Alberta’s Muslims….
Alberta’s Muslims- overcoming the Harper’s effect Source: Alberta Views By Eoin Murray Shahab Ahmad was born in the state of Bihar, in eastern India. He left India to study for […]
JUSTIN TIME: Who won Davos? Day 1: O Canada!
Ever the optimist. (World Economic Forum/swiss-image.ch) Jason Karaian OBSESSION Davos January 21, 2016 Davos, Switzerland Any chance that the first full day of the World Economic Forum in Davos would […]
Chess forbidden in Islam, rules Saudi mufti, but issue not black and white
Source: The Guardian By Kareem Shaheen in Beirut Game likely to take on status of minor vices such as music after Sheikh Abdulaziz al-Sheikh says it encourages gambling Saudi Arabia’s […]
Oxfam chief, at Davos forum, decries inequality
Author: Orville Davis ; Last update: 21 January , 2016 1 Police patrol outside the 46th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. This is his fifth consecutive year to attend the forum. Following the theme “Mastering the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, the forum this year runs from […]
After his death, a Muslim Kenyan who shielded Christians is hailed as hero
Source:RNS NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) A Muslim man who shielded Christians after a passenger bus was ambushed by suspected al-Shabab militants is being saluted as a symbol of unity. Salah Farah, a schoolteacher, died Monday […]
Israel: Vandals target leader of secular Judaism group
Source: Associated press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say vandals have scrawled graffiti and affixed a knife with a Biblical verse at the home of a leader of a group advocating secular Judaism. Police say they are investigating Thursday’s incident at the home of Yaakov Malkin, the provost of the […]
A world without poverty
Source: Arab News By Bill Gates and Melinda Gates We live in extraordinary times. Each day seems to bring fresh headlines about an unfolding crisis — whether it is migration, […]
Israel arrests two Jewish teens for Jerusalem monastery vandalism
Source: Reuters Israel has arrested two Jewish youths for anti-Christian graffiti scrawled on a Jerusalem monastery, police said on Wednesday, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered an investigation into the […]
France to overhaul secularism teaching to help stop radicalisation
Source: The Guardian The French principle of secularism has been twisted by politicians and so often wrongly used to attack Islam that schoolchildren have been left baffled, the French education […]
What Can a Quarter of Unaffiliated US Population Find in Islam?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times To be sure, the United States remains home to more Christians than any other country in the […]
Iranian calligraphers seeking registration of nastaliq on UNESCO list
Iranian calligraphers seeking registration of nastaliq on UNESCO list Tehran Times Art Desk TEHRAN — Iran’s Association of Calligraphers is collating information about nastaliq for a file to provide the usual preliminaries for registration of the genuine style of Persian calligraphy on UNESCO’s List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of […]
Indonesian Bishops calls for dialogue to end harassment against Ahmadiyya
Posted about 11 hours ago | 1 comment The Indonesian bishops are stressing the need for a dialogue in ending a pattern of harassment and intimidation faced by the Ahmadiyya Muslim minority sect in Bangka district, Bangka-Belitung Islands province. In early January the local government ordered the Ahmadis living in […]
Iran’s alluring tourism at FITUR 2016
Tehran Times Tourism Desk TEHRAN — Representatives of some Iranian tour and travel agencies are introducing Iran’s hidden treasures to tourism experts at the 36th edition of FITUR, the premier […]
Americans’ faith in God may be eroding
Source: Pew Research Center God is frequently invoked in American public life. Indeed, there is no shortage of instances of official acknowledgement of the divine, from the appearance of “In God We Trust” on our currency to the phrase “one nation under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance. To be sure, […]
Israel begins construction on Jordan border fence
By AFP – Jan 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel has begun construction on a fence along its border with Jordan, the defence ministry announced Wednesday, its latest such barrier intended to keep out illegal migrants and fighters. It will be the latest “security fence” built by […]
Islam’s path to modernity
Jan 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Mohammad Fazlhashemi Many in the Muslim community have long taken issue with the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The declaration, these critics attest, was created by colonial powers with a long history of gross human rights violations and amounts to yet another […]
Syrian refugees in Jordan beware: Sub-zero temperatures, snow forecast for next week
By Hana Namrouqa – Jan 20,2016 – JORDAN TIMES A Syrian refugee walks back to his family’s tent after collecting wood to be used for heating, at an informal tented settlement near the Syrian border on the outskirts of Mafraq, some 90km northeast of Amman, on Wednesday (AP photo by […]
Thoughts turn to revolution in Davos
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM Thoughts turn to revolution in Davos By Matthew Allen JAN 20, 2016 – 11:00 “Waiter”! While improving lives, robots may also take jobs. (Reuters) Intelligent robots and drones, 3D printers, self-driving vehicles, data mountains, smart production lines, fintech and blockchain – the fourth industrial revolution is […]
Only Muslim women can reform Islam
Source: Telegraph By Allison Pearson A lecturer friend was shocked when a student asked if she could miss class to accompany her mum to hospital. The daughter needed to translate for […]
Is Hyperloop the future of high-speed travel?
Source: BBC “Yeehaw!” cries the rocket-engineer as he drives the all-terrain buggy hard over the rocks and scrub of the Nevada Desert. With his big hat and moustache, he looks […]