Source: Washington Post NEW DELHI — India’s Supreme Court ruled that a Hindu temple could be built at the site of a razed mosque in a historic verdict on a […]
Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad aṣ-Ṣādiq (Arabic: جَعْفَر ٱبْن مُحَمَّد ٱلصَّادِق; 700 or 702–765 CE), commonly known as Ja’far al-Ṣādiq or simply as-Sadiq (The Truthful), was an 8th-century Muslim scholar and scientist.[5] He is considered as an Imam by Twelver and Isma’ili Shī’ites, and a […]
Source: The Guardian By Henry McDonald Assemblies for All provides secular materials focused on respect and social justice British schools are being offered a programme for morning assemblies that are […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times After the top constitutional body on Islamic laws in Pakistan recommended ‘a light beating for women’ sparking […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Does the Quran present a theocratic or a secular state? My short answer is ‘a secular state!’ […]
Source: Roll Call BY Mary C. Curtis [OPINION] CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After the Rev. Billy Graham became less a counselor of presidents and more a political player, particularly in the unfortunate […]
Source: Slate By DAHLIA LITHWICK In a speech at Notre Dame Law School on Friday, Attorney General William Barr took a break from hassling Rupert Murdoch and running interference on the […]
Source: The Connexion President Emmanuel Macron has said that it is “not his business” whether Muslim women wear a hijab in public spaces – but that it “is his business” […]
Editor’s note: This news is from 2013 but is almost equally true today. Time: The Sultan of Brunei announced on Tuesday the gradual introduction of harsh Islamic punishments, such as […]
Source: DW The government of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has reversed an order requiring female students to wear a burqa following a huge backlash. But some supporters want the veil […]
By Sarah Dilorenzo NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration, locked in a trade war with China, is increasing pressure on Beijing over what it says is the systematic oppression […]
This week, Israel held a repeat parliamentary election – with inconclusive results – after incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was unable to form a governing coalition following an April election. […]
Shashi Tharoor (born 9 March 1956)[1] is an Indian politician, writer and a former career international diplomat [2] who is currently serving as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Thiruvananthapuram, […]
Religious Crusaders at the Supreme Court’s Gates Source: New York Times By Linda Greenhouse Conservative justices appear eager to take on a subject at the heart of the country’s culture wars. […]
Source: Tulsa World OKLAHOMA CITY — A group advocating for the separation of church and state on Tuesday accused Gov. Kevin Stitt of using his office to promote religion. Stitt […]
Video: Hinduism, patriotism, totalitarianism versus pluralism? Suggested reading NPR Audio: Churchill, Orwell And The Fight Against Totalitarianism Islam: A Totalitarian Philosophy or One Teaching at a Time?
Source: The Guardian By Oliver Holmes, who is the Jerusalem correspondent for the Guardian. Previously based in Bangkok, he has reported across the Middle East and Asia. Twitter @olireports ‘This is […]
(CNN) President Donald Trump cast Tuesday’s special election in North Carolina and the 2020 presidential election as a fight for the status quo, describing Democrats as the “America-hating left.” Democrats, […]
Buttigieg says ‘reckoning’ coming over GOP and Christianity WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg (BOO’-tuh-juhj) says Republicans will face “a reckoning” over a policy agenda he says is […]
The Muslim Times has the best collection for interfaith tolerance, secularism and modest dressing and to refute Islamophobia. Tanmanjeet Singh “Tan” Dhesi MP (born 17 August 1978) is a British Labour Party politician.[2][3] He was elected as […]
