Islamic views on concubines can be a cure for fundamentalist Muslim women?
Comment by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times: I am a devout Muslim and a staunch believer in the holy Quran, my life will be purposeless without the […]
Javed Ghamidi: A Role Model for Calmness and Composure in his Debate about Adultery and Rape
Suggested Reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times to strike the balance between rationalism and the Muslim desire for Shariah Law I stand for secularism, human […]
Short Video: Compassionate Face of Islam
Suggested reading for living in the image of the Loving and the Most Merciful God by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times: Thirty Plus Quotes from the Poet […]
Islamic views on concubines can be a cure for fundamentalist Muslim women?
Comment by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times: I am a devout Muslim and a staunch believer in the holy Quran, my life will be purposeless without the […]
Taliban ‘brutally’ killed a popular Afghan folk singer just days after it said ‘music is forbidden’ in Islam, former minister says
Source: Business Insider The Taliban killed a famous Afghan folk singer on Saturday, a former interior minister said. Fawad Andarabi was reportedly dragged from his village home and shot dead. […]
Shehzad Roy thanks PM Imran Khan for personally pursuing Mufti Aziz sexual assault case
If you follow Shehzad Roy, you know that his activism speaks volumes about the importance he places on protecting children in the country. Recently, he took to social media to share how whenever he spoke to Prime Minister Imran Khan about child protection, he received a positive response. Thank you […]
Some US bishops discourage Catholics from getting Johnson & Johnson vaccine if others are available
By Madeline Holcombe, Tina Burnside and Kay Jones, CNN Updated 1:40 PM ET, Wed March 3, 2021 (CNN) As officials and health experts race to get Americans vaccinated against Covid-19, some Catholic bishops […]
President John Magufuli of Tanzania: Prayers, steam inhalation or herbal remedies were better than ‘dangerous’ foreign vaccines
Tanzania leader says prayer will cure Covid, as hospitals overflow Source: The Guardian Grieving relatives of Covid-19 victims, health experts and opposition politicians in Tanzania have accused President John Magufuli of causing […]
The soul of Pakistan
Source: Dawn Muhammad Amir Rana Published February 21, 2021 The writer is a security analyst. RELIGIOSITY has begun to define the Pakistani citizenry. Those who wield power see it as […]
Bangladesh sentences five militants to death for killing U.S. blogger
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) DHAKA (Reuters) – Five members of an Islamist militant group were […]
Fundamentalism: As Biden prays for healing, Catholics clash over president’s faith
Source: ABC President Biden’s support for abortion rights is at center of Catholic debate. On his quest to heal a divided America, Joe Biden may first have to confront bitter division over […]
Museum of the Bible considers suing D.C. mayor over virus shutdown, citing religious freedom claims
Souce: Washington Post By Sarah Pulliam Bailey and Peggy McGlone Officials at the Museum of the Bible said Wednesday they are considering suing D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) over […]
Covid: Vatican says coronavirus vaccines ‘morally acceptable’
Source: BBC The use of Covid-19 vaccines developed using cell lines derived from aborted foetuses is “morally acceptable”, the Catholic Church announced on Monday. In the absence of any alternative, such vaccines “can be used in good conscience”, the Vatican said. It added that this would “not constitute formal co-operation” […]
Concern among Muslims over halal status of COVID-19 vaccine
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — In October, Indonesian diplomats and Muslim clerics stepped off a plane in China. While the diplomats were there to finalize deals to ensure millions of doses […]
Greece’s sceptical church faces hard coronavirus reality
By AFP – Dec 04,2020 – JORDAN TIMES By John Hadaoulis In this file photo taken on July 24 the head of the Church of Greece Archbishop Ieronymos (centre) holds […]
Pope Blasts Those Who Criticize COVID Restrictions in the Name of “Personal Freedom”
Source: Slate By DANIEL POLITI Pope Francis praised health care workers and criticized those who are protesting restrictions imposed by governments to stop the spread of COVID-19 in a New York Times […]
High Court Blocks Covid Limits on New York Churches, Synagogues
Source: Bloomberg By Greg Stohr Governor Cuomo barred from reimposing strict capacity limits Barrett joins conservatives in 5-4 majority; Roberts dissents A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court blocked New York Governor […]
Covid 19: Religious Versus Scientific Perspectives, Now that We Have Two Vaccines?
Epigraph: Allah has created the heavens and the earth with a purpose and based on precise truth. In that surely is a sign for the believers. (Al Quran 29:44/45) Written […]
The danger of Dawat-e-Islami
by J.M. Phelps American Spectator November 18, 2020 Barelvi Islam is one of the leading Islamic sects of South Asia. Despite its leading role in anti-French threats and protests in recent weeks, the Barelvis and their Sufi practices are often otherwise praised as the moderate counterpoint to more extreme manifestations […]
Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn takes on Andrew Cuomo at the Supreme Court
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter (CNN)The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn is asking the US Supreme Court to block New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive order that limits […]