Indian imams issue joint fatwa against IS, call it un-Islamic
Source: Islamic News Daily Describing the acts and actions of Islamic State as against the basic tenets of Islam, over 1,050 Islamic scholars in India have issued a fatwa against […]
These Technologies Will Shift the Global Balance of Power in the Next 20 Years
Source: Singularity University Governments, businesses, and economists have all been caught off guard by the geopolitical shifts that happened with the crash of oil prices and the slowdown of China’s economy. Most believe that the price of oil will recover and that China will continue its rise. They are mistaken. […]
Libya warns it could flood Europe with migrants if EU does not recognise new Islamist government
Source: The Telegraph Libya has issued a veiled threat to send “hundreds of thousands” of extra migrants to Europe if Brussels does not give official recognition to its self-declared Islamist […]
Rabbinical Council of America officially bans ordination and hiring of women rabbis
Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency The Rabbinical Council of America, the main modern Orthodox rabbinical group, formally adopted a policy prohibiting the ordination or hiring of women rabbis. The policy announced Friday by the RCA came after a direct vote of its membership, according to the organization. The resolution states: “RCA members […]
With new chief rabbi, black Hebrew-Israelites make bid to enter the Jewish mainstream
Source: The Washington Post The Israelites walked slowly, chanting in Hebrew and wrapped in loose white robes. A reverential silence spread across the crowd as one figure emerged above the […]
F.B.I. Tool to Identify Extremists Is Criticized
Source: The New York Times The F.B.I. is about to introduce an interactive program it developed for teachers and students, aimed at training them to prevent young people from being drawn into violent extremism. But Muslim, Arab and other religious and civil rights leaders who were invited to preview the […]
Episcopal Church installs its first African-American leader
Source: The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Episcopal Church, whose history is entwined with the founding of the United States, is installing its first black national leader this weekend. […]
Ice Age engravings found at Jersey archaeological site
Source: BBC News A dig in Jersey has yielded a stash of hunter-gatherer artefacts from the end of the last Ice Age, including stone pieces criss-crossed by carved lines. They […]
Why don’t people see the yeti any more?
Source: BBC News Until recently it was common for people in Bhutan to share stories of their encounters with the Himalayan yeti. But with the arrival of modernity, villagers no […]
Sinai plane crash: ‘External influence’ caused crash
Source: BBC News The Russian airline Kogalymavia has blamed “external influence” for Saturday’s Sinai plane crash which killed 224 people. A senior airline official said: “The only reasonable explanation is […]
Netanyahu Retracts Assertion That Palestinian Inspired Holocaust
Source: New York Times JERUSALEM — After more than a week of local and international condemnation, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel issued a statement on Friday retracting his accusation […]
How Can God Be Real If the World Is So Broken?
Source: Huffington Post There is a lot of bad news. I often hear people lament, how can you possibly believe in God when bad things happen? I look at it […]
Turkish faith movement secretly funded 200 trips for lawmakers and staff
Source: Religious News Service WASHINGTON — A Turkish religious movement has secretly funded as many as 200 trips to Turkey for members of Congress and staff since 2008, apparently repeatedly […]
German Protestant church’s scandalous idea rocks evangelical community
Source: Religious News Service One of Germany’s largest Protestant regional churches has come under fire from other Christians for speaking out against efforts to convert Muslims just as tens of […]
Challenging Ben Carson to a Written Debate About Facts of Evolution from Molecular Biology
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Republican presidential contender Ben Carson restated his views on creationism Sunday (Nov. 1), wrapping up his weekend […]
Charles Darwin: An Epiphany for the Muslims, A Catastrophe for the Christians
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The National Museum of Natural History, located on the National Mall just across from the Smithsonian castle, is America’s […]
Turkish prime minister declares victory in parliamentary election, as ruling AK party regains
Source: BBC Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has won a critical parliamentary election, regaining the majority it lost in June. With almost all ballots counted, the state-run Anadolu […]
Sanders promises to lead fight against Islamophobia
The Hill.com: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday invoked his ancestors’ deaths in Holocaust concentration camps as he embraced a Muslim student and promised to lead the fight against racism. […]
Is the Council of Islamic Ideology trying to incite genocide of Ahmadis?
The Nation: Sitara was a special kid from the start. Questioning everything around her, she was a difficult student to be satisfied. At the young age of 9, she passed her O Levels exams to become the youngest child in the world to achieve the feat. In an ideal world, […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to host Annual Peace Conference
Monday, 2 November 2015, 12:05 pm Press Release: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community NZ Scoop.nz: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to host Annual Peace Conference in Auckland The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community will be hosting its annual Peace Conference at the Fickling Convention Centre, Three Kings, Auckland on Saturday 07th November 2015 which will be […]