This man had no idea his mind is ‘blind’ until last week
Source: BBC Imagine realising that you’ve spent your whole life unable to visualise anything in your mind. Helen Thomson speaks to a 42-year-old man whose internal world is pictureless By […]
Leaders of the world’s two largest faiths reconciled with a hug and a kiss
Source: The Washington Post By Max Bearak Writes about foreign affairs for the Washington Post. Previously, he reported from South Asia for the New York Times and others. With a […]
Transgender Dignity in Islam
Source: Huffington Post Liaquat Ali Khan Founder, Legal Scholar Academy and Professor of Law, Washburn University School of Law The 18th century British colonists, the self-righteous Anglican males of the self-assessed superior civilization, upon arrival in the Mughul-Muslim India, wererepulsed by the sight of Hijras (transgenders) and baffled over why […]
Over 450 Writers, Including Stephen King And Michael Chabon, Sign Petition Against Trump
Source: Huffington Post By Maddie Crum Culture Writer, The Huffington Post Stephen King and Michael Chabon are among the writers who signed an open letter to the American people, addressing their […]
NASA Destroying Asteroids With Nuclear Missiles, Monitoring Russian Satellites Among US Plans For Space Emergency
Source: IBT Times BY JEFF STONE The U.S. Department of Defense is working with the intelligence community to develop a plan in the event of a Chinese or Russian attack […]
Ahmadi man murdered outside his house
Source. The Nation. Chenab Nagar: Dawood Ahmad S/O Haji Ghulam Muhiyuddin, 55, was shot dead in Gulzar Hijri, Karachi last night by unidentified assailants due to religious hatred. He was waiting for his friend outside his house when two unidentified men came on a motorbike, the man sitting behind disembarked […]
North Carolina, Obama administration face off over ‘bathroom’ law
Source: ET PHOTO: THE GUARDIAN WASHINGTON DC: North Carolina’s governor and the US federal government on Monday upped the ante in a battle over the rights of transgender Americans, filing dueling lawsuits over a state law restricting their use of public restrooms. The showdown comes amid a wider debate on equal […]
The Pacific islanders who want to ban Islam
Source: The Independent The leader of the Christian Church in Samoa has called for the country to bring in a blanket ban on Islam.Reverend Ma’auga Motu, secretary general of the […]
Toronto fraudster Nuzhat Mamoon handcuffed in the court – defrauded 8 people of $100,000
Mississauga woman used charity to defraud ‘vulnerable’ victims: Judge Nuzhat Mamoon Mississauga News, May 11, 2016 By Pam Douglas A Mississauga woman used a charity she set up for needy women to help her meet “vulnerable, financially unsophisticated” people who she went on to defraud of close to $100,000, a […]
Pakistan digs mass graves as heat wave looms
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To Change or Not to Change ‘Muslim’ Last Names
Source: Huffington Post BY Hasheemah Afaneh ‘Born in one place, raised in two’ kind of writer. “Once I go back to America, I’m going to officially change my last name. Just imagine […]
Did Jesus Predict Muhammad? A Biblical Portal Between Christianity and Islam
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: Huffington Post By Ian Mevorach; Theologian, minister, ethicist, and activist; co-founder of Common Street Spiritual […]
Interfaith Iftars Aim To Bring Communities Together This Ramadan
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post With Ramadan quickly approaching, when Muslims around the world will fast from sunrise to sunset, Rev. Cynthia Bronson Sweigert has […]
You don’t need to look much further than the Quran for proof that Islam is a peaceful religion
Source: Independent By Pooyan Fakhraei Contrary to the images of hooded jihadists announcing the end of days, Islam does not promote limitless violence. The so-called Jihadi groups, which consist of extremist […]
What is French secularism?
Source: History Today By Martin Evans Martin Evans is Professor of Modern European History at the University of Sussex. He is the author of Algeria: France’s Undeclared War (Oxford University […]
A medieval castle-that floats
Source: BBC By Amanda Ruggeri St Michael’s Mount, located half a mile south off the Cornish coast, can be accessed on foot – but only at low tide. Fraternal forts […]
If Catholic Women Could Be Deacons
Source: The New York Times NTRODUCTION Pope Francis at a meeting of female Catholic leaders.L’Osservatore Romano At an assembly of leaders of women’s religious orders, Pope Francis said he would […]
Tunisian Islamic Party Re-elects Moderate Leader
Source: The New York Times By CARLOTTA GALL TUNIS — The leader of Tunisia’s main Islamic political party was re-elected on Monday, winning endorsement for his effort to move the […]
Frequent flyer ‘Mansour’ used Pakistan airports
SALEEM SHAHID QUETTA: Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour, believed to have been killed in a US air strike in Balochistan on Saturday, was a frequent traveller and over the past nine years used at least two Pakistani airports for his visits abroad. Mansour was coming to Quetta from Taftan […]
Canadian Muslims very happy to be in the country, survey finds
by TOM ROSS Posted Apr 27, 2016 A new survey is showing that Canadian Muslims love the country, and feel a great sense of belonging here. The study, commissioned by the Environics Institute, finds that 83% of Muslims feel very proud to be Canadian, and 84% believe they are […]