Populism in Europe rooted in Islamophobia
Populist views in Europe: It’s not just the economy Source: Pew Research Center By Bruce Stokes, who is director of global economic attitudes at Pew Research Center. Nationalist populism has […]
Peaceful on Purpose by Joel Osteen
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Joel Osteen has no less than a thousand, half hour wonderful presentations, about positive thinking, hope, […]
Imran Khan was once seen as a saviour – but in the Pakistan election he was just the least bad option
A popular chant amongst PTI supporters is ‘Who will save Pakistan? Imran Khan! Imran Khan!’ But in many people’s eyes, the ex-cricketer is very much part of a tarnished establishment Mohammad Zaheer The Independent Voices Khan has a […]
One Year Ago, Tunisia Passed a Groundbreaking Law to Protect Women. Has It Worked?
Source:Time By CHARLOTTE BAILEY/TUNIS 4:57 AM EDT In the 1990s, Ahlem Behladj learned to brave being hassled each day by the police officers that hung around outside the women’s shelter in […]
Pakistan election: Imran Khan leads in early counting
Source: BBC News Early results from Pakistan’s election suggest ex-cricket star Imran Khan is on course to become prime minister. With nearly half the votes counted from Wednesday’s parliamentary election, […]
Pakistan election: Five things to know about Imran Khan
Source: BBC News Early election results suggest the ex-cricketer is on course to become Pakistan’s prime minister. Original Story
Report Documents Disturbing Rise In Anti-Muslim Street Incidents In The U.K.
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla PETER NICHOLLS / REUTERS Women attend Eid Festival 2017 in London. A British hate-monitoring group said in-person Islamophobic incidents in the U.K. rose 30 percent from […]
Delaware Mayor Apologizes After Muslim Kids In Shirts, Hijabs, Kicked Out Of City Pool
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla The mayor of Wilmington, Delaware, has apologized to a local Islamic school after a group of Muslim children wearing shirts, shorts and hijabs were […]
These Candidates Could Be America’s First Muslim Women In Congress
Source: Huffington Post By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman DEEDRA ABBOUD / STEPHEN MATUREN/AFP/GETTY IMAGES / RASHIDA TLAIB / FAYROUZ SAAD / TAHIRAH AMATUL-WADUD From left: congressional candidates Deedra Abboud, Ilhan Omar, Rashida […]
Nicaraguan priest says church is being persecuted during government crackdown
Source: Washington Post By Carol Morello From the rectory where he lives in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua, the Rev. Raul Zamora had been hearing gunfire from a distance for months. […]
Chile summons Roman Catholic cardinal in sex abuse case
Source: Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A cardinal has been summoned to appear in a Chilean court as the scandal over sex abuse by priests and others tied to […]
Eritrean Christians released from shipping container prisons
Source: Religion News Service BY Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) – Eritrean Christians and human rights advocates are cheering the release of 35 Christian prisoners as a new peace pact […]
Haiti missionary sentenced to 23 years for child sex abuse
Source: Associated Press By DAVID McFADDEN BALTIMORE (AP) — A Mennonite missionary from Virginia who lived in Haiti for more than a decade has been sentenced to 23 years in […]
Punk Muslims erase tattoos (and sin) in conservative Indonesia
Source: AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION Dot by dot the laser sears the ink from Ucup’s flesh, leaving it red and raised, but there’s a look of calm satisfaction on his face. With […]
Company unveils moving mosque to welcome Muslims in Japan
Source: Associated Press By NICOLA SHANNON TOKYO (AP) — A large white and blue truck pulls up outside a stadium in central Japan and slowly expands into a place of […]
Syria war: More than 200 dead in suicide attacks
Source: BBC News At least 215 people have died in a series of apparently co-ordinated attacks in south-western Syria, local officials and a monitoring group say. Several suicide bombings struck […]
Will Modi stop India’s cow terrorists from killing Muslims?
Source: Washington Post By Barkha Dutt There is a repugnant euphemism that has entered the lexicon of Indian prime-time television lately. “Cow vigilantes” has become contemporary shorthand for murderous right-wing mobs […]
Islamic Leaders Have Nothing to Say About China’s Internment Camps for Muslims
Source: Foreign Policy BY NITHIN COCA A demonstrator wearing a mask painted with the colors of the flag of East Turkestan and a hand bearing the colors of the Chinese flag […]
Stop the ‘weaponization’ of religion in Pakistani politics
Source: Religion News Service BY Johnnie Moore & Gayle Manchin (RNS) — This week, as hundreds of religious leaders, nonprofit heads and government officials gather in Washington for the State Department’s […]
Missouri man gets 2 years for hate crimes directed at mosque
Source: Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A Missouri man who pleaded guilty to making threatening phone calls to a Georgia mosque has been sentenced to two years in prison. […]