Scholar calls for more research on oldest Quran manuscript
Source: Gulf News Dubai: A leading UAE scholar has called for more research into the oldest Quranic manuscript found at the University of Birmingham, after new theories have shed light […]
Australia republic move: Leaders begin push
Source: BBC Almost all of Australia’s state and territory leaders have signed a document in support of the country becoming a republic. The only leader who declined to sign, Western […]
Rev. Jim Wallis: Racism ‘Separates White Christians From God’
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4 Rules Every Mother-In-Law Needs To Know
Source: Huffington Post By Debbie Slevin Author, theatrical producer/director, teacher, wife, mother, GRANDMOTHER! Inquisitive mind, tenacious reporter, emotional softie. I would like to think I am a pretty good mother-in-law. My two married sons think so. As do their wives. But I didn’t get to this place easily. There aren’t any […]
Muslim women respect Britain, Britain should respect us
theguardian: letter by Nasira Rehman — Muslim women shopping for fruit and veg in Whitechapel Road street market in east London. Photograph: Kathy Dewitt/Alamy Photograph: Alamy As the elected president of the women’s auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK, I wish to express my concerns about the prime minister’s […]
Video: Can all religions be right? (The Big Questions, 17/1/16)
Suggested Reading: What Can a Quarter of Unaffiliated US Population Find in Islam? The Big Questions is a faith and ethics television programme usually presented by Nicky Campbell. It is […]
Kennedy holds first live television news conference on Jan 25, 1961
Source: History channel On this day in 1961, President John F. Kennedy becomes the first U.S. president to hold a live televised news conference. From a podium in the State […]
France is Right To Ban The Veil – A Debate
This is a debate from 2010 and is equally relevant today 5 years later. For the Muslim Times’ collection of articles about Hijab, please click here.
UN urges Pakistan to halt construction of Orange Metro Train
Source: Daily Times LAHORE: Experts from the United Nations have urged Pakistan to halt the ongoing construction of Orange Line Metro Train (OMT), as it poses a direct threat to a large number of protected heritage sites and historic buildings. They said the government’s forced eviction of residents from their […]
Saudi Arabia rules out mediation with Iran
Source: Gulf News Manama: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir has denied the existence of a Pakistani mediation between his country and Iran. Reports last week said that Pakistan […]
Falcons can control their preys’ minds
Source: BBC The semipalmated sandpipers arrive in their thousands and spend several weeks resting and mating on the shore, before leaving southern Canada for the warmer climes of South America. […]
The Seekers Who Aren’t
Source: Huffington Post By Greg Cootsona: writer/speaker on faith, science & culture (and all three together) Having spent two decades on church staffs and thus in conversations with other pastors, […]
FUNDAMENTAL VERSUS ALLEGORIC: WAR AND PEACE IN ISLAM
By Zia H Shah Permission to take up arms is given to those against whom war is made, because they have been wronged and Allah, indeed, has power to help them. (22:40) Followers of all religions can make tall claims about the beauty of their religions. In view of that, […]
Jihad of the Pen
Source: Alislam.org Many take up the pen, but few are granted the spirit to conduct the Jihad in the most acceptable manner. Many wish to take up the pen, but their incorrect beliefs and lack of knowledge prevent them from doing so, and thus they drop back into a state […]
Syria conflict: Russia’s build-up looks long-term
Source: BBC It is now four months since Russia launched its military intervention in Syria, with air strikes and a build-up of troops on the ground. The BBC’s Steve Rosenberg has been embedded with Russian troops and has sent this diary of his four-day visit. Crowded skies We last visited […]
It Cost Google One Billion Dollars to Keep its Search Bar on iPhones
Source: Gizmodo Google’s search bar has been a fixture on Apple devices for years, something that’s always seemed counterintuitive, what with Android being iOS’s only real competitor. According to Bloomberg, […]
The Surprising Reason Princess Charlene – and Very Few Others – Are Allowed to Wear White to Meet the Pope
Source: People When Princess Charlene of Monaco meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday, Catholic royal-watchers will be keeping a close eye on her clothes. What color Charlene […]
Budget Deficit Slips as Public Priority
Source: Pew Research Center As Obama enters his final year, mixed views of his legacy As Barack Obama begins his final year in office, the goal of reducing the budget deficit, which the public once ranked among the most pressing objectives for his administration, has continued its recent decline in […]
David Cameron needs to look beyond the veil
Source: The Guardian By Remona Aly For a man with an in-tray that never empties, David Cameron has strange priorities. This week, with the world economy shaking perilously and the EU […]
Iran, China agree to increase trade ties to $600b in ten years
Iran, China agree to increase trade ties to $600b in ten years Tehran Times Political Desk TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that a new chapter has […]