is the Incomprehensible, the All-Aware. (Al Quran 6:103/104) Allah is the Light of the heavens and the […]
Why Donald Trump is sticking with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
By Mark Landler WASHINGTON — As evidence piles up pointing to the Saudi crown prince’s responsibility in the brutal killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, President Donald Trump has only […]
UK tables UN security council resolution calling for Yemen truce
US response to UK push for ceasefire in port city of Hodeidah remains unclear Julian Borger in Washington Bethan McKernan in Beirut First published on Mon 19 Nov 2018 […]
Season 2 of Re-Sight Islam!
Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 20th, we are launching Season 2 of Re-Sight Islam! 1) Because of your support (we had close to 20,000 downloads), Season 1 was a wild success and we were consistently ranked as the #1 Podcast on Islam by iTunes. We have a ton of great ideas and compelling […]
Belize’s thriving Afro-Caribbean community
When West Africans on their way to the New World’s slave markets escaped in 1635, they intermarried with Caribbean islanders to create a new and distinct culture. 19 […]
Taliban say no pact struck with U.S. over deadline to end Afghan war
Reuters International This content was published on November 19, 2018 10 By Abdul Qadir Sediqi and Jibran Ahmed KABUL (Reuters) – A three-day meeting between the Taliban and the […]
No justice Del Ponte criticises UN, Swiss attorney general
November 18, 2018 War crimes expert Carla del Ponte is disappointed by the United Nations.(Keystone) Swiss prosecutor Carla del Ponte gave a scathing critique of the United Nations in […]
From economic crisis to World War III
Nov 18,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – QIAN LIU BEIJING — The next economic crisis is closer than you think. But what you should really worry about is what comes after: […]
US to make final conclusions on Saudi killing in days — Trump
Reports indicating US made final conclusions in case ‘inaccurate’, State Department says By AFP – Nov 18,2018 – JORDAN TIMES People holding photo of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi attend […]
Muslim Congresswoman-Elect Ilhan Omar Began Victory Speech With Islamic Blessing
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla lhan Omar, one of the first two Muslim women elected to U.S. Congress, began her acceptance speech Tuesday night in Minnesota with a universal Islamic […]
The far dream of regional peace
Nov 18,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh There has been much coverage in the media lately of a potential regional peace plan sponsored by the US. Promoting this idea […]
Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ Is a Book America Needs, From a Woman It Does Not Yet Deserve
Source: Time By ANGIE THOMAS Angie Thomas is the author of the award-winning young adult novel, The Hate U Give. Her next book, On the Come Up, will be published in February 2019. […]
Our First World War centenary commemorations ignored something crucial – it hasn’t quite passed yet in East Africa
The Independent Voices and more: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/letters/armistice-centenary-first-world-war-britain-east-africa-germany-a8639766.html With the passing of the centenary of the end of the First World War, I am sure that many will have moved their […]
What Israelis say: Is Canada’s Justin Trudeau the Great Reformer of Islam?
Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi source: and more: http://jcpa.org/is-canadas-justin-trudeau-the-great-reformer-of-islam/ Justin Trudeau speaking at a mosque in Surrey, British Columbia in 2014, before becoming Canada’s Prime Minister. Justin […]
Brazilian pilot converts to Islam MID-FLIGHT in skies over Muslim holy site Mecca
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/743135/pilot-converts-islam-saudi-arabia-mecca-viral-video A PILOT from Brazil took a break from flying to convert to Islam while flying over Saudi Arabia. The unnamed man was filmed […]
‘The mission’: Riyadh’s version of Khashoggi murder
By AFP – Nov 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES http://jordantimes.com/news/region/‘-mission’-riyadhs-version-khashoggi-murder Riyadh — Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor on Thursday released its account of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom’s […]
Families of US soldiers killed in Jordan sue gov’t
By Raed Omari – Nov 17,2018 http://jordantimes.com/news/local/families-us-soldiers-killed-jordan-sue-govt AMMAN — The families of the three US army officers who were fatally shot by Jordanian soldier Maarek Tawayha back in 2016 have […]
Meeting of the minds
Nov 17,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL http://jordantimes.com/opinion/editorial/meeting-minds-1 The state visit of Iraqi President Barham Saleh to Jordan on Thursday was, indeed, a big success, having joined His Majesty King […]
Merkel protege eyes female quota for lawmakers, takes aim at dual citizenship
Reuters International This content was published on November 17, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Christian Democratic Union (CDU) candidate Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer speaks at a regional conference in Luebeck, Germany, November 15, […]
