Internet contributes to radicalism among young RI Muslims: Study
Ivany Atina ArbiThe Jakarta Post Jakarta / Sun, February 24, 2019 / Visitors use the computer in an internet café. (Shutterstock/File) A study suggests that […]
Myanmar shuns pressure with China backing, says FM
Diplomatic Correspondent | Published: 00:15, Feb 25,2019 Bangladesh Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said Myanmar averted all international pressures as it got unwavering support from China. ‘There were […]
None arrested over attacks on Ahmadiyyas yet
Our Correspondent . Panchagarh | Published: 16:59, Feb 18,2019 | Homesteads of Ahmadiyya Muslims are burnt by religious bigots in Panchagarh’s Ahmadnagar on Tuesday night. — New Age file photo […]
India welcomes guest of honour invite at OIC’s Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Abu Dhabi
Wam/Web Report/Abu Dhabi/New Delhi Filed on February 23, 2019 (Mofa file) The theme will be ’50 years of Islamic cooperation: Road map for prosperity and development’. Abu Dhabi will host […]
Pakistan: Laws that set us back
OP-ED Laws that set us back Manahil Shahnawaz FEBRUARY 24, 2019 A nation doesn’t just become crazy and non-nonsensical overnight. Our laws, formulated under the guise of religion have […]
UK must stop investing in fossil fuels in developing countries
Ban Ki-moon Ban Ki-moon It is time to prove it is serious about phasing out use of fossil fuels worldwide Ban Ki-moon tells Britain: stop investing in fossil fuels overseas […]
Shamima Begum says she regrets publicising desire to return to UK
Shamima Begum 19-year-old who left Britain to join Isis in 2015 fears talking to media may have harmed cause Haroon Siddique Sun 24 Feb 2019 Shamima Begum want to return […]
A view from Turkey: Married couples, women happier according to life satisfaction survey
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Published23.02.2019 A tramway drives through a crowd in İstiklal Avenue, Istanbul, Jan. 25, 2019. The happiness rate dropped in the country last year though hopes for a […]
Wary of Xinjiang backlash, China invites waves of diplomats to visit
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 21, 2019 FILE PHOTO: Residents at the Kashgar city vocational educational training centre attend a Chinese lesson during a government organised visit in […]
Illegal immigration, refugees top Arab-EU Summit agenda
MOHAMED AL-SHAMAA February 24, 2019 Heads of state, officials from EU and Arab League member countries to attend summit today Some 19.5 million people globally have been forced to flee […]
Saudi Arabia announces princess as US ambassador
Source: BBC Saudi Arabia has announced that Princess Rima bint Bandar al-Saud will become its next ambassador to the US – the first woman ever to take on an envoy […]
Sajid Javid’s selfish ambition eclipsed his judgement – and now Shamima Begum has the moral high ground
He wants to defend national security and impress a public understandably appalled by Begum. Yet she may be a larger threat to western security as a stateless figure at large […]
Russia and China Are Driving a Wedge Between Estranged U.S. and Europe
Source: Time By SIMON SHUSTER / MUNICH February 18, 2019 During his speech to the Munich Security Conference in 2007, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a prediction that many in the West […]
A global look at the Catholic Church’s sex abuse problem
By Nicole Winfield VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis’ high-stakes sex abuse prevention summit is meant to call attention to the crisis as a global problem that requires a global response. His decision was sparked by the realization that in many parts of the world, bishops and religious superiors continue […]
Third Council of Constantinople (680-681): Does Jesus has one nature / operation or two?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The best way to demystify Trinity and other dogma of Christianity, where they differ from Judaism […]
Pakistan may turn to Islamic banks for second $1.4 billion loan: Official
Pakistan, which has had 12 bailouts since late 1980s, is trying to avert a balance of payment crisis amid dwindling foreign currency reserves and a yawning current account deficit. Reuters@moneycontrolcom […]
Turkey condemns European parliament committee call to suspend accession
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 21, 2019 FILE PHOTO: European Union (R) and Turkish flags fly at the business and financial district of Levent in Istanbul, Turkey […]
PESHAWAR TO ZURICH: How you move a priceless 1.5-ton Buddha across continents
By Anand Chandrasekhar THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 14, 2019 The Buddha statue being hoisted into place at the Rietberg museum. (Museum Rietberg/Rainer Wolfsberger) The loan […]
Trending discrimination in Pakistan
Busharat Elahi Jamil FEBRUARY 21, 2019 …Every community will be treated as citizens of Pakistan with equal rights and privileges and obligations and that the minorities will be safeguarded […]
Letters: As a 15-year-old British Muslim girl, I know how easily Shamima Begum would’ve been misled
Please send your letters to letters@independent.co.uk I am a 15-year-old British Muslim girl around the same age of Shamima Begum when she joined Isis. Whilst I could never contemplate doing […]