Video: 20 Things Muslim Women Are Tired of Hearing From Men
As part of Teen Vogue’s #AskA series, we asked Muslim girls to share what it is like being an American Muslim girl today. The Muslim Times has a large collection […]
An Introduction to the Hidden Treasures of Islam
Bequeathed to the World by Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian Comprising introductions and brief summaries of each of the 91 books written by the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi [May peace be upon him]. Compiled by Syed Hasanat […]
Pakistan TV’s Aamir Liaquat Hussain must apologise for ‘hate speech’
Source: BBC Pakistan’s media regulator has ordered a controversial televangelist to apologise on air for hate speech. Aamir Liaquat Hussain had accused liberal activists, bloggers and journalists of blasphemy and […]
On Muslims’ agenda: Fight anti-Sharia proposals in US states
By PHILIP MARCELO Muslims complain they are frivolous bills meant to spread fears and sow suspicion of their religion in a nation divided. But supporters of state proposals to prevent […]
The Atheists Struggling to Find Therapists in the Bible Belt
Source: The Atlantic By ANGELA ALMEIDA In the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election, life in the town of Easley, South Carolina, was tense for Leigh Drexler. Pick-up trucks with airborne […]
A building and a book highlight an odd symbiosis between monotheistic faiths
Source: The Economist Muslims, Christians and JesusA building and a book highlight an odd symbiosis between monotheistic faiths A new theory about the Abrahamic faiths OVER the centuries, the Abrahamic […]
Why Wearing a Hijab Should Be No One’s Decision But My Own
Source: Teen Vogue By Mariam Ansar In celebration of Muslim Women’s Day on March 27, Teen Vogue is highlighting the real stories of Muslim women. In this op-ed, Mariam Ansar talks […]
Are converts to Islam more likely to become extremists?
Source: The Conversation The process of conversion to any religion is best thought of as a journey, and this is how it is often described to others by those who […]
The 712-page Google doc that proves Muslims do condemn terrorism
Source: The Guardian By Arwa Mahdawi It happened in history class. Heraa Hashmi, a 19-year-old American Muslim student at the University of Colorado, was supposed to be discussing the Crusades with […]
The nomads struggling to survive
Source: BBC As younger people leave the desert and head to the cities, the ancient Bedouin lifestyle is under threat. This camp plans to change that. BBC’s Travel Show brings you […]
World’s biggest dinosaur footprint found in ‘Australia’s Jurassic Park
Source: CNN By Joshua Berlinger (CNN) The world’s biggest dinosaur footprint has been discovered in northwestern Australia, measuring at nearly 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 meters), the lead author of […]
The Home of the Future
Source: Time By Karl Vick / Zephyrhills, Fla. Mar 23, 2017 For feeling good while getting around, it’s pretty hard to beat the mild glide of a golf cart. But the […]
Turks in Germany divided as voting begins in Erdogan referendum
Source: The Local Turkish citizens line up to vote in Frankfurt. Photo: DPA. Turkish voters in Germany, as deeply split as those in their ancestral homeland, started casting early ballots on Monday in a referendum that could vastly boost President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s powers. Hundreds of expatriates lined up at […]
Most Germans think Trump won’t last four years in office
Source: The Local Early on in Donald Trump’s American presidency, Germans still hold relatively negative views of the US leader, a poll released on Monday revealed. More than half of Germans (55 percent) don’t think Trump will last as president for his entire four-year term, according to a survey released by YouGov […]
Russian storm over Trump’s struggling presidency
Source: CNN The darkening storm over Russia is now looming over President Donald Trump’s innermost circle. The intrigue now threatening to swamp Washington politics deepened on Monday when Trump’s son-in-law and trusted adviser, Jared Kushner, offered to testify to senators about meetings with senior Kremlin officials — including the head […]
CNN Documentary: John The Baptist–Finding Jesus Faith, Fact, Forgery
We have saved the above video in the Muslim Times as well for the posterity: Suggested reading and viewing by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times John […]
Who would mourn for the 200 civilians killed in airstrike in Iraq?
Epigraph: We prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — it […]
Khalifa of Islam Calls for a Curb on Arms & Urges Dialogue between Nations
Source: http://www.pressahmadiyya.com/press-releases/2017/03/head-ahmadiyya-muslim-community-calls-curb-arms-trade-urges-dialogue-nations/ Rather than erecting walls that keep us apart, we should build bridges that bring us closer together” – Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad On 25 March 2017, the World Head […]
Russian authorities ‘imprisoning Crimean Tatars in psychiatric hospitals’
Since annexation many ethnic Tatar activists have been detained in outdated mental institutions, rights activists say Madeline Roache Tuesday 28 March 2017 Lawyers and human rights activists say Russian authorities […]