Coronavirus: French court orders ban on worship to end
Source: BBC France’s administrative court has ruled that the government must lift a blanket ban on meetings at places of worship within eight days. The ban was put in place […]
Mosque on wheels rolls in to help Muslims pray at Tokyo Games
Source: Reuters By Jack Tarrant For the thousands of Muslim athletes, officials and supporters arriving in Tokyo for the Olympic Games later this year, it may be a struggle for […]
Quebec ad campaign about standing up for individual rights, Premier Pallister says
“This is an issue of whether you’re willing to stand up and defend minority rights, minority freedoms. And we as Manitobans have that reputation and will continue to act on […]
Why the de-faithing of Islam is a threat to all America’s religions
Some say Islam is not a religion. Here’s why all faiths should contest that. Derek Beres 25 September, 2019 Asma T. Uddin explores religious freedom — or the […]
World cannot stand by as terrorists twist positive power of tech — King of Jordan
By JT – Sep 24,2019 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday urged vigilance in countering the global threat of terrorism and extremism in all […]
Pew Research Report: How religious restrictions around the world have changed over a decade
Source: pewresearch.org | BY MICHAEL LIPKA AND SAMIRAH MAJUMDAR Pew Research Center just published its 10th annual report analyzing restrictions on religion (by both governments and individuals or groups in society) around the world. This year’s report differs from past reports because it focuses on changes that have occurred over the course of a decade, […]
Golden Temple, Amarnath Cave and the Muslims
Source: The Daily Times Dr Syed Nazir Gilani Muslims of Punjab and Muslims of Kashmir have a historical role in the construction of Golden Temple of Sikh faith and in […]
US envoy decries lack of response from Islamic world to China’s attacks on Uighurs
Source: The Guardian Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt have been silent in the face of the mass incarceration of Muslims in Xinjiang By Julian Borger in Washington […]
BE MORE OPEN: to combat extremism Muslim leader urges UK mosques amid radicalisation fears
UK MOSQUES should be more open and transparent and UK authorities should monitor places of worship to help tackle extremism, a senior Imam of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community has argued. […]
Russia vows no safe passage for Syria extremist fighters in Idlib
By AFP – Sep 30,2018 -JORDAN TIMES Syrians demonstrating against the government in the rebel-held town of Maaret Al Numan, in the north of Idlib province, on Friday (AFP photo) […]
Amish couple sues 2 agencies over photos their faith forbids
Source: Associated Press By RICK CALLAHAN INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Amish couple with 13 children sued the federal government on Wednesday, accusing officials of violating their constitutional rights by insisting […]
Jews, Muslims in Berlin team up on bike rides against hatred
Source: Fox News Some 25 Jews and Muslims teamed up on tandem bicycle rides through the German capital on Sunday in a protest against growing anti-Semitism and attacks on Muslims […]
Why Ahmadi Muslims are doomed in Pakistan
Source: Daily O By Mehr Tarar, a former op-ed editor of Daily Times, Pakistan, and a freelance columnist. There are no sounds of a Sunday mass, bells of a temple, […]
Why this Muslim-turned-Christian speaker resonated with so many before his death at 34
Source: The Washington Post By Ravi Zacharias Nabeel Qureshi, who was raised in a Muslim American family before converting to Christianity. (Photo courtesy of RZIM) The first time I saw him, he sat at a table across from me, one of his legs constantly moving almost subconsciously, as though he was […]
‘Why I dissent’
May 01,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby This week, nearing the end of four years of service as an Obama presidential appointee to the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), I felt compelled to issue a public dissent to USCIRF’s 2017 annual report. While the larger part of […]
How can we build the Third Temple together?
Source: Muslim Sunrise Spring 2017 Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In a recent interview President Trump said about his son in law, […]
Video: General Pervez Musharraf opens up about Ahmadiyya Muslims
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comments President Musharaf is expressing sympathies for the Ahmadi Muslims and is highlighting the principle of religious freedom in this video. However, he is saying […]
The Ahmadis of Algeria: the government’s most convenient security threat?
Despite numbering in the few thousands, the followers of this branch of Islam have been branded a major security threat by the Algerian state. Now, they are facing both a crackdown and a propaganda war. By Jacob Lindelöw Berntson In the last six months, at least 70 individuals belonging to […]
Religions Must Speak To the Faithless, As Well As To Each Other
Source: Economist By Erasmus Learning from a Christian-Muslim debate on religious literacy YOU may find this reassuring, or disturbing, or something in between. Earlier this week, one of the most […]
Israel bill to limit Muslim call to prayer passes parliamentary first reading
Source: Independent By Samuel Osborne @SamuelOsborne93 Thursday 9 March 2017 12:15 GMT Supporters say will improving the quality of life of people living near mosques while opponents say impinges on the […]
