New Delhi Streets Turn Into Battleground During Trump’s Visit
Source: New York Times By Jeffrey Gettleman, Suhasini Raj and Sameer Yasir As the president tours India’s capital, at least 11 people have been killed in communal clashes that have […]
Emmanuel Macron’s War on Islamism Is Europe’s Future
Source: FP The French president’s recent speech is a sign that moderate leaders are waking up to the threat posed by political Islam. By Lorenzo Vidino | February 24, 2020, […]
How Hindu supremacists are tearing India apart
Source: The Guardian For seven decades, India has been held together by its constitution, which promises equality to all. But Narendra Modi’s BJP is remaking the nation into one where […]
Do Muslims Prefer Camels Over Modern Cars?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times If you are a Muslim and are reading this article, you were probably surprised or even […]
Macron announces measures against ‘Islamic separatism’
Source: The Connexion French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a series of measures designed to combat “Islamic separatism” in France – including new rules on foreign imams and education. The […]
Appeal Court rules Islamic marriages invalid in UK
Source: BBC A court has reversed a judgment from two years ago which found that a couple who had an Islamic wedding ceremony could legally divorce. The High Court ruled […]
Utah Bill Decriminalizing Polygamy Clears First Hurdle, Moves To State Senate
Source: NPR By Vanessa Romo A Utah bill that would reduce polygamy among consenting adults from a felony to an infraction — on par with a traffic ticket — was […]
What Can We Learn From the Treaty of Hudaibiyya: Flexibility of Thought?
Epigraph: Indeed, you have in the Prophet of Allah an excellent model, for him who fears Allah and the Last Day and who remembers Allah much. (Al Quran 33:21/22) Written […]
Netflix TV Series: Rise of Empires: Ottoman
Source: The Cinemaholic Over the course of history, there have been events that have shaped the world. At the time, perhaps, mankind could not comprehend the enormity of what was […]
Some Argue Islamism from the Quran and others Secularism and Many argue Both on the Same Day
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In 1989 I moved to USA. I had been raised as a Sunni Muslim and joined Ahmadiyya […]
Bangladesh: Misinformation and hatred disguised as religions preaching cannot be tolerated
The march of the ‘waz-mongers’ By Saleem Samad SOURCE: DHAKA TRIBUNE Misinformation and hatred disguised as religions preaching cannot be tolerated Recently, certain Bangladeshi parliament members came down heavily on […]
Why Muslim-majority countries need secular citizenship and law-making
Source: open Democracy By Ahmet T. Kuru, who is professor of political science at San Diego State University. He is the author of Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and […]
Urdu Videos: Dr. Israr Ahmad Versus Ghamdi: Islamism Versus Secularism
While Dr. Israr Ahmad is promoting Islamism, Javed Ahmad Ghamidi is offering a secular understanding of Islam and interfaith tolerance. Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim […]
French politics feeds off Muslim bashing and Islamophobia and our constructive response
Source: TRT World, is a Turkish state international news channel broadcast 24-hours per day in English. The news channel is based in Istanbul Many French Muslims have grown disillusioned with […]
Pakistan’s Beleaguered Ahmadis Decry ‘Deplorable’ Attempt To Isolate Them
Source: Radio Free Europe By Frud Bezhan Daud Khattak To be considered Muslim, members of Pakistan’s minority Ahmadi sect must deny the beliefs of their religion. They must swear that the Prophet Muhammad is the final prophet, and denounce the Ahmadi sect’s 19th century founder as a false prophet and his […]
Dr. Robert Dickson Crane about Religious Tribalism and Pluralism
Dr. Robert Dickson Crane, is the former adviser to the late President of the United States Richard Nixon, and is former Deputy Director (for Planning) of the United States National […]
No Room for Indifference’: Leaders Issue Warning at Holocaust Commemoration
Source: New York Times Anti-Semitism ‘destroys your nations,’ a Holocaust scholar told world leaders. Leaders spoke out in Jerusalem against the rise of anti-Semitism and commemorated the liberation of Auschwitz. Reaching back […]
Islamabad bar asks members to declare faith in Finality of Prophethood
SOURCE: PAKISTAN TODAY The Islamabad Bar Association (IBA) has directed its members to submit affidavits declaring their faith on the finality of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) by the end of the […]
Why Secularism is Essential, Even if You are Religious?
Donald Trump Is Promising ‘Big Action’ on School Prayer to Rally Evangelical Voters Source: MSN By Katie Reilly President Donald Trump is promising “big action” to promote school prayer, tapping […]
G25 in Malaysia decries laws against apostasy
Source: Free Malaysia Today By Robin Augustin and Nicholas Chung PETALING JAYA: The G25 group of former senior civil servants has spoken out against apostasy laws, saying a Muslim’s decision […]
