The Shia revival – by Vali Nasr – Book Review
SUNDAY BOOK REVIEW Muslim Against Muslim Review by IRSHAD MANJI AUG. 13, 2006 In February (2006), a group of Sunni Muslims bombed the Golden Mosque in Samarra, Iraq, one of Shiite […]
‘Punish attackers of Ahmadiyyas’ Demand eminent citizens in Bangladesh
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment: As long as a majority of the Muslims do not agree that Islam is for their personal lives only and get Islam out of […]
Vatican admits to secret rules for children of priests
By Ben Westcott (CNN) The Vatican has revealed that it maintains secret guidelines for priests who father children despite their vows of celibacy. “I can confirm that guidelines exist; it […]
Poland pulls out of Israel summit in row over WW2 role
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 18, 2019 FILE PHOTO: Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu look on during the Middle East summit in Warsaw, […]
Pakistan says Saudi crown prince orders 2,100 Pakistani prisoners released
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 18, 2019 Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan (R) greets Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on his arrival at Pakistan Air Force (PAF) […]
U.S. pressing Gulf states to keep Syria isolated – sources
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 18, 2019 FILE PHOTO: A picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is seen at a train station in Damascus, Syria, September 12, 2018. […]
Indonesia’s Next Election Is in April. The Islamists Have Already Won.
Source: The New York Times By Eka Kurniawan, who is an Indonesian novelist. A poster in Jakarta last month showing the Indonesian presidential candidate Joko Widodo, left, and his running mate Ma’ruf […]
Key strains and institutions of Islam explained
Source: The Economist Sunnis: followers of the sunnah, or tradition, of the Prophet Muhammad. They make up more than 80% of Muslims worldwide. Shia: followers of the Prophet’s son-in-law, Ali, […]
Rail minister Sujon visits Panchagarh after attack on Ahmadiyyas
Sazzadur Rahman Sazzad, Panchagarh Published at 04:51 pm February 15th, 2019 File photo of Railways Minister Advocate Md Nurul Islam Sujon A five-member probe committee has been formed to investigate […]
Panchagarh admin blamed for failing to protect Ahmadiyyas
Staff Correspondent | Published: Feb 17,2019 | Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Bangladesh holds a news conference at its headquarters at Bakshibazar in Dhaka on Saturday.– New Age photo Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaa’t […]
Panchagarh Ahmadiyyas still panicked
Our Correspondent . Panchagarh | Published: 15:20, Feb 16,2019 Homesteads of Ahmadiyya Muslims are burnt by religious bigots in Panchagarh’s Ahmadnagar on Tuesday night. — New Age file photo Ahmadiyya […]
Call to ban killer robots in wars
By Pallab GhoshScience correspondent, BBC News, Washington DC 15 February 2019 Image captionThis is not about terminator robots but “conventional weapons systems with autonomy” A group of scientists has called […]
Protesters in India claim victory as citizenship bill stalls
Source: Reuters By Zarir Hussain GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – Protesters in northeast India claimed victory on Wednesday after a bill that the government says will help Hindus in neighboring countries […]
Gay Muslim comic gone from Instagram after Indonesia warning
Source: Associated Press By STEPHEN WRIGHT JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Instagram account that published comic strips depicting the struggles of gay Muslims in Indonesia has disappeared following a frenzy […]
Thirty years on, some Russians want to reframe Soviet war in Afghanistan
By Reuters – Feb 16,2019 – JORDAN TIMES An Afghan boy jumps from the remains of a Soviet-era tank on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Friday (Reuters photo) MOSCOW […]
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami seeks a new garb
Jamaat seeks a new garb Forms committee to find how it can emerge as new political party Rashidul Hasan The Jamaat-e-Islami has formed a five-member high-powered committee to devise a […]
‘Punish attackers of Ahmadiyyas’
Demand eminent citizens Eminent citizens demand punishment of those responsible for the attack on Ahmadiyya community in Panchagarh. In this photo, Ahmadiyya community holds a press briefing at their headquarters […]
From Mesopotamia to West London, a 4,000-year history of the turban
Source: CNN The use of turbans once stretched across India, the Middle East, Europe and Africa, protecting wearers from sun, rain or cold. In some regions, only believers had the privilege of wearing one, while other cultures ordered non-believers to assume turbans of different colors so they could be identified. […]
Shock, fury ripple across India following Kashmir terror attack
Source: AT The terrorist attack on the CRPF convoy on the Jammu-Srinagar highway near Awantipora killed 42 and left more than 30 severely injured on Thursday afternoon. They are just the latest killings in the troubled Kashmir region, long a tinderbox where Islamic militants battle against the rule of New Delhi. […]
New ‘mysterious’ frog species discovered in India’s Western Ghats
Source: BBC News Indian researchers have discovered a new species of frog – in a roadside puddle. Sonali Garg, a PhD student at Delhi University, and her supervisor SD Biju […]