US lawmakers call on Trump to help detained Chinese Muslims
Source: Associated Press By YANAN WANG and DAKE KANG BEIJING (AP) — A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers wants President Donald Trump to help Muslims respond to a sweeping crackdown […]
Chinese authorities launch ‘anti-halal’ crackdown in Xinjiang
Source: The Guardian By Lily Kuo Authorities in Xinjiang have launched a campaign against the “spread of halal”, claiming the growing number of halal products is encouraging religious extremism in […]
Islamist protesters fuel political tension over Indonesia’s plastic surgery scandal
Source: Reuters BY Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Fanny Potkin JAKARTA (Reuters) – Hardline Islamists protested in Indonesia’s capital on Wednesday over the investigation of an opposition activist who claimed that bruising […]
Ashers ‘gay cake’ row: Bakers win Supreme Court appeal
Source: BBC News The Christian owners of a Northern Ireland bakery have won their appeal in the so-called “gay cake” discrimination case. The UK’s highest court ruled that Ashers bakery’s […]
For Some Americans, Jerusalem’s Newest Pilgrimage Site Is The U.S. Embassy
Source: NPR BY DANIEL ESTRIN “Donald Trump!” said Melissa Brunner from Georgia, as she posed for a photo in front of the recently inaugurated U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. Beckah Shae, a […]
ACLU warns Hawaii officials after Muslim woman told to remove hijab for driver’s license photo
Source: Star Adveriser By Dan Nakaso Laycie Tobosa spent months convincing drivers’ license officials in Hilo that she was not required to remove her traditional Muslim head scarf — or hijab […]
After intermittent fasting, these 3 men no longer take insulin for diabetes — but experts stress caution
Source: CNN By Michael Nedelman, CNN (CNN)Three men with Type 2 diabetes used “intermittent fasting” to reverse their dependence on insulin, according to a report published Tuesday — but you shouldn’t try […]
What’s wrong with young people today? They don’t get drunk any more
You don’t need to spend much time adrift in the 21st-century mediascape to conclude that there is something seriously wrong with young people today. Millennials are more narcissistic, anxious, annoying, entitled, communist and fond of avocados than any generation ever; millennialss are killing everything from mayonnaise to diamonds to the […]
Nearly 30% of young people in England do not drink, study finds
A large proportion of young people in England are shunning alcohol completely, a study has suggested. Researchers said abstaining from alcohol was becoming “more mainstream” among people aged 16 to 24 after the analysis showed a rise in the proportion of non-drinkers. Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/10/young-people-drinking-alcohol-study-england
‘Solidarity, understanding, humanity’ welcome refugees in Bosnia
Velika Kladusa, Bosnia and Herzegovina – Unlike in other European countries, where protests against migrants and refugees have been taking place in recent years, Bosnians see their arrival as a test of humanity, having been in a similar situation in the early 1990s when war ravaged their country. Read more: […]
International Muslim Leader to Visit Manassas
Provided by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, USA International Muslim Leader His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad will tour the United States. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA announces the U.S. tour of His Holiness […]
Islamist protesters fuel political tension over Indonesia’s plastic surgery scandal
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 10, 2018 By Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Fanny Potkin JAKARTA (Reuters) – Hardline Islamists protested in Indonesia’s capital on Wednesday […]
Michael Phelps: Anxiety and Depression and What is Wrong with Our World?
For finding a counselor in your area please go to: PsychologyToday.com We, the Muslim Times, have the best collection of articles on human psychology and self help: Depression Has Spiked By 33% In […]
Super-rich passport schemes open door to criminals, activists say
Call for Europe’s ‘golden visa’ schemes to have higher standards of due diligence. European governments have been accused of opening the door to criminals through lax sales of passports and visas to the super-rich. The European Union had gained nearly 100,000 new residents and 6,000 new citizens in the last […]
Imam Sherin Khankan wants ‘new narratives’ on Islam
Source: BBC News Sherin Khankan became Scandinavia’s first female imam when she opened the Mariam mosque in Copenhagen. The mosque holds women only Friday prayers but also mixed gender meetings […]
Why halal meat generates so much controversy in Europe
Source: The Washington Post By James McAuley LES LILAS, France — There could scarcely be a spectacle more French than elderly matrons and young fathers vying for choice cuts of veal on […]
MP Preet Gill queries police raids on Sikh homes
Source: BBC News By Rahil Sheikh A Labour MP has said she wants to know why details of five Sikhs in the UK were leaked to Indian newspapers after their […]
Pakistan delays ruling on blasphemy death sentence case
Source: Associated Press By KATHY GANNON ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court postponed its ruling Monday on the final appeal of a Christian woman who has been on death row […]
Activists push for more clergy sex abuse charges in Poland
Source: Associated Press By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish activists met with opposition lawmakers Monday to demand criminal punishment for Catholic priests convicted of sexually abusing children and […]
Japan’s mobile mosque takes ‘omotenashi’ hospitality everywhere
Source: The Japan News URAYASU, Japan – A “mobile mosque” was unveiled in Japan’s Chiba Prefecture, in late September, with Muslim residents of the Kanto region coming to say their […]