Bulgarian Church turns down Russia’s call for debate on Ukraine
Source: Reuters SOFIA (Reuters) – The Bulgarian Orthodox Church on Friday turned down a call by the Russian Patriarch to hold talks to discuss a bid by the Ukrainian church […]
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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
UK dropped objection to death penalty for Isis suspects ‘to appease US’
Source: The Guardian By Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent The home secretary, Sajid Javid, decided to cooperate with US authorities in the prosecution of two alleged Islamic State fighters, without assurances they would not […]
Romanian constitutional ban on same sex marriage fails on low vote turnout
Source: Reuters By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) – A referendum to change Romania’s constitution to prevent same sex couples from securing the right to marry failed to draw enough voters […]
255 children under the age of 15 were abused by priests across Poland
Victims group in Poland maps 255 sex abuse cases by priests Source: Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A private foundation published a map Sunday showing where Catholic priests in […]
Pope OKs study of Vatican archives into McCarrick scandal
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has authorized a “thorough study” of Vatican archives into how a prominent American cardinal advanced through church ranks despite allegations that […]
Anglophones and Francophones still approach Islam differently
Source: The Economist IN BOTH internal and external affairs, every Western democracy is facing tricky questions over Islam. In this delicate area, domestic and foreign-policy questions can never be completely […]
Many Catholics Struggle to Keep the Faith
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Ian Lovett Megan McCabe was born into a Catholic family, attended Catholic high school and college, and now teaches at a Catholic university. But […]
Final call to save the world from ‘climate catastrophe’
Source: BBC News By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent, Incheon, South Korea It’s the final call, say scientists, the most extensive warning yet on the risks of rising global temperatures. Their dramatic report […]
I was an Isis sex slave. I tell my story because it is the best weapon I have
Source: The Guardian By Nadia Murad Nobel peace prize winner Nadia Murad describes her extraordinary journey from suffering at the hands of Islamic State to human rights campaigner The slave market […]
Hadith about Women and the Book: Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus
The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles about human psychology and self help The most well-know, long-lived, and tried-and-tested relationships guide ever, the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestseller Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus is now available for the first time ever in trade paperback. […]
Video: Analyzing Islamic Position: Does Islam Monopolize Salvation?
Jonathan Andrew Cleveland Brown[1] (born 1977) is an American scholar of Islamic studies. Since 2012, he has been associate professor at Georgetown University‘s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. He holds the Alwaleed bin Talal […]
Pakistan Supreme Court, Blasphemy Laws and Fate of Asia Bibi and a Whole Nation
Supreme Court reserves verdict on Asia Bibi’s final appeal against execution Source: Dawn A special three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Monday reserved its judgement on the final appeal […]
Pope Francis Says Sex Abuse Crisis Has Driven Young Catholics Away From The Church
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Pope Francis on Tuesday acknowledged that young people are being driven away from the Roman Catholic Church because of the way it has handled […]
Video: Atheism and Agnosticism – By Dr. Laurence Brown
Epigraph: Allah created the heavens and the earth in accordance with the requirements of wisdom. In that surely is a Sign for the believers. (Al Quran 29:44/45) Written and collected […]
Marriage referendum divides Romania
Source: Politico By ANCA GURZU BISTRIŢA, Romania — In this small northern Transylvanian town, volunteers were up early the other day putting up dozens of posters that exhort in large […]
Muslims pray for strength in quake-hit Indonesian city
Source: Associated Press By TATAN SYUFLANA PALU, Indonesia (AP) — As the sun slipped behind the mountains and a gentle breeze blew onshore, hundreds of people gathered on an Indonesian […]
From Jails to Congress, Brazil’s Evangelicals Could Swing Election
Source: Bloomberg BY R.T. Watson, David Biller, and Samy Adghirni Imprisoned for credit-card fraud in 2010, Joao Luiz Francisco da Silva faced a choice between the filthy, treacherous cells ruled by drug […]
Pope adviser says systematic reforms needed to address abuse
Source: Associated Press ROME (AP) — One of Pope Francis’ top advisers warned Friday that the Catholic Church risks increased police and government intervention if it doesn’t address the clergy […]
Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination fight is dividing his D.C. Catholic church
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein A couple of weeks ago, the prominent congregation of the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament parish stood united in its shared anger at […]
Einstein’s letter belittling God and religion will be auctioned for $1 million or more
Source: The Washington Post By Avi Selk A letter in which Albert Einstein explicitly rejected God and religion will be auctioned in December for the second time since the famous physicist […]