The Tragic Familiarity of the Sri Lanka Bombings
Source: The New York Times By Randy Boyagoda Mr. Boyagoda is a novelist and professor of English at the University of Toronto. TORONTO — The series of suicide attacks on churches […]
Is Sri Lanka Easter Massacre a Bid to Revive Global Holy War?
Source: Daily Beast By Christopher Dickey NEW YORK—“It’s really a shame it had to come to this,” said an NYPD counterterrorism officer who was posted Sunday morning outside a Catholic church […]
The Prophet Muhammad Intended to Defend Rather Than Destroy Churches
Source: Newsweek THE SRI LANKA CHURCH BOMBINGS ARE THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT PROPHET MUHAMMAD INTENDED | OPINION By Craig Considine, Dept of Sociology, Rice University The Sri Lankan government has […]
The Guardian view on religious freedom: protect believers
Guardian: The massacre in churches in Sri Lanka forms part of a global pattern of religious persecution and hostility. To target Christian churches on their holiest day of the year is not only an attempt to kill as many families as possible, but also to maximise the shock and demoralising effect of […]
Rare Quranic manuscripts, pottery and portrait of Suleyman the Magnificent make up ‘Arts of the Islamic World’ auction
By Asian Image reporter A fine and rare miniature Quran on vellum, North Africa, Near East or Persia, 10th Century AD (est. £70,000-90,000) A portrait of Suleyman the Magnificent […]
Ramadan: A humbling experience
Fasting an especially sacred part of Islam faith, writes Maqbool Sheikh OPINION 10:00 AM Milton Canadian Champion Maqbool Sheikh – Ahamadiyya Muslim Jama’at phot The spiritual journey of Ramadan will begin once again on May 6, as billions of Muslims around the world begin 30 days of fasting. Each […]
Religious Minorities Across Asia Suffer Amid Surge in Sectarian Politics
Source: The New York Times By Hannah Beech, Dharisha Bastians and Kai Schultz JAKARTA, Indonesia — The deadly attacks in Sri Lanka on Sunday highlighted how easily religious coexistence can be ripped apart in […]
In Defense of the Secular Narrative of the Holy Quran
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Does the Quran present a theocratic or a secular state? My short answer is ‘a secular state!’ […]
Sri Lanka Terrorism Linked to a Jihadi Group
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred. Killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Sri Lanka attacks: ‘International network’ linked to bombings Source: BBC A wave […]
Iraq’s oldest Christian town celebrates Easter without Isis
Maundy Thursday mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in the predominantly Christian town of Hamdaniya. Photograph: Achilleas Zavallis/The Guardian Hamdaniya has been reclaimed from the extremists who made […]
Sri Lanka Terrorism on Easter: More than 200 killed in churches
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred. Killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Sri Lanka explosions: More than 200 killed as churches and hotels targeted […]
Happy Easter, Let us celebrate and find out: Did Jesus rise in a physical body or a spiritual one?
Epigraph: And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. (1 Corinthians 15:14) Empty Tomb: Did Jesus rise in a physical or a spiritual body? […]
Video: Prime Minister Trudeau delivers a message on Passover
Suggested reading and viewing for proper understanding of universal brotherhood and anti-Semitism BBC Video: The Big Questions: Is anti-Zionism anti-Semitic As an Israeli American, I agree with Ilhan Omar much more […]
In Indonesia’s election, the winner is Widodo – and Islam
Incumbent Indonesian president Joko Widodo talks to media about the result of a presidential election, during a press briefing in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Angie Teo. The Muslim Times […]
Lawsuit alleges child sex abuse at prominent Washington synagogue
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor Washington (CNN)The families of eight young children have filed suit against a prominent Washington, D.C., synagogue and one of its leaders, alleging they […]
Facebook allowed violent posts by man charged with Ilhan Omar death threat
Source: The Guardian By Jon Swaine in New York Facebook allowed a man charged with threatening to kill congresswoman Ilhan Omar to post violent and racist content for years, and took no action to […]
After a battle over a Muslim politician divided their party, the GOP fights to keep Texas red
Source: The Washington Post By Annie Gowen April 15 SOUTHLAKE, Tex. — He was called a terrorist and a stealth jihadist out to impose a system of Islamic law on the naive […]
In Attacking Ilhan Omar, Trump Revives His Familiar Refrain Against Muslims
Source: The New York Times By Maggie Haberman and Sheryl Gay Stolberg WASHINGTON — President Trump has often seen the political benefits of stigmatizing Muslims. During the 2016 campaign, he would not rule […]
India temporarily bans BJP state chief minister from campaign after anti-Muslim comment
Source: Reuters NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s election commission on Monday banned a Hindu state chief minister from campaigning for three days after anti-Muslim comments in an election that will […]
Every time I see a Cross, I am Reminded …
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I work in a Catholic hospital and every time I drive to my work, I have […]