Germany’s imam quandary: Educate, don’t import
Source: DW Ending foreign influence on Muslim religious leaders’ education is a long-term goal for the German government. A new study might lead the way for training local imams, if […]
Group seeks hate crime probe of Ali mural vandalism
Source: Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Muslim advocacy group wants Kentucky authorities to investigate vandalism on a mural of boxing champ Muhammad Ali as a possible hate crime. […]
Joe Biden and other candidates speak to diverse faith leaders, activists
Source: Religion News Service By Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON (RNS) — Former Vice President Joe Biden kicked off a major forum on faith and poverty issues Monday afternoon, fielding questions from […]
Vatican lifts French archbishop’s immunity in groping probe
PARIS (AP) — The Vatican said Monday it has decided to lift the diplomatic immunity of its ambassador to France, who is accused of groping and inappropriate touching by multiple […]
Opinion from Iran: UAE evil plots against neighboring countries and the Arab world
By Mohammad Ghaderi July 8, 2019 TEHRAN – United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the name of a country that didn’t exist before 1971 when the area was called Emirates […]
Long journey to Europe begins in Istanbul for illegal migrants
EMIR SOMER ISTANBUL Published 09.07.2019 Istanbul attracts migrants here to stay as well as those making the city a starting point for illegally crossing into Europe. Daily Sabah’s […]
Boris Johnson, classics and Ibn Khaldun
OP-ED Daily Sabah > NAGIHAN HALILOĞLU Published 09.07.2019 It seems like Johnson and other Brexiteers are attempting to boost the ‘asabiyyah’ of the British nation, and preventing the kingdom […]
Living as an Ahmadi in Pakistan: ‘Our home became an environment of fear’
Source: The Independent When they’re found out, shops refuse to serve them, estate agents won’t rent to them, and their neighbours stage a ‘social boycott’. Raza Hamdani talks to Shafiq […]
Tunisia Bans Full-Face Veils for Security Reasons
Source: The New York Times By Lilia Blaise Prime Minister Youssef Chahed of Tunisia on Friday prohibited anyone wearing the niqab, a religious covering for the face with only an […]
‘Serious Problem’ With Media Portrayal Of Muslims And Islam, Study Claims
More than a third of the articles that were checked “misrepresented or generalised”. Source: The Huff Post By Nadine White Sections of the British media have a “serious problem” […]
Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac: The Hero of Dr. Abdus Salam
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Gordon Fraser mentions in his book, Cosmic Anger: Abdus Salam – The First Muslim Nobel Scientist, that Dr. […]