The End of the Secular Republic
Source: The Atlantic India’s and Turkey’s leaders are turning buildings into battlegrounds for nationalists. In Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has acted on his yearlong quest to restore the historic […]
New liberal Christian groups hope to turn Trump voters to ‘Pope Francis voters’
(RNS) — Liberal-leaning Christian groups and faith leaders have formed a slate of new political action committees and initiatives in recent weeks, most of which criticize the president in ways […]
Would the Prophet Muhammad Convert Hagia Sophia?
Source: New York Times By Mustafa Akyol, who is a contributing Opinion writer, is a senior fellow on Islam and modernity at the Cato Institute and the author of the forthcoming book […]
Religion has become a powerful hammer driving a wedge between ‘us’ and ‘them’
Source: Miami Herald By David Elcott Democracy is under assault every day. Journalists are called enemies of the people. Judges are threatened by vicious tweets. Those who try to sustain […]
Why Joe Biden Keeps Missing His Own V.P. Deadlines
Source: New York Times By Katie Glueck On issues big and small, Joseph R. Biden Jr. will not be rushed, including the critical choice of a running mate. He’s deliberative, and […]
Athens Muslims Fear Mosque Delay After Hagia Sophia Conversion
Source: International Business Times By Marina Rafenberg After Turkey turned Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia museum back to a mosque, Muslims in Athens fear their own official place of worship, delayed for […]
The Lahore High Court Bar Association wants Ahmadis barred from sacrificing animals.
Source: Dawn LAHORE: The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) has demanded the federal interior ministry to restrain the Ahmadi community from adopting Islamic rite of sacrificing animals on Eidul […]
U.S. Supreme Court turns down church challenge to Nevada pandemic rules
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: Yahoo By Jan Wolfe Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the liberals in this […]
Erdoğan leads first prayers at Hagia Sophia museum reverted to mosque
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: The Guardian By Bethan McKernan in Istanbul Turkish president recites Qur’an at monument as Greece […]
Hindu temple in Muslim Islamabad?
Source: Pakistan Today BY HASAN AFTAB SAEED The CDA has halted the construction of the boundary wall of the Krishna Mandir citing technical reasons. But now that the issue has […]
Commentary of Gideon Levy on ‘I no longer believe in a Jewish State’
Opinion: Peter Beinart’s Great Change Source: Haaretz By Gideon Levy, who is a Haaretz columnist and a member of the newspaper’s editorial board. Levy joined Haaretz in 1982, and spent […]
Erdogan Signs Decree Allowing Hagia Sophia to Be Used as a Mosque Again
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: New York Times By Carlotta Gall The decree came after a Turkish court revoked […]
Museum or mosque? Turkey debates iconic Hagia Sofia’s status
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: Washington Post ISTANBUL — In its more than 1,400-year existence, the majestic domed structure […]
Turkey: Hagia Sophia should not be converted to a Mosque
Dr. Mike Ghouse, Washington, DC President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is considering converting the Hagia Sophia to a Mosque, which has been a museum since its conquest. As Muslims, we appeal […]
Polygamy Seminar’s Registration Pulled – but still going ahead
Source: Indonesia Expat A seminar promoting polygamy in Indonesia is to go ahead, despite the event’s registration form being pulled offline following complaints by women’s rights activists. If you’re weary […]
The debate over the future of Hagia Sophia tells you everything you need to know about modern Turkey
Source: Independent The monument that served as the centre of Christianity for 900 years and as a mosque for 500, holds a strong symbolic importance for the nation Sebnem Arsu; […]
Coronavirus: The Great Disruption. Will religion post-Covid-19 be more personal, less communal?
By Mohammad Alami Musa For The Straits Times How will religion adapt to the pandemic? The answers to five key questions point to more individualism, and a new state-religion relationship […]
White evangelical approval of Trump slips, but eight-in-ten say they would vote for him
Amid rising coronavirus cases and widespread protests over racial injustice, President Donald Trump’s approval rating has dropped in recent months among a wide range of religious groups, including white evangelical […]
Building the case for Nobel Peace Prize for Justin Trudeau
We, in the Muslim Times, are building the case for Nobel Peace Prize for PM Justin Trudeau, given his dedication to all minority groups and human rights for every one, […]
Alberta’s new lieutenant-governor first Muslim in history appointed to role
Source: CBC News · Salma Lakhani of Edmonton has been named as the new lieutenant-governor of Alberta, making her the first Muslim in Canadian history to be appointed to the […]