Jesus- A Prophet: The Ahmadiyya Muslim View
Alislam.org: Ahmadi Muslims hold the unique belief that Jesus (peace be upon him) survived the crucifixion and travelled towards India to continue his ministry among the Lost Tribes of Israel. […]
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Dr. Abdul Alim
Dr. Abdul Alim is a national of Pakistan and is a physician with specialization in Public Health from University of Texas at Houston USA. He is a member of the reformist, democratic and moderate Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam which inspires his deep commitment to Human Rights, Social Justice, Peace and Secularism. He is an author and Editor on Islam, for The Muslim Times (www.themuslimtimes.Info), a global blog highlighting the positive and true character of Islam as a basis for peace building.
Professionally he is a member of Pakistan Medical and Dental Council, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and UN Development Policy Network. He has more than 20 years of work experience in development management related to governance in social sectors, more specifically in public policy, programme planning, and monitoring and evaluation. For the last 15 years he has worked with the United Nations in the developing world covering countries in South Asia, South East Asia, CEE/CIS, and the Middle East.
Documents Show Prophet Muhammad and US Founding Fathers Were Kindred Spirits
The Muslim Times has the most extensive collection about the Holy Prophet Muhammad Source: Craigconsidinetcd.com By Dr. Craig Considine Although they are typically seen to represent overwhelming opposites, the Prophet Muhammad […]
5 Facts About Thomas Jefferson’s Faith
Huff Post: Thomas Jefferson was a staunch supporter of religious liberty, but his quest to make sure church and state stayed separate in American politics earned him plenty of enemies. The mudslinging came to a head during the bitter presidential campaign of 1800. Jefferson’s Federalist opponents accused him of being […]
How French Secularism Became Fundamentalist
Source: Foreign Policy By Robert Zaretsky, who is a professor of history at the University of Houston’s Honors College. A militant form of laïcité has taken hold in France, backed by […]
Finnish was the second language of Sweden for centuries. Now Arabic is overtaking it.
Washington Post: Officially, Sweden doesn’t keep a record of the languages its inhabitants speak. That fact was infuriating to Mikael Parkvall, a linguist at Stockholm University, so he decided to find out for himself. What is the most popular non-Swedish language in Sweden? After poring over various statistics and studies, Parkvall came to […]
Should Pakistan be a Secular State?
Source: Pakistantoday.com.pk By Ayesha Khalid; who is pursuing an Mphil in Public Policy and Governance from FCC. She is a graduate of Kinnaird College, with a degree in Economics. Whether […]
The Myth of the Islamic State
FP: ISIS’ declaration of an Islamic State begs a fundamental question: When and how did that concept become a part of the political vocabulary of Muslim societies? After all, the idea hasn’t been around forever, and its popularity has waxed and waned over time. In fact, its emergence and popularity […]
Muslims have been migrating to the US for centuries
Muslims have been coming to the US for centuries, but you wouldn’t know it by the intense debates that continue to surround the movement of Muslims across international borders. Republican presidential candidates Sen. Ted Cruz and Donald Trump have called for the US to effectively ban Syrian refugees from entering […]
Real Peace on Earth
Review of Religions: The political, economic and social unrest in the world is indeed the most critical issue of our time. The disturbances in the Middle East, tensions between North […]
Why the British media is responsible for the rise in Islamophobia in Britain
The Muslim Times has the most extensive collection to refute Islamophobia Source: The Independent By Miqdaad Versi Monday 4 April 2016 67 comments Less than 0.5 per cent of journalists […]
Religious Divisions over Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law
Source: Tony Blair Faith Foundation Yasser Latif Hamdani The recent execution of Malik Mumtaz Qadri, who assassinated the governor of Punjab, shines a spotlight on Pakistan’s religious puzzle. The recent execution of Malik Mumtaz Qadri, the police guard who shot and killed Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer in 2011, has once […]
Does Monotheism Breed Religious Violence?
Book Review:Putting God Second: How to Save Religion from Itself Source: Amazon Why have the monotheistic religions failed to produce societies that live up to their ethical ideals? A prominent […]
How Pakistan’s Religious Right Uses ‘Blasphemy’ to Usurp Political Power
Huff post: The horrific suicide bombing at a park in Lahore on Sunday that killed over 70 people, mostly women and children, is one of many assaults by religious hardliners in Pakistan who are striving to remain politically relevant and in the media limelight. Attacks on soft targets like parks […]
Today’s new terrorists were radical before they were religious
Washington Post: The attacks in Brussels, on the heels of those in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif., have stoked an already white-hot debate about Islamic terrorism in the United States. Many in the West, including the two Republican presidential front-runners, Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), urge a campaign […]
Why the Quran Protects Against Radicalization: A Rebuttal to USA Today’s Nabeel Qureshi
Source: Patheos.com By Tahir Nasser The dust from the bombs had barely settled in Brussels when the first anti-Islamic articles started appearing in major news outlets. In particular, Christian pundit […]
Can Pakistan win its war against the Taliban?
Guardian: Paranoid parents have always known that children’s parks are potentially dangerous places. That rickety seesaw might fling your child skywards. That slide is always too steep. That swing will snap one day. That toy plane that vibrates after you insert a metal token and sings Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star […]
Anti-Muslim campaign rhetoric endangers US, says secretary of Homeland Security
WASHINGTON–(Reuters) – Harsh rhetoric about Muslims by Republican candidates in the U.S. presidential election campaign is undermining national security efforts, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on Tuesday. Asked about comments by Republicans Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, Johnson told MSNBC in an interview that singling out a specific […]
Harvard professor says ‘Miracles from Heaven’ and other remarkable cures could be real
Source: Washington Post By Jeffrey Rediger When I went to see “Miracles from Heaven,” I saw more laughter, crying and applause than I’ve ever seen in a movie theater. Clearly, this […]
From a non-Muslim point of view: The price I pay for respecting Islam
http://mvslim.com/: Never in my wildest imagination did I ever think I would become a scholar focusing on Islam and Christian-Muslim relations. Growing up, my passion was playing basketball and following the Boston Celtics. I never had any Muslim friends. In fact, I did not even know a single follower of […]
For British Muslims, there’s only one choice on Europe: vote remain
Guardian: Among British Muslims, I hear a range of views on the European referendum: many seem to be apathetic, some want Britain to remain in the EU and a small number, such as the newly formed “Muslims for Britain”, support Brexit. Such a range of views seems comparable to the […]