Sources or Criteria for Interpretation of the Holy Quran
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I will describe here the four main sources, as I understand them, under the four headings: 1. Commentary […]
Congo’s Catholic church says it knows election’s clear winner
Source: The Guardian By Ruth Maclean in Dakar Electoral commission officials count ballot papers in Kinshasa on Friday. Photograph: Baz Ratner/Reuters Pressure is growing on the electoral commission of the Democratic Republic […]
10 African countries with the highest Schengen visa rejections
Nigeria Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa. According to World Meters, as of December 31 2018, the country had a population of 198,280,587. The country is […]
Ghana: Convention of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community opens
By Morkporkpor Anku, GNA Pomadze (C/R), Jan. 4, GNA – The Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mira Masroor Ahmad, has cautioned Ahmadi Muslims against arrogance and conceit […]
Niger troops kill more than 280 Boko Haram fighters: government
Source: Reuters NIAMEY (Reuters) – Troops and air strikes have killed more than 280 Boko Haram militants since the Niger government started an operation against the group last week, the […]
Tunisia says 2 jihadists blow themselves up in security raid
Source: Yahoo News Tunis (AFP) – Two alleged jihadists blew themselves up Thursday during an early morning raid by Tunisian security forces on a house in the central region of […]
Ethiopia expects Nile dam to be ready to start operation in late 2020
Egypt fears project would restrict river waters from Ethiopia’s highlands By Reuters – Jan 03,2019 – JORDAN TIMES ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia’s $4 billion dam project on the Nile River, […]
2019: A golden year for Islamic culture
Rawan Radwan January 03, 2019 Four cities in Africa, Asia and the Middle East will be celebrated for their historical significance JEDDAH: Three cities in Africa, Asia and […]
Book Review of Mansoor Ladha’s Memoirs of a Muhindi: Fleeing East Africa for the West
28 December 2018 By NIZAR MOTANI ________________________________________________________ Memoirs of a Muhindi: Fleeing East Africa for the West By Mansoor Ladha, 252 pp. University of Regina Press, CDN$ 23.15 (at Amazon), […]
Organization of Islamic Cooperation calls to help drought-hit Afghanistan
Arab News December 31, 2018 The resolution reiterated the organization’s commitment to providing all forms of support to mitigate the sufferings of the Afghan people JEDDAH: The Organization […]
Happy New Year and What is the Muslim Times Doing for You
The Muslim Times is promoting universal brotherhood and sisterhood in a world, which is divided by nationalism, religion, race, social class, gender and last but not the least, obfuscation created […]
Islamists kill at least 10 in bid to capture northeast Nigerian lake town: residents
Source: Reuters BY Ahmed Kingimi, Lanre Ola MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Islamist militants and Nigerian troops have been fighting around a fishing town on Lake Chad as the insurgents step up […]
BBC Page: Slavery in Islam
Slaves were owned in all Islamic societies, both sedentary and nomadic, ranging from Arabia in the centre to North Africa in the west and to what is now Pakistan and […]
Gambia: Gambia and Secularism
December 28, 2018 609 Gambia and Secularism I want to begin with a brief philosophical study and analysis of secularism and subsequently discuss it in the context of the […]
The A-Z of Believing: S is for Sex
Ed Kessler, head of the Woolf Institute, presents the 19th part in a series on belief and skepticism Indy/Life S is for… Sex May the wine go straight […]
Nigeria: Osinbajo, Amosun, others preach peace
By Nurudeen Oyewole, Lagos | Published Date Dec 28, 2018 1:43 AM The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun and other prominent Nigerians have urged Nigerians […]
Ahmadis in Guniea Bissau hold ‘Jalsa Salana’
December 27, 2018 Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Guinea Bissau on Friday held its 9th annual convention known as ‘Jalsa Salana’ at a Resort settlement of Saffine 8km from the capital […]
‘It’s God’s plan’: the man who dreams of bringing intensive chicken farming to Africa
Source: The Guardian By John Vidal On the evening of 7 August 2018, a KLM charter flight left Amsterdam, landing 11 hours later at Kilimanjaro airport in northern Tanzania. Its young occupants […]
Yes, there is a war between science and religion
Source: The Conversation By Jerry Coyne; Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago As the West becomes more and more secular, and the discoveries of evolutionary biology and cosmology […]
BBC Video: How chimpanzees reveal the roots of human behavior, especially empathy
Eminent anthropologist Frans de Waal explains that politicians have a lot to learn from how chimpanzees show empathy. A film by Harold Morris and Melissa Hogenboom for BBC Reel. Additional Reading […]