Sweden Muslim woman who refused handshake at job interview wins case
Source: BBC News A Swedish Muslim woman has won compensation after her job interview was ended when she refused a handshake. Farah Alhajeh, 24, was applying for a job as […]
The Quran Gives Principles of Justice, But No Judicial System
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Supreme Court of USA during the time of President Obama made several decisions in favor of […]
British law can dissolve an Islamic marriage and divide assets of the couple
U.K. Court Can Dissolve a Muslim Marriage, Judge Rules Source: The New York Times By Richard Pérez-Peña LONDON — A Muslim woman can have a British court dissolve her religious marriage […]
Israel passes a law stating what’s Jewish about a ‘Jewish and Democratic state’
Source: The New Yorker By Bernard Avishai On July 19th, the Israeli Knesset, led by Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party, passed a new “basic law,” with the anodyne title of “Israel—The […]
Imran Khan must help end the persecution of Pakistan’s Ahmadi Muslims
Source: Washington Post By Qasim Rashid, who is an attorney and the national spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA. He is a Truman National Security Fellow. On July 25, […]
Court: California school board’s prayers unconstitutional
Source: Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Southern California school board’s policy of opening meetings with a prayer is unconstitutional because the prayers often invoke Christianity, and there are […]
Populism in Europe rooted in Islamophobia
Populist views in Europe: It’s not just the economy Source: Pew Research Center By Bruce Stokes, who is director of global economic attitudes at Pew Research Center. Nationalist populism has […]
Imran Khan’s Journey into Religion
This article was originally published in Arabnews By Imran Khan My generation grew up at a time when colonial hang up was at its peak. Our older generation had been […]
Hardline Islamists push religion to center of Pakistan election
Source: Reuters BY Asif Shahzad, Kay Johnson LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani cleric Hafiz Saeed is one of the United States’ most-wanted terrorist suspects, accused over the 2008 Mumbai attacks that […]
Israel adopts divisive Jewish nation-state law
By Reuters – Jul 19,2018 – JORDAN TIME OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel passed a “nation-state” law on Thursday declaring that only Jews have the right of self-determination in the country, […]
Is China’s atheist Communist Party trying to eradicate Islam?
Source: South China Morning Post In a west China city, Muslim children have been banned from religious activity, while authorities have curtailed the number of people over 16 allowed to […]
All Christians Are Problematic, Even Me And You
Source: Huffington Post By Brandi Miller, Columnist Let’s be honest, Christians. For professing a belief in a relatively unpredictable God, we have incredibly predictable defensive patterns whenever people question or critique […]
Muslim Sunrise Summer Volume is Published: World Religions and Their Challenges
Editorial Source: Muslim Sunrise Summer 2018 All major world religions have faced great challenges from their very inception; but presently it appears that the powerful anti-religious forces are in full […]
July 4th: Muslims have been an integral part of the United States of America since her birth
Source: The Huffington Post By Mike Ghouse, who is committed to build a cohesive America and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day. Did you know that the […]
Dutch parliament approves limited ban on burqa, niqab
Source: Associated Press By RAF CASERT and ALEKSANDAR FURTULA Ban will apply to Islamic veils and robes such as the burqa and niqab Politicians call it ‘a historical day’ in […]
Controversy erupts over Imran’s visit to Pakpattan shrine
Source: Dawn News BY Tooba Masood | Shafiq Butt A shaky video of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Maneka arriving at Pakpattan to pay their respects […]
Dutch parliament approves limited ban on burqa, niqab
Source: Associated Press By RAF CASERT and ALEKSANDAR FURTULA THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands has approved a limited ban on “face-covering clothing” in public places, including Islamic veils […]
Harford council approves hiring outside lawyer to defend suit over ‘Muslim’ housing development
Source: The Baltimore Sun By David Anderson, Contact Reporter The Harford County Council granted a request this week by County Attorney Melissa Lambert to hire an outside firm to help […]
Thomas Jefferson and Islam as an American Religion
Source: Wisconsin Islam Journal By Denise A. Spellberg, who is an American scholar of Islamic history. She is an associate professor of history and Middle Eastern Studies at the […]
Austria to shut seven ‘political’ mosques and expel imams
Source: BBC Austria has said it will close down seven mosques and expel imams who it says are funded by foreign countries. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said the move was a […]