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 […]
Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening To Bomb Mosque
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla A Florida man pleaded guilty to threatening to bomb a local mosque in a “hate-filled and profanity-laden voicemail message,” federal prosecutors said. Dustin Allen […]
Does the Supreme Court have a double standard on religion?
Source: CNN BY Analysis by Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN)Less than a month ago, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Christian baker who refused to make a […]
Supreme Court upholds Trump’s travel ban
Source: Religion News Service BY Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON (RNS) — The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld President Trump’s temporary ban on refugees and immigrants from a group of primarily Muslim-majority […]
U.S. Supreme Court rules for Trump travel ban
U.S. Supreme Court rules for Trump over travel ban Source: Yahoo WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from several mostly Muslim […]
Harford council approves hiring outside lawyer to defend suit over ‘Muslim’ housing development
Source: The Baltimore Sun By David Anderson, Contact Reporter The Harford County Council granted a request this week by County Attorney Melissa Lambert to hire an outside firm to help […]
Fast With A Muslim Friend
Report by Naheed Khokhar A story displayed in hundreds of homes in Canada during the month of Ramadan! This is not a big news. It is just a little description […]
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 […]
UK police arrest man over ‘Punish a Muslim Day’ letters
Source: Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – British counter-terrorism police have arrested a man on suspicion of sending letters entitled “Punish a Muslim Day” that urged people around the country to commit […]
Florida: His potential new neighbors were Muslim. So he threatened to burn down the house they wanted
By Jessica Campisi and Tina Burnside, CNN Updated 2:06 PM ET, Wed June 13, 2018 (CNN) For weeks afterward, Kaderbhai Ali Asgar couldn’t sleep. As immigrant Muslims of Indian descent, […]
Pew Research Center: Education of Muslim women is limited by economic conditions, not religion
New today: Education of Muslim women is limited by economic conditions, not religionhttps://t.co/x05GFpHgXl pic.twitter.com/sTvq5uzo1W — Pew Research Religion (@PewReligion) June 12, 2018
Austria has a problem with Muslims, not just their mosques
Suggested reading by the Muslim Times: Europeans’ Attitude Towards the Muslims: The Glass is More than Half Full Source: Daily Sabah By Yahya Bostan The mosque scandal in Rotterdam is a […]
Switzerland: Senate rejects ban on foreign funding for Swiss mosques
Source: The Local The Swiss senate on Tuesday on Tuesday voted against a motion calling for foreign funding of mosques in the country to be banned. Politicians in the upper […]
Austria to shut seven ‘political’ mosques and expel imams
Source: BBC News Austria has said it will close down seven mosques and expel imams who it says are funded by foreign countries. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said the move was […]
Trump’s Travel Ban Is in Trouble at the Supreme Court
Source: Politico By RICHARD PRIMUS In a much-anticipated decision Monday morning, the Supreme Court ruled – by a vote of 7 to 2 – in favor of a Colorado baker […]
Conservatives under fire for failing to tackle party’s Islamophobia
Source: The Guardian Sayeeda Warsi backs Muslim Council of Britain’s call for inquiry over ‘more than weekly incidents’ BY Peter Walker and Nicola Slawson Lady Warsi said it was a shame […]
Denmark’s Parliament bans wearing of face veils in public
Source: CNN Denmark’s parliament banned the wearing of face coverings in public spaces Thursday in a move that critics say will criminalize Muslim women who choose to wear the niqab […]
Europeans’ Attitude Towards the Muslims: The Glass is More than Half Full
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comment: If we look carefully at the table by the Pew Research Center below, we realize that the glass is more than half full and is […]
Coffee Shop Refuses To Serve Man After Racist Rant Against Woman In Niqab
Source: Yahoo Life Style and Huffington Post By Tanya Edwards In a frightening video posted to Twitter, a man is shown making very racist, offensive remarks to a woman in […]
Man Faces Charges After Pulling Knife, Stun Gun On Muslim Students At McDonald’s
Source: Huffington Post By Jenna Amatulli A man is facing criminal charges after threatening Muslim students with a knife and stun gun this week while they were eating outside a McDonald’s in St. Augustine, Florida. John Jay Smith, 60, is facing two third-degree felony charges of aggravated assault with […]