Source: Russia Times Over 250,000 Islamic faithful came to the Moscow Cathedral Mosque for the morning prayer celebrating the Eid al-Fitr festival, police reported. Smaller public gatherings took place throughout […]
By Lien Yeung, for CBC News Justice Palbinder Kaur Shergill appointed to B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster Sikhs from Canada to India are celebrating a B.C. woman’s historic appointment […]
Turkey Bans Teaching of Evolution and the Muslim Times’ Response Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) Turkish high school students will no longer be taught the theory of evolution. The subject has been cut […]
Suggested Reading by the Muslim Times: The very book that this article criticizes: The Bible, the Qu’ran and Science: The Holy Scriptures Examined in the Light of Modern Knowledge. We believe […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Does the Quran present a theocratic or a secular state? My short answer is ‘a secular state!’ […]
Justice in the Quran from Wikipedia Justice is a central theme in the Qur’an, dictating the traditions of law and how should put into practice. There are two ways in […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times An antiterrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced a Shiite man to death for committing blasphemy in posts […]
Source: Huffington Post By Akbar Ganji — Iranian journalist and human rights activist Introduction Extremist Islamic groups such as ISIS, Boko Haram, al-Qaeda and the al-Nusra Front in Syria, have transformed […]
Source: Gulf News Astronomical calculations have determined accurately when it starts every year since 1993 UAE: Islamic scholars and astrophysicists in the UAE believe the Muslim world should rely on […]
Record Few Americans Believe Bible Is Literal Word of God Source: Gallup Story Highlights 24% believe Bible is literal word of God, the lowest in Gallup’s 40-year trend View of […]
TORONTO — As right-wing populism has roiled elections and upended politics across the West, there is one country where populists have largely failed to break through: Canada. The Interpreter By AMANDA TAUB JUNE 27, 201 NYTimes The raw ingredients are present. A white ethnic majority that is losing its demographic dominance. A sharp […]
The Trump administration is considering taking a harder stance against Pakistan for supporting terrorist groups in Afghanistan, but experts warn that pressure alone will not bring peace. Similar tactics have failed in the past, and analysts warn that the US can only influence the south Asian country by coupling force […]
Source: BBC Donald Trump’s presidency has had a “major impact on how the world sees the United States”, a large new study says. The survey, by the Pew Research Center, interviewed more than 40,000 people in 37 countries this year. It concluded that the US president and his policies “are […]
Source: Right Side News Recently, the news has been largely about body language and a supposed push by Trump, (Scott Adams debunks this story in his periscope posted below) but there appears to be one person in particular who is showing favorable body language towards him; Croatian President, Grabar-Kitarovic. More:
Source: BBC News The US says it has identified “potential preparations” for another chemical attack in Syria, and issued a stark warning to the Syrian government. The White House said […]
Source: The New York Times By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and ADAM LIPTAK Photo Protesters and bystanders outside the Supreme Court on Monday. The court will hear arguments in October on […]
Source: Associated Press By ARON HELLER JERUSALEM (AP) — Two high-profile groups of Jewish leaders on Monday canceled meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to protest his government’s decision to […]
Source: The New York Times By IAN JOHNSON A statue of the Venerable Master Hsing Yun, the leader of the Buddhist organization Fo Guang Shan, in Yixing. CreditGilles Sabrie for […]
Source: Los Angeles Times BY Umar Farooq As the time for afternoon prayers approaches, Onder Soy puts on a white robe and cap and switches on the microphone in a small 19th century room adjoining the Hagia Sophia. Soon, Soy’s melodic call to prayer rings out over a square filled […]
Source: Time BY Alana Abramson Updated: 8:36 AM ET | Originally published: Jun 25, 2017 President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that he had characterized the House’s version of the Obamacare […]
Source: Time By Joel Stein Aug 18, 2016 This story is not a good idea. Not for society and certainly not for me. Because what trolls feed on is attention. […]
Religion News Service: He’s rescued refugees, opened the Vatican’s doors to the homeless and told Catholics there’s no sin God won’t forgive. But there is another streak to the Argentine pontiff that has been on display in recent days: A willingness to flex papal muscle and lay down the law. […]
Source: Time By Daniel Keating Apr 24, 2017 IDEAS Keating, a professor of psychology at the University of Michigan, is the author of Born Anxious: The Lifelong Impact of Early […]
Source: Macleans Research shows kids raised with spirituality are happier and healthier in the vulnerable teen years. Why aren’t we all signing up? BY Brian Bethune and Genna Buck […]
Source: CNN (CNN) More than one billion Muslims around the world celebrated Eid al-Fitr on Sunday, as the month-long Ramadan fast ends and the festivities begin. This year’s Eid comes amid […]
Source: Time BY Brad Tuttle Jun 13, 2017 Things just seem to keep getting worse for the troubled brick-and-mortar retail world. After years of struggling to compete with all-powerful Amazon, […]
Source: Metro President Donald Trump’s ban on visitors from six Muslim-majority countries will be reviewed, the Supreme Court has ruled. The ban, which sparked a wave of protests at airports across America, led to chaos as people with green cards and visas found themselves caught up in it. It restricted […]
Source: Metro The president is the first leader not to host a dinner for nearly two decades after the tradition was started by Bill Clinton and then continued by George W. Bush and Barack Obama.Instead, the Republican chose to release a statement wishing ‘warm greetings’ to those celebrating Eid.In a […]
Source: CNN An AirAsia X flight to Malaysia from Perth, Australia, was forced to turn back Sunday after the twin-aisle Airbus A330-300 aircraft began shaking due to what the airline called a “technical issue.” A spokesman for the Perth Airport said, “The pilot identified a technical issue with the engine. […]
Poem by Ibn Insha Ibn-e-Insha (Punjabi, Urdu: ابن انشا) born Sher Muhammad Khan (Punjabi, Urdu: شیر محمد خان) on 15 June 1927, died on 11 January 1978,[1][2][3] was a Pakistani Urdu poet, humorist, travelogue writer and newspaper columnist. Along with his poetry, he was regarded as one of the best […]
