Guardian: Given that I am now the most publicly hated Muslim in Australia, people have been asking me how I am. What do I say? That life has been great and I can’t wait to start my new adventure in London? That I’ve been overwhelmed with messages of support? Or […]
Guardian: Usman, a fisherman in North Sumatra, used to have a rickety fishing boat that could only take him as far as the mouth of the river, just before it meets the sea. He could not catch enough to feed his family of five but last month, he was able […]
Source> CNN Saudi security forces on Friday prevented an imminent attack on the Grand Mosque in Mecca, the country’s Interior Ministry said on state-run TV. A suspect planning an attack on the mosque blew himself up in a nearby neighborhood when security forces surrounded a home where the man was […]
Source: Washington Post By Rochelle Terman Are Muslims inherently misogynist? Many Americans seem to think so. Public opinion data reveal anxiety about whether Islam is compatible with Western values. A […]
Source: Wikipedia Islamic views on evolution are diverse, ranging from theistic evolution to Old Earth creationism.[1] Most Muslims around the world believe “humans and other living things have evolved over […]
Source:The Local With a mission to spread a liberal form of Islam, a mosque where men and women pray side by side has opened its doors in Berlin, complete with female imams. The Arabic phrase “Allahu Akbar” (‘God is greatest’) resonated through the crowded Ibn-Rushd-Goethe-Mosque Friday as US-Malaysian Ani Zonneveld, […]
Source: The Guardian By Giles Tremlett Two books, one by Elizabeth Drayson and one by Matthew Carr, investigate the harsh fate of the Moors and their heirs from the 15th […]
Neoclassical economists created a false narrative of the history of economics Evonomics: In one of the most seminal works in the field of history of economic thought (History of Economic Analysis, 1954), Joseph Schumpeter argued that there is a “Great Gap” in the history of economics. The concept justifies the […]
Source: The Atlantic BY EMMA GREEN Haroon Moghul is tired of reading books about American Muslims and terrorism. The 30-something writer and educator often gives talks and teaches courses, where “people […]
Source: Daily Mail The former chief crown prosecutor and the country’s most prominent Muslim lawyer has said British Islamic groups are undermining fight against terror by peddling ‘myths’ about the Prevent campaign. Nazir Afzal has claimed an ‘industry’, of Muslim groups was spreading misinformation about the Prevent strategy, according to The Times.The scheme […]
Source: Guardian By Susan Carland, who is a lecturer in Monash University’s National Centre for Australian Studies Islam’s patriarchy and western feminism have said a lot. Now Muslim women who fight […]
India Supreme Court to commence hearing on triple talaq from tomorrow Source: Times of India NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will commence hearing from tomorrow on a batch of pleas […]
craigconsidinetcd.com: I sometimes think about the glories of “Islamic Spain,” or Al-Andalus. Starting around 711 and ending in 1492, Muslim rulers maintained a spirit of convivencia, a Spanish term meaning “living in […]
Jakarta Globe: Jakarta. Indonesia’s long tradition of peaceful coexistence among diverse religious and ethnic groups is starting to serve as a model for other countries struggling with the challenges of multiculturalism. Nearly 85 percent of Indonesia’s population of 250 million people are Muslims, but the country is notably tolerant of other […]
Special to The Muslim Times. By Zakaria Virk, Toronto, Ontario Hospitals and Health Care in Medieval Islam https://www.academia.edu/32015924/Hospitals_and_Health_Care_in_Medieval_Islam Medieval Muslims adopted every institution of public service they found in the ountries they conquered (Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Byzantium) during the medieval times. In Iran they found houses for the sick called […]
Source: Guardian By David Shariatmadari It’s a question even liberals can find themselves asking after attacks such as the one in Westminster. But the answer can’t be yes – and here’s why Since the Westminster attacks, many people seem to have been getting stuck on the following question, as they do […]
Source: Guardian By Anthony Sattin Four new books give much-needed insight into a misunderstood religion, from history and philosophy to life under Isis In the years since 9/11, there has […]
Islam is the world’s second-largest religion, after Christianity. But this could change if the current demographic trends continue, according to research published by the US-based Pew Research Center. Video producers: Suniti Singh and Tulika Bhatnagar; Video editor: Michael Latham; Images courtesy of AP/AFP/Getty BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from […]
THE ISLAMIC JESUS How the King of the Jews Became a Prophet of the Muslims By Mustafa Akyol 275 pp. St Martin’s Press. $26.99. How did a Jewish preacher who became the Christian Messiah also become one of the most admired figures in the Quran? Mustafa Akyol, a Turkish journalist […]
The Week: Is ISIS Islamic? The president has weighed in, describing ISIS as a perversion of Islam. Graeme Wood’s massively researched cover story for The Atlantic argues that, by the lights of the group’s own adherents, yes, ISIS is very Islamic. Still others point out that the very question is […]