Hajj 2017: When is the Eid al-Adha Holiday?
Source: Newsweek One of the most important dates in the Islamic calendar is Eid al-Adha (‘Festival of Sacrifice.’) Also known as the Greater Eid, the day comes at the end […]
Ghamdi A Good Teacher, But Only in Moderation
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times This video is in Urdu, so this post will make sense to only those who know both Urdu […]
U.S. Muslims are religiously observant, but open to multiple interpretations of Islam
Source: Pew Research Center For American Muslims, being highly religious does not necessarily translate into acceptance of traditional notions of Islam. While many U.S. Muslims say they attend mosque and […]
Taj Mahal is Muslim tomb not Hindu temple, Indian court told
Source: BBC News BY Amrit Dhillon in Delhi Government archaeologists reject claim the structure was built by Hindus and that they should be allowed to worship there Claims that the Taj Mahal […]
Houston Businessman Turns His Furniture Stores Into Storm Shelters
Source: Huffington Post By Nina Golgowski As many Houston businesses close down amid widespread flooding, one local businessman has opened his furniture stores as shelter to hundreds of displaced Texans. […]
How Can A Person Of Science Believe In A God?
Source: Huffington Post Human beings are a species that constantly look for order and reason in the universe (we’re looking at you Neil Degrasse Tyson). For centuries, many have credited various […]
Christian Resistance To Trump Is Growing
Source: Huffington Post As of yet, only one pastor has resigned from Trump’s evangelical council, and this Tuesday, many evangelical pastors signed the Nashville Statement, which in its fifteen articles condemn […]
Hurricane Harvey Just Set the Record for Most Rain in the Continental U.S.
Source: Time BY Nomaan Merchant & Juan Lozano / AP Updated: 1:28 AM ET | Originally published: Aug 29, 2017 (HOUSTON) — With its flood defenses strained, the crippled city […]
Professor Fired After Calling Hurricane Harvey ‘Karma’ for Texas
Source: Time The University of Tampa has fired a visiting assistant professor who suggested in a tweet that Harvey’s destruction is “instant karma” for Texas because it voted Republican. Sociology […]
President Trump Hopes His Response to Hurricane Harvey Will Be a Model
Source: Time BY Toluse Olorunnipa and Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Aug 29, 2017 President Donald Trump called Hurricane Harvey a storm of “epic proportions” and said he hopes his administration’s […]
Secretary James Mattis Will Allow Transgender Service Members to Stay in the Military (For Now)
Source: Time Secretary of Defense James Mattis said Tuesday that he will retain the current policy that allows transgender members of the military to continue to serve while his department […]
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh: Why India rapist guru remains ‘god’ for followers
Source: BBC News BY Justin Rowlatt South Asia correspondent In amongst all the coverage of the spectacular downfall of the self-styled Indian “godman”, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, one voice has been […]
Myanmar Rakhine: Thousands flee to Bangladesh
Source: BBC News More than 18,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state have entered Bangladesh in less than a week, aid workers say. The crisis erupted after Rohingya […]
Interpreting Islam in China: Pilgrimage, Scripture, and Language in the Han Kitab.
Source: drkristianpetersen.com Author of the book: Kristian Petersen, PhD | Religious Studies | University of Nebraska Publisher of the book: Oxford University Press Interpreting Islam in China explores the contours of the […]
Hajj pilgrimage entangled in web of Saudi politics
Source: Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — More than 1.7 million Muslims from around the world have arrived in Saudi Arabia for the start of the annual hajj […]
An offshoot of the Mormon church is drawing away members. But what does the ‘Remnant’ believe — and will it last?
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By Peggy Fletcher Stack Sandy • Don’t call Denver Snuffer Jr. a prophet and don’t view his Remnant movement as a church. Of course, it was […]
Judge: Prisons must recognize offshoot of Nation of Islam
Source: Associated Press By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Virginia’s prison system must recognize an offshoot of the Nation of Islam as a religion and allow inmates who are followers to congregate and possess its publications, a federal judge ruled Monday. The Virginia Department of Corrections has long considered the Nation of […]
Joel Osteen church denies reports it closed its doors to flood victims
Source: CNN (CNN)Pastor Joel Osteen’s Houston megachurch says it’s opening its doors Tuesday to residents displaced by flooding. Lakewood Church, which was founded by Osteen’s father in the 1950s, […]
Houston Churches Fight Flooding After Harvey Cancels Services
Source: Christian Today It takes a lot to cancel church in the shiny Bible Belt stronghold of Houston, Texas, home to more megachurches than any city in America. Specifically, 9 […]
Appeals Court Appears Inclined to Exempt Relatives From Travel Ban
Source: The New York Times By ADAM LIPTAK AUG. 28, 2017 Photo A protest of President Trump’s travel ban outside an appeals court in Seattle in May. CreditDavid Ryder/Reuters WASHINGTON — In the […]