A bus rider tells a woman in a head scarf ‘ICE should take her kids away’
By Amanda Jackson and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) A woman wearing a Muslim head scarf on a New York transit bus going to Staten Island was subject to racial taunts […]
Multiracial churches increase as blacks, whites learn to worship together
Source: Religion News Service BY Adelle M. Banks (RNS) — For two and a half years, Ja’mel Armstrong and Matt Ness have jointly led One Church, a congregation striving to be […]
Buddhist leader facing sexual misconduct allegations is ‘embarrassed and thoroughly apologetic’
Source: The Star Halifax By Brett Bundale HALIFAX—International Buddhist leader Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche is apologizing for the “pain, confusion and anger” sweeping through the Shambhala community amid sexual misconduct allegations […]
10 Fabrications Muslim Leaders Need to Stop Making About Ahmadi Muslims
Source: Huffington Post By Qasim Rasheed It is no secret I’ve been critical of Muslim leadership for their deafening apathy and silence over the 125-year worldwide persecution of Ahmadi Muslims. […]
Jordan: Support for refugee response plan stands at disappointing 7% this year
Donors urged to honour pledges made in London, Brussels conferences By Mohammad Ghazal – Jul 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Syrian refugees are seen at Zaatari refugee camp in the northeast […]
Dr. Mike Ghouse, One of the Best Muslim Voices for Pluralism, Joins the Muslim Times’ Team
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Dr. Mike Ghouse is a speaker, thinker and a writer on pluralism in politics, interfaith, Islam, and foreign policy, and offers […]
World Crisis and the Pathway to Peace
Author: Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmadaa Islam International Publications Ltd. Fazal Malik & Farhan Khokhar, Canada World Crisis and the Pathway to Peace is a compendium of a series of […]
The Attributes of a Momin
Friday Sermon 20.04.2018 Delivered from Basharat Mosque, Pedro Abad, Córdoba, Spain The Attributes of a Momin Basharat Mosque, Pedro Abad, Córdoba, Spain After reciting the Tashahhud, Ta’awuz, and Surah Al-Fatihah, […]
Father Raymond J. de Souza: On religious freedom, Canada dithers while our allies lead
Britain and the U.S. are ramping up their attention to religious freedom while the Canadian government seems to have lost interest An activist leads a camp on religious dialogue for […]
Muslim Sunrise Summer Volume is Published: World Religions and Their Challenges
Editorial Source: Muslim Sunrise Summer 2018 All major world religions have faced great challenges from their very inception; but presently it appears that the powerful anti-religious forces are in full […]
Statement by the Prime Minister on Imamat Day
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Imamat Day: “Today, Ismaili Muslims across Canada and around the world celebrate the anniversary of the ascension of His […]
Joel Osteen’s Video: Beating Bitterness
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times You can’t stop life from happening to you, but you can choose how you respond. […]
Officers recount abandoned infant in US forest
The baby, who had been abandoned for at least nine hours, was cold, hungry and had scrapes and bruises, but was otherwise in good condition Published: 15:56 July 11, […]
To distract from the political madness over here, Trump has kindly picked a Supreme Court justice poised to divide America further
A fan of semi-automatic firearms and an opponent of abortion rights, Brett Kavanaugh is an ‘originalist’ who interprets the US constitution in the way zealots do holy books Matthew Norman @IndyVoices The Independent Voices […]
The ‘Muslim Exclusion Act’ and America’s rising xenophobia
HATEM BAZIAN @hatembazian People protest the then U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to register Muslims in the country, in front of his hotel in Washington D.C. By a vote of 5-4, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision to uphold President Donald Trump’s Muslim ban affecting […]
Government allies rough up priests at Nicaragua church siege
Source: Associated Press MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Masked supporters of Nicaragua’s government attacked a group of Roman Catholic priests led by Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes on Monday as they arrived to […]
Trump’s policies are against Christian teaching – and that’s why Quakers across the UK will be protesting his visit
Source: Independent This will likely be the biggest Quaker Meeting outside of the annual gathering and the largest weekday protest in Britain for decades By Tim Gee, @TimCampaigns Christianity has […]
Nearly two decades on from Nato’s deadly bombing of civilians at Varvarin in Serbia, the wait for justice continues
‘I think our kids would have played together. When I come here or to the cemetery, I never cry. No one sees me cry. But there is a time when […]
Coverage of American Muslims is Bigoted and Inaccurate. This Group is Using Hard Facts to Fix it
Source: Huffington Post By Rowaida Abdelaziz Studies have shown that 80 percent of news coverage about Muslims is overwhelmingly negative. An organization looking to use data to combat the overwhelming […]
Simply shocking
Jul 08,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The UN General Assembly (UNGA) ended on Thursday another round of debate on how to extend protection to civilians caught in an armed conflict, whether […]