Utah Bill Decriminalizing Polygamy Clears First Hurdle, Moves To State Senate
Source: NPR By Vanessa Romo A Utah bill that would reduce polygamy among consenting adults from a felony to an infraction — on par with a traffic ticket — was […]
What Can We Learn From the Treaty of Hudaibiyya: Flexibility of Thought?
Epigraph: Indeed, you have in the Prophet of Allah an excellent model, for him who fears Allah and the Last Day and who remembers Allah much. (Al Quran 33:21/22) Written […]
Today is Charles Darwin’s Birthday: He is An Epiphany for the Muslims, A Catastrophe for the Christians
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The National Museum of Natural History, located on the National Mall just across from the Smithsonian […]
Today is the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln: What is Common between the Holy Prophet Muhammad and Him
Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the […]
How a Western megachurch pastor fell in love with Eastern meditation
Source: Religion News Service By Jarrett Stevens, who is pastor of Soul City Church in Chicago and author of “Praying Through: Overcoming the Obstacles That Keep Us From God.” CHICAGO […]
Sudan To Hand Over Omar Al-Bashir To International Criminal Court For Genocide Trial
Source: Huffington Post By Annum Masroor Sudan’s transitional authorities have agreed to surrender all those wanted in connection with the Darfur conflict. CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s transitional authorities have agreed […]
Burying the Dead in Taipei’s Public Parks
The eco-friendly approach reflects Taiwan’s shifting funerary practices. Source; Atlas Obsecura by Amandas Ong Twice a year, the Chen brothers Boris and Po-An hop onto the latter’s motorcycle and make […]
Air Force Issues New Guidelines for Beards, Turbans and Hijabs
Source: Stars and Stripes | By Chad Garland Airmen will be allowed to wear up to 2-inch beards under a new Air Force guidance that outlines grooming standards for religious […]
Doctors in Egypt launch anti-genital cutting campaign after girl dies
Source: Reuters By Menna A. Farouk Doctors in Egypt have taken time out of their surgeries for a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of female genital mutilation (FGM) […]
Netflix TV Series: Rise of Empires: Ottoman
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Source: The Cinemaholic Over the course of history, there have been events that have shaped […]
Laughter is the Best Medicine for the Televangelists
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times We Will be Judged by Our Compassion and Deeds and Not Our Dogma Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living […]
Bernie Sanders, America’s most prominent ‘unaffiliated’ politician, still says religion shaped his values
Source: Washinton Post Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), perhaps the most prominent politician in America who is religiously unaffiliated, spoke Thursday about how the Jewish faith has had a major impact […]
Compulsory religious education ‘may breach human rights’
Source: BBC By Bethan Lewis, BBC Wales education and family correspondent Making all pupils take part in religious education classes could see the Welsh Government taken to court for breaching […]
Nigeria has the world’s fifth-largest Muslim population (90 million) and the world’s sixth-largest Christian population (87 million)
Nigeria has the world’s fifth-largest Muslim population (90 million) and the world’s sixth-largest Christian population (87 million). https://t.co/p2LTTs1Mol — Pew Research Religion (@PewReligion) February 10, 2020 Suggested reading by Zia […]
Everything is a Miracle According to the Holy Quran and Albert Einstein
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Indo-European languages
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: Wikipedia The Indo-European languages are a language family of several hundred related languages and dialects in Asia and Europe.[2] There are about 445 […]
Arabic: The Mother of All Languages?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Source: Muslim Sunrise, Summer 2009 Volume “It is not that I doubt that language evolved only once,” Steven […]
UN chief backs African Union to take greater role in Libya talks
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Published 09.02.2020 U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday said he supports the African Union (AU) taking a greater role in mediating the Libya crisis, acknowledging […]
Provident God of the Abrahamic Faiths: Plain Water will Tell you the Story
Epigraph: Do not the disbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were a closed-up mass, then We opened them out? And We made from water every living thing. Will they not then […]
Women and Islam: Segregation of Women in Islam: Separate Venue, not Value
Source: Review of Religions By Munavara Ghauri Recently Daniel Gee of the Farnham Herald interviewed the Worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba).[1]Concerning the rights of Muslim women and the reason why men and women are segregated at Ahmadiyya Muslim events, His Holiness […]