Joel Osteen’s Video: Beating Bitterness
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times You can’t stop life from happening to you, but you can choose how you respond. […]
Trump’s policies are against Christian teaching – and that’s why Quakers across the UK will be protesting his visit
Source: Independent This will likely be the biggest Quaker Meeting outside of the annual gathering and the largest weekday protest in Britain for decades By Tim Gee, @TimCampaigns Christianity has […]
What the Qur’an Meant: And Why It Matters
Source of review: Amazon By Garry Wills, who is one of the most respected writers on religion today. He is the author of Saint Augustine’s Childhood, Saint Augustine’s Memory, and […]
Ahmadiyya Honored as Lord Ahmad appointed as PM’s Special Envoy to promote religious freedom
Source UK Govt Press Release Lord Ahmad has today been appointed as the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief. The role, which supports the Prime Minister’s […]
Is God male? The Episcopal Church debates whether to change its Book of Common Prayer.
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer The terms for God, in the poetic language of the prayers written for centuries, have almost always been male: Father. King. Lord. And […]
New book counters myths about Muslims in America
Source: Rice University News and Media By Amy Mccaig A new book from a Rice University sociologist responds to stereotypes of and misinformation about Muslims in the United States from […]
July 4th: Muslims have been an integral part of the United States of America since her birth
Source: The Huffington Post By Mike Ghouse, who is committed to build a cohesive America and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day. Did you know that the […]
Thomas Jefferson and Islam as an American Religion
Source: Wisconsin Islam Journal By Denise A. Spellberg, who is an American scholar of Islamic history. She is an associate professor of history and Middle Eastern Studies at the […]
Indonesia: Yogyakarta Ahmadiyya Movement: Portrait of Humanity and Harmony
” i” “We do not exclusively” (sorry, google translate being used. Please bear with us) VICTORY. Help each other, strengthen, and together greet the victory. Photo by Dhion Gumilang / Rappler IDN Times Author Yetta Tondang Oleh Dhion Gumilang/Rappler YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia – Starting from the biological aspect, nationality, religion, even […]
Why a Christian Can View Muhammad as a Prophet
By Craig Consindine, Lecturer, Rice University, Department of Sociology As an advocate of interfaith dialogue, particularly between Christians and Muslims, I’m often faced with the issue of conversion. People ask […]
Abdur Rahman I: The beginning of the glory of Muslim Spain
Source: Daily Times By Akbar Ahmed, who is the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University, Washington, DC, and author of Journey into Europe: Islam, Immigration, and Identity Let […]
‘He’s Catholic, I’m atheist. How do we raise our kids?’
Source: Sydney Morning Herald By Georgina Fuller As I sat in church looking at my eldest son Charlie standing before the gold altar, clutching a candle at his Holy Communion, I […]
Christians want marriages recognized in Morocco
Source: Reuters By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) – Christian convert Loubna and her husband Kamal marry in a small ceremony in a meeting room of a human rights group in […]
Religiously unaffiliated ‘nones’ are pursuing spirituality, but not community
Source: Los Angeles Times By Stephen Asma In the 1980s, only 10% of Americans said that they had no religious affiliation. Three decades later, more than 23% of Americans describe […]
‘State-sponsored’ bigotry spurs persecution against Ahmadis
Marguerite Afra SapiieThe Jakarta Post Jakarta | Thu, June 7 2018 Recent attacks against the Ahmadiyah community in East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), which forced more than two dozen […]
Christian women are wearing hijabs in solidarity with Muslims during Ramadan
Source: Independent By Narjas Zatat in news Non-Muslim women across the world are wearing the hijab for 30 days as part of the Ramadan Hijab challenge. The initiative was created by the World […]
China orders crackdown on large outdoor religious statues
Source: Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party has ordered local governments to better regulate the construction of large outdoor religious statues amid increasing restrictions on religious expression […]
Religious tolerance ; Rabbi and imam awarded first Swiss Jews’ Dialogue Prize
Source: Swiss Info Channel Four religious leaders, including a rabbi and an imam, have been honoured for their efforts to bring Swiss religious communities closer together. Awarded for the first […]
Prime Minister Trudeau Delivers a Video Message on Ramadan
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USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Cleveland hosts Interfaith Symposium at Baitul Ahad Mosque – A Report
“If the followers of each religion act upon the teachings of his/her faith many of the problems of the present day will be solved”, said Ahmadiyya Muslim Missionary Imam Shamshad. […]