Dr. Robert Dickson Crane about Religious Tribalism and Pluralism
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Dr. Robert Dickson Crane, is the former adviser to the late President of the United […]
The Quran Gives Principles of Justice, But No Judicial System
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Supreme Court of USA during the time of President Obama made several decisions in favor of […]
Marine drill instructor sentenced to 10 years in prison for targeting Muslim recruits
By Rory Laverty November 10 2017 CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — A military jury sentenced a former Marine drill instructor to 10 years in prison and a dishonorable discharge from the service […]
Saudi billionaires rush to transfer funds and assets overseas amid fears of ‘corruption’ sweep
Wealthy citizens selling up investments in Gulf Cooperation Council neighbours as crackdown brinks upheaval to kingdom Archana Narayanan, Matthew Martin, Zainab Fattah, Ruth David Wealthy Saudis are moving assets out of the region to avoid the risk of getting caught up in what authorities call a crackdown on corruption, according […]
International Law : The Banality of Crimes against Migrants
Around the world, migrants are locked up in camps, abused and often driven to the brink of starvation. Many die as a result. These crimes should finally be punished, by the International Criminal Court. A Guest Editorial by Ioannis Kalpouzos and Itamar Mann DPA Border fence between Hungary and Serbia. […]
Don’t lock up young offenders – send them to top boarding schools instead
Afua Hirsch Placing at-risk children in custody doesn’t work. They need the same educational support as their richer peers Illustration by Thomas Pullin Monday 18 September 2017 06.00 BST Last modified on Monday 18 September 2017 08.24 BST Not long ago, driving through a Warwickshire town looking for a residential school, […]
President Trump Just Signaled Some Dramatic Changes for Police and Criminal Justice
Source: Time President Trump wasted little time making clear that his administration will take a drastically different approach to criminal justice than his predecessor. Shortly after taking the oath of […]
The Year in Race, Identity, and Criminal Justice
Source: The Atlantic By CANDICE NORWOOD In 2016, long simmering tensions over race and identity in America boiled over. Years of conflict between police and minority communities, clashing views concerning abortion […]
The Bible And The Quran Are Pretty Similar When It Comes To Justice
Source: The Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Associate Religion Editor Justice is a central theme in many faith traditions. For centuries, religious texts and teachings have given believers moral instruction on […]
Dozens Of Evangelical Leaders Petition Texas To Stop Scheduled Execution
Source: Huffington Post Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post REUTERSTexas death row inmate Jeffery Wood is scheduled to be executed August 24, 2016 for a murder he did not commit. A group of nearly 50 evangelical leaders are urging the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and Governor […]
Ultra-Orthodox Jew convicted over Jerusalem Gay Pride stabbings
Source: Yahoo News Jerusalem (AFP) – An Israeli court on Tuesday convicted an ultra-Orthodox man of murder and six counts of attempted murder over stabbings at a Jerusalem Gay Pride […]
Radovan Karadzic found guilty of genocide, sentenced to 40 years
Source: CNN (CNN)Radovan Karadzic, nicknamed the “Butcher of Bosnia,” was sentenced to 40 years in prison Thursday after being found guilty of genocide and other crimes against humanity over atrocities that Bosnian Serb forces committed during the Bosnian War from 1992 to 1995. A special U.N. court in The Hague, […]
Saudi jails holding 2,393 Pakistanis
Source: Tribune ISLAMABAD: There are nearly 2,400 Pakistanis being held in different jails of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan’s lower house of parliament was informed on Friday. Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign […]
President Obama Bans Solitary Confinement for Juveniles in Federal Prison
Source: Time “In America, we believe in redemption” U.S. President Barack Obama has announced a ban on solitary confinement in federal prisons for juveniles and as a punishment for low-level […]
One in 35 men in Britain are potential paedophiles according to shocking new crime figures
Epigraph: And whoso honors the sacred things of Allah, it will be good for him with his Lord. … Remaining ever inclined to Allah, not associating anything with Him. And […]
Two sentenced to death for Ahmadi mosque attack in Pakistan, in 2010
Source: Samaa.tv: LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) today awarded death sentence to two militants for their role in 2010 bomb and gun attack on an Ahmadi worship place in Lahore. The two convicts, Maawia and Abdullah, were handed the sentence on seven counts. Both the militants are members of proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan […]
Court sentences Ahmadi worship place attackers to death, life imprisonment
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ICC to probe Central African Republic’s ‘endless war crimes’
The International Criminal Court has opened a formal probe into war crimes in the Central African Republic (CAR). ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said there had been “endless” instances of rape, murder, forced displacement, persecution and pillaging since 2012. READ MORE…
ICC to probe Central African Republic's 'endless war crimes'
The International Criminal Court has opened a formal probe into war crimes in the Central African Republic (CAR). ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said there had been “endless” instances of rape, murder, forced displacement, persecution and pillaging since 2012. READ MORE…
O J SIMPSON PLANS TO ACCEPT ISLAM: ARIZONA REPUBLICAN
Epigraph: Say, “O My servants who have committed excesses against their own souls! despair not of the mercy of Allah, surely Allah forgives all sins. Verily He is Most Forgiving, Merciful. (Al Quran 39:54) O.J. Simpson is set to convert to Islam. The former American footballer and movie star has […]