If Religion is about Spiritual Salvation, Why do We Need Queen Bees?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Catholic Church does not allow women priests and hardly any Muslim group or sect allows for women […]
Ethiopia to release political prisoners, says prime minister
Source: BBC News In a surprise move, Ethiopia’s prime minister has announced the release of political prisoners and the closure of a notorious detention centre, allegedly used as a torture […]
Eric Garner death inspires an unlikely police experiment
Source: BBC News A debate continues to rage over police use of force, with officers seeing incidents very differently to civilians. What happens when the two sides are forced to […]
Berlin reels after nine inmates escape Plötzensee prison
Source: BBC News Berlin authorities are the target of ridicule and disbelief after nine prisoners escaped or absconded from one prison in the space of five days. Six remain on […]
Trump to Kim: My nuclear button is ‘bigger and more powerful’
Source: BBC News US President Donald Trump has boasted that his nuclear button is “much bigger” and “more powerful” than North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s. Mr Trump’s tweet is the latest contribution to an increasingly personalised feud between the nuclear-armed leaders. Mr Kim threatened earlier this week that his nuclear […]
It’s True: Alcohol Helps You Speak a Foreign Language Better
Source: Time By AMANDA MACMILLAN October 20, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. Those who dabble in learning a new language sometimes find that alcohol — in moderation — helps […]
Emboldened Israeli Right Presses Moves to Doom 2-State Solution
Source: The New York Times By DAVID M. HALBFINGER Mr. Netanyahu’s Likud Party voted Sunday to support the annexation of Israeli settlements in occupied territory. CreditAmir Cohen/Reuters JERUSALEM — An emboldened Israeli […]
German police accuse AfD lawmaker of incitement over anti-Muslim tweet
Source: Reuters BY Joseph Nasr BERLIN (Reuters) – German police have asked prosecutors to investigate a far-right lawmaker for possible incitement to hatred after she criticized a police force for […]
Gunmen kill 14 churchgoers after services in Nigeria
Source: The Guardian Killers reportedly operated at two locations in coordinated attack on Christians returning from churches At least 14 people have been killed and 12 injured in attacks on […]
New Slaughtering Rules Pit Dutch Religious Freedoms Against Animal Rights
Source: The New York Times By NINA SIEGAL DEC. 31, 2017 The Slagerij Marcus kosher butcher shop in Amsterdam. Jewish and Muslim groups have agreed to change ritual slaughter practices in […]
THE ZEALOUS FAITH OF SECULARISM
Source: First Things by Mary Eberstadt January 2018 Begin with a sobering fact. During the past ten years, some of the sharpest observers of our time have come to believe that […]
Effective foreign diplomacy behind Jordan’s survival — PM
Mulki voices full support for Foreign Ministry’s reform plans By JT – Jan 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Prime Minister Hani Mulki chairs a meeting at the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday (Petra photo) AMMAN — Prime Minister Hani Mulki on Tuesday met with Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and a number of […]
Jordan denies rumours of coup attempt against King Abdullah
The New Arab Jordan denies rumours of coup attempt against King Abdullah King Abdullah has ruled Jordan since 1999 [Getty] Date of publication: 31 December, 2017 Jordan has issued a […]
Trump’s tweet on Pakistan sparks war of words
Anwar Iqbal | Iftikhar A. Khan Updated January 02, 2018 PRESIDENT Donald Trump fumes at Pakistan, saying it thinks US leaders are fools. ISLAMABAD / WASHINGTON: Ties between Pakistan and the United States, strained for the past several weeks, suffered a New Year setback on Monday when President Donald […]
US confirms new Pakistan aid cuts
Anwar Iqbal January 03, 2018 WASHINGTON: The White House has confirmed suspending $255 million of military aid to Pakistan, a move seen as the first step to implementing President […]
How America Is Transforming Islam
The Atlantic: Taz Ahmed is 38, single, Muslim, and Bengali. She describes herself as spiritual, but not particularly religious. When she was growing up, her immigrant parents hoped she would marry an I.T. worker they found for her in Oklahoma. “I’m like, ‘I don’t even know who this person is, […]
Wife gets divorce from man who loved her more than his mother
Saudi Gazette By Ali Al-Rubaie Okaz/Saudi Gazette BAHA — A 29-year-old Saudi man was in for the shock of his life when his wife, whom he loved so much, approached the court for a divorce. The estranged husband did not know why his wife would want divorce from him even […]
Jordan condemns Knesset-enacted Jerusalem law
By JT – Jan 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan on Tuesday condemned the Israeli Knesset’s endorsement of a bill that requires a special two-thirds majority vote to relinquish […]
Iranian government: Protest is citizens’ right
January 2, 2018 TEHRAN – Iranian government spokesman Mohammad Baqer Nobakht said on Tuesday that it is the right of citizens to hold protests and the government respects it. “From […]
Earthquake or its social aftershocks, which is more destructive?
By Setareh Behroozi January 2, 2018 All began with a massive earthquake which hit the western province of Kermanshah on November 12, 2017. The sad news and photos of the […]