By Craig Consindine, Lecturer, Rice University, Department of Sociology As an advocate of interfaith dialogue, particularly between Christians and Muslims, I’m often faced with the issue of conversion. People ask […]
Eid Mubarak to all our readers from our Editorial team. The Muslims celebrate Eid twice a year, Eid-ul-Fitr and the other, which comes about 10 weeks later, is called Eid-ul-Adha. […]
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By Jessica Campisi and Tina Burnside, CNN Updated 2:06 PM ET, Wed June 13, 2018 (CNN) For weeks afterward, Kaderbhai Ali Asgar couldn’t sleep. As immigrant Muslims of Indian descent, […]
New today: Education of Muslim women is limited by economic conditions, not religionhttps://t.co/x05GFpHgXl pic.twitter.com/sTvq5uzo1W — Pew Research Religion (@PewReligion) June 12, 2018
Epigraph: It is only in the remembrance of God that the hearts can find comfort. (Al Quran 13:28/29) Source: Psychology Today By Diane Dreher Ph.D. Your Personal Renaissance Where can […]
Source: The Local The Swiss senate on Tuesday on Tuesday voted against a motion calling for foreign funding of mosques in the country to be banned. Politicians in the upper […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times It was 8th of June, 632 CE, Muhammad, may peace be on him, had passed away. Yet, […]
Source: Independent By Narjas Zatat in news Non-Muslim women across the world are wearing the hijab for 30 days as part of the Ramadan Hijab challenge. The initiative was created by the World […]
Supreme Court rules for Colorado baker in same-sex wedding cake case Source: CNN By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Updated 11:21 AM ET, Mon June 4, 2018 The […]
Epigraph: Indeed, We see thee (Muhammad) turning thy face often to heaven; surely, then, will We make thee turn to the Qiblah which thou likest. So, turn thy face towards […]
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME Strength training is good for your body and your mind, according to a new review of more than 30 previously published studies. The paper, published in the […]
Source: CNN Denmark’s parliament banned the wearing of face coverings in public spaces Thursday in a move that critics say will criminalize Muslim women who choose to wear the niqab […]
Source: Swiss Info Channel Four religious leaders, including a rabbi and an imam, have been honoured for their efforts to bring Swiss religious communities closer together. Awarded for the first […]
Key findings about Americans’ belief in God Source: Pew Research Center By Dalia Fahmy, who is a senior writer/editor focusing on religion at Pew Research Center. In recent years, the […]
Source: BBC News A Malian migrant, hailed as a hero after mounting a daring rescue to save a small boy dangling from a balcony in Paris, is to be made […]
Source: The Middle East Eye By Kieron Monks Stars such as Mohamed Salah portray favourable images of Muslims, helping to reduce stereotypes and break down barriers within communities On […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The right wing supporters of President Trump, are very willing to ignore his racism, sexism, Islamophobia, sexual exploits […]
Source: The Washington Post By Amy B Wang In 1951, a 14-year-old Australian boy named James Harrison awoke from a major chest operation. Doctors had removed one of his lungs in […]
The documentary – Among The Believers examines the increasing political and religious turmoil in Pakistan since the War on Terror, with specific attention to the Red Mosque (Lal Masjid) and […]
Source: The Guardian By Bernard Avishai Behind the seemingly intractable Palestinian conflict lie deeper questions about what Israel wants to be: an ‘open’ globalised democracy or a ‘closed’ Jewish state […]
Source: Pew Research Center By Besheer Mohamed, who is a senior researcher focusing on religion at Pew Research Center. Eight-in-ten Muslims in America say they fast during Ramadan. In fact, […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The International Space Station (ISS) travels at a brisk 17,100 miles per hour. That means it orbits […]
By Maryam Hedayat The holy month of Ramadan is starting, the month in which Allah, the Almighty, opens His doors of mercy, forgiveness and blessings upon Muslims. This month is […]
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Tuesday assigned a Vatican office to concern itself with the role of women in the Catholic Church and their “equal […]
Source: Swiss Info Channel By Abdelhafidh Abdeleli and Julie Hunt A training course for imams at Geneva University, introducing them to Swiss law and values, is yielding results. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) The course organisers […]
Source: BBC News By Bruce Lieberman In late 1971, US Navy veteran Stephen Islas returned from Vietnam, but the war continued to rage in his head. “I came very close […]
Competing Visions of Islam Will Shape Europe in the 21st Century Source: The Atlantic By David Frum Akbar Ahmed’s new book deals with how migration is reshaping the continent, and […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The former Christian governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, was sentenced to two years […]
Jimmy Carter: Why I believe the mistreatment of women is the number one human rights abuse 120 Women Who Changed Our World Source: MSN News BY Kara Lad MALALA YOUSAFZAI 1997-ACTIVIST […]
Epigraph: Indeed, the Messenger of God is an excellent model for those of you who put your hope in God and the Last Day and remember Him often. (Al Quran […]
Source: The Sunday Times By Jason Allardyce Exclusive poll shows Scotland fast becoming a secular country, as most no longer accept the resurrection Millions of Scots will enjoy Easter eggs […]
Source: Swiss Info By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) – The Norwegian government proposed on Friday a nationwide ban on the wearing of full-face veils, such as the burqa and the […]
Epigraph: “The best among you is who learns the Quran and teaches it.” The Prophet Muhammad Source: Independent By Alan Rooney It’s important to remember the distinction between written Islamic […]
Seeing ‘flying’ in your dream.. Flying — • A pious person dreaming of flying: A desire for learning. • A debauched person dreaming of flying: Is seeking vice and evil. […]
From: Ismaili Gnosis 10 Surprising Facts to Know Before Reading the Qur’an Posted on September 14, 2016 by Ismaili Gnostic This article presents ten little-known all-important facts about the Holy Qur’an […]
•Contrary to popular myth, A’isha was not six years old when she married Muhammad. All of the historical evidence when examined as a whole suggests that A’isha was born 4 […]
May 19, 2018 Map created by reddit user martinjanmansson. Click to zoom in.The map above is probably the most detailed map of Medieval Trade Routes in Europe, Asia and […]
WASHINGTON — U. S. President Donald Trump had nothing on his public schedule for Friday, other than a noon intelligence briefing. So he had time to amble out to the White House lawn and do a half-hour interview with his favourite morning show, Fox and Friends, and then to take 18 more minutes of questions […]
EDSON, ALTA.— RCMP in Alberta say they’re investigating an arson at a mosque in a community west of Edmonton. Police say damage to the Edson Mosque on Saturday night was minor and that no one was injured. But Toufik Baterdouk, vice-president of Islamic Society of Edson and Masjid, says the […]
Timothy Spangler The sharia principle that no one should profit purely from loans might contribute towards a sustainable economy Fri 18 Oct 2013 1 An Iranian gold coin. Now a […]
Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad appeals for an end to inequality The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad has spoken at length about […]
Author: Sir Zafrulla Khan The Quran has at various places reiterated this principle. And the recompense of an injury is a penalty the like thereof; but whoso forgives and his […]
By: N.A. Baloch [Ibn Sina] flourished as a great physician and philosopher, but was also a distinguished scientist, mathematician, logician, and poet at the same time… Figure 1. Article Image Banner *** […]
By Javad Heirannia June 10, 2018 TEHRAN – Professor Hossein Askari, an expert on Saudi Arabia who also teaches international business at the George Washington University, strongly believes that “A […]
By Dina Aboughazala BBC Monitoring 15 June 2018 “It is easier to be wearing hijab in London than Cairo.” This is how 47-year-old Dalia Anan describes her experience as a […]
Arab Muslim societies continue to treat women as second class citizens, as protectors of the family’s ‘honour’, as potential sources of disgrace rather than individuals who have rights Hind Elhinnawy […]
” i” “We do not exclusively” (sorry, google translate being used. Please bear with us) VICTORY. Help each other, strengthen, and together greet the victory. Photo by Dhion Gumilang / Rappler IDN Times Author Yetta Tondang Oleh Dhion Gumilang/Rappler YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia – Starting from the biological aspect, nationality, religion, even […]
Panca Nugraha and Safrin La Batu The Jakarta Post Mataram/Jakarta | Mon, June 18 2018 | PREMIUM Devastated: A man walks by one of the houses belonging to an Ahmadi […]
The Jakarta Post | Mon, June 18 2018 PREMIUM Children’s voice: Barahim, a 9-year-old boy who lives with his parents at Wisma Transito in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, holds up […]
Ahmadi men, women and children in large numbers attended in this Eid celebration that concluded with silent prayers. Times of Ahmad | News Watch | Int’l Desk Source/Credit: AMJ Sri […]
Pakistan Parliament tried to do away with some of this discrimination when it passed the Elections Reforms Amendment Act 2017 in October last year Haniya Javed | The Wire Last […]
by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V (aba) The world is passing through very turbulent times. The global economic crisis continues to manifest newer and graver dangers almost […]
by Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan (ra) On the occasion of the 16th Congress of International Association for Religious Freedom held in Chicago, Illinois (USA), on the 10th August 1958, Sir […]
