How to convert to Islam in Israel – a guide
Source: Haaretz In 2014, 63 Israelis converted from Judaism and 19 from Islam to other religions. An Israeli who wants to convert to Islam must appear before the Muslim religious […]
Enough lies, the Arab body politic created the ISIS cancer
Alarabiya: by Hisham Melham — Most people are averse to introspection, and rarely engage in self-criticism. Arabs are no different. However, the political culture that developed in the Arab World in the last 60 years, particularly in countries ruled by autocratic regimes, shifted blame from their catastrophic failures in governance […]
Arab press blasts Islamic State militants for tarnishing Muslims worldwide
FoxNews.com: A growing chorus of top Muslim leaders and Arab pundits around the world are strongly condemning the “cancerous” actions of extremist Islamic State militants, saying the ruthless group’s horrific campaign of murder in Iraq does serious harm to all Islam. In the past, Muslim leaders have faced criticism from […]
Praying for Peace
Huff Post: by Fr. Peter-Michael Preble — I try not to choose sides especially in events that do not directly involve me or events that are so complex I do not understand them. Sometimes, however, we are forced to take sides but if we do I hope we have all […]
Iran bans permanent contraception, birth control ads
RT: The Iranian parliament has voted to ban all forms of permanent contraception and prohibit the advertisement of birth control. The vote endorses Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s calls to […]
The US, IS and the conspiracy theory sweeping Lebanon
Is America behind the creation of the Islamic State? The BBC’s Suzanne Kianpour, in Beirut, looks at the latest conspiracy theory doing the rounds in Lebanon. “In the Middle East, conspiracy theories are in our blood,” one former Lebanese official said over lunch in a restaurant in central Beirut. He […]
Iraq: US plans rescue mission for besieged Yazidi refugees
The United States is exploring options to evacuate thousands of Iraqi civilians trapped on a mountain in northern Iraq by Islamic militants after four nights of humanitarian relief airdrops, officials in Washington said. At least half of the 40,000 people besieged by jihadists on Mount Sinjar had escaped by Sunday […]
UK Deputy PM backs Israel arms embargo, as protesters target Elbit
Source: The Middle East Monitor: British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has added his support to growing calls for an arms embargo on Israel, as the impact of the attack […]
Welcoming Baha’i: New official religion in Indonesia
The Jakarta Post: The Religious Affairs Ministry has added the Baha’i faith to the list of official Indonesian religions, which already comprises Islam, Christianity, Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Confucianism. […]
Indonesian Government Officially Bans ISIS
The Jakarta Post: The Indonesian government on Monday officially banned the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, saying the militant outfit should not be allowed to spread its teachings in […]
Obama authorises air strikes on Iraq
US President Barack Obama says he has authorised air strikes against Islamic militants in northern Iraq but will not send US troops back to the country. He said Islamic State (IS) fighters would be targeted to prevent the slaughter of religious minorities, or if they threaten US interests. Strikes have […]
Jihad is built into the fabric of Arab Islam
It just gets worse. The unfolding disaster in the Middle East is so much bigger than the Israel-Palestine morass, now ongoing for 66 years. This is starting to look containable compared with the deepening, widening, bloody schism between Sunni and Shiite Muslims, which has cost more than 200,000 lives in […]
Israeli troops ‘withdraw from Gaza’
Israel has announced the withdrawal of all of its troops to “defensive positions” outside the Gaza Strip. The move came moments before the latest truce – brokered by Egyptian mediators late on Monday – came into force at 08:00 local time (05:00 GMT). READ MORE…
Why are the Arabs deaf to Gazan pleas?
In recent weeks, we have once again been seeing the images of destruchttp://www.themuslimtimes.org/wp-admin/edit.phption, death, smoke and fire with Palestinian residents of Gaza wandering about in the ruins of what once was their neighborhood. “Where are the Arabs?” they have asked the television cameras, aiming with two words in Arabic the […]
‘No Evidence’ Kidnapped Israeli Is British
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has said there is no evidence to suggest that a soldier reported to have been abducted by Hamas is a British citizen. It has been reported that 23-year-old Hadar Goldin, who kidnapped on Friday morning, held British citizenship. Mr Hammond said the abduction was still being investigated, […]
Gaza UN shelter attack ‘totally unacceptable’ – White House
The US has said the shelling of a UN shelter in Gaza is “totally unacceptable and totally indefensible”. In its strongest criticism yet of Israel’s offensive in the Palestinian territory, the US – Israel’s closest ally – urged Israel to do more to protect civilian life. A quarter of Gaza’s […]
An open letter for the people in Gaza from doctors and scientists
Source: The Lancet We are doctors and scientists, who spend our lives developing means to care and protect health and lives. We are also informed people; we teach the ethics […]
An open letter for the people in Gaza
Source: The Lancet We are doctors and scientists, who spend our lives developing means to care and protect health and lives. We are also informed people; we teach the ethics […]
Prophecies related to the coming of The Promised Messiah & The Mahdi of Muslims
The Truth Message – Part – 5.1: Prophecies about The Promised Messiah & The Mahdi of Muslims Al Imam Al Mahdi — The title given to the Promised Reformer, Messiah & Prophet of the later days by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) – it means the guided leader. Hadhrat — […]
Israel’s economy is soaring—why isn’t it bringing peace?
Most of us have been taught that much of the world’s political instability and violence is rooted in economic problems and hardships. The argument often goes something like this: “If the people in country X could just get more jobs and hope for a prosperous future, then the terrorism/crime/unrest would […]