By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) Two Canadian doctors of the Sikh faith have made the difficult decision to shave off their beards — a pillar of their faith — to […]
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 […]
By Harmeet Kaur (CNN) A law effectively decriminalizing bigamy, when two people marry while at least one of them is already legally married, is now in effect in Utah. For […]
Source: NBC By Mansee Khurana Just this week, the Justice Department got behind a rural Virginia church’s claim that the state improperly discriminated against it by limiting its gatherings. Religious […]
Source: The Guardian By Sarah Marsh Val Bynner, 74, from London, who was forced to give up her baby for adoption, recalls her experience and says apology can’t take away […]
Call to prayer ruling in Canada causes controversy Source: Arab News By Hafsa Lodi Some municipalities are allowing mosques to broadcast the sunset adhan during Ramadan, prompting some to complain […]
According to the Encyclopedia Britannica: “When Muhammad died in 632, ʿĀʾishah was left a childless widow of about 18, although some sources suggest she was older. She remained politically inactive […]
Source: Aeon Social scientists predicted that belief in the supernatural would drift away as modern science advanced. They were wrong. By Peter Harrison, who is an Australian Laureate Fellow and […]
Source: BBC Saudi Arabia is to abolish flogging as a form of punishment, according to a legal document seen by media outlets. The directive from the Gulf kingdom’s Supreme Court […]
President Alvi outlines plan agreed with ulema on congregational prayers during Ramazan Source: Dawn By Javed Hussain President Arif Alvi on Saturday announced that congregational and Taraweeh prayers would be […]
Half of Americans say Bible should influence U.S. laws, including 28% who favor it over the will of the people Source: Pew Research Center The U.S. Constitution does not mention […]
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) Three pastors are suing California officials over directives that have prevented worshipers from attending church service during the coronavirus pandemic. To curb the spread of […]
Source: Religion News Service (RNS) — Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, founder of MuslimGirl.com, has become the first Muslim woman to run for Congress in New Jersey. On Saturday (April 4), Al-Khatahtbeh announced […]
Source: USA Today WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear the Catholic Church’s challenge to a local ban on religious advertising. The case, brought by the Archdiocese of Washington against the […]
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment: What is common between the fundamentalists of all the Abrahamic and other faiths is denial of evidence and scientific observations and an insistence on […]
Source: New York Times Failure to comply with government restrictions is causing the coronavirus to spread in ultra-Orthodox communities up to eight times faster than elsewhere in Israel. By David […]
Florida megachurch pastor arrested for breaching Covid-19 health order Source: The Guardian Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne decries ‘discrimination against religion’ after refusing to restrict services Florida officials have arrested the pastor […]
(Repost by Dr. H. Koya ) Opinion | In Turkey, political Islam is getting in the way of rational health policy With its huge budget and staff, the decisions made by […]
Source: Al Hakam By Anees Ahmad Nadeem, Missionary in-charge, Japan With all continents now within its pale, the coronavirus has turned into a pandemic. For lack of medical facilities in […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times At the time of writing of this article, five states in USA have closed all schools and many […]
