Source: The Daily Caller “The Ahmadiyya Muslim community and other religious minorities, including Shia Muslims, Christians and Hindus, suffer a denial of religious freedom at the hands of the state, compounded by harassment, violence and persecution from extremists,” McDonagh said. McDonagh claimed that Pakistan’s current hostile stance toward religious minorities contrasted with […]
Source: TOI LISBON: At least 11 people were killed by a falling tree during a religious festival on the Portuguese island of Madeira, local media reported on Tuesday. SIC television said 35 others were injured when the tree fell outside a church in a village in the hills overlooking Madeira’s capital […]
Source: TOI WASHINGTON: An anti-racism tweet by former US President Barack Obama after the Charlottesville violence in which he quoted iconic South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela has become the most liked tweet ever, garnering more than 2.8 million likes. “No one is born hating another person because of the color […]
When Prophet Mohamed conquered Mecca, he and his companions decided to transport the stone from its original location near the Kaaba to its current location. (Supplied) Mohammed Harbi, Al Arabiya.netSunday, […]
The Quran enjoins all Muslims to perform the Pilgrimage to Mecca once in their lifetime if they can afford it and if the journey is safe. The centre of pilgrimage is Kaaba which according to the Quran, is the first house built for the worship of God. The object of […]
The fifth act of Islamic worship is the performing of the Hajj or the pilgrimage to Mecca. A Muslim must perform this pilgrimage at least once in his lifetime if […]
Documentary broadcasting this week asserts three princes were victims of government scheme to kidnap defectors Prince Sultan bin Turki (centre) was kidnapped in 2016. Members of his entourage describe him […]
Domestic service can extract a family from extreme poverty – but it can also be a path to near-enslavement. Tripti Lahiri investigates the uneasy, and sometimes abusive, relationship between India’s modern-day ‘madams’ and maids A woman returns home after a day’s work as a domestic help in New Delhi. […]
By AFP – Aug 16,2017 – JORDAN TIMES This handout photo released by the Egyptian Antiquities Ministry on Tuesday shows three ancient tombs containing sarcophagi which were discovered in […]
It’s indisputable that his globetrotting role trying to solve the Israel-Palestinian crisis put him at many tables with world leaders with whom he could do business with Anthony Harwood There […]
Just as the Nazis did with the Jews, there is suggestion that Muslim men are preying on white children and that migrants are carrying and spreading diseases and swindling their way through life Sean O’Grady @_seanogrady Does Britain have a “Muslim Problem”? Trevor Kavanagh, who is a Sun journalist, plainly thinks so. […]
Source: CNN The term white nationalism originated as a euphemism for white supremacy, the belief that white people are superior to all other races and should therefore dominate society, according to Oren Segal, director of the Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism. People who hold these beliefs sometimes go by other […]
Aug 14,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby It is fascinating to watch some US senators tripping over themselves as they attempt to defend their support for or opposition to proposed legislation that would make it a federal crime to support the international campaign to Boycott, Divest, or Sanction (BDS) […]
Aug 15,2017 -JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah US President Trump is dispatching a new peace mission to the Middle East, news reports say. The team, led by Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser, will also include US Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt and deputy national security adviser Dina […]
Source: BBC An Indian woman in the southern state of Telangana says she is being “socially ostracised” because she supported a farmer from the Dalit (formerly untouchable) community.Sama Indira, 50, from the upper caste Reddys, says her community association has imposed a fine of 5,000 rupees ($78; £60) on anyone […]
Source: BBC US President Donald Trump has again blamed both sides for the violent unrest in Charlottesville, Virginia, which left one protester dead and others injured.In a statement on Monday, he had condemned white supremacists.But in New York on Tuesday he also blamed left-wing supporters for charging at the “alt-right”.His […]
(Continuation of Glimpses into the life of Rafiq A. Tschannen, your Associate Chief Editor of The Muslim Times) After 6 years of Primary School and 2 years of Secondary School […]