UCA news: Pakistan’s minority Ahmadiyya Muslims are calling on authorities to curb hate speech against the persecuted community following a recent drive-by shooting in Karachi. The attack comes after a Christian man in another part of the country was arrested under Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws — another example, activists say, […]
The Express: The British scientist was appearing on a live TV chat show in the United States when he blasted “to hell with their culture” when referring to some practices in Islam, such as women being made to wear burkhas. Dawkins was appearing on the Bill Maher’s HBO show and […]
ROME (RNS) Even as Pope Francis and Catholic leaders from around the world debate ways to make the Catholic Church more inclusive, Newark Archbishop John Myers has given his priests […]
Source: Time “The American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails” Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders had a made-for-TV moment of solidarity at the Democratic debate […]
Epigraph: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times One quality is immediately obvious that they were both liberators of slaves and there are many other commonalities […]
First posted in the Muslim Times by Abdul Alim, our Editor for Islam Carol Kuruvilla, Religion Associate Editor, The Huffington Post After hearing about armed protests scheduled to take place around mosques, […]
Epigraph: “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt.” (Exodus 22:21) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I have […]
Suggested reading: The Best Collection to Introduce Islam to the Fellow Christians Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Every tragedy has a silver lining. The […]
Epigraph: “So go on reminding; surely, reminding is profitable.” (Al Quran 87:10) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In the Sermon on the Mount, […]
Epigraph: So go on reminding; surely, reminding is profitable. (Al Quran 87:10) By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor Happy and a prosperous new year to all our readers, from the […]
First posted in the Muslim Times by Dr. Falak Rahman Christian Bigot Protesting ‘Violent Islam’ Gets Hugs – Invited Into Mosque (VIDEO) AUTHOR: ANTIPHON FREEMAN OCTOBER 11, 2015 2:15 PM […]
Epigraph: Thus, have We made of you an Ummat justly balanced, that ye might be witnesses over the nations, and the Messenger a witness over yourselves. (Al Quran 2:144) Source: […]
Epigraph: This day all good things have been made lawful for you. … And lawful for you are chaste believing women and chaste women from among those who were given the Book before you, when you give them their dowries, contracting valid marriage and not committing fornication nor taking secret […]
The list is compiled by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center, a Jordanian think tank. Religion News Service By Julie Poucher Harbin Posted: 10/12/2015 04:42 PM EDT | Edited: 10/12/2015 05:19 PM EDT (RNS) As in past years, there continue to be more Muslims from the United States than any other […]
By Aston Paiva, who is a lawyer in the firm Bon Advocates in Kuala Lumpur. He specializes in administrative and constitutional law particularly in disputes involving religious freedom, freedom of expression, and equality and non-discrimination. His writings on issues affecting democracy, governance and human rights in Malaysia can be found in print […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The title of the first chapter of Geert Wilders’ recent book against Islam, Marked for Death: Islam’s War Against the West and Me, is provocative enough to merit attention: the Axe versus the pen. By citing some violent […]
Epigraph: Allah forbids you not, respecting those who have not fought against you on account of your religion, and who have not driven you forth from your homes, that you be kind to them and act equitably towards them; surely Allah loves those who are equitable. Allah only forbids you, […]
Suggested Reading Is There Coercion in Islam and Christianity?
BBC The Big Question was in Oxford to debate the EU strategy on the North Africa refugee boats crises. Nic Conner- The Bow Group’s Social and Home Affairs Research Fellow: […]