Richard Dawkins’ Intellectual Dishonesty
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s note: This post was made in 2015. It was promoting a post in KashifMD.com. The website has since gone down. Therefore, I am using it share […]
Ex Pope Benedict’s daily routine
Source:The Local Benedict’s daily routine involves rising at 7:45 a.m. for mass, followed by breakfast and mornings filled with reading, prayer and correspondence. After lunch he takes walks on his terrace and in the Vatican gardens either side of a rest. Post-dinner he watches the Italian news on television before […]
CDU angers Muslims with opposition to Koran
Source: The Local The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Essen will distribute the German Constitution in response to Salafists’ plans to give out free copies of the Koran in the city on Saturday. But Muslim residents say they’re creating a false opposition. More:
US Air Force sends tank busters back to Germany
Source: The Local US European Command announced that a wing of specialized anti-tank aircraft would be sent to Germany, as tensions mount in eastern Europe over the Ukraine crisis. More:
Supreme Court upholds hijab ban in Russian region’s schools
RT: Russia’s Supreme Court has ruled to uphold the ban of Muslim headgear in schools introduced last fall by authorities in the Republic of Mordovia. Wednesday’s verdict by the Supreme […]
Leaders in Ukraine Talks Announce Cease-Fire Agreement
Source: NY Times: MINSK, Belarus — A renewed cease-fire and an overall agreement to end the war in Ukraine was announced here on Thursday by the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France after marathon overnight bargaining that nearly collapsed at the very end. The cease-fire is scheduled to begin […]
Pregnancy, Alcohol and Islam
Epigraph: They ask thee concerning wine and gambling. Say: ‘In both there is great sin and also some advantages for men; but their sin is greater than their advantage.’ (Al […]
Southern Spain – Romanticising Granada and Cordoba
The Journey Bullfights, Flamenco, Gachas, Spanish guitar, Siesta and castles come to mind when a tourist packs his bags for Southern Spain. For a Pakistani traveler, however, Spain is only […]
Famous Communists and Islam
by Stephen Schwartz For some time, an argument has been made that the liberal left, in refusing to examine the problems of Islam, has betrayed its Enlightenment roots. That is, […]
God On Trial: A Television Play about Holocaust
God on Trial is a 2008 BBC/WGBH Boston television play written by Frank Cottrell Boyce, starring Antony Sher, Rupert Graves and Jack Shepherd. The play takes place in Auschwitz during […]
Germany Emerges
Source:Stratfor. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, accompanied by French President Francois Hollande, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Feb. 6. Then she met with U.S. President Barack Obama on Feb. 9. The primary subject was Ukraine, but the first issue discussed at the news conference following the meeting with Obama […]
The Dramatic Decline Of Europe’s Jewish Population Has Not Been Exaggerated
The Huffington Post | By Antonia Blumberg In 1939 there were an estimated 9.5 million Jews living in Europe. Today their numbers have diminished to roughly 1.4 million — just […]
10 reasons Christian heaven would actually be hell
A close reading of the New Testament reveals Biblical paradise isn’t all pearly gates and streets of gold Most Westerners are at least vaguely familiar with the popular Christian version […]
17 Pictures That Prove Australia Is the Craziest
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Future of religion in Britain is Islam and black majority churches
The future of religion in Britain is in black majority churches and Islam, according to a leading expert in religious trends. For white British people, it is particularly bleak. Leaders […]
Religious leaders come together to boost community cohesion following Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris
Source:The Huddersfield daily Examiner. Religious leaders came together on Saturday to help tackle prejudice and discrimination. Head of local religious groups from the Hindu, Christian, Sikh and Islamic communities met at the Baitul Tauhid Mosque in Fartown to discuss what could be done to foster better community relations. The special […]
Video Debate: Is the Bible Still Relevant Today?
Epigraph: And We are gradually revealing of the Qur’an that which is a healing and a mercy to the believers; but it only adds to the loss of the wrongdoers. […]
Video: The Big Questions Debate: Is Islamism the biggest threat to the modern world?
Additional Reading For the Muslim Times’ collection on Islamophobia
Video: The Big Questions: Should the British stop tolerating intolerance?
Suggested Reading The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Islam! Islam in UK