Another Christian Terrorist Denied True Labeling
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, the Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Did you hear about the man who entered New Orleans’ airport with explosives and a […]
Saudi Arabia Is Set to Behead 50 Men on Terrorism Charges
Source: Time Among them are political activists who were arrested before they turned 18. Authorities in Saudi Arabia are preparing to behead 50 men convicted on charges of terrorism, the […]
Khalifa of Islam & the Worldwide head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community calls for robust action against terrorism
Source: keighleynews.co.uk OUR TV screens seem to be constantly ablaze with images of terror and barbarism. When these evils hit close to home, as they have done recently with the Paris attacks, we all look around and question many things around us, from the security of our nation to tackling radicalisation […]
Bombs may kill extremists, but they will not kill extremism
Source: Belfast Telegraph ‘Bomb and be done with it. Destroy the enemy, and all will be well.’ This seductive voice cannot go unchallenged. ISIL must be defeated, but it will […]
How The FBI Invents Terror Plots To Catch Wannabe Jihadis
Source: Buzz Feed News Nobody would describe James Cromitie as a terrorist mastermind. Certainly not U.S. District Court Judge Colleen McMahon, who in June 2011 sentenced him to 25 years […]
Boko Haram Ranked Ahead of ISIS for Deadliest Terror Group
Source: The New York Times DAKAR, Senegal — As much of the world remains focused on the Islamic State and its horrific attacks in Paris, another radical band of extremists […]
Does ISIS really have nothing to do with Islam? Islamic apologetics carry serious risks.
Source: The Washington post Every time the Islamic State commits yet another attack or atrocity, Muslims, particularly Western Muslims, shudder. Attacks like the ones in Paris mean another round of […]
Italian shot in latest attack on foreigners in Bangladesh
Source: Reuters An Italian doctor working as a missionary was shot and wounded in the neck in an attack by three assailants in northern Bangladesh on Wednesday, police and a medic said, the latest assault on foreigners in the country. The attack on the doctor, identified by Italian newspapers as […]
Islamic State attack on ‘Crusader France’ also killed Muslims
Source: Reuters Among the dead in last week’s Paris attacks were two sisters celebrating a birthday, a promising architect, a talented musician and a woman shot while out doing some […]
Mali hotel attack: 3 dead after gunmen take captives at Radisson Blu in Bamako
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Derived from Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: CNN Security forces have reportedly begun a counter-assault on a […]
Majority of European recruits of ISIS are Catholics and even Jews not Muslims; go figure
To tackle jihadis, French activist says, ditch reason Source: Reuters Anthropologist Dounia Bouzar used to try religious arguments to turn young people away from militant Islam – and failed. So the […]
Paris Terrorist Smoked ‘Alarming Amount Of Cannabis’, Drank Alcohol, And Never Went To A Mosque, Ex-Wife Claims
Source: Huffington Post, UK The ex-wife of Paris bomber Ibrahim Abdeslam has told how he spent his days smoking cannabis and drinking alcohol, as reports suggest the terror gang behind […]
Grasping the Motives for Terror
November 16, 2015 The Paris terror attacks – particularly the methodical shooting of unarmed civilians – have shocked the world and generated new tough talk from policymakers. But the West cannot ignore how some of its violent policy prescriptions over the past 35 years have contributed to the crisis, writes […]
Are Nigerian Lives of Equal Dignity as French: Would the Media Provide Equal Coverage?
Epigraph: Every human life is sacred and of infinite value and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Derived from Al Quran 5:32/33) Nigeria’s Boko Haram Kills 49 in Suicide […]
In the wake of Paris tragedy: A book review: An apology for Mohammed and the Koran
Book written by John Davenport This is a short but a wonderful book and a must read for all Muslims and Christians. This beautiful book, An apology for Mohammed and the […]
Karen Armstrong: An Author Paris Needs to Bring the Christians and the Muslims Closer in Brotherhood
Nominating Karen Armstrong for Literature Nobel Prize Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Karen Armstrong FRSL (born 14 November 1944) is a […]
‘War on terror is our collective challenge’
By JT – Nov 19,2015 -JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The war on terror is a global war that “we should fight together as one”, according to His Majesty King […]
Religion should not be used to fight radicalism
Nov 18,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – DAOUD KUTTAB In fighting the scourge of radicalism and religious fundamentalism, one of the strategies is to use religion. Proponents of this approach vary from those who insist that Daesh and its ideology is simply built on a warped understanding of religion to those who […]
It Is Time Humanity Issued the Death Blow to ISIS
Source: Huffington Post By Qasim Rashid A national spokesperson for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA and a visiting fellow at Harvard University’s School of Islamic Studies. As I left my […]
In Defense of Understanding ISIS
Huff Post: by Matthew D. Taylor — In the third Democratic primary debate on Saturday, moderator John Dickerson asked Hillary Clinton a pointed foreign policy question about the apparent ISIS attacks in Paris: …you gave a speech at Georgetown University in which you said, that it was important to show, […]