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 […]
The Never Ending Debate Between the Sharia Law and the Secular Law
Pakistan forgiveness laws: The price of getting away with murder Source: BBC The murder was so brutal it shocked even the hardened detectives who arrived at the scene on the […]
The battle to keep India secular
Source: The Wall Street Journal A new citizenship law undermines what made the country a relative success. Protests against the Indian national government have roiled major cities for weeks. At […]
China to rewrite the Quran and the Bible to fit ‘socialist values’
SOURCE: DAILY SABAH WITH WIRES China plans to rewrite all translated “classic religious books” to reflect the socialist values of the Communist Party of China. The order was given during […]
Laughter is the best medicine against Trumpism
Suggested reading and viewing ‘Shariah Law’ And ‘Checks and Balances,’ Needed in Constitution Video: Trump’s Actions ‘Worse Than Misconduct Of Any Prior President,’ Law Prof Testifies ‘Presidents Are Not Kings’: Judge Orders […]
What can the Muslim world do to save the Uighurs and Islam in China?
Source: Daily Sabah BY OLSI JAZEXHI Between Aug. 16 and Aug. 25, I was in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region in China. Invited by the State Council Information Office of […]
Prof. John Makdisi traces the Islamic Origins of the Common Law
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times We can read John Makdisi’s magnum opus by ordering the North Carlina Law Review article from a Library or by […]
