Advancing Religious Freedom Abroad Starts at Home
(RNS) — Threats to religious freedom around the world are on the rise — from the persecution of Uighur Muslims, Christians and others in China, to Ahmadis in Pakistan, to […]
Pakistan Stepped Up Crackdown On Media, Failed To Stem Violence Against Women, Minorities In 2020: Report
13 January, 2021 by ANI New York [US], January 13 (ANI): Human Rights Watch in its World Report 2021 said that Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan government intensified its crackdown on the media, political opponents and civil society in 2020, while failing to stem violence against women and minorities. The […]
Gulf state religious moderation falls by the wayside in Pakistan
January 8, 2021By Dr. James M. Dorsey Silent about rising sectarian violence in Pakistan, Gulf states vying for religious soft power risk exposing the limitations of their concepts of an […]
Pakistan attempts to prosecute Ahmadi US citizens for digital blasphemy
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page In 2016, Pakistan enacted digital regulations that allow authorities to block online content in the […]
America in turmoil: The solution world leaders ignore
8th January 20210 Zane Chowdhry, Student at Georgetown University and Chairman of the Muslim Writers Guild of America. As the United States Congress was set to convene to certify the […]
Are Ahmadis Muslim or Non-Muslim? Who decides?
The verdict of the Holy Quran and Holy Prophet(sa) by Farhan Iqbal, Missionary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Canada Recently, social media has been abuzz with young Pakistanis enthusiastically declaring Ahmadis non-Muslim, using theological debates surrounding the finality of Prophethood as “proof” of their claims. The three reasons provided for this claim […]
Malaysia: Court to decide if members of Ahmadiyya are Muslims
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: Free Malaysia Today SHAH ALAM: The High Court here has fixed March 19 to […]
US group appeals for Pakistani woman jailed on blasphemy
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press JANUARY 8, 2021 ISLAMABAD — The U.S. religious watchdog appealed Friday for the rights of a Pakistani woman from the country’s minority Ahmadis who has been jailed on blasphemy charges, declaring her a prisoner of conscience and urging Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government to immediately […]
From Manhattan to Medina – Prophet Muhammad’s Prohibition Movement
19th April 2020 Aizaz Khan, Missionary, Canada The names “Manhattan” and “Wall Street” tell a fascinating story. According to some Indigenous-American accounts, when Henry Hudson was exploring the region in […]
Why is Jesus’ death so important for Muslims?
8th January 20210 Talat Syam, Student Jamia Ahmadiyya UK It would be no surprise to say that Jesusas has become the most contentious religious figure in history. During religious dialogue […]
Interview with Dr Farooq Mahmood: ‘A financial system founded on principles of equity and justice is required’ Part II
Dr. Farooq Mahmood ECONOMICS 9th January 2021 Interview with Dr. Farooq Mahmood: ‘A financial system founded on principles of equity and justice is required’ Part II The Review of Religions interviewed Dr Farooq Mahmood and talked to him about the links between finance and morality, and how the Islamic faith […]
The number of Muslims in Japan is growing fast
Source: Economist But locals are wary of building facilities for them Every friday scores of Muslim men and women stream into a mosque in an unassuming four-storey building in Beppu, […]
Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Speaks of Long-Term Destabilizing Consequences of Covid-19 Pandemic
JANUARY 3, 2021 PRESS RELEASES His Holiness urged Ahmadi Muslims to self-reform and inform the world of the urgent need to forego injustice and turn towards God Almighty On New […]
Opinion: Indonesia potentially set to take on China and claim leadership of ‘moderate’ Islam
Source: WION Written By: James M Dorsey Indonesia has walked a fine line in escalating tensions between the United States and China, including its refusal to speak out on the plight […]
Zurich: Mahmud Mosque can continue to exist
Zürich Mahmud-Moschee kann weiterbestehen Das Stadtzürcher Parlament hat den Baurechtsvertrag für die älteste Moschee der Schweiz verlängert. Dagegen war einzig die SVP, weil dieser Verein damit «übermässig subventioniert» werde. The […]
Pakistan’s search for identity
Three books by western journalists underline the terrible toll the religious-based nation has faced since independence Victor Mallet NOVEMBER 3 2020 Since Pakistan’s parliament declared the world’s first Islamic republic […]
‘Atomic Habits’: How the Ideas of a Modern Day Book Coincide with the Spiritual Quest – Part II
ISLAM 6th January 2021 Qasim Choudhary, USA In Part I of this article, we explored various methods which can be adopted in order to form good lasting habits. Patience, consistency, and identity are key factors in ensuring longevity in our spiritual quest. Let’s now explore how we can break bad […]
‘Atomic Habits’: How the Ideas of a Modern Day Book Coincide with the Spiritual Quest – Part I
ISLAM 5th January 2021 Qasim Choudhary, USA ‘I want to be successful’, a phrase echoed by our internal voice or perhaps repeated in front of a mirror. We all have our goals, aspirations, and an ultimate destination where we would like to see ourselves. Whether it be in our finances, […]
Outreach group captures anti-Muslim rant at Vancouver “Meet a Muslim” booth
Source: DH News, Vancouver A woman confronting a group of people at a “Meet a Muslim” outreach booth in Downtown Vancouver. (Bridging Gaps Foundation/Facebook) An outreach group is speaking out […]
A study into the Laws of Nature and its Manifestations
It was hard to make a study on religion especially to prove a religious theory through science. Having been attached to religion for about 50 years and finding many questions […]