Source: BBC The US Secretary of State has called for all planes to be grounded in key areas of Syria to save the truce there, following an attack on an aid convoy. In a blistering speech at the United Nations, John Kerry said the future of Syria was “hanging by […]
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Mirza […]
Source: Motto By Elizabeth Lesser My younger sister Maggie was a renaissance woman—a no-nonsense nurse practitioner in a rural Vermont community, an accomplished artist, a mother and farmer and beekeeper […]
Source: Time By Maya Rhodan President Obama announced Tuesday the U.S. will accept 110,000 refugees from around the world in the coming year, a nearly 60% increase in the number of refugees that were welcomed over the past year. Obama called the global refugee crisis a “test of our common humanity” […]
Source: Time BY Zeke J Miller Republican nominee Donald Trump called first presidential debate moderator, NBC News anchor Lester Holt, “a Democrat” Monday, despite public records that indicate otherwise. New York State voter registration documents show that Holt has been a registered Republican in the state since 2003. Trump’s comments to […]
Source: BBC Cigarette and alcohol use among 15- and 16-year-olds is declining across Europe but the numbers using cannabis are growing, an EU survey shows. The Espad report for 2015 […]
Source: BBC The 193 countries of the United Nations have agreed a landmark declaration to rid the world of drug-resistant infections or “superbugs”. Six years in the making, the international […]
Source: RNS By Tahir Nasser (RNS) After last month’s spectacle of armed policemen forcibly undressing a Muslim woman on a beach in Nice, France, I wrote a column titled “When did modesty become a dirty word?,” arguing the positive, Islamic case for modesty of dress and behavior for men and […]
Source: The Islamic Monthly By KASHIF CHAUDHRY On July 8, 2016, prominent American Muslim cleric Imam Omar Suleiman gave a brilliant speech at the Dallas Police memorial: “We ask that the […]
Source: BuzzFeed By Zaina Arafat Salam Alaikum, everyone!” Yasemin Kanar, known to her fans as YazTheSpaz, uses the traditional Muslim welcome to greet her 68,000 subscribers at the start of almost […]
Mayor Bonnie Crombie cut this huge cake on this occasion, celebrating 50 years of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in Canada Lal Khan Malik, president AMJ Canada, and Mirza Nasim Baig discussing a point Missionary Mirza Muhammad Afzal, Ameer Jama’at Canada, Mayor Bonnie Crombie Newly arrived Syrian Hasham al-Kurdi speaking in Mississauga […]
Source: Independent By Maya Oppenheim @mayaoppenheim ‘Any person who wants to indulge in violence is no longer a genuine Buddhist or genuine Muslim,’ says Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader The Dalai Lama has […]
Source: http://www.thegazellenews.com/2016/09/19/international-ngo-feeds-prison-inmates-in-nigeria/ International NGO Feeds Prison Inmates In Nigeria September 19, 2016 | Metro0 124 By Jumu’ah Abiodun A non-governmental Organization (NGO), Humanity First International Canada on behalf of its Nigerian counterpart Humanity First International Nigeria feed prison inmates in Badagry Prison, Lagos. The NGO fed the inmates before, during and after Eid-El-Kabir […]
Source: http://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/electorate-call-for-continuity-in-governance.html Sharing their views, 50-year-old Mr Suleiman Adam Sakyi, Abura Circuit President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, 66-year-old Mr Issah Yankson Mensah Abura Circuit Secretary of the Mission, and 75-year-old Adam Saed Nyarko, also an elder of the mission, were of the strong opinion that “for the sake of the […]
Source: http://www.whaleoil.co.nz/tag/dame-susan-devoy/ Pete and I visited New Zealand’s largest mosque which belongs to the Ahmadiyya Muslim community April this year. They spoke of their commitment to peace with all faiths. A recent meeting that they arranged in Auckland is a testimony to their actions matching their words. I was interested to […]
Source: http://keyetv.com/news/local/central-texas-muslims-asking-community-to-get-to-know-them Central Texas Muslims ask community to get to know them by Sarah Navoy Tuesday, September 20th 2016 Following the bombing attack in New York City, Texas Senator Ted Cruz suggested the refugee program be put to an end. He said refugees are often disguised and that Muslims tend to […]
Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan 21 September 2016 Shaikh Mumtaz Hussain, husband of noted poet, scholar and intellectual in Urdu and Saraike languages Professor Farhat Nawaz passed away. His funeral was performed on September 20, 2016. He was suffering from heart disease for some time. Inna lillahe wa inna raje’oon. May […]
Nadya T. The Islamic Monthly The murder of provocative and seductive Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch, killed by her brother in an “honor killing,” is tragic, but not surprising as it took place in a country that frowns upon Muslim women physically exposing themselves. But when reflecting more about […]
As ceasefire sits on the brink of collapse, MPs’ report paints a damning picture of Britain’s bombing campaign Patrick Cockburn @indyworld The Government is failing to implement its policy of making war on Isis in Syria which it was supposed to have launched nine months ago after rancorous debate. A […]
The Russian Defence Ministry has denied its air force targeted humanitarian workers and said drone footage from the incident shows a rebel vehicle carrying a heavy mortar was travelling alongside the convoy Bethan McKernan Beirut Food, medical supplies and winter clothes for 78,000 people en route to Urum al-Kubra, near Aleppo, were […]