Wheaton College professor placed on leave after wearing hijab
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s Comment: Would they put Mother Mary on leave if she was to revisit? For our collection of articles on Hijab please click here. Source: Chicago Tribune […]
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s Comment: Would they put Mother Mary on leave if she was to revisit? For our collection of articles on Hijab please click here. Source: Chicago Tribune […]
Huff Post: by Yasmin Nouh — “We want to show that Muslim women are not afraid.” A steady stream of Muslim women filled a large studio in Manhattan on Saturday evening, awaiting an introductory lesson in self-defense. Most of them wore colorful headscarves and long skirts or loose, […]
By By Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM’s weekly program “The Dean Obeidallah Show,” a columnist for The Daily Beast and editor of the politics blog […]
By Reuters – Dec 14,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – A Syrian photographer carries an injured girl following reported air strikes by regime forces on the town of Al Nashabiyah in the Eastern Ghouta region, a rebel stronghold east of the capital Damascus, on Monday (AFP photo) PARIS — US Secretary […]
Dec 14,2015 – JORDAN TIMES We, in the Arab world, get indignant when American presidents or secretaries of state wear a yarmulke at a Jewish organisation, in a synagogue or at concentration camp memorial. We think that these American officials have stepped out of their way to please the Jewish […]
Source: Huffington Post Written by: Nadia El-Hillal I am a doctor. I studied and worked hard my entire life to have a career that would allow me to serve others […]
At the Broncos-Chargers game in San Diego last Sunday, a group of four Sikh Broncos fans were allegedly stopped by security guards before entering the stadium, asked to remove their turbans, and had their car searched by a bomb-sniffing dog, according toSan Diego ABC 10 News. Verinder Mahli and his […]
Source: BBC Prominent tech executives have pledged $1bn (£659m) for OpenAI, a non-profit venture that aims to develop artificial intelligence (AI) to benefit humanity. The venture’s backers include Tesla Motors […]
Source: The Guardian By David Mitchell — How should we respond to would-be President Trump’s latest outrage? Point a figure and shout Eeeeuuuurrrggghhh! Figure of fun: a rally in New […]
Dec 13,2015 – JORDAN TIMES The campaign of one key Republican contender to the White House, Donald Trump, has been awash with gaffes, posturing, and all sorts of irresponsible and inane declarations that often made one teeter between laughter at the lack of political savvy of this man and annoyance at […]
The Un-evolving Relationship between American Christians, Evolution, and Climate Change Source: Huffington Post By Ryan Gear; Founding and lead pastor, One Church; founder, openmindedchurch.org Last week marked 156 years since Charles […]
Listen to John F Kennedy the 35th President of USA, here give his speech in 1960 when he was a Senator running for the Presidency and was getting a lot […]
By William Marsden, The Washington Post MONTREAL – Several weeks ago, Danielle Létourneau, a Quebec actress, found herself in her kitchen reading on social media some disturbing reactions to the […]
Canadian children performed the same song for refugees that was sung to Mohamed, may peace be on him, when he sought refuge Also published in the newspaper Independent Epigraph: Blessed […]
by Assia Sabi , December 3, 2015 Islamic banking has the potential to promote financial stability, boost SMEs, and contribute to greater financial inclusion. But the IMF recently stressed on the numerous challenges the industry has to face to unlock these potentials. Islamic finance has experienced a swift expansion: Islamic […]
By Muath Freij – Dec 12,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Syrian refugees wait in a hall at the UNHCR office in Amman on Friday before they are called to be interviewed (Photo by Muath Freij) AMMAN – Sitting with his family members in an interview room inside the UNHCR offices […]
Saudi prince slams Trump as ‘a disgrace’ to USA as backlash grows France 24 Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has called Donald Trump a disgrace to the United States following his call for a ban on Muslims entering the country, and demanded the Republican front-runner withdraw from the US […]
Manal Omar Become a fanAssociate Vice-President, Middle East and Africa Center at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. As a Muslim, My Heart Freezes with Fear Posted: 12/10/2015 This is a defining moment for America. It can’t get much worse than this. Yet if anything has proven […]
Published December 10th, 2015 – 08:13 GMT via SyndiGate.info A file photo of Blackwater member surveying a city in 2005. (AFP/File) Follow > Blackwater Worldwide The chief of Blackwater mercenaries in Yemen has been killed in clashes with Houthi Ansarullah fighters and allied forces in the country’s southwest, reports say. […]
SOUTH AMERICA’S DEMOCRACIES ‘The perfect system does not exist’ By Claudinê Gonçalves DEC 11, 2015 – 15:00 In Appenzell, a rural region of eastern Switzerland, decisions are still taken by the annual open air assembly – a landmark of Swiss direct democracy (Keystone) The Swiss system of direct democracy is […]