Islam in Switzerland: Three-quarters of Swiss back a burka ban
Source: Swiss Info A nationwide ban on face-coverings – a de facto burka ban – would currently get the thumbs-up from 76% of Swiss voters, according to a poll […]
If Sharia Is Divine, Why Don’t Ulema Demand Medieval Punishments?
Source: New Age Islam By Sultan Shahin, Founding Editor, New Age Islam Acclaimed poet and writer Javed Akhtar has rightly condemned the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) “in […]
Know Khadim Rizvi @KhadimRizviReal to Whom Pakistan Government Surrendered
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I suggest that a few of these videos in Urdu below should give you insight into who we […]
A New Bill Passed by Pakistan National Assembly: Finality of Prophethood restored to its original form
Source: Pakistan Today Finality of Prophethood restored to its original form Law minister says amended bill will make clauses relating to Khatm-e-Nabuwwat more effective ‘Separate voters’ list will be created […]
Human Rights, the Just Law and the Islamic Law
Source: Muslim Sunrise Fall 2017 By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Human rights have been defined. Yes, they were defined very precisely and agreed upon […]
The latest volume of the Muslim Sunrise: System of Justice in Islam
Editorial: Source: The Muslim Sunrise From the high echelons of international relations down to the smallest domestic level, fairness and justice among members of human society are essential requirements for […]
No British Muslim man has the ‘right’ to a second (or even third) wife
Source: The Telegraph By Shelina Janmohamed Secondwife.com now has 100,000 users I’m not a second wife, and I have no plans to ever be one. There is only really one reason […]
Triple talaq: India’s top court bans Islamic practice of instant divorce
Source: CNN By Huizhong Wu, CNN New Delhi (CNN) India’s Supreme Court banned the controversial Islamic divorce practice known as “triple talaq” in a landmark ruling announced Tuesday. The practice, […]
Tunisian President Suggests Allowing Muslim Women to Marry Non-Muslim Men
Source: Egyptian Streets Tunisian President Beji Caed Essibsi called on Sunday on the prime minister and minister of justice to make changes to the publication No 73 that bans Tunisian […]
Marriage between first cousins doubles risk of birth defects, say researchers
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment: Please see my views in the comment section below to find solutions to the problems posed by cousin marriages. Source: The Guardian By Sarah […]
Is a President Above the Law in Islamic Tradition?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times It should not surprise those who have been following US politics, what Ryan J. Reilly recently wrote in […]
Video: Martin Luther King on Just and Unjust Laws
Suggested Reading A Litmus Test Proposed by Martin Luther King, for Trump’s Laws
Drinking Liquor Without Getting Drunk Not Sinful: Islamic Scholar
EGYPTIAN STREETS FEBRUARY 13, 2017 In a sharp contradiction to what is common among Muslims, Khaled Al Gendy, a famous Islamic cleric and a member of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, stated that drinking liquor without getting drunk is not sinful. “If the same alcoholic drink was consumed by […]
Shariah’s Winding Path Into Modernity
Source: The New York Times By Mustafa Akyol In June, Americans in about two dozen cities joined a “March Against Sharia.” For these protesters, the Arabic term is a code […]
The Divide Over Islam and National Laws in the Muslim World
Source: Pew Research Center Varied views on whether Quran should influence laws in countries BY JACOB POUSHTER As strife in the Middle East continues to make headlines, from the militant […]
Islamism enticing many of Pakistan’s best and brightest
Source: Asia Times By Syed Afreen Why are increasing numbers of educated young Pakistanis falling for the message of hate peddled by extremists online and among their social circle? The […]
Can the Quran be Unjust? Can the Fundamentalists Kill Anyone Who Cheats Them?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Can the fundamentalist’s kill those who do not ascribe to their political ideology? How about those who […]
How to Fast for Ramadan in the Arctic, Where the Sun Doesn’t Set
Epigraph: It is made lawful for you to go in unto your wives on the night of the fast. … And eat and drink until the white thread becomes distinct to […]
Use astronomy to determine start of Ramadan: scholars
Source: Gulf News Astronomical calculations have determined accurately when it starts every year since 1993 UAE: Islamic scholars and astrophysicists in the UAE believe the Muslim world should rely on […]
Bakhtawar criticizes law forbidding public eating during Ramazan, says ‘this is not Islam’
Source: The Express Tribune Perturbed by legislation making eating in public during Ramazan a jailable offence, Bakhtawar Bhutto took to Twitter to condemn the rule. The daughter of former […]