Heartbeats align during an Islamic ritual, new study finds
Researchers found that the hearts of Sufi devotees harmonized as one during a mystical practice. And this isn’t the first study to show heart synchronization between people. Molly Hanson […]
Joel Osteen’s Video: Enlarging the Circle of Love
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Joel Osteen has no less than a thousand, half hour wonderful presentations, about positive thinking, hope, optimism […]
White House, Senate reach historic $2 trillion stimulus deal amid growing coronavirus fears
By Manu Raju, Ted Barrett, Clare Foran and Kristin Wilson, CNN Updated 0645 GMT (1445 HKT) March 25, 2020 Washington (CNN)The White House and Senate leaders struck a major deal […]
Coronavirus would not have spread so quickly if the world had abided by the teachings of Islam on epidemic – Sultan of Sokoto
The President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Abubakar Sa’ad III has said the Coronavirus pandemic would not have spread so quickly to different countries if […]
The police forced me to remove my hijab. I took them to court – and won
Many people have congratulated me on my victory – but what victory? Wearing a hijab is my right, one I should never have been made to fight for Asiyah 2 […]
‘Somewhere Like Home’: Uighur Kids Find A Haven At Boarding School In Turkey
Source: NPR Ten-year-old Nurzat climbs out of his bunk bed, tiptoes across the room that he shares with three other boys and opens his locker. It holds his most prized […]
Saudi Arabia suspends prayers at mosques over coronavirus
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that mosques would no longer accept worshippers for the customary five daily prayers and the weekly Friday prayer, in exceptional measures intended […]
Iran’s supreme leader to pardon 10,000 prisoners, including political ones
Source: MSN By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will pardon 10,000 prisoners including political ones in honour of the Iranian new year on Friday, […]
GHANA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission suspends Jumah and other congregational prayers over COVID-19
By Afedzi Abdullah, GNA Cape Coast, March 18, GNA – The Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission Ghana has indefinitely suspended Friday prayers (Jumah) and other congregational prayers as a precautionary measure […]
Corona Fear’s Cure: Chanting from the Bible and the Quran
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times There were 2,813,503 registered deaths in the United States in 2017 and these increased by 1.22% in […]
The betrayal felt in the still-recovering areas hit by the Delhi riots makes coronavirus more of a threat
At a time when citizens need to be listening to the advice given by the government, trust in politicians is at a new low. That could have consequences Payal Dhar […]
Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque shut as precaution against coronavirus by Muslim clerics
Source: Swiss Info By Ali Sawafta and Ammar Awad JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock will shut their doors until further notice, religious authorities said […]
OIC calls on UN to declare March 15 as solidarity day against Islamophobia
Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen, secretary-general of the OIC, reiterated his call for the UN to declare March 15 as the International Day of Solidarity against Islamophobia. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/5jswg Arab […]
What happened during Christchurch pilgrims’ moving Hajj journey
Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Asheikh consoles a pilgrim whose husband died during the Christchurch attack last year. (Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/zfuzj Updated 14 March 2020 Mohammed Al-Sulami King Salman invited 200 Muslims […]
Switzerland: Islamic Council leaders face retrial for Jihadist propaganda
Mar 13, 2020 – swissinfo.ch Switzerland’s Supreme Court has overturned the acquittal of two Islamic Central Council of Switzerland (ICCS) leaders accused of terrorist propaganda. Islamic council president Nicolas Blancho and its spokesman Qassim Illi were accused of broadcasting propaganda videos in support of the terrorist group al-Qaeda. But they were acquitted in […]
I spoke to a Uighur escapee who might never see his family in China again – what he told me was horrifying
We’ve all heard of the ‘re-education camps’ where they are indoctrinated, punished and psychologically tortured. But the stories of everyday life are just as, if not more, harrowing Sara […]
Coronavirus: Mosques in Kuwait amend call to prayer to include ‘pray in your homes’
Mosques have been temporarily closed across oil-rich nation as Kuwait struggles to contain Covid-19 Source: Middle East Eye Authorities in Kuwait have temporarily closed mosques and amended the adhan, the […]
Behind Pakistani Feminists’ Fight for Rights
Women in Pakistan are bearing the brunt of the country’s Islamic political ideology, in addition to its patriarchy. By Kaukab Tahir Shairani March 14, 2020 International Women’s Day in […]
The Coronavirus Crisis: Reflections on Islam and Hygiene
12th March 2020 Shahzad Ahmad – UK, Tanvir Ahmed The recent outbreak of the coronavirus, coupled with the worrying fact that there is no vaccine yet, has resulted in […]
Indonesian singles propose ‘marriage without dating’
AFP March 11, 2020 A movement called Indonesia Tanpa Pacaran (Indonesia without dating) is blossoming in the Southeast Asian nation where people born from the mid-Nineties make up about one-quarter […]