A Historic Contender for Canada’s Top Political Job
Source: New York Times By Dan Bilefsky VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The head of one of Canada’s major political parties tells a story about how at age 8, he decided […]
Why work events are becoming a sober experience
Julia Phillips, a corporate events organiser, has noticed a change in clients’ requests for their pre-dinner activities: alcohol-free drinks. Previously, a typical team-building session would involve a series of alcohol-based […]
Trump, Pakistan’s Khan discuss way out of Afghanistan war
Jul 23, 2019 – 00:50 By Roberta Rampton and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump voiced optimism on Monday that Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan could help broker a political settlement to end the nearly 18-year-old U.S. war in Afghanistan and held out the possibility of […]
Trump is powering the UK’s preparations for war – it is he who needs to be deterred, not Iran
Let’s stop pretending that Middle East sanity can emerge from the current inhabitant of the White House Robert Fisk @indyvoices The Independent Voices It’s about time we wised up to […]
Male circumcision: To be or not to be that is the question?
Foreskin reclaimers: the ‘intactivists’ fighting infant male circumcision Source: The Guardian By Gary Nunn Emboldened by the body-positive movement and a sense of rage, a growing chorus is pushing back […]
Letter to the editor: Integration vital for ending hatred of Muslims
Tribune-Review | Sunday, July 21, 2019 TribLIVE’s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. If I told you […]
Opinion Too Many Jews and Israelis See White Evangelicals as One-dimensional Messianic Caricatures
Yes, Israel and Jews figure prominently in the religious imagination of America’s 60 million white adult evangelicals. But it’s not all about the Second Coming Mark Galli and Yehiel […]
Forget new crewed missions in space; NASA should focus on saving Earth
Epigraph: The sun and the moon run their courses according to a fixed reckoning. And the stemless plants and the trees humbly submit to His will. And the heaven He […]
Criticism of ‘True Islam,’ by a Christian Apologist
William Kilpatrick: ‘Beware of Muslims Bearing Pamphlets’ By William Kilpatrick, who taught for many years at Boston College. He is the author of several books about cultural and religious issues, […]
PM Imran departs for 3-day US trip on commercial Qatar Airways flight
Source: Dawn Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday departed for his 3-day visit to the United States on a commercial Qatar Airways flight. He will arrive in Washington on Saturday […]
Former militant Tania Joya now fights to ‘reprogram’ extremists
AFP July 20, 2019 Tania Joya grew up confronted by racism and the struggles of integration ‘It’s really important to de-radicalize them, rehabilitate’ these people WASHINGTON: Tania Joya has […]
King Salman approves hosting of US troops in Saudi Arabia to enhance regional security
Arab News July 20, 2019 US Defense Department says it would deploy troops and resources to Saudi Arabia to “provide an additional deterrent” in the face of “emergent, credible threats” […]
Male circumcision needs to be seen as barbaric and unnecessary – just like female genital mutilation
The similarities between the two practices are glaring. Both procedures vary in severity. Both involve painful and usually permanent surgery on a non-consenting child. Both are medically unnecessary. And both […]
Trump Defends His Racist Tweets | The Daily Show
President Trump tries to rationalize his racist comments about four freshman Democratic congresswomen as a condemnation of Americans who criticize America. The Muslim Times has the best collection to refute […]
USA: Masroor Mosque organizes “Real Talk on Islam” this Saturday from 11am-1pm at Chinn Park Regional Library
Source: allevents.in Real Talk on Islam TIME – Sat Jul 20 2019 at 11:00 am to 01:00 pm VENUE – Chinn Park Regional Library, 13065 Chinn Park Drive, Woodbridge, Virginia 22192, Woodbridge, United States CREATED BY Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Join fellow Muslims from Masroor Mosque for a “Real Talk on Islam” this Saturday, […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community launches campaign to take Fridays off for Jumah prayers
Source: religionnews.com HARRISBURG, Pa. (RNS) – When Harris Zafar’s oldest child starts middle school in the fall, Zafar plans to sit down with the school administration for a talk. “Here’s the deal,” Zafar said he’ll explain. “We’re Muslim and my son is going to have to leave early on Fridays. […]
Quebec’s religious symbols law passes 1st legal test as judge refuses injunction
Source: CBC Civil Liberties Association, National Council of Muslims sought injunction hours after law passed in June A Quebec Superior Court justice has rejected a request to temporarily suspend parts […]
Western civilisation’s immense debt to Islam
Source: The Guardian Readers take issue with Boris Johnson’s view that Islam kept the Muslim world centuries behind the west Boris Johnson is painfully ignorant of the immense cultural, economic, […]
I used to work in US intelligence advising presidents on risk. The biggest threat to our country today is the Republican Party
Donald Trump and his coterie of criminals have done more in two years to weaken the United States than the Soviet Union was able to achieve in decades […]
Unexpectedly, Leah Remini’s documentary made me feel empathy for famous Scientologists like Tom Cruise
Remini, who was a member of the Scientologist church for years, asks people in the documentary not to dismiss members as naive Clémence Michallon New York @Clemence_Mcl The Independent Voices […]