The Top Six Results for Googling: ‘Compassion in the Quran’
About 2,250,000 results (0.34 seconds) Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran – The … Oct 29, 2013 – The Holy Quran talks about One God and one human family. Here, I […]
Book Release: Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires
Author: Juan Cole, who is a professor of history at the University of Michigan and director of its Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies. A revered public intellectual, […]
Alcohol Causing 2.8 Million Deaths a Year
No amount of alcohol is good for your overall health, global study says Source: CNN By Sandee LaMotte (CNN) If you’re one of the third of all humankind who drinks […]
Scientists have captured chimpanzees performing a bizarre ritual
Over a year ago by Philip Perry Getty Images. Chimpanzees in three West African countries—Guinea Bissau, Côte d’Ivoire (the Ivory Coast), and Liberia, have been observed taking part in strange […]
Girls ‘assert independence’ at Ethiopia Virgin Mary festival
Source: BBC News By Girmay Gebru The heavy rains in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have not deterred thousands of girls from taking part in the annual Ashenda festival, which celebrates the […]
The world’s most committed Christians live in Africa, Latin America – and the U.S.
Source: Pew Research Center BY JOEY MARSHALL An Ethiopian Orthodox priest celebrates Epiphany. Levels of religious commitment are particularly high among Christians in sub-Saharan African countries like Ethiopia. (Eric Lafforgue/Art in […]
Book Review: The Prophet of Love: A Catholic’s Note on Prophet Muhammad
The final art cover of my book “The Prophet of Love: A Catholic’s Note on Prophet Muhammad.” Published by @NouraPublishing in Jakarta, Indonesia. Translated into Indonesian. Forthcoming! pic.twitter.com/UwryPSUirY — Dr. […]
Nigeria police arrest traditional priest after laying curse
Source: BBC News A 94-year-old traditional priest has been arrested in Nigeria after cursing the alleged perpetrators of a recent spate of violence. Anazo Ilomuanya was hired by a group […]
Movie star’s lifestyle reversal sparks a debate in Egypt
Source: Associated Press By MENNA ZAKI CAIRO (AP) — Hala Shiha quit the glamorous film industry a decade ago to embrace a more religious lifestyle, adopting the traditional Muslim headscarf, […]
Hajj and Universal Brotherhood and Sisterhood
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times More than two million have performed Hajj this year. Hajj is the best symbol for universal brotherhood and the […]
Happy Eid Mubarak and Hajj to All Our Readers and What is the Muslim Times Doing for you
Eid Mubarak to all our readers from our Editorial team. The Muslims celebrate Eid twice a year, Eid-ul-Fitr and the other, which comes about 10 weeks later, is called Eid-ul-Adha. […]
Murder Mystery in Ancient Monastery Reverberates in Coptic Church
Source: The New York Times By Declan Walsh WADI NATRUN, Egypt — Christian monks living in the solitude of Egypt’s deserts have always faced the threat of attack from outside. […]
Muslims at haj blame Arab disunity for Jerusalem embassy move
Reuters International This content was published on August 20, 2018 Muslim pilgrims arrive to pray outside Namira Mosque on the plains of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage, outside the […]
Kofi Annan, former UN secretary general, dies
Source: The Guardian Ghanaian who served as secretary general between 1997 and 2006, dies aged 80 By Chris Johnston @cajuk Sat 18 Aug 2018 The former UN secretary general Kofi Annan, […]
The forgotten anniversary: 500 years of Africa to America slave trade
Details of horrific first voyages in transatlantic slave trade revealed Almost completely ignored by the modern world, tis month marks the 500th anniversary of one of history’s most tragic […]
The Quran And the Bible and the Wars?
Finding Peace Within the Holy Texts Source: NY Times Nov. 17, 2015 By David Brooks It’s easy to think that ISIS is some sort of evil, medieval cancer that somehow […]
‘Be charitable’ – World Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim urges
By Kweku Antwi Jnr Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the United Kingdom (UK), Hazrat […]
Musa Mseleku: ‘My life as a polygamist’
Daily News / 8 August 2018, 10:00am / ANELISA KUBHEKA Polygamy wives: Musa Mseleku and his wives (left to right) Mbali MaNgwabe, Thobile MaKhumalo, Nokukhanya MaYeni and first wife Busisiwe MaCele. Picture: […]
Muslims seek refuge in a Roman Catholic cathedral in central Africa
In central Africa, a cathedral shelters Muslims amid sectarian violence Source: Religion News Service BY Doreen Ajiambo BANGUI, Central African Republic (RNS) — Hundreds of Muslims are trapped on the […]
Abbot’s murder in desert monastery shocks Egypt’s Christians
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI and SAMY MAGDY CAIRO (AP) — It reads like a murder mystery set in an exotic locale: an abbot found dead in a desert […]