Sarajevo prepares to remember
The people Sarajevo are preparing to mark the 20th anniversary of the start of the Bosnian war with a visual reminder of the lives lost in the longest siege in […]
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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
Deoband: Talaq given in a state of Drunkenness Valid
Source: The Hindu Author: A Faizur Rahman Darul Uloom Deoband is once again in the news for the wrong reasons, having validated a recent instance of triple talaq uttered in a drunken […]
Hijab Asserts Women: Rowan Williams
Source: onislam CAIRO – The outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams believes that hijab is a personal choice for Muslim women that can help them “assert themselves” in communities with different cultures, The Week reported. “She told me how she would wear her veil and yet take part, too, in […]
Christian Lobby fears polygamist weddings
The Australian Christian Lobby fears legalising gay marriage could lead to polygamists also venturing down the aisle. In its submission to a Senate inquiry on marriage equality lobby spokesman Jim Wallace says married, biological parents provide the ideal environment in which to raise children. He fears allowing same-sex marriage would […]
Abdulkarim Bakr Medical Center, an icon of charitable work
By JEDDAH: FOUZIA KHAN ARABNEWS There are many generous people in the community. Late Abdulkarim Bakr was a famous person in Jeddah known for his generosity and kindness. This generosity […]
Letter to the editor of Jordan Times: Where is Syria heading?
It is wrong to relate the current developments in Syria to the Arab Awakening in Egypt, Libya or Tunisia. Many tend to simplify the situation in Syria, making it merely a matter of the ruling system suppressing unarmed, united and peaceful opposition. I wish it were the case, as it […]
Jordan: Islamists accept ‘Moroccan democracy style’
IAF leaders insist on list of conditions before participating in government by Khaled Neimat | Apr 06,2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Islamists would embrace the Moroccan model in their future participation in government, provided that a short list of conditions is met. Jamil Abu Baker, spokesperson for the Muslim […]
Secret Natural Ingredient: Cinnamon Cures
From Health magazine This everyday spice can nourish your skin, boost your memory, and keep the pounds away. Next: Memory keeper More
Students don hijabs in show of solidarity
Source: The Commercial Appeal Every Hijabi has a story. Hajar Sakhi, a Rhodes College student from Nashville, was working at a fast-food restaurant in high school. One day, a customer looked at her wearing a uniform visor over her headscarf and started laughing. He left without ordering. “My manager said, […]
Shroud Of Turin: Art Historian Thomas de Wesselow Explains Its Relation To The Resurrection (VIDEO)
Huff Post Religion Jesus may not have risen, but an art historian thinks he knows why the apostles believed. Thomas de Wesselow explains what the Shroud of Turin can tell us about the birth of Christianity — and how he came to his conclusions. Perhaps his most startling assertion is […]
Christians In Philippines Self-Flagellate In Bloody Holy Week Ritual (GRAPHIC VIDEO) (PHOTOS)
Source: Huff Post MABALACAT, Philippines – Hundreds of barefoot Filipinos marched on roads, carrying heavy wooden crosses and whipping their backs until they bled on Thursday in an annual gory religious ritual as the mainly Catholic Philippines observed near the end of the Lenten season. Many Filipino devotees perform religious […]
Namoos-e-Risalat to be protected at any cost
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Suggested reading:Pakistan’s Imran Khan equates insulting Muhammad with Holocaust denial A New Commentary of the Holy […]
My Take: My hijab is my hoodie
Editor’s note: Linda Sarsour is national advocacy director of the National Network for Arab American Communities and director of the Arab American Association of New York. Follow her on Twitter. By […]
Malaysia hosts international halal products exhibition
The 9th Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) has kicked off at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center, hosting 500 exhibitors from 29 countries, Press TV reports. Held under the theme of “Empowering The Global Halal Market”, the four-day event will display various products such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, health care, pet food, […]
The infernal U.S.-Iran-Israel triangle
By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star, Lebanon Why does most of the world continue to lose respect for the United States and its conduct of foreign policy? Two developments in the past week shed some light on this, and – not surprisingly – they both relate to Washington’s relations […]
Controversial Poem about Israel – Günter Grass’s Lyrical First Strike
Source: Spiegel International A Commentary by Sebastian Hammelehle Never in the history of postwar Germany has a prominent intellectual attacked Israel in such a cliche-laden way as Günter Grass with his controversial new poem, “What Must Be Said.” The Nobel Prize laureate has delivered a lyrical first strike against Israel. […]
Picture of the Day: Tornado in Texas
Note the fury of nature with a trailer up in the air! Watch a video: Truck Trailers Tossed like Toys in Texas
Bank of England Holds Interest Rates Steady, Citing Inflation Concerns
LONDON — The Bank of Englandkept its main interest rate at a record low on Thursday because of concerns about higher energy prices and the continuing economic crisis on the European continent. Britain’s central bank left the interest rate unchanged at 0.5 percent. The Bank of England also kept its […]
Holy debate erupts about an Ad
Source: Toronto Sun TORONTO – A Muslim advertisement stating “There is no god but Allah” has started a vigorous debate amongst TTC riders and sparked a review from the Toronto Transit Commission […]
Women Excluded from Germany’s Opinion Pages
Credit: Spiegel Germany By Barbara Hans dapd “Die Tageszeitung,” the only German paper currently giving women a voice. German newspapers are full of clever commentaries, artful rhetoric and ideas. But an evaluation of national papers shows that editorials are almost always written by men. As the business gender quota debate rages […]