What Bahá’ís Believe
Bahá’u’lláh and His Covenant “These holy Manifestations have been as the coming of springtime in the world…For each spring is the time of a new creation…”— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá The Bahá’í Faith […]
Elderly Baha’i Man Arrested for Third Time for Peacefully Practicing His Religion
While searching Ali Ahmadi’s house, agents of Iran’s Intelligence Ministry called him a ‘Baha’i dog’ and warned him not to make contact with them with his ‘filthy’ body. “…The […]
Amazing: The most read article in The Muslim Times – guess what?
For quite some time the most read article on a daily basis in your favorite blog The Muslim Times has been https://themuslimtimes.info/2017/11/07/292676/ Islamic Dream Interpretations: here: Seeing a Snake in […]
There is a Palestinian people
Jan 09,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN Ever since Britain issued the 1917 Balfour Declaration, extending the government’s support for “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the […]
True to Form – The USA, Israel and the occupied Syrian Golan Heights
Jan 09,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pressing US President Donald Trump to outdo himself by recognising Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Netanyahu made […]
Erdogan threats against Kurds will not stop Syria withdrawal, Pompeo says
This content was published on January 9, 2019 By Raya Jalabi and Lesley Wroughton BAGHDAD/CAIRO (Reuters) – The U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria will not be scuppered despite […]
Saudi Arabia’s grim discrimination against women is exposed by Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun’s startling bravery
Freedom of religion is not legally protected in the Islamic kingdom, and people who convert to another religion risk being charged with apostasy By Aisha K. Gill; @DrAishaKGill Source: The […]
Only non-Muslim immigrants to get Indian citizenship now
Thursday, Jan 10, 2019 DECCAN CHRONICLE WITH AGENCY INPUTS Jan 9, 2019 They have no place to go except India, says Rajnath Singh. Rajnath Singh, Minister of Home Affairs of […]
Fear and foreboding in Bangkok – other refugees’ experiences in Thailand (here: Pakistani refugees)
Renewed Thai crackdown has made an already desperate situation for Pakistani Christian asylum seekers much worse ucanews.com reporter, Bangkok Thailand October 12, 2018 The five Pakistani Catholic families, some […]
Can Pakistan’s Imran Khan broker talks between Taliban and Afghan government?
By Kaswar Klasra Special to Al Arabiya English Wednesday, 9 January 2019 In a message sent to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, through his special envoy, President of Afghanistan […]
Imran Khan a prime minister with empathy who wants to change life for the poor
Never in his party discussions does he forget the conditions in which most people exist Published: January 09, 2019 Mehr Tarar, Special to Gulf News . Watching an unofficial […]
US ultimate deal shelved again
Jan 08,2019 -JORDAN TIMES Once again, the so-called “ultimate deal”, US President Donald Trump’s long awaited plan for settling the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, has been delayed. The postponement was just announced […]
Pompeo, Bolton assurances to allies may be short-live
Jan 08,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF Two top US officials have been dispatched to the region on a salvaging mission aimed at calming allies and clarifying policy following […]
Dozens of Muslim volunteers are cleaning America’s national parks during the government shutdown “as an act of faith.”
by Tod Perry Even though Donald Trump has repeatedly trashed Muslim people throughout his political career, a group of young Muslim men have come together to pick up his mess. […]
China’s brutal crackdown on Uighurs shows no sign of slowing down – so why aren’t Muslim leaders stepping in?
The shameful silence of Muslim politicians over the treatment of this community is more than a story of betrayal. It’s a tragic tale of how globalisation has exalted wealth over […]
What’s Next for Fleeing Saudi Woman?
By RICHARD C. PADDOCK Mohammed Alqunun views her mobile phone as she sits barricaded in a hotel room at an international airport in Bangkok, Thailand. Alqunun says she […]
Protest against Muslim group draws flack in Indonesia. Break up of Ahmadiyya book launch sparks call for official restrictions imposed on community to be lifted
Ryan Dagur, Jakarta Indonesia January 8, 2019 Muslim hardliners in Indonesia have come under fire from rights activists for breaking up a recent book launch held by members of […]
A Rohingya girl’s journey from refugee camps to college
Zeba Siddiqui CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh Formin Akter, a Rohingya refugee girl, smiles as she poses for a picture before heading to Chittagong to attend school at the Asian University […]
There is Nothing Inevitable About Dictatorships in Muslim States | Opinion
H.A. Hellyer On 1/8/19 Opinion Earlier this month, former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, who ruled Egypt as an autocrat for three decades, appeared as a witness against imprisoned former Egyptian […]
Father of Saudi teen asylum seeker in Thailand, seeks meeting
Jan 8, 2019 – 11:05 By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) – The father of an 18-year-old Saudi woman asylum seeker who fled to Thailand saying she feared her […]