Are Religions Pluralistic or Myopic and Parochial?
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 Gettysburg address by […]
Why did King Henry II Threaten to join Islam: BBC
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Posted by Dr. H. Koya King Henry II: the Muslim monarch of medieval England? Source: […]
Erdoğan leads first prayers at Hagia Sophia museum reverted to mosque
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: The Guardian By Bethan McKernan in Istanbul Turkish president recites Qur’an at monument as Greece […]
Minorities under attack as PM pushes ‘tolerant’ Pakistan
Source: MSN and Associated Press BY KATHY GANNON PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — It’s been a tough month for religious minorities in Pakistan, and observers warn of even tougher times ahead […]
Hindu temple in Muslim Islamabad?
Source: Pakistan Today BY HASAN AFTAB SAEED The CDA has halted the construction of the boundary wall of the Krishna Mandir citing technical reasons. But now that the issue has […]
Rabbi Sharon Brous: It’s time to reclaim and reinvent religion – Ted Talk
At a moment when the world seems to be spinning out of control, religion might feel irrelevant — or like part of the problem. But Rabbi Sharon Brous believes we […]
Would Pope Francis be willing to swap Cordoba Cathedral / Mosque with Hagia Sophia?
Pope Francis ‘very saddened’ as Turkey converts Hagia Sophia from museum into mosque By Kelly Murray, CNN (CNN) Pope Francis stood in silence for several minutes at his weekly Angelus […]
Museum or mosque? Turkey debates iconic Hagia Sofia’s status
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: Washington Post ISTANBUL — In its more than 1,400-year existence, the majestic domed structure […]
Erdogan Talks of Making Hagia Sophia a Mosque Again, to International Dismay
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: New York Times By Carlotta Gall, who is the Istanbul bureau chief for The […]
How Islam Taught Medieval Christian Europe Religious and Political Tolerance
Epigraph: Allah forbids you not, respecting those who have not fought against you on account of your religion, and who have not driven you forth from your homes, that you […]
Turkey: Hagia Sophia should not be converted to a Mosque
Dr. Mike Ghouse, Washington, DC President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is considering converting the Hagia Sophia to a Mosque, which has been a museum since its conquest. As Muslims, we appeal […]
Our Favorite Christian Prayer by Saint Francis
Saint Francis of Assisi (Italian: San Francesco d’Assisi); nicknamed Francesco; 1181/1182 – October 3, 1226)[1][3] was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men’s Order of Friars Minor and the women’s Order […]
The debate over the future of Hagia Sophia tells you everything you need to know about modern Turkey
Source: Independent The monument that served as the centre of Christianity for 900 years and as a mosque for 500, holds a strong symbolic importance for the nation Sebnem Arsu; […]
History Channel: Why Muslims See the Crusades So Differently from Christians
Source: History channel By Missy Sullivan They weren’t all battles and bloodshed. There was also coexistence, political compromise, trade, scientific exchange—even love. It’s often said that winners dictate history. Not […]
Museum or mosque? Turkey debates future of iconic Hagia Sophia
Source: Los Angeles Time JULY 2, 2020 ISTANBUL, Turkey — In its more than 1,400-year existence, the majestic domed structure of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul has served as the Byzantine […]
Coronavirus: The Great Disruption. Will religion post-Covid-19 be more personal, less communal?
By Mohammad Alami Musa For The Straits Times How will religion adapt to the pandemic? The answers to five key questions point to more individualism, and a new state-religion relationship […]
Alberta’s new lieutenant-governor first Muslim in history appointed to role
Source: CBC News · Salma Lakhani of Edmonton has been named as the new lieutenant-governor of Alberta, making her the first Muslim in Canadian history to be appointed to the […]
One Verse That Can Catapult Our Understanding of the Quran in Our Global Age
Epigraph: We did not send you Muhammad, but as mercy for the whole mankind. (Al Quran 21:107/108) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times […]
The Most Popular International and Turkish Drama Now on Netflix: Resurrection Ertugrul
Diriliş: Ertuğrul (Urdu: Ertugrul Ghazi)[1](transl. ”Resurrection: Ertuğrul”) is a Turkish historical fiction[2] and adventure television series created by Mehmet Bozdağ, starring Engin Altan Düzyatan in the title role. It was filmed in Riva, a village in the Beykoz district of Istanbul, Turkey, and premiered […]
Atheists and humanists facing discrimination across the world, report finds
Source: The Guardian The report is largely based on testimony from 76 people in the eight countries surveyed By Harriet Sherwood Atheists and humanists are facing discrimination and persecution in […]