War on Islamic State: A New Cold War fiction
Source: Middle East Eye Nafeez Ahmed Thursday 8 October 2015 14:28 UTC The Islamic State group is little more than the proxy bastard child of a New Cold War that […]
‘We’re Under Water’: Germany Shows Signs of Strain from Mass of Refugees
AFP The unceasing influx of refugees is creating tremendous uncertainty in Germany. Many towns and cities are calling for help and the government appears to be rudderless. Pressure is mounting for Chancellor Angela Merkel to act. By SPIEGEL Staff The road to the reception camp in Hesepe has become something […]
It’s time to redeem ourselves
SHAYKH MUHAMMAD SALIH AL-UTHAIMEEN Published — Friday 16 October 2015 Last update 15 October 2015 10:33 pm This month marks the beginning of a new Islamic year, which was initiated after the Hijrah, or emigration, of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and which marked the formation of the first […]
The hard lessons of global militarism
Oct 01,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI The bizarre, often make-believe, world of the United States’ fight against dangerous terrorist organisations and militants has suffered a bad few weeks, and there are no signs of things getting better soon. This is a critical moment in that tug-of-war […]
The ugly order of free-for-all killings in Israel-Palestine
Oct 15,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI There is something terribly inaccurate in discussing the latest upsurge in violence between Israelis and Palestinians as another upsurge in violence. How many times have we heard that phrase in the last 85 years, since the early 1930s, which marked the start […]
Inevitable division of Jerusalem
Oct 15,2015 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The recent escalation in Jerusalem prompted the Israeli government to convene an emergency security Cabinet meeting to seal off some Arab neighbourhoods in East Jerusalem in a desperate attempt to contain the violence. Never before has Israel moved to effectively divide Jerusalem by blocking […]
SRK: King of Bollywood awarded honorary degree by Edinburgh University
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan received on Thursday an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Edinburgh for his outstanding contribution in the field of philanthropy and his global popularity as an actor. The 49-year-old celebrity, who has appeared in more than 80 films, was presented with the honour in […]
No, Islam Is Not Inherently Misogynistic. Here’s Why.
Posted by Falak Rahman Epigraph: “But whoso does good works, whether male or female, and is a believer, such shall enter Heaven, and shall not be wronged even as much as the little hollow in the back of a date-stone.” (Al Qur’an 4:125) Source: Huffington Post By Bina Shah; She is […]
Why Religion Could Not Unite Pakistan
Originally posted by Abdul Alim By Raza Habib Raja; Freelance journalist, PhD Student, Co-Editor Pak Tea House Huff Post: Pakistan displays strange contrasting patterns with respect to religion’s influence. Apparently, Pakistan […]
Why Christians should want Islam to be taught in schools
Source: Christian Today Carey Lodge CHRISTIAN TODAY JOURNALIST 08 October 2015 A Californian mother’s rant about Islam being taught in schools has gone viral in yet another embarrassing display of […]
Video: Laughter is the best medicine: Stoned for saying Jehovah (life of Brian)
No one is to be stoned to death according to the Holy Quran. But, here is a brief glimpse from the Bible: Exodus 21:28 “If a bull gores a man or woman to death, the bull is tobe stoned to death, and its meat must not be eaten. But the […]
Albert Einstein’s search for God, a detailed study from the Islamic perspective
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Was Einstein a monotheist, deist, pantheist, or an atheist? How did his religion affect his science? Agnostics, […]