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 […]
The United States of America – One Nation, Under God
Source: The Muslim Sunrise is the oldest Muslim publication of North America. Its winter volume explores unity and diversity in our global village: Winter-2016 By Mazher Ahmad, who is a […]
Trump says his travel ban needed to ensure U.S. religious freedom
Reuters International FEB 2, 2017 – DAY 9 / JANUARY 28: Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump agreed to try to rebuild U.S.-Russia ties and to cooperate in Syria, the Kremlin said, after the two men spoke for the first time since Trump’s inauguration. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (reuters_tickers) By […]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Two Books About Muslim Identity
Source: New York Times Book review by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the N.B.A.’s all-time leading scorer. His book “Coach Wooden and […]
Switzerland: Intel chief: general surveillance of mosques ‘unlawful’
Source: Swiss Info There is neither a reason nor a legal basis to monitor all mosques and imams as a preventative measure, the head of the Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) […]
15 Hindu temples in Bangladesh vandalised
Source: TOI A group of madrasa students demonstrated on the premises of Brahmanbarhia Press Club while hundreds of people blocked Sarail-Nasirnagar-Lakhai road by torching tyres on Sunday. After the mayhem […]
Germany exempts Islamic markets from taxes during Ramazan
Source: Daily Time BERLIN: Owners of Islamic markets and restaurants will be exempted from paying taxes during the month of Ramazan, a decision signed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to provide food at lower prices for Muslims. More: