Death toll rises in Indonesia’s sinking capital as flood defences struggle
Krithika Varagur in Jakarta Sat 4 Jan 2020 Landslides and floods triggered by torrential downpours have left at least 60 people dead in and around Indonesia’s capital as […]
Bernie Sanders’s Antiwar Message Highlights Ascendant Young Left
Source: Huffington Post By Daniel Marans The post-9/11 generation is a core of the Vermont senator’s White House campaign coalition. When the Democratic presidential candidates announced their reactions to Thursday’s […]
Should Psalms be taken out of the Old Testament?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The seventy some books of the Bible got into the canon, sacred collection of books to make […]
There is no scientific case for homeopathy: the debate is over
Source: The Guardian By Edzard Ernst, who is a prize-winning physician and the founder of two medical journals. He is emeritus professor of complementary medicine at the University of Exeter […]
The battle to keep India secular
Source: The Wall Street Journal A new citizenship law undermines what made the country a relative success. Protests against the Indian national government have roiled major cities for weeks. At […]
63% of Americans say it is NOT necessary to believe in God in order to be moral
63% of Americans, including three-quarters of adults under 30, say it is NOT necessary to believe in God in order to be moral and have good values: https://t.co/s1uv4fnaCl pic.twitter.com/5GFUT6VbzQ — […]
Book Review: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Book review by Nasir Gondal MD, Medical Oncologist, New York, USA A dear friend of mine was planning to go to Spain. We exchanged some notes and he wanted me […]
Richard Dawkins on Medicine, Placebo and Homeopathy
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page He talks about homeopathy very precisely in the first few minutes of this video. He […]
Catholicism, Priest’s Marriage and Child Abuse
In Brazil – home to the world’s largest Catholic population – a majority of Catholics (56%) were in favor of allowing priests to marry in our 2013/2014 survey. https://t.co/k9GoR0A9Vw — […]
The Novel Alchemist: Translated in 70 Languages & 65 Million Sold
10 Powerful Life Lessons from The Alchemist By Thai Nguyen for the Huffington Post The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is one of the best-selling books in history. The story of Santiago, […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association cleans up New Year’s party mess downtown
Source: Calgary Herald By Stephanie Babych In an act of service to the community, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association spent New Year’s morning picking up trash left behind by those […]
Pope Francis apologises after slapping woman’s hand
Pontiff admits ‘sometime even I lose patience’, referring to incident with pilgrim at Vatican Source: The Guardian Pope Francis has apologised after slapping a woman’s hand as he greeted pilgrims […]
The Unaffiliated Reach 26% in US
Source: Pew Research Center 19 striking findings from 2019 BY JOHN GRAMLICH Every year, Pew Research Center publishes hundreds of reports, blog posts, digital essays and other studies on a wide […]
Happy New Year and What is the Muslim Times Doing for You
The Muslim Times is promoting universal brotherhood and sisterhood in a world, which is divided by nationalism, religion, race, social class, gender and last but not the least, obfuscation created […]
I am taking the train to Davos – here’s why
Global Agenda Environment and Natural Resource Security Davos 2020 I’m taking the train to Davos – here’s why It’s better for carbon emissions, sure. But also for comfort and […]
Thousands of Australian residents had to take refuge on a beach as wildfires raged
(CNN) Australians are facing a terrifying start to the new year, as bushfires rip through popular tourist spots on the country’s southeast coast, forcing thousands of people to take refuge […]
Is humanity about to get stupider?
Source: BBC By David Robson Are our IQs set to increase forever, or are we on the cusp of decline? David Robson explores the past, present and future of intelligence. […]
Switzerland: Government’s reticence over Julian Assange criticised
Nils Melzer Dec 29, 2019 – swissinfo.ch The UN special rapporteur against torture has criticised the Swiss government for failing to support the founder of Wikileaks. In an interview with […]
Successor To Khamenei Died Because He Trusted Islamic Medicine, Son Reveals
Source: Radio Farda The son of a prominent Ayatollah, once named as a possible successor to the Islamic Republic Supreme Leader, says his father died because he trusted Islamic medicine […]
Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker ends Mohammad cartoon contest within hours
Source: Montreal Gazette Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders said on Sunday he had ended a contest for cartoons caricaturing the Prophet Mohammad, only hours after announcing the contentious event. In […]