Maha Akeel January 28, 2019 Reuters’ recent State of the Global Islamic Economy Report revealed that Muslim countries are emerging as a production powerhouse for “halal media” — i.e., content […]
December 2, 2018 Turkey and Iran need to work together to find solutions to the problems of the Islamic world and for the unity of the Muslim […]
There, the new Islamic gallery, dazzles visitors and defies every certainty promoted by today’s hardline Muslim activists Ed Husain Right, a page from the Hamzanama, c.1558-73, depicting Elijah rescuing Amir […]
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 […]
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 […]
Natasha Maguder and Tom Page, CNN Updated 0846 GMT (1646 HKT) April 3, 2017 Source: CNN It is officially the oldest university in the world Rare color images from 1899 offer glimpse into a lost North Africa So goes an old Moroccan proverb. For centuries, wise men have flocked to […]
The Economist: THE PEOPLE WHO SHAPED ISLAMIC CIVILISATION Coverage of violence and Islam often go hand in hand. So it comes as a relief to be reminded that historically, culturally and intellectually, Islam is less a nihilistic creed than a global civilisation. A new book by Chase Robinson, which includes […]
Scroll.in: It is a well-known fact that 1.6 billion Muslims contribute a disproportionately smaller share to the world’s knowledge. This global community – forming the majority population of 57 countries and spanning virtually every single country of the world – has had only three Nobel laureates in science in the […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “Al-Azhar” redirects here. For other uses, see Al-Azhar (disambiguation). Al-Azhar University جامعة الأزهر (الشريف) Jāmiʻat al-Azhar (al-Sharīf) Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo Egypt Type Public Established 970~972 – madrasa 1961 – university status Religious affiliation Sunni Islam President Usama al-Abd Location Cairo, Egypt 30°02′45″N31°15′45″ECoordinates: 30°02′45″N 31°15′45″E […]
Mark Sedgwick Monday 18 January 2016 Muslims have shown clearly that democracy is compatible not just with Islam but also with the idea of using state power to make a better world Source: Middle East Eye The biggest political news from the Muslim world remains the self-declared Caliphate based in […]
Jan 17,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Nidhal Guessoum The Muslim world’s past contributions to science and education were extraordinary. The Islamic “golden age” — during which scholarship and learning flourished across the Muslim world — lasted many centuries and included the establishment of the world’s first universities. Today, however, Muslim-majority countries […]
By Mohammad Ghazal , AFP – Dec 15,2015 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The formation of the Saudi-led military coalition of 34 Muslim countries to fight terrorism sends a strong message on how Muslims and Arabs in their countries and abroad are the main victims of terrorism, which seeks […]
| May 2015 The Review of Religions Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih II(ra) We begin a serialisation of an epic lecture delivered in Lahore by the Second worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. His renowned scholarly acumen, both secular and religious, was preserved in a […]
Hong Kong’s Islamic finance goal boosted by Basel III rules Sukuk demand seen as rising as Islamic banks seek alternative to interest-paying bonds under regulatory need for more high-quality equity Enoch Yiuenoch.yiu@scmp.com Davide Barzilai, of law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, says the government’s timing is right for the launch of […]
Hong Kong’s Islamic finance goal boosted by Basel III rules Sukuk demand seen as rising as Islamic banks seek alternative to interest-paying bonds under regulatory need for more high-quality equity Enoch Yiuenoch.yiu@scmp.com Davide Barzilai, of law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, says the government’s timing is right for the launch of […]
Converting to Islam: British women on prayer, peace and prejudice Around 5,000 British people convert to Islam every year – and most of them are women. Five of them talk about prejudice, peace and praying in car parks Ioni Sullivan: ‘In my heart, I began to consider myself a Muslim.’ […]
By. Zubair Khan Almost 60 kilometer (km) away in South West of Frankfurt, members of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Germany celebrated the opening ceremony of first ever custom built and […]
Source: Lost Islamic History Much like previous Muslim Empires, the Ottomans showed great toleration and acceptance of non-Muslim communities in their empire. This is based on existing Muslim laws regarding […]
courtesy: BBC News Women elected speaker of Bangladesh’s parliament Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury has close links with the governing Awami League party Bangladesh’s parliament has for the first time elected a woman, Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, as speaker. Mrs Chowdhury is a member of the governing Awami League party and was […]
Fiji Times online: Islam and justice Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Friday, April 19, 2013 Chief Justice Anthony Gates with Maulana Fazal Ullah Tariq (left) and Dr Brij Lal at the Fazl-e-Umar Mosque in Samabula. If many were to follow those facets of Holy Prophet’s life the misunderstandings and carelessness that breed dissent and distrust would not give […]