By mark osborn Saudi Arabia is touting new relaxed laws for women — including traveling without consent from their husband or male relative, equal pay to men and the ability to open and run independent businesses — as part of “sweeping legal changes to enhance the role of women in […]
(Please use google translate to read the German article in your language) Eine grosse Schweizer Fahne und Girlanden mit dem Schweizer Kreuz – die Mahmud-Moschee an der Forchstrasse in Zürich ist bereit für den Schweizer Nationalfeiertag am 1. August. Das freut Leser-Reporter Johny Wüest: «Das ist doch mal eine schöne […]
US says to freeze Zarif’s assets, squeeze his ability to function as globe-trotting diplomat By AFP – Aug 01,2019 – JORDAN TIMES TEHRAN — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday […]
Tony Joseph June 16, 2017 New DNA evidence is solving the most fought-over question in Indian history. And you will be surprised at how sure-footed the answer is, writes […]
Source: Huffington Post By Rowaida Abdelaziz, who is a reporter at HuffPost based in NYC where she focuses on Islamophobia and social justices issues within the Muslim community. Prior to […]
Archaeologists have searched for the Church of the Apostles for years. They say they’ve found it near the Sea of Galilee By Doug Criss (CNN) — An ancient church long-rumored […]
Suggested Reading Afterlife A Dream-State or A Virtual Reality? Stephen Hawking: ‘There is no heaven; it’s a fairy story!’ Surah Al Waqi’ah (The Event or the Resurrection) Video: Does Heaven Exist? https://t.co/M5QwG0DDGr pic.twitter.com/T0u71xJmT8 […]
Senior adviser to US president visiting Kingdom as part of regional tour By JT – Aug 01,2019 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah, on Wednesday at Al Husseiniya […]
Jul 31, 2019 – 11:27 By Reuters staff KAFR AL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – Security forces detained Lotfy Ibrahim, a young construction worker, as he left a mosque near his home on the Nile Delta in the spring of 2015. When his family finally saw him again nearly three months later, […]
Arab dictators have much in common with the British prime minister. They too know how to deal with ‘doomsters and gloomsters’ Robert Fisk @indyvoices The Independent Voices I’ve worked out […]
Source: New York Times The nation’s ideals are under attack, and it is up to all of us to defend them. Throughout history, demagogues have used state power to target […]
Police and transport companies have signalled unwillingness to enforce face covering ban Daniel Boffey in Brussels Thu 1 Aug 2019 The Netherlands’ so-called burqa ban has been rendered largely unworkable on its first day in law after both the police and Dutch transport companies signalled an unwillingness to enforce it. […]
18-year-old from Peckham earns fairytale win Mellah sat on a racehorse for first time in April Greg Wood at Goodwood @Greg_Wood_ Thu 1 Aug 2019 Play Video At 1.10pm on Thursday, Khadijah Mellah, an 18-year-old from Peckham, became the first jockey to ride in a race in Britain wearing […]
Banana Republic is selling hijabs. Muslim shoppers wonder: Is it inclusion or appropriation? Source: The Washington Post By Abha Bhattarai Banana Republic, the mainstream retailer known for no-frills work wear, […]
By Gökhan Bacık, who teaches political science at Palacky University. His research interests include modern Middle East, Islam and politics, and Turkish politics. What is usually referred to as European […]
by Nurudeen Lawal – Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has directed Muslims across the country to look out for the new moon on Thursday, August 1- The […]
Colm Fitzpatrick August 1, 2019 Questions of Faith The question of whether Christians and Muslims worship the same God has been a point of contention among different religious denominations and […]
According to a recent study by the German Bertelsmann Stiftung, religious tolerance is widespread in Germany – but that does not apply to all religions. The results of a […]
Guy Birchall 1 Aug 2019, More than two million are expected to arrive in the desert kingdom for one of the most important rites of passage for followers of […]
Source: Half a mile from South London’s busy Morden station is the vast complex of Baitul Futuh Mosque, the largest Islamic place of worship in Europe. But the $19 million in donations that went into building the mosque didn’t come from the Sunni or Shia communities that are the largest […]