The health benefits of orange
Source: BBC Food By Nicola Shubrook Oranges are bursting with vitamins and minerals but can they really ward off colds? We take a closer look at how these citrus fruits can aid […]
Purged: The officers who cannot go home to Turkey
Source: BBC News Last July, a botched military coup led to fighting on the streets of Ankara and Istanbul. Quickly peace was restored, the perpetrators were arrested – and a […]
Is it safe to reuse your water bottle?
Source: BBC News When the weather’s hot, it’s important to carry a water bottle with you. But is it hygienic to reuse your plastic water bottle? The BBC’s Jan Bruck […]
France set to ban sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040
Source: BBC News France is set to ban the sale of any car that uses petrol or diesel fuel by 2040, in what the ecology minister called a “revolution”. Nicolas […]
How the Death of a Muslim Recruit Revealed a Culture of Brutality in the Marines
Source: The New York Times BY JANET REITMANJULY 6, 2017 It was late at night on March 7, 2016, when Ghazala Siddiqui heard the phone ring and hurriedly reached for it, […]
A Couple Was Denied Entry Into A Hotel Because They Are A Hindu-Muslim Couple
Source: BuzzFeed BY Andre Borges This is Calicut-based couple Shafeek Subaida Hakkim and Divya D.V. They have been married for seven years. Shafeek Subaida Hakkim Divya is currently pursuing her […]
USA: Ahmadi Muslims in Glen Ellyn Celebrate the Holy Month of Ramadan & Eid-ul-Fitr at Bait-ul-Jaamay Mosque – A Report
Report By: Riyaz Ahmed, Chicago Month of fasting is month of purification of one’s soul, attaining nearness to God and sympathy for humanity, said Imam shamshad Muslims across the world celebrated the Holy month of Ramadan which started on May 27th, 2017, a period of intense prayer, supplication and help […]
Clerical abuse survivors step up call for accountability
Source: The Guardian Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent Demand comes after report accused senior Church of England figures of colluding to hide child sexual abuse Clerical abuse survivors plan to protest outside […]
Ashutosh Maharaj: Followers win fight to keep guru in freezer
Source: BBC News An Indian court has granted permission for the followers of a long-dead spiritual guru to preserve his body in a freezer. Ashutosh Maharaj, founder of the sect […]
The Trump in the Road: Merkel Concerned G-20 Summit Could End in Fiasco
Ahead of the Hamburg G-20 summit, the EU trade conflict with the U.S. is threatening to escalate. Both Brussels and Washington are looking into sanctions and Chancellor Merkel is concerned that a fiasco could ensue. By SPIEGEL Staff REUTERS U.S. President Donald Trump June 30, 2017 0 Wilbur Ross is […]
Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia and Sultanahmet Mosque among Instagram’s 50 ‘wonders of the world’
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Hagia Sophia (File Photo) The popular photo-sharing social network Instagram has revealed the 50 most popular travel spots among its 700 million monthly active users. Two of […]
Arab states rap ‘negative’ Qatari reply to demands but no new sanctions
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON JULY 5, 2017 Flags of Arab states are seen along the Nile river ahead of a meeting of the foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Bahrain, in Cairo, Egypt July 5, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (reuters_tickers) By Ahmed Aboulenein […]
KOSOVO’S DISAPPEARED: Families of 1,658 missing Kosovans still search for loved ones
By Frédéric Burnand Geneva THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON JUNE 29, 2017 A family member of missing persons waits for body bags in Merdare, 40 km (25 miles) north of the Kosovo’s capital Pristina , on June 30, 2006 (Keystone) A two-day conference this week in Geneva aims to […]
A G-20 refugee agenda
Jul 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Syed Munir Khasru Every day, an average of 34,000 people are forced to flee natural or man-made disasters. In the last six months alone, more than 2,000 lives were lost in the Mediterranean; over the last weekend in June, 12,600 migrants arrived in Italy by […]
Another uncertain round of talks on Syria
Jul 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES The fifth round of Astana talks on Syria, under the sponsorship of Russia, Iran and Turkey, started on Tuesday, with focus, this time, on the ceasefire, and the precise boundaries of the so-called de-escalation zones and who would police them. It is generally agreed that […]
Jordan sees UNESCO Jerusalem decision as ‘big gain’
Momani says resolution crowns Amman’s efforts to preserve holy city By JT – Jul 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Tuesday’s UNESCO decision on the old town of Jerusalem has been […]
What are they so afraid of? I’m just a young brown Muslim woman speaking my mind
Guardian: Given that I am now the most publicly hated Muslim in Australia, people have been asking me how I am. What do I say? That life has been great and I can’t wait to start my new adventure in London? That I’ve been overwhelmed with messages of support? Or […]
The Prophet’s Greatest Victory According to the Quran: A Peace Treaty
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The prophet Muhammad had participated in several battles in the larger defensive war after his migration to Madinah […]