You Belong to God
Epigraph: I have created men high and low, only to worship Me. (Al Quran 51:56/57) The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles for interfaith tolerance among the Abrahamic […]
Former execs tweet reminder to use free speech responsibly
By Ahmed Khan: He received his BSc in Computer Science from University of Maryland Baltimore County and works as an IT Consultant in Oshkosh. Originally Published in The Northwestern Imagine going on a 12-hour flight not knowing that one of your tweets has gone viral, and when you reach your destination, you find […]
In gun control debate, sacred human values often forgotten
s we begin 2014, we still haven’t engaged in a conversation about gun control that brings both sides together. Polls indicate a country more or less divided over how to prevent another school shooting. And while legislation has been proposed to reign in the gun lobby, sales of guns have […]
ODD NEWS: Peacock freezes to tree after Chicago zoo escape
DUNDEE, Illinois — An adventurous peacock had to be rescued by Chicago-area firefighters after he flew from his heated pen to a nearby tree and froze to a branch in […]
Creationism Versus Evolutionism: When Will This Debate Ever End?
Huff Post: by Steve McSwain — Jesus did not come to create some new religion. Bishop Desmond Tutu is right when he says, “God is not a Christian.” Jesus no more set out to begin “Christianity” than Buddha set out to establish “Buddhism.” These religions, or philosophies, were creations of […]
1,000 Ahmadi Muslims attend 28th annual West Coast Convention at Chino Mosque Dec. 27-29
It’s expected that Christians celebrate and remember Jesus at Christmas time, but who would expect Muslims to celebrate and remember the Second Coming of Jesus in the same month? But, for the past 27 years during the last weekend in December, that has been the agenda for many hundreds of […]
Islam in Brazil
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mosque in Foz do Iguaçu. Islam by country Africa[show] Asia[show] Europe[show] The Americas[show] Oceania[show] Islam portal v t e Islam in Brazil was first practiced by African slaves. The early Brazilian Muslims led the largest slave revolt in Brazil and Latin America, which then had the largest slave population of the world.[citation […]
US academic body to debate boycott of Israel
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Until recently, the rule of thumb in the pro-Israel community was that the bigger the academic group, the less likely it was to consider a boycott of Israeli colleagues. But with the 30,000-member Modern Language Association set to host a panel on BDS at its convention this […]
Bipartisan Critic Turns His Gaze Toward Obama In His New Memoir, Robert M. Gates, the Former Defense Secretary, Offers a Critique of the President
WASHINGTON — After ordering a troop increase in Afghanistan, President Obama eventually lost faith in the strategy, his doubts fed by White House advisers who continually brought him negative news […]
Weak imports drive U.S. trade deficit to four-year lows
(Reuters) – The U.S. trade deficit fell to its lowest level in four years in November as exports hit a record high and weak oil prices held down the import bill, the latest evidence of strengthening economic fundamentals. Tuesday’s report left economists anticipating a far stronger growth pace for the […]
NAFTA and the Future of Canada, Mexico and the United States | Stratfor
Geopolitical Weekly Tuesday, January 7, 2014 Stratfor By Marc Lanthemann The 20th anniversary of NAFTA’s implementation on Jan. 1 has revived some of the perennial arguments that have surrounded the bloc since its inception. The general consensus has been that the trade deal was a mixed bag, a generally positive […]
US Singer Jennifer Grout Finds Islam: Online Islam
OnIslam.net US Singer Jennifer Grout Finds Islam CAIRO – Jennifer Grout, an American singer who fascinated the Arab world after reaching the final three of the talent competition “Arabs Got Talent” has reportedly reverted to Islam during her stay in Morocco to study Arabic language, Morocco World News reported on […]
Islam Gaining Popularity In The Brazilian Culture
Source: The Washington Times WASHINGTON, January 6, 2014 — While the Middle East appears to dominate much of the discourse relating to Islam and Muslims, the growth of Muslim communities […]
North America arctic blast creeps east
Source: BBC North America’s brutal cold snap is heading east, ushering in dangerous temperatures not seen in two decades, warn forecasters. About half of the US population has been placed under a wind chill warning or cold weather advisory. In Canada, the province of Ontario is facing temperatures of -40C […]
[Urdu Video] News Report: Islam Ahmadiyya Book Stall in Miami Book Fair USA
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[Urdu] News Video: Sunni and Ahmadi Brothers in Faith Dialogue in Canada
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Atheist Church Split
Huff Post — Though the Sunday Assembly “atheist church” was founded just last year bycomedians Pippa Evans and Sanderson Jones, it expanded quickly from just one London congregation to 28 in cities around the world. Perhaps then, it isn’t so surprising that its dynamism has now led to a schism […]
Shariah and Constitution: A Personal Journey
Source: Muslim Sunrise, Winter 2013 volume By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times After my training of six years to be a physician, as a lung and […]
Torah Animal World To Close: Biblical Museum In Brooklyn Faces Funding Woes
Source: Huffington Post Religion News Service | By David Gibson Posted: 01/05/2014 11:15 am EST BROOKLYN, N.Y. (RNS) The Torah Animal World exhibit can seem a bit like the zombie version of Noah’s Ark — 350 animals crowded into a row house museum in an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood, at least […]