Continuing education during a pandemic
23rd June 2020 “And say: My Lord! Increase me in knowledge.” (Surah Ta Ha, Ch.20, V.115) Kholood Tahir, King’s College London In the past few months, we have lived through […]
Pope Francis urges US Catholic media to work to overcome racism
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is urging Catholic media in the U.S. to work to […]
Building the case for Nobel Peace Prize for Justin Trudeau
We, in the Muslim Times, are building the case for Nobel Peace Prize for PM Justin Trudeau, given his dedication to all minority groups and human rights for every one, […]
FDA says a coronavirus vaccine would have to be at least 50% effective to be approved
Source: USA Today A coronavirus vaccine would need to be at least 50% more effective than a placebo in preventing or at least decreasing the severity of COVID-19 in order […]
Reviving a post-capitalist breath
AHMED DANYAL ARIF ECONOMICS 29th June 2020 Ahmed Danyal Arif, UK Despite many prior warnings, a number of developed countries were clearly unprepared for the coronavirus pandemic. This monumental failure of […]
Role models in the 21st century
How Hazrat Khalifatul Masih continues to revive Islamic teachings In the hyper-connected world we enjoy, role models and figures of considerable influence come from all walks of life. From Hollywood […]
Opinion: Dr Jonathan AC Brown: Muslim scholars unanimous about Ahmadis
Source: Al Hakam By Ataul Fatir Tahir, London In a recent discussion on Twitter about Ahmadis, a well-respected academic and Professor of Islamic Civilisation at Georgetown University, Jonathan AC Brown said, “Look […]
From pandering to Putin to abusing allies and ignoring his own advisers, Trump’s phone calls alarm US officials
Source: CNN In hundreds of highly classified phone calls with foreign heads of state, President Donald Trump was so consistently unprepared for discussion of serious issues, so often outplayed in […]
Why did Iran issue an arrest warrant for Donald Trump? Perhaps to shine a light on American hypocrisy
The US often uses international agencies like Interpol to its advantage while flouting rules when it’s convenient Negar MortazaviWashington DC @NegarMortazavi 10 hours ago Reuters Iranian judiciary has issued an arrest […]
Muslim interviewer talks with Arkansan who placed ‘Islam will nuke Nashville’ ad in Tennesseean
BY Max Brantley ON June 27, 20208:09 am Remember the story about Jeff Pippenger of Bonnerdale, Ark., a religious group leader who placed an ad in The Tennessean newspaper in Nasvhille that […]
Russia offered bounty to kill UK soldiers
Moscow accused of trying to give money to the Taliban as part of its campaign to destabilise America and its allies Jamie Doward Sat 27 Jun 2020 Vladimir Putin watches […]
Travel in a war zone. Travel in a pandemic zone.
By Refiq Tschannen, Associate Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In my past professional life I used to commute from Amman / Jordan to Baghdad / Iraq during the war […]
We hold these Truths to be Self-Evident Also: Thomas Jefferson Memorial Inscriptions
Source: National Park Service Rotunda “I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.” -Excerpted from a letter to […]
We are all niqabis now: Coronavirus masks reveal hypocrisy of face
April 28, 2020 Katherine Bullock Lecturer in Islamic Politics, University of Toronto Grey’s Anatomy, the longest running prime-time medical drama on U.S. television, contains many scenes of doctors and nurses in full gear (hospital scrubs, surgical caps, face masks) around the operating table. As they talk, laugh and argue, close-ups […]
Imran Khan criticised after calling Osama Bin Laden a ‘martyr’
Source: BBC Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has come under fire from opposition MPs after telling parliament that the US “martyred” Osama Bin Laden. Bin Laden, the mastermind of the […]
Will the ‘War on Terror’ ever end?
By Frank Gardner BBC security correspondent 24 June 2020 Image caption An Afghan Special Forces member attending his graduation ceremony in Kabul last week Last weekend’s deadly knife attack in […]
Inside the return of ‘Ramy’
“Ramy” is about an Egyptian-American living in New Jersey who is determined to become a better Muslim. (Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/97grf Ramy Youssef’s comedy show was an unexpected award-winning smash last year. Now he’s back with a second season, digging deeper into Muslim culture WILLIAM MULLALLY June 25, 2020 […]
The NIH claims joint ownership of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine
Source: Axios By Bob Herman The National Institutes of Health may own intellectual property that undergirds a leading coronavirus vaccine being developed by Moderna, according to documents obtained by Axios and an analysis […]
Atheists and humanists facing discrimination across the world, report finds
Source: The Guardian The report is largely based on testimony from 76 people in the eight countries surveyed By Harriet Sherwood Atheists and humanists are facing discrimination and persecution in […]
White Southerners, our souls are at stake. We must speak up now
By Rev. Dr. Joanna Adams, who is a retired pastor in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and has served as a trustee for the Presbyterian Church Foundation, Agnes Scott College and […]