The west turns a blind eye to Middle Eastern violence at its own peril
In failing to hold Egypt and Saudi Arabia to account over the deaths of Giulio Regeni and Jamal Khashoggi, the west is making a rod for its own back Dr […]
The Aga Khan Development Network: ‘Towards Meeting the End Purpose of Shari’a’
by ismailimail Posted on May 24, 2019 The engagement of the Imamat in development is guided by the ethics of Islam which bridge faith and society, a premise on which […]
The German Data Diver Who Exposed China’s Muslim Crackdown
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Josh Chin KORNTAL, Germany—Research by a born-again Christian anthropologist working alone from a cramped desk in this German suburb thrust China and the West into […]
A Modi Victory Puts India’s 200 Million Muslims in Danger
Source: The Nation By Ruchira Gupta On Thursday, India will announce election results that could put the country’s 200 million Muslims in danger. Over the last five and a half weeks, […]
In an Indian village, Muslims talk of leaving as divide with Hindus widens
Source: Reuters BY Krishna N. Das, Zeba Siddiqui, Aftab Ahmed NAYABANS, India (Reuters) – Muslims in Nayabans, an unremarkable village in northern India, say they remember a time when their children played with […]
Five more years of Narendra Modi will take India to a dark place
Source: The Guardian Indian elections are a marvel to behold. The rules stipulate that no citizen should have to travel more than 2km to vote. So the state goes to […]
As India’s Election Ends, Warring Parties Burn a Village
Source: The New York Times By Vindu Goel and Shaikh Azizur Rahman BOGAKHALI, India — Riya Mondal could not stop crying. Standing in front of the burned-out shell of her family’s home […]
India’s Hindu groups to double down on demands as Modi set for big win
Source: Reuters BY Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A Hindu temple on a disputed site, life in jail for killing cows and ending the autonomy of India’s only […]
Under Modi, Hindu hardliners turn Indian theatre into a battleground
Source: Reuters BY Anuja Jaiman NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Five days after a suicide bomber killed 40 CRPF personnel in February in the Kashmir Valley, playwright and director Abhishek Majumdar […]
Western Companies Get Tangled in China’s Muslim Clampdown
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Eva Dou and Chao Deng AKSU, China—Western companies, including brand name apparel makers and food companies, have become entangled in China’s campaign to forcibly assimilate its Muslim […]
Modi faces backlash for backing terror accused candidate Pragya Thakur
Source: Reuters By Zeba Siddiqui BHOPAL, India (Reuters) – For nearly a decade, Pragya Thakur was known mostly as the saffron-clad Hindu ascetic shuttling in and out of Indian courts, flanked […]
What Does it mean to Dream of a Snake in Islam – Islamic Dream Interpretation
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page. A New Commentary of the Holy Quran Emphasizing Compassion, Justice and […]
India’s Modi stuns opposition with huge election win
May 23, 2019 By Alasdair Pal and Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI/AYODHYA (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi scored a dramatic election victory on Thursday, putting his Hindu nationalist party […]
British Airways to resume Pakistan flights next week after a decade
May 23, 2019 By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – British Airways will resume flights to Pakistan next week a decade after it suspended operations following a major hotel bombing, becoming […]
The evidence we were never meant to see about the Douma ‘gas’ attack
The OPCW has opened the door to ridicule, when the simple truth would have been enough Robert Fisk @indyvoices The Independent Voices We like to take the Big Boys on […]
Silence is golden but it can also be elusive
Source: The National By Justin Thomas is a professor of psychology at Zayed University On a five-day silent retreat in Liwa, there were only the sand dunes for company. Aside from one daily call to the organiser, I was not to converse with anyone. Instead, I had an hour-by-hour schedule […]
Why Do Volunteers Live Longer?
Source: Psychology Today By David Fryburg M.D. Research suggests that volunteerism is associated with a lower risk of dying. Once a month, I volunteer at a meal center to help serve food to people who are in need. Prepping and serving the dinner is a busy yet fun team activity […]
Trump Says the Military Industrial Complex is Pressuring him Into a War With Iran
May 21, 2019 With a thirty year Boeing veteran at the Pentagon, Patrick Shanahan as Acting Secretary of Defense, and with John Bolton and Mike Pompeo at the helm, […]
Iraq weighs captives’ rights against fear of new Islamic State
May 23, 2019 By John Davison AL-HOL CAMP, Syria (Reuters) – Iraqi farmer Shaker Salih says he feared Islamic State, but feared its defeat even more. His problem is […]
The Indian Dalit man killed for eating in front of upper-caste men
By Vineet Khare; BBC Hindi, Uttarakhand A helpless anger pervades the Dalit community in the remote Indian village of Kot. Last month, a group of upper-caste men allegedly beat up […]