A Muslim millionaire who gave all his money to charity has passed away from cancer
by Jake Hall in news It was back in 2015 that Muslim millionaire Ali Banat was diagnosed with cancer, a diagnosis which he used as a catalyst to use his wealth […]
Ahmadiyy Croatia takes lead and donates Ramdan food packets to needy families
Source: Rana Muhammad Munwwar Khan Pictures: Matias Muslims are just passing throuh the blessed month of Ramazan. It is the month of fasting in Islam with 30 days duraiton. During this month Muslims focus on prayers and spirituality. God Almighty says in the Holy Quran: “O ye who believe, fasting […]
Germany: One in every four refugees now has a job, study finds
DPA/The Local news@thelocal.de @thelocalgermany 31 May 2018 Photo: DPA Research published on Thursday shows that the refugees who arrived in Germany during the influx of 2015 and 2016 are increasingly […]
Denmark’s Parliament bans wearing of face veils in public
Source: CNN Denmark’s parliament banned the wearing of face coverings in public spaces Thursday in a move that critics say will criminalize Muslim women who choose to wear the niqab […]
Rajoy forced out as Spain’s Prime Minister in confidence vote
Source: CNN Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was toppled by a corruption scandal Friday, becoming the first leader in Spain’s modern democracy to lose a vote of no-confidence in Parliament. Rajoy’s demise paves the way for Pedro Sanchez, the leader of the main opposition Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE), to […]
Turkey eyes larger share in global halal tourism
BETÜL ALAKENT Istanbul Turkey’s tourism sector representatives have said that the country currently holds a 2 percent share in the $226 billion global halal tourism market but looks to raise […]
Turkey sends out first drilling vessel to eastern Mediterranean Sea to find oil, natural gas
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Energy Minister Berat Albayrak addresses press members at the ceremony for Turkey’s first drilling vessel Fatih. Turkey sent its first drillship to the Mediterranean for deep-sea well […]
Swiss criticism: ‘The Brexit vote wasn’t direct democracy – it was drivel’
’ By Sibilla Bondolfi, Thomas Stephens This content was published on May 30, 2018 German subtlety: a Brexit float at a carnival parade in Düsseldorf in February (Reuters) The British referendum in […]
Never again: Pope denounces ‘culture of abuse, cover-up’
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD and EVA VERGARA VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis became the first pope to publicly denounce a “culture of abuse and cover-up” in the Catholic Church, saying Thursday he was ashamed that neither he nor Chile’s Catholic leaders truly ever listened to victims as […]
Jeremy Corbyn’s views ‘could drive Jewish people from UK’
Source: The Guardian By Jessica Elgot British Jews are asking ‘Do we have a future?’ says outgoing president of board of deputies Jonathan Arkush speaks to reporters after the meeting […]
Faith-based groups ‘increasingly stepping in to plug gaps in NHS’
Source: The Guardian By Nicola Slawson Faith-based organisations are increasingly stepping in to support the overstretched NHS, research has found. More than 3,500 churches and 200,000 volunteers are working on […]
Crosses Go Up in Public Offices. It’s Culture, Bavaria Says, Not Religion.
Source: The New York Times By Katrin Bennhold DEGGENDORF, Germany — When the order came to hang a cross in the entrance of every state building in Bavaria, the mayor […]
Killings by Belgian inmate treated as terror; IS claims role
Source: Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A Belgian prison inmate who killed four people while on furlough committed “terrorist murder” and likely intended to cause more harm, prosecutors said Wednesday […]
For some French officials, the headscarf is such a threat they are attacking a teenager
Source: The Washington Post by James McAuley PARIS — She is a 19-year-old student union president who never wanted to be a culture warrior. But this is France, and Maryam […]
The Mali ‘Spider-Man’ Was Offered French Citizenship. What About the Muslim Migrants Who Aren’t Superheroes?
Source: Time By H.A. Hellyer Hellyer is a senior non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council and the Royal United Services Institute in London, and the author of “A Revolution Undone: […]
Danish parliament bans the wearing of face veils in public
Source: Reuters BY Emil Gjerding Nielson, Teis Jensen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark has banned the wearing of face veils in public, joining France and other European countries in outlawing the […]
Burqa bans, headscarves and veils: a timeline of legislation in the west
Source: Guardian By Matthew Weaver, who received the digital editorial individual award at the AOP awards 2010. Before joining the Guardian website in 2001 he was news editor of the […]
Iceland’s Zuist religion apply for permit to build a temple in Reykjavik
Source: Iceland Monitor The Zuist society, founded in 2016 now wish to build a temple in Reykjavik. Leader Águst Arnar Ágústsson says it’s been his dream to build a temple […]
Portugal parliament rejects legal euthanasia in divisive vote
Source: Reuters By Andrei Khalip LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s parliament rejected on Tuesday a bill that would have legalized voluntary euthanasia for terminal patients in the Catholic-majority country by a […]
Europeans’ Attitude Towards the Muslims: The Glass is More than Half Full
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comment: If we look carefully at the table by the Pew Research Center below, we realize that the glass is more than half full and is […]