Glimpses into the life of a Global Nomad, Part One
A look into the life of Rafiq A. Tschannen, your Associate Chief Editor of The Muslim Times. From time to time, when friends and family would hear about the places […]
Let’s Not Medicalise Misery?
HEALTH 20th March 2021 Sarah Waseem, UK As we move through 2021 things are beginning to look more hopeful. The Covid19 pandemic which has wreaked havoc on our global economies […]
Pakistan’s dangerous turn: Shift from Jinnahist to jihadist ideology
By Ashok Bhan Anti-minority bias is inherent in Pakistan’s Constitution, with successive governments adopting discriminatory laws. The killing of 11 coal miners belonging to the minority Hazara community in Pakistan’s […]
Atlanta spa attacks shine a light on anti-Asian hate crimes around the world
Source: CNN The outpouring of grief and anger over the news that six Asian women were among those killed in the shootings at three Atlanta area massage parlors has drawn attention to the rise of anti-Asian violence in the US. And it’s not just an American problem. From the UK […]
A Sunni-Shia divide: Hadith-e-Qirtas
17th January 2020 Hazrat Mir Muhammad Ishaqra عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا اشْتَدَّ بِالنَّبِیِّ صلّی اللہ علیہ وسلم وَجَعُہُ قَالَ ائْتُونِی بِکِتَابٍ اَکْتُب لَکُمْ کِتَاباً لَا تَضِلُّوْا بَعْدَہُ۔ قَالَ عُمَرُ […]
What is Bai’at ?
19th March 2021 Jalees Ahmad, Al Hakam https://www.alhakam.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1-40.png As 23 March approaches, we are reminded of those blessed souls who were guided by Allah and took bai‘at at the hands of the Messiah, making it a lot easier for us today to accept the truthfulness of the Promised Messiahas. This […]
Pakistan joins first-ever ‘Int’l Day to Combat Islamophobia’
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ISLAMABAD ASIA PACIFIC MAR 15, 2021 Prime Minister Imran Khan addresses the National Assembly after a vote of confidence session in Islamabad, Pakistan, March, 6 2021. (EPA) […]
Bangladesh’s largest party slams India’s Quran petition
BY ANADOLU AGENCYDHAKA ASIA PACIFIC MAR 16, 2021 Bangladesh’s largest religious political party, Jamaat-e-Islami, organized a rally in the capital Dhaka on Monday to condemn a petition filed in the […]
Tackling the global learning crisis
Mar 20,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg NEW HAVEN — Education has emerged as one of the most consequential casualties of the pandemic. According to estimates from UNESCO, […]
ICC gives Israel a month to ask for war crimes probe delay
By AFP – Mar 21,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Mourners carry the body of Palestinian Atef Yussef Hanaysheh, who was shot dead by Israeli soldiers, during his funeral in the village […]
Prevent: We need to listen to those harmed by UK counter-extremism policy
Layla Aitlhadj 18 March 2021 The appointment of William Shawcross removes all hope for an independent government review of the counter-terrorism strategy Muslim men pray at a mosque in southwestern […]
AIPAC rallies support for Senate letter calling for broader Iran deal
Hawkish senators are circulating a letter that effectively rejects a return to the nuclear agreement in its current format Democratic Senator Bob Menendez (L) and Republican Lindsey Graham are pushing […]
Saudi Arabia’s Adel al-Jubeir confirms no normalisation deal with Israel
Minister of state for foreign affairs also says kingdom has made ‘great strides’ with regards to human rights Jubeir, left, said relations with the United States were unlikely to change […]