The Hindu: by Pallavi Aiyar – Atheists in Indonesia, who have gained little acceptance in a deeply religious society, often find themselves on the wrong side of the law It’s late on a muggy Sunday afternoon in a dimly lit coffee shop in south Jakarta. Many among those sipping cappuccinos […]
theguardian: by Matthew Goodwin – Islamophobia is firmly back on the radar of British politics. The increase in attacks against mosques and renewed support for far-right groups reminds us of the need to think seriously about how to root out anti-Muslim sentiment. Today, few serious commentators cling to the bankrupt […]
An Epidemic: Unmarried and over 30 There is an extraordinary number of very educated women in their thirties and above who have not found a spouse. As intelligent, educated, single […]
As survivors painfully clean their bloodstained churches, mosques, and malls, we’re all once again left asking How ironic. I stayed up all night writing a rejoinder to an anti-Islam politician who insists that Islam is a violent faith. Instead, I’m met by Al-Shabab who brutally murder 59 non-Muslims in Nairobi, […]
Telegraph: Researchers in the US charted the ups and downs of more than 2,000 married people over a 20-year period and found a strong correlation between being happily married and in good health. The team, made up of academics based in Utah and Nebraska, used information gathered during what was […]
Daily Times: VIEW : The irony on who speaks for Islam — Qasim Rashid As survivors painfully clean their bloodstained churches, mosques, and malls, we’re all once again left asking How ironic. I stayed up all night writing a rejoinder to an anti-Islam politician who insists that Islam is a violent […]
the Nation: MULTAN Strongly deploring Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for demanding amendments to blasphemy law, the Tehrik Tahaffuz Namoos-e-Risalat (TTNR) declared on Thursday that it will mark Friday as condemnation day (Youm-e-Muzammat) against all those demanding changes in or abolition of the law. Addressing a news conference here, the leaders of […]
Huff Post: Hispanics living in the United States are now increasingly evangelical Protestants or religiously unaffiliated as the number of Catholics among them declines, according to a national survey conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute. While Catholic affiliation has dropped by 16 percentage points (a reported 69 percent Catholic identification […]
Source: Daily Times By Mohammad Ahmad Mr Khan is the only person ever to become both president of the UN General Assembly and president of the International Court of Justice Today is the death anniversary of one of Pakistan’s greatest heroes. One can safely assume that there will be no […]
Source: The Economist: In plain language, such an envoy would be an advocate both internationally and above all within the administration for hard-pressed groups like the Copts of Egypt, the Bahais of Iran, or the Ahmadiyyas, Shias, Christians and other non-Sunni minorities in Pakistan. If such a job existed—so Mr […]
Source: CNN (CNN) — The 161 passengers aboard United Flight 1603 must have known something was wrong when a crew member announced through the cabin loudspeaker if anyone aboard was a physician. Capt. Henry Skillern, 63, was suffering a heart attack. The in-flight emergency Thursday night that began somewhere in the […]
Source: ET Worse off are the Ahmadis who lead dual lives — secret lives, rather. Faith is an integral classification of identity in Pakistan. You are what you believe. And on this belief, we are divided — and we are killed. More:
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s note: We have not been able to confirm the accuracy of this news. This seems to be popular in Google search so we have not deleted it. We will suggest some reading material here for our Hindu readers: How can Hindus think like a Muslim or […]
Source: muzlimbuzz.sg Dear “Islamic” Extremists, As you would have noticed, I used quotation marks around the word Islamic because there is nothing Islamic about what you are doing. Your status in the sight of Allah is between you and Him so I will not go so far as to commit takfir on you, […]
Source: halesowennews.co.uk A SPORTS day at a Rowley Regis park netted almost £500 for charity with teams taking part in football, volleyball and cricket. More than 80 people turned up for the games organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association in Britannia Park last month. There was table tennis played at the Bait ul […]
Source: pakistanchristianpost.com The Prophet Muhammad received his first Divine revelation in Makkah in the year 610 C.E. God had appointed him to spread the message of tawhid or the oneness of […]
Source: en.trend.az Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gulen has unequivocally rejected terrorist attacks and bombings committed in the name of Islam, adding that a terrorist cannot be branded a real Muslim Today`s […]
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad calls for justice at all levels The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivered the keynote address at […]
The Jakarta Post: A popular quote says silence is golden. But, this quote is never a single truth. Silence oftentimes could backfire as with the case of violence. By being […]
Analysis || In this UN act, Iran is the star and Israel is the grump observing from the sidelines Haaretz: ……………….. “We are the kid who shouts that the emperor […]
