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“None of you [truly] believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.” The Holy Prophet Muhammad
Michael Servetus: A Unitarian Martyr in Trinitarian, Medieval Europe
Pope Francis seeks an end to all kinds of torture
Epigraph: “None of you [truly] believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.” The Holy Prophet Muhammad VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is urging Christians…
Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times As only the Islamophobes, who hate Islam or those Muslims, who want to enforce Shariah Law, of…
Karen Armstrong’s Lecture: ‘Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time’
Karen Armstrong FRSL (born 14 November 1944) is a British author and commentator known for her books on comparative religion. A former Roman Catholic religious sister, she went from a conservative to a more liberal…
As Iraq dies, Kurdistan is born
Tarek Fatah As Iraq dies, Kurdistan is born 8 By Tarek Fatah ,Toronto Sun First posted: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 05:49 PM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 06:09…
Let’s Not Forget These Hindu Voices in the World of Social Uplift
Huff Post: by Murali Balaji — One of the great things about The Huffington Post is its willingness to provide a forum for open discourse about the role religion can…
Audio: When Islam came to Australia
Source: BBC Few Australians are aware that the country’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples had regular contact with foreign Muslims long before the arrival of Christian colonisers. And Islam…
Sudan death sentence woman ‘freed’
A Sudanese woman sentenced to death for abandoning her Islamic faith has been freed from jail, her lawyer has told the BBC. Meriam Ibrahim’s death penalty was overturned by an…
ISIS militants in Iraq killing people who don’t know Arabic
New Delhi: Even as the Iraq crisis continues to be a cause of concern for the world, abhorrent reports of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants killing civilians…
Hundreds attend funeral of murdered Saudi student
Remarkable pictures from the Saudi Arabian funeral of a student murdered in the UK have emerged on social media, showing hundreds of grief-stricken mourners. University of Essex PhD student, Nahid…
From Yaya Toure to Karim Benzema, footballers balance Ramadan and World Cup
This Saturday will mark the start of the World Cup knockout stages. It will also, for millions of Muslims around the world, mark their final unrestricted day before the start…
What makes young British Muslims want to go to Syria?
The Isis recruitment video that emerged on the internet last week featuring two men from Cardiff and another from Aberdeen has caught the media’s attention across the UK. However, the issue of…
5.3m slated to perform Umrah before Ramadan
The number of Muslims performing the Umrah pilgrimage is expected to increase with the advent of Ramadan. The latest statistics reveal that around 5.3 million pilgrims have entered the Kingdom…
Switzerland: Grad opportunities: Teachers enjoying high pay and low unemployment
swissinfo.ch and agencies June 23, 2014 – 17:43 Among Switzerland’s university graduates, it seems that new teachers have the easiest time finding good jobs. Also, those with teacher education degrees…
Robert Fisk on the jailing of Al-Jazeera journalists: A proxy in the war between Qatar and Saudi Arabia
Just as rape is a vile tool of war, so is the jailing of journalists As if the risk of being killed is not enough. Must journalists endure the threat…
A beautiful and final religion
DEANA NASSAR Published — Friday 20 June 2014 Islam, a religion of peace, is the fastest growing religion on earth bearing the same message that was given to Jesus (peace…
Miracle Crop: India’s Quest to End World Hunger
It may not make his family wealthy, but Devran Mankar is still grateful for the pearl millet variety called Dhanshakti (meaning “prosperity and strength”) he has recently begun growing in…
Nigeria kidnapping: 60 girls and women, 31 boys said to be abducted
Los Angeles Times: by Robyn Dixon —- Islamic extremists in Nigeria reportedly kidnapped 60 more girls and women along with 31 boys More than 270 Nigerian schoolgirls are still being…
Message for peace to hit Swansea roads as Muslims aim to get all on board with ‘Love for All, Hatred for None’ campaign
South Wales Evening Post — A Swansea bus with the new Love For All, Hatred For None campaign on it. A MUSLIM group is hoping to drive home a message…
Breaking News: Jesus Always Prayed to God the Father, Never to Himself or the Holy Ghost
Epigraph: And when Allah will say, “O Jesus, son of Mary, didst thou say to men, ‘Take me and my mother for two gods beside Allah?’”, he will answer, “Holy…
We have the best hammer does not mean that every problem is a nail
Source: Stratfor U.S. President Barack Obama’s speech at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point sought to raise the bar for military action. However, it was not clear in the…
Domestic Violence: Islam (Submission) and Civilized Men?
Written for The Muslim Times by Dr. Abdul Alim In a recent article in Huffington Post, my friend Qasim Rashid, the author of “the Extremist” has given a very bold…
Praying to Jesus: From Jewish Messiah to God Incarnate
Epigraph: And when Allah will say, “O Jesus, son of Mary, didst thou say to men, ‘Take me and my mother for two gods beside Allah?’”, he will answer, “Holy…
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