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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Epigraph: And hold fast, all together, by the rope of Allah and be not divided; and remember the favor of Allah which He bestowed upon you when you were enemies and […]
Quebec’s charter of values: Less like Putin, more like poutine: Salutin The Star: The Parti Québécois government in Quebec is floating a “Charter of Quebec Values.” It makes me nostalgic […]
The Star: Quebec’s Parti Québécois government is plumbing new depths in its cynical campaign to pump oxygen into the sputtering cause of sovereignty. Its latest manoeuvre, according to a trial […]
Source: Encyclopedia Britannica Worldwide Adherents of All Religions TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Islamic Issues Sexual Abuse Church-State Issues Internal Conflicts People in the News Worldwide Adherents of All Religions Religious Adherents in the U.S Related Contributors & Bibliography Figures on Worldwide Adherents of All Religions by Six Continental Areas are […]
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What a West Oak Lane building’s transition from synagogue to church to mosque says about religious nonviolence: ……….. A local beacon of hope It started 66 years ago when a […]
BBC: With more than 50 million Hispanics living in the US, the Latino community is now the country’s biggest minority. While most are brought up within the Catholic Church, a […]
The World Bulletin: The Jewish groups form association that aims to build synagogue in al-Aqsa Mahmoud Abu Atta, Al-Aqsa Foundation’s media coordinator, said that the Registrar of Israeli Associations approved […]
Al-Husayn ibn Salam was a Jewish rabbi in Yathrib [Madinah] who was widely respected and honored by the people of the city, even by those who were not Jewish. He […]