Are the Scientists the Better Teachers for Several of the Attributes of God?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Charles Darwin did not make my list of heroes until after I was forty years old. Part […]
Ted Talk: How we found out evolution is true
How we found out evolution is true: By John van Wyhe The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles to promote guided evolution. John van Wyhe is a historian […]
Le Pen Aide Is Fired Over Holocaust Comments
Source: The New York Times By BENOÎT MORENNE The French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen speaking this month in Arcis-sur-Aube, near Troyes, France. She has temporarily stepped down as leader of the far-right National Front. CreditKamil Zihnioglu/Associated Press PARIS — The interim leader that Marine Le Pen chose to run […]
Acts of Faith Meet Hasan Minhaj: The Muslim comedian who roasted Trump in front of reporters
Source: The Washington Post By Kate Shellnutt Hasan Minhaj asked the question himself when he hosted the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Saturday night: “Who would have thought, with everything […]
For Muslim women, a home to call their own
Source: Boston Globe By Lisa Wangsness The shingled Victorian house on Intervale Street has a purple door, a symbol of hope. The Basmala — a phrase recited when reading the […]
T.D. Jakes steals the show as thousands of faith leaders converge in Dallas
Source: Dallas News BY Marc Ramirez Churches must bridge political divides and find not just a common voice but an independent one in the fight for economic and social justice, […]
India Assam mob kills two Muslim men over ‘cow theft’
Source: BBC Police in India say two Muslim men have been lynched by a mob which accused them of trying to steal cows for slaughter. The killings in the north-eastern […]
10 demographic trends shaping the U.S. and the world in 2017
Source: Pew Research Center BY ANTHONY CILLUFFO AND D’VERA COHN As demographers convene in Chicago for the Population Association of America’s annual meeting, here is a look at 10 of […]
Islamists end Bangladesh stand-off with suicide blast
Source: The Hindu Four suspected Islamist fighters blew themselves up at a hideout in Bangladesh, ending a 24-hour stand-off, police said on Friday. Police raided the house in the northern […]
Republicans Want to Punish Students Who Shut Down Controversial Speakers on Campus
Source: Time BY Katie Reilly Republican lawmakers are wading into the intensifying debate over free speech on campus, proposing legislation in at least half a dozen states to regulate student protests […]
6 Science-Backed Sleep Remedies
Source: Time By Amanda MacMillan Apr 30, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. Sleeping pills are big business: About 1 in 25 adults has taken a prescription sleep medicine […]
Clues to new antibiotics could lie in medieval texts
Source: CNN By Erin Connelly, The Conversation For a long time, medieval medicine has been dismissed as irrelevant. This time period is popularly referred to as the “Dark Ages,” which […]
Indonesia female clerics issue fatwa against child marriage
By: AFP | Cirebon | Published:April 28, 2017 7:50 am http://indianexpress.com/article/world/female-muslim-clerics-in-indonesia-issue-rare-fatwas-4631334/#sthash.g3KAk1BX.dpuf It urged the government to raise the minimum legal age for women to marry to 18 from the current age of 16. File photo of Muslim girls attending a class meeting at the Darul Muttaqien Islamic boarding school in Bogor, Indonesia, in […]
Indian brides given bats to prevent domestic violence
GERMAN PRESS AGENCY – DPA NEW DELHI An Indian bride takes a selfie with her husband during a mass marriage ceremony on the occasion of the Akshaya Tritiya festival Bhopal, […]
Swedish police begin arson probe into Shi’ite mosque fire
Reuters International MAY 1, 2017 – STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish authorities began an investigation into possible arson on Monday after a fire damaged the facade and roof of a Shi’ite […]
Switzerland: Key Statistics
MAY 1, 2017 – How many people live in Switzerland and which languages do they speak? How high is the poverty line? Here you’ll find hard facts about the country at a glance. With a populationexternal link of 8,417,700 permanent residents at the end of 2016, Switzerland is the world’s 97th largest […]
In dozens of countries, laws against apostasy and blasphemy remain on the books and often are enforced
Which countries still outlaw apostasy and blasphemy? Source: Pew Research Center BY ANGELINA E. THEODOROU Apostasy and blasphemy may seem to many like artifacts of history. But in dozens of countries […]
HEINRICH BULLINGER: The challenges of marrying a nun during the Reformation
By Regula Bochsler APR 30, 2017 – Heinrich Bullinger had to play a long game when wooing Anna Adlischwyler(zvg) The letter which was delivered to the Oetenbach convent on September […]
Bermuda: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community host an open air exhibition as part of their #TrueIslam Campaign
Source: http://bernews.com/2017/04/photos-ahmadiyya-muslim-open-air-exhibition/ Photos: Ahmadiyya Muslim Open Air Exhibition As part of their educational campaign against extremism, Bermuda’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community hosted an open air exhibition today [April 29] on Kindley Field Road in the east end, with educational material and free copies of the Holy Quran, with both English and Portuguese […]
Australia: Government sells Narrabundah land to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to build their first mosque in Canberra
Source: canberratimes.com.au | Stephen Jeffery A vacant block behind the Narrabundah Ball Park could soon be home to the first permanent Ahmadi mosque in Canberra. The city’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community is one step closer to securing a custom-built mosque after the government offered the 4000 square metre block for their use. Ahmadiyya […]