Sin, Repentance And Yom Kippur
Source: The Huffington Post By Rabbi David Wolpe: Author and Rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles The most common word for sin in the Jewish tradition, chet, is a term borrowed […]
Faith Matters Video: Jesus – God or Man?
Thomas Paine, one of the Founding Fathers of America, wrote about vicarious atonement, knocking it out in a single paragraph: From the time I was capable of conceiving an idea, […]
Abercrombie wrong in firing Muslim woman
Source: CNN Money NEW YORK (CNNMoney) A federal judge in California ruled that Abercrombie & Fitch violated the law in firing a Muslim employee for refusing to take off her religious head scarf at work. The lawsuit, originally filed in 2011, accused Abercrombie of discriminating against Umme-Hani Khan. Abercrombie […]
Bringing back gratitude to a secular world
RN Encounter: by Kerry Stewart. Australians used to perform many rituals that taught the young to be grateful—from grace to manners to the oft heard childhood refrain about ‘children in Africa’. But as the modern world has imprinted the ethics of the marketplace onto institutions like schools and the family, […]
Quebec reveals religious symbols to be banned from public sector
The Globe and Mail: Quebec’s minority government has laid out a plan to crack down on religious accommodation in the province, including a ban on religious symbols that forbids public […]
Video: Astonishing Story of the Prophet at Rose Theatre of Brampton
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Bangladesh indicts 4 for posting on Islam
Bangladesh indicts 4 for postings on Islam DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A court in Bangladesh’s capital indicted four bloggers Sunday for their allegedly inflammatory writings about Islam and its Prophet … bigstory.ap.org/article/bangladesh-indicts-4-postings-islam
God the Father: Ours or Jesus’ Only?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD I invite you to simply read the Gospel of Matthew, it should not take you more than a few hours and pick up all expressions of ‘your Father,’ ‘our Father’ or ‘my Father.’ There is a short cut in this day and […]
The Astonishing Story of Muhammad at Brampton Rose Theater
Mohammad in the eyes of Non Muslim Scholars: Prof. John Adair in his book “The Leadership of Muhammad” writes: Why does truth or veracity, honesty and high principle, matter in […]
Syrian War is Not a Prelude to The Second Coming of Jesus Christ
Source: The Huffington Post By Dr. Faheem Younus: Muslim, professor, doctor and philanthropist As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad uses chemical weapons at the outskirts of Damascus and President Obama mulls a U.S. military response, some theologians hope for an alarming endgame to the 30-month-long Syrian conflict. For these Christians and Muslim, the […]
Rosh Hashanah — 2013
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Thursday is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, which marks the completion of the yearly […]
Thinking Aloud: Muslims, Islam, West and the rest — IV
By —Razi Azmi As to the Quranic verses calling for jihad, they must be read in the context of Arabia of the first half of the 7th century. Only crackpots […]
Confucius on Leadership
The groundbreaking new book from one of the world’s foremost authorities on leadership Few things are more important than the quality and credibility of leaders, as they play a vital role in every aspect of our modern lives. Yet strong leadership is a difficult skill to master. Good leaders must […]
Only the biggest God builds a civilization
Author posits religion is essential building block of society The National Post: Among more militant atheist circles, the argument is often made that religion is a human invention serving only […]
2 Men of God- Pic
Jewishpress.com: Our photojournalism provider Flash90 says this image is of “Ultra orthodox men who wear covers on their faces to avoid seeing woman as they make their way to Uman […]
SAFM fined R20 000 for ‘unfair’ Islam connections
Times Live: SAfm has been fined R20,000 for making an “unjustifiable connection with Islam” during two news bulletins, the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA (BCCSA) said. Making the connection was […]
The role of merchants in spreading message of Islam
The adage: “Actions speak louder than words” was well embodied in the Islamic history, namely the spread of Islam in many non-Muslim countries, like parts of Asia, Africa and Europe, […]
Schools Will Observe Jewish, Muslim Holidays
Source: Everettindependent.com Addressing the growing religious diversity in the City’s public schools, administrators and School Committee members approved a school calendar for the upcoming year that observes Christian, Jewish and […]
NYPD Secretly Designated Entire Mosques As Terrorism Organizations (VIDEO)
The Haaretz: NEW YORK — The New York Police Department has secretly labeled entire mosques as terrorist organizations, a designation that allows police to use informants to record sermons and […]
Ancient African Religion Finds Roots In America
Huff Post: by Christopher Johnson. In the suburbs of Seattle, an ancient West-African religion is gaining followers. Yoruba, from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, has been spreading across the U.S. for the last 50 years. The religion is particularly popular with African-Americans who find it offers a spiritual path and […]