Who is a Muslim; Time to Learn from the Christians?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, the Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I bet you that even the most informed Muslims, including the majority of the Muslim […]
Appeals court allows partial enforcement of Trump travel ban
Source: Associated Press By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and GENE JOHNSON SEATTLE (AP) — On the same day a federal appeals court allowed part of President Donald Trump’s travel ban to […]
Hate Crimes Up In 2016, FBI Statistics Show
Source: NPR By RYAN LUCAS Twitter The seal of the F.B.I. hangs in the Flag Room at the bureau’s headquarters. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The number of hate crimes reported last […]
The Future of Truth and Misinformation Online
Experts are evenly split on whether the coming decade will see a reduction in false and misleading narratives online. Those forecasting improvement place their hopes in technological fixes and in societal solutions. Others think the dark side of human nature is aided more than stifled by technology. By Janna Anderson […]
Where have refugees settled in the U.S.?
Refugees are resettled throughout the United States. This interactive tool displays the top nationality of refugees resettled across each state between fiscal 2002 and 2017. Top arriving refugee nationality, by state In fiscal 2002, 27,110 refugees were admitted to the U.S. Here is the top nationality of refugee arrivals in […]
Bush 41 apologizes for groping of 16-year-old girl
Source: MSN By Jessica Estepa George H. W. Bush apologized Monday after another woman said the former president groped her during a 2003 photo op when she was 16 years […]
Ex-members say church uses power, lies to keep grip on kids
Source: Associated Press By MITCH WEISS and HOLBROOK MOHR SPINDALE, North Carolina (AP) — As a court-appointed advocate for two foster boys, it was Nancy Burnette’s job to ensure they […]
Bible Museum expects capacity crowds for opening
Source: The Washington Post By Peggy McGlone When the Museum of the Bible throws open its bronze doors Nov. 17, it will invite the world to engage with the Great Book […]
America’s Best-Selling Poet was a Muslim: And His Name Was Muhammad
11/13/2017 This piece was written by Bahar Davary, an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of San Diego. Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhī (1207-1273), better known as Rumi, is the […]
Getting behind the debate over lab-grown meat
Garrett Broad Tuesday, October 17, 2017 Memphis Meats Southern fried chicken, prepared with meat cultivated by Memphis Meats. “We built a lab with glass walls. That was on purpose,” Ryan […]
‘YouTube Islamist’ Anwar al-Awlaki videos removed in extremism clampdown
Source: The Guardian BY Alex Hern Google removes tens of thousands of videos showing sermons and lectures by radical cleric, but experts caution over ad-hoc action Awlaki’s sermons were cited […]
U.S. outposts key to Daesh rollback in Iraq
Summary The U.S.-led coalition’s newest outpost in the fight against Daesh (ISIS) is in a dusty corner of western Iraq near the border with Syria. Using racks of radio and satellite equipment, the coalition forces and Iraqi officers at the base pass information between forces on the ground and Al […]
He Fled Violence In Guinea. She Escaped Misogyny In Pakistan. They Found New Hope In Brooklyn.
Source: Huffington Post By Jesselyn Cook PHOTO COURTESY OF OUR NAME IS FARM Boubacar Diallo serves food he prepared at an event for Emma’s Torch. 250 NEW YORK ― It’s […]
This Sikh American Overcame Hate To Become New Jersey’s First Sikh Mayor
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Ravi Bhalla is no stranger to religious discrimination. Growing up in New Jersey, the Sikh American politician told HuffPost he regularly faced bullying […]
A new Gilded Age? Wealth is more concentrated than ever before
Billionaires around the globe have amassed a combined wealth of $6 trillion — don’t expect things to change Charlie May10.27.2017• The world may soon witness a new Gilded Age. […]
How colonial violence came home: the ugly truth of the first world war
The Great War is often depicted as an unexpected catastrophe. But for millions who had been living under imperialist rule, terror and degradation were nothing new. By Pankaj Mishra […]
USA: Big Beaver Methodist Church’s Children Group Visit Ahmadiyya Muslim’s Mahmood Mosque in Detroit
Report by Muhammad Ahmad Big Beaver Methodist Church (BBUMC) Children Group Visits Masjid Mahmood Detroit Wednesday, November 8, 2017 “Islam is the religion of peace and tolerance”, said Imam Shamshad Nasir, the newly arrived Missionary in Detroit area of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at Rochester Hills Michigan. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community & Qalipu First Nation Band build the friendship bridge
Source: http://www.ganderbeacon.ca/community/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-qalipu-first-nation-building-friendship-bridge-159317/ | Samantha Gardiner GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, NL – Two communities living in Grand Falls-Windsor came together on Saturday, Nov. 4 to build a friendship bridge. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and Qalipu First Nation Band came together to celebrate both cultures with prayers and passages from the Quran, as well as the […]
Hamid Karzai: US colluded with ISIL in Afghanistan
Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan, has accused the the US of working with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in his country. In an […]
Jared Kushner, Mohammed bin Salman, and Benjamin Netanyahu Are Up to Something
Source: The Foreign Policy Elephants in the Room And it looks a lot like a plan to squeeze Iran. By Dov Zakheim There seems to be a general consensus in […]