Obama secures enough support from senators for Iran deal
Epigraph: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. (Matthew 5:9) Source: BBC US President Barack Obama has secured enough support in the US Senate to […]
Interfaith leaders call on Scott Walker to address his comments on Muslims
By Annysa Johnson of the Journal Sentinel A coalition of interfaith leaders is calling on Gov. Scott Walker to clarify his recent remarks implying most Muslims are extremists, saying such […]
Forgiving others cuts depression risk in women
Source: Business Standard The researchers found that older women who forgave others were less likely to report depressive symptoms regardless of whether they felt unforgiven by others….. The researchers said […]
The Muslim Times has the Most Extensive Collection on Rational Understanding of Easter
Epigraph: And We made the son of Mary and his mother a Sign, and gave them refuge on an elevated land of green valleys and springs of running water. (Al […]
America’s first Islamic university starts academic journey
The first university to be founded by Muslims to teach Islamic studies in the United States has started its new academic year, promising to be a leading institution in educating […]
UK Jalsa Salana; pledge to Islamic Caliphate – in the name of peace
Source: International Business Times By Ismat Sarah Mangla @ismat i.mangla@ibtimes.com on August 27 2015 EAST WORLDHAM, England — Last Sunday, on a 210-acre farm in this lush hamlet some 65 […]
Joseph Smith’s Many Wives Come To Life In Mormon Artist’s Portraits
“These women are what’s good and right about Mormonism.” Carol KuruvillaAssociate Religion Editor Posted: 08/28/2015 11:53 AM EDT When the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dropped a bombshell statement last November confirming that founder Joseph Smith was a polygamist, one faithful follower was shocked. Leslie Peterson, a 60-year-old Mormon, […]
The Soft Logic of Soft Targets
Source: FP (Foreign Policy) You’re more likely to be murdered in America than killed by Islamic State terrorists Everyone is freaking out over the France train attack. But the sad truth is, you’re more likely to be murdered in America than killed by Islamic State terrorists. BY STEPHEN M. WALT […]
A burka in a Christian town: How Fox News and right-wing media turned a lesson in tolerance into an excuse for hate
Salon.com: Sharon Peters reached into a hot-pink cloth bag and pulled out an abaya, a full-length body garment for women, from Kuwait. As if she were modeling for a fashion show, the world geography teacher stuck her arms out sideways and held the garment against her to show how far […]
Video: Finding Life After Leaving The Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Community Behind
http://embed.live.huffingtonpost.com/HPLEmbedPlayer/?segmentId=55dce19778c90a8d1b000044&autoPlay=false Many people who leave the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community experience serious mental health issues because they not only lose their religion, but also their identities. We discuss what can be […]
Video: Canada’s Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau at Ahmadiyya Muslim Convention
Courtesy: Zakaria Virk; the Muslim Times’ Editor for Canada Video: Jonathan Butterworth: Promised Messiah and Inviting the West to Islam Jonathan Butterworth at Annual Convention of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (Jalsa […]
Second exciting day of Canada Ahmadiyya convention
৩৯তম সালানা জলসার দ্বিতীয় দিনটিও ছিল কর্মকান্ডে ভরপুর – Toronto, August 29, 2015 courtesy: http://www.thebengalitimes.com Speeches by Shahid Mansour, Maulana Misbah Baloch, Maulana Hadi Ali Chaudhry, Maulana Sohail Saqib, Maulana Aizaz Khan, Maulana Mubarak A. Nazir Ladies Lajna speeches: God or No God – a rational approach by Atiya Chaudhry, Istaghfar […]
Justin Trudeau addresses Canada Ahmadiyya Convention
Trudeau takes aim at government’s citizenship rules during Islamic conference Justin Trudeau Staff photo by Rob Beintema Federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau appeared at a standing-room-only rally for local Liberal candidates at the Embassy Grand Convention Centre in Brampton Tuesday evening (Aug 26). Trudeau made a brief stop in Mississauga […]
Harper will not debate Women issues
Toronto Star, letters Aug 29, 2015 A debate we need to have, Editorial Aug. 25 It is no surprise that Stephen Harper won’t debate women’s issues — he has been our worst enemy over the past nine years. But he must be called to account for his shameful mistreatment of […]
আহমদিয়্যা জামাত ধর্মীয় সহিষ্ণুতা, শান্তী ও সৌহার্দ বৃদ্ধির জন্য যেভাবে কাজ করে যাচ্ছে এটিই হল প্রকৃত ইসলামের শিক্ষা…স্টিফেন হারপার
Ahmadiyya convention 2015 – courtesy Saiful Islam, editor The Bengali Times আহমদিয়্যা জামাত ধর্মীয় সহিষ্ণুতা, শান্তী ও সৌহার্দ বৃদ্ধির জন্য যেভাবে কাজ করে যাচ্ছে এটিই হল প্রকৃত ইসলামের শিক্ষা…স্টিফেন হারপার – See more at: http://www.thebengalitimes.com/canada/2015/08/29/4166#sthash.JtwU4QUK.a4g11PLU.dpuf টরন্টো শহরের দক্ষিনে অবস্থিত ইন্টারন্যাশনাল সেন্টারে আহমাদিয়্যা মুসলিম জামাত কানাডার ২৮,২৯ এবং ৩০শে আগস্ট এই […]
Canadian scientist put on leave for his song ‘Harperman’
Is the Harper government at war with science? A scientist with Environment Canada has been put on administrative leave with pay pending an investigation for creating apolitically charged protest song about ousting Conservative Leader Stephen Harper. Tony Turner, a physical scientist at Environment Canada and longtime singer-songwriter in Ottawa’s folk music scene, wrote the controversial tune Harperman. […]
Maher asks Ann Coulter: Would your ‘imaginary friend’ Jesus approve of your anti-immigrant rants?
“Worry about that 50 million who care, and who care deeply, because many of the people who you refer to as murderers, and rapists, and criminals and people that are […]
Prime Minister Stephen Harper addresses the 39th Annual Convention of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Honorable Prime Minister Stephen Harper addressed on the first day of the 39th Annual Convention of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Canada. The convention is being held at the International Center, […]
Harper delivers speech at Canada’s largest national Islamic convention
THE CANADIAN PRESS FIRST POSTED: FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2015 07:25 Prime Minister Stephen Harper (L) at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Canada’s largest National Islamic Convention on Friday August 28, 2015 in Mississauga Ontario. Veronica Henri/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Stephen Harper’s speech to a large Muslim conference on Friday […]
The Real Muslim American Threat? It’s Against Us
Source: The Daily Beast By Dean Obeidallah, a former lawyer turned political comedian and writer, is the host of The Dean Obeidallah show on SiriusXM radio. He co-directed the comedy […]