Schoolchildren elated over Qur’an competition success
By JEDDAH: MD AL-SULAMI, ARAB NEWS STAFF Secondary school students Bakar Abdul Rahman Bakar and Inas Al-Bar have bagged first prizes in the Holy Qur’an Memorization Competition held as part […]
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Zia H Shah
He is a physician practicing in Upstate New York. He is the Chief Editor of the Muslim Times, which has more than 43,000 followers in Twitter. He is also Chair of Religion and Science for the Muslim Sunrise, the oldest Muslim publication in North America. He has authored more than 400 articles on Islam, Christianity, Secularism and Religion & Science. Follow in Twitter: @The_MuslimTimes
Children with disabilities enjoy day in the sun at Dead Sea Ultra Marathon
by Nadia Amad | Apr 08,2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Twenty children with disabilities from the New Hope Centre in Zarqa participated in the 19th annual Dead Sea Ultra […]
OIC pledges support for Turkish Cypriots
By JEDDAH: IBRAHIM NAFFEE & P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR The 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation has welcomed a request by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to open its permanent representative […]
Ghost white baby born without any blood
Oliva, now six months, was born completely white because she had such a low count of haemoglobin – the chemical which carries oxygen in red blood cells – that it could not officially be classed as ‘blood’. She was given less than two hours to live but survived thanks to […]
What Does Jesus’ Crucifixion Solve?
Christians know why Jesus died: He died for our sins. That’s what we’re taught from the earliest days of Sunday school. And we all know how he died: A particularly gruesome form of public execution known as crucifixion. But many Christians are less sure of how it works. How is […]
Maid’s Cries Cast Light on Child Labor in India
Source: The New York Times NEW DELHI — The girl’s screams were brittle and desperate. Neighbors in the suburban housing complex looked up and saw a child crying for help from an upstairs balcony. She was 13 and worked as a maid for a couple who had gone on […]
No looking back for us
The Muslim Times Editor of Pakistan From the Newspaper | Abbas Nasir | 21 hours ago WHO was Master Abdul Qudoos Ahmad? How would you know even […]
Five possible scenarios for Syria, and their impact on Iraq
By Safa A. Hussein The Daily Star, Lebanon Iraqis celebrated the Arab Spring that changed the regimes of Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen. But they are divided about the protests and uprisings in Bahrain and Syria. On the surface, it seems that this is merely a reflection of the sectarian divide […]
An Afghan wedding (in 1970)
During the early 1970s – during the days of King Zahir Shah – Afghanistan was a more open society than now. Schools were available for boys and girls. Ladies could wear the burka or not wear it. In Kabul many ladies wore European clothing. Still, Islamic values were adhered to. […]
Stop stigmatising Muslims, Islamic leader tells French politicians
By RFI French politicians are stigmatising Muslims, the leader of one of France’s major Islamic organisations said at the opening of its annual conference near Paris on Saturday. The government banned six foreign imams scheduled to address the meeting from entering the country. Muslims are hurt by some political leaders remarks […]
Egypt’s Christians look for new leadership
By JOSEPH MAYTON ARABNEWS A new Coptic Christian Pope may not appear to be a big deal outside the pews of Church, but the reality facing Egypt is that the […]
Saudi Arabia: Saleswomen at lingerie shops: Staff fight odds
By DIANA AL-JASSEM & NADEEM AL-HAMID | ARAB NEWS Long working hours, customers’ rudeness fail to deter sales ladies Despite the growing numbers of women working in lingerie and cosmetic […]
Ahmadiyya Youth Association Fiji Helping Flood Victims
The Youth branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Fiji, classified as Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya Fiji has been actively taking part in helping severely affected flood victims and relief activities in […]
A society that persecutes Christ is heading for terrible trouble
Daily Telegraph: This week before Easter, I chanced upon the following two quotations. The first says: “Not for 2,000 years has it been possible for society to exclude or eliminate […]
Over a third of Germans believe in life after death
Source: The Local Over a third of Germans believe in life after death, a new survey revealed on Saturday. Around 36 percent of Germans said that they believed life continued […]
No looking back for us
Credit: Dawn.com via Wasim Sroya WHO was Master Abdul Qudoos Ahmad? How would you know even if you care? The 43-year-old schoolteacher’s story received scant attention in the media. Described by his students and peers as a well-known and ‘much-loved’ schoolteacher, perhaps far more ominously for him, he was also […]
Dutch design challenges Fifa’s football hijab ban
Players were prevented from wearing the hijab at top levels of the game for safety reasons, and because of rules stating that religious symbols were not allowed. Critics say the ban promotes inequality at the highest level of the world’s most popular game. A Facebook page called “Let Us Play“, […]
Football hijab ban ‘could be lifted’
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Christians and Jews Rediscover Interracial Haven
INDIANAPOLIS — After the summons to worship, the Lord’s Prayer and the first hymn of the morning, the pastor of the South Calvary Missionary Baptist Churchhere asked the visitors to stand. […]
The Indefensible Silence of Media over the Sickening Slaughter of Qudoos
Pakteahouse: by Rashid Zafar: Every time I gripped my pen to write about the most sickening murder, imagery of deceased Master Abdul Qudoos would incapacitate my fingers to paralysis and my senses […]