By Laila Azzeh AMMAN – Around 79 per cent of divorces that occurred last year took place before consummation of the marriage, a study has found. The survey by sociologist Hussein Khazaali, based on official statistics, showed that there are nearly 60,000 marriages registered in the Kingdom each year in […]
By Op-Ed Columnist, THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN You probably missed the recent special issue of China Newsweek, so let me bring you up to date. Who do you think was on the cover — named the “most influential foreign figure” of the year in China? Barack Obama? No. Bill Gates? No. […]
The Managing Editor of The Inquirer Newspaper has urged parents to stop using their children as bread winners for their families.Addressing the first graduation ceremony of the Nusrat Jehan Ahmadiyya Elementary School in Po-River, Montserrado County yesterday, Mr. wesseh said children are not to be used to win bread for […]
By ARAB NEWS The Hadith: “The best among you are those best to their families (wife and children), and I am the best of you to my family,” underlines the importance of kind treatment toward women. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) elevated women to a dignified level unheard of […]
The biggest challenge to the majority of the stepparents I interviewed was the ambiguity about their role in terms of discipline. Vicki Peet, stepmother of two, described a “feeling of uncertainty” in dealing with her stepdaughters, particularly in challenging situations. The plight of stepmoms on Mother’s Day Dave Larmore, a stepfather […]
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The number of fatherless children […]
Visiting Pope Benedict XVI yesterday urged Catholics to courageously defend the traditional family. The Pontiff, who celebrated an open-air Mass before hundreds of thousands of peopele on the second day of his visit to Croatia, warned couples cohabiting outside wedlock that living together was no substitute for marriage. “Dear families be […]
By MUHAMMAD AL-SULAMI | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The permanent committee for issuing religious edicts, chaired by Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh, has banned the mingling of men and women at offices and educational institutions. “Women are not allowed to work with men. For example, they cannot work as secretaries for […]
Sexual addiction forces sensible and successful men to resort to senseless behavior. The Quranic teachings aim at promoting chastity and purifying human character by introducing modesty in dress and some restraint in interaction with opposite gender. For example, the Holy Quran says: Say to the believing men that they restrain their eyes […]