It seems that in the first century Roman Empire the use of divine metaphors for humans was not uncommon. In the case of Jesus Christ the Church took these metaphors too seriously and literally. Prof. Bart Ehrman says: “Apollonius lived at about the same time as Jesus, although they never […]
Epigraph: And those who call not on any other God along with Allah, nor kill a person that Allah has forbidden except for just cause, nor commit adultery (or fornication), and he who does that shall meet with the punishment of sin. Doubled to him will be the punishment on […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Like we have five pillars of Islam, including Shahada, Salat or Prayer, Fasting, Zakat or Charity […]
Epigraph: And those who call not on any other God along with Allah, nor kill a person that Allah has forbidden except for just cause, nor commit adultery (or fornication), […]
James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States (1977–1981) and was awarded the 2002 Nobel […]
Source: Muslim Sunrise, Summer 2012 volume Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Chinese tell of a time during the Hsia dynasty, in […]
Source: Time By Jeffrey Kluger @jeffreykluger A new study confirms a theory that the great man of physics never much liked If you want to play in the quantum sandbox, you […]
Source: Muslim Sunrise Fall of 2015 volume; which is the oldest quarterly Muslim publication of Americas By Khaula Rehman MD, Binghamton NY Over one half of young Americans, 63% to […]
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg; Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post The scent of curry wafted from a conference hall in Salt Lake City, Utah, Saturday as thousands lined up for […]
Posted originally by Amtul Q Farhat Source: RT.com Germany has addressed comments made by Benjamin Netanyahu, in which the Israeli leader accused the World War II Palestinian grand mufti of […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — For the first time in weeks of escalating violence, Israel allowed Muslims of all ages to enter Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site to perform Friday prayers in […]
The US has slammed Pakistan for allowing Islamists to attack religious minorities with impunity in its just published International Religious Freedom Report for 2014. Pakistani Christians protesting against persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan. (Photo: © Reuters) Pakistan “failed to protect members of majority and minority religious groups.” The report attacked […]
This election is not about Muslims Stephen Harper wants us to think the choice we make on Oct. 19 is about the threat posed by Muslims. But it’s really about the character of a nation. By: Sajidah Kutty Published on Sun Oct 18 2015, Toronto Star OPINION I live in a neighbourhood […]
Reviled French novel is no assault on Islam: Menon Michel Houellebecq’s Submission isn’t Islamophobic, it’s Islamanirvana By: Vinay Menon Columnist, Published on Sat Oct 17 2015 The year is 2022 and France has elected a Muslim president. This is the narrative shell of Submission, a controversial novel by Michel Houellebecqthat arrives in Canada on Tuesday, […]
Washington (CNN)Donald Trump says he’s not blaming George W. Bush for 9/11, but he claims that if he’d been president, the attacks never would have happened. In an appearance on […]
Rasheed Abou-Alsamh Published — Sunday 18 October 2015 ARABNEWS.COM IT isn’t a very well-known fact but Brazil has been taking in Syrian refugees since 2013 when the Brazilian government decided to issue them special visas that gave them refugee status in the country. In September, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced […]
By JT – Oct 17,2015 – AMMAN — Jordan on Friday condemned Israeli breaches in Al Haram Al Sharif and Al Aqsa Mosque, warning against any damage or alteration to the historic and religious heritage site in occupied Jerusalem. Jordan’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations Dina Kawar underlined the […]
dw.com 2015 DW.COM, Deutsche Welle 1 day ago It’s clear where Germany’s foreign minister is going – at least geographically. First up is Tehran, then Riyadh. Far less clear is where the talks of the upcoming days will go politically. Several scenarios are possible – and the general direction will […]
Originally posted by Amtul Q Farhat By Giles Fraser, The Guardian The radicalisation hypothesis steers us away from the real causes of terrorism – and enables the west to maintain […]
Posted originally by Abdul Alim Epigraph: We (Allah) prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating […]