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 […]
The Muslim Sunrise Publishes a New Volume about Prayers
Source: The Muslim Sunrise; the longest running Islamic magazine since 1921: Muslim Sunrise Fall 2018 Editorial by Mubasher Ahmad; Editor-in-Chief Prayer is universal and it never ceases to bear its significance […]
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 […]
Video: The Worldwide Leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslims Inaugurates a Mosque in Philadelphia
On 17 October 2018, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad traveled to Philadelphia to inaugurate the Baitul Aafiyyat […]
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. […]
Pew Research Center’s Video: Being Muslim in the U.S.
This video offers a look inside the beliefs and attitudes of Muslims in America; it features data from Pew Research Center’s 2017 survey, as well as the personal stories of […]
Stephen Hawking Concludes in His Last Book: ‘There is No God!’
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 […]
China admits to locking up Uyghurs, but defends Xinjiang crackdown
Source: CNN By Ben Westcott and Nanlin Fang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) China has fiercely defended an escalating crackdown in the far western province of Xinjiang as necessary for security, claiming inmates […]
Video: Asteroid Twice the Size of the Statue of Liberty Heading Toward Earth
Suggested reading Cataloging 750 verses of the Holy Quran inspiring believers to study nature The U.N. is forming an international asteroid defense team Meteors: Establish the truth of the Holy Quran
Turkey changes road name for new US embassy to ‘Malcolm X Street’
ANKARA — Turkey on Saturday renamed the road where the new US embassy is to be located after the American black Muslim civil rights campaigner Malcolm X, its latest use […]
Celebrity Jewish-Arab wedding stirs mixed feelings in Israel
Source: Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A surprise celebrity wedding bridging Israel’s Jewish-Muslim divide drew mixed public reaction on Thursday in a country where such inter-marriage is extremely rare. Wednesday’s nuptials […]
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 […]
Eternal Damnation of the Non-Believers and the Merciful God of the Holy Quran?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In the feisty dialogue, in the above video between the most famous atheist, Prof. Richard Dawkins and Mehdi […]
Prof. Richard Dawkins and Questions and Answers about Islam by Mehdi Hasan
Suggested Reading Scientists discover that atheists might not exist, and that’s not a joke Video: Dr. Laurence Brown: ‘How I came to Islam!’ For the Forty Percent Europeans, Who Don’t Believe in […]
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 […]
Pakistan Supreme Court, Blasphemy Laws and Fate of Asia Bibi and a Whole Nation
Supreme Court reserves verdict on Asia Bibi’s final appeal against execution Source: Dawn A special three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Monday reserved its judgement on the final appeal […]
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 […]
Will Europe Ban Male Circumcision?
Source: Mosaic By Seth Kaplan, who lectures at the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), is the author of, among other books, Fixing Fragile States and Pathways for Peace: […]
King Salman to inaugurate Saudi Arabia’s Haramain high-speed railway today
Source: Arab News The 450 kilometer train line connects the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah with stations at Jeddah, King Abdul Aziz International Airport, and King Abdullah Economic City […]
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 % […]
Hamza Yusuf on Jinns: Powerful Men or Demons?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The above audio is a presentation by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf about Jinns. I have too much respect for him to […]
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 […]
The Muslim Times Finally Has the Recipe to Unite All Muslims
Muslim First, Sunni, Shiite, Ismaili and Ahmadi Second Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times President Trump wants to build a wall between USA […]
Is God Alive or Dead: A Metaphor for the Scriptures from the US Constitution?
A growing share of Americans (55%) say the Supreme Court should base its rulings on what the Constitution “means in current times,” rather than what it “meant as originally written.” […]
PM Justin Trudeau’s Video Eid Message
Eid Mubarak! Sophie and I send our best wishes to Muslims in Canada and around the world as they celebrate Eid al-Adha. https://t.co/dUh9FyQYKf pic.twitter.com/nQa5WdhQ15 — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) August 21, […]
Hajj and Universal Brotherhood and Sisterhood
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times More than two million have performed Hajj this year. Hajj is the best symbol for universal brotherhood and the […]
None of the Western European countries PEW surveyed do a majority believe in God of the Bible
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 […]
Muslims in America: Separating fact from fiction
Source: The Daily Sabah By Craig Considine, Faculty member in the Department of Sociology at Rice University in Houston, Texas The words “I think Islam hates us,” “True hatred among […]
Non-Sectarian Islam: The Proportionate Faith
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Muslim Times is the Mecca for interfaith tolerance and non-sectarian understanding of Islam. Almost every sect […]
Imran Khan’s Journey into Religion
This article was originally published in Arabnews By Imran Khan My generation grew up at a time when colonial hang up was at its peak. Our older generation had been […]
Coverage of American Muslims is Bigoted and Inaccurate. This Group is Using Hard Facts to Fix it
Source: Huffington Post By Rowaida Abdelaziz Studies have shown that 80 percent of news coverage about Muslims is overwhelmingly negative. An organization looking to use data to combat the overwhelming […]
What the Qur’an Meant: And Why It Matters
Source of review: Amazon By Garry Wills, who is one of the most respected writers on religion today. He is the author of Saint Augustine’s Childhood, Saint Augustine’s Memory, and […]
July 4th: Muslims have been an integral part of the United States of America since her birth
Source: The Huffington Post By Mike Ghouse, who is committed to build a cohesive America and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day. Did you know that the […]
Thomas Jefferson and Islam as an American Religion
Source: Wisconsin Islam Journal By Denise A. Spellberg, who is an American scholar of Islamic history. She is an associate professor of history and Middle Eastern Studies at the […]
Americans are depressed and suicidal because something is wrong with our culture
Epigraph: It is only in the remembrance of God that the hearts can find comfort. (Al Quran 13:28/29) Source: USA Today By Kirsten Powers, Opinion columnist In September of 2004, […]
Islamism — the Political Islam: The Challenge for the 21st Century
Source: Muslim Sunrise Summer 2018 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 […]
For six decades, ‘the man with the golden arm’ donated blood — and saved 2.4 million babies
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 […]
Pope assigns Vatican office to promote women’s participation
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 […]
A hopeful vision for the future of Islam in Europe
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 […]
Book Review: The Leadership of Muhammad by Prof. John Adair
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 […]
I’m a middle-aged, white Scottish man who converted to Islam without ever meeting a Muslim. This is how
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 […]
Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Gazing monkeys image wins
Source: BBC By Jonathan Amos; BBC Science Correspondent Two snub-nosed monkeys are pictured resting on a stone and staring intently into the distance. What are they looking at, and what are […]
Khashoggi murder ‘planned days in advance” – Turkey’s Erdogan
Related Topics Jamal Khashoggi death Image copyrightAFPImage captionThe search for evidence moved to an underground car park in Istanbul on Monday The killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was planned days […]
Erdoğan says Saudi team planned Khashoggi murder – as it happened
The Turkish president has addressed parliament on the death of the murdered Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi Play Video 0:40 Jamal Khashoggi: Turkish president says journalist’s death is a ‘political […]
Bible Museum says five of its Dead Sea Scrolls are fake
Image copyrightEPA A US Bible museum has removed fragments of what it believed were part of the Dead Sea Scrolls from display, after tests suggested they were forgeries. The Museum […]
Thousands of Canada’s indigenous children died in church-run boarding schools. Where are they buried?
Source: The Washington Post By Amanda Coletta TORONTO — Armed with everything from school attendance records to drones, researchers across Canada are racing to shed light on a bleak part of the […]
Mount Athos, a Male-Only Holy Retreat, Is Ruffled by Tourists and Russia
Source: The New York Times By Neil MacFarquhar MOUNT ATHOS, Greece — The skulls, lined up five deep on wooden shelves, date back hundreds of years, with the names of […]
Birth of a new Ukrainian church brings fears of violence
Source: Associated Press By YURAS KARMANAU KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The rough-looking young men brought clubs and brass knuckles to the Pechersk Monastery in Kiev , one of Orthodox Christianity’s most important […]
Coalition airstrike targets mosque used by Islamic State
Source: Associated Press By LOLITA C. BALDOR AL-UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar (AP) — An airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group targeted a mosque in Syria last […]
Young Catholics urge Vatican to issue inclusive LGBT message
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic bishops are entering their final week of debate over hot-button issues facing young Catholics, including how the church should […]
Australia’s Jerusalem ploy fails to avoid by-election beating, risks Muslim backlash
Source: Reuters By Tom Westbrook , Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) – In the kosher cafes of Sydney’s east, Australia’s surprise move to mull recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital won some […]
Want to leave the Catholic Church? Officially, you can’t.
Source: The Washington Post By Dan Waidelich Mary Combs remembers her last Mass. It was about 15 years ago, when sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in Boston, her hometown, was […]
Ahmadi Muslims welcome their spiritual leader to Baltimore County mosque
Source: The Baltimore Sun BY Michael Dresser Contact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun Ahmadi Muslims from around the United States and Canada welcomed the spiritual leader of their faith to their Baltimore […]
Pakistani doctor elected President of Royal Society of Medicine’s ENT section
Source: The News LONDON: A British Pakistani has been elected as President of the Royal Society of Medicine (ENT Section) in recognition of his services to Britain’s National Health Service […]
Saudi Arabia’s King and Crown Prince Call Slain Journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s Son
Source: Time By CHRIS TORCHIA, ZEYNEP BILINGSOY & JON GAMBRELL / AP October 22, 2018 (ISTANBUL) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called the son of Jamal Khashoggi, the kingdom […]
Drinking More Than Three Times a Week May Harm Your Health, Study Says
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME Decades-old advice about alcohol has recently come under fire, with two recent studies suggesting that even a moderate drinking habit may raise the risk of early […]
UK condemns Houthi Persecution of the Baha’i Community in Yemen
Lord Ahmad comments on the mass trial of members of the Baha’i community Published 24 September 2018 From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon The UK […]
Australia sexual abuse: National apology delivered to victims
Source: BBC News Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has given a national apology to victims of child sexual abuse. Hundreds of people gathered in Canberra on Monday to hear Mr […]
