Key McConnell ally: Biden should get access to transition resources
Source: The Hill Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said on Friday that President-elect Joe Biden should be given access to transition resources, something he currently doesn’t have because the General Services Administration hasn’t certified him […]
Trump is the true perpetrator of election fraud
By Joshua A. Douglas is a law professor at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law. He is the author of “Vote for US: How to Take […]
Moderna Vaccine Production Is Gearing Up, Partner Lonza Says
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: Bloomberg By Naomi Kresge Company has made first batch […]
The Blessed Model of the Holy Prophet Muhammad and the Caricatures
BOOK REVIEW: by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V(aba) Shock waves of indignation ran across the Muslim world following the recent publication of offensive and crude caricatures of the […]
Demystifying “Shariah”
By Nasim Rehmatullah and Amjad Mahmood Khan, originally published in 2010 Shariah is a misunderstood and misused concept. Critics of Islam frequently employ terms like “creeping shariah” to stoke fear amongst the masses. The Park 51 controversy and the increasing media focus on Islam provide an opportunity to educate Americans […]
Islam’s Response to Misconceptions about Sharia Law
WRITTEN BY ANSER AHMAD, ESQ.| NOVEMBER 2018| MUSLIM SUNRISE In the West, Sharia is being portrayed as a source of oppression, violence, and tyranny. This misconception of Sharia stems from […]
US Navy shoots down intercontinental ballistic missile in space from a warship off Hawaii for the first time in a landmark test
Source: Daily Mail The U.S. has shot down an intercontinental ballistic missile in space from a warship for the first time in a successful test, officials announced on Tuesday. In a first for the Pentagon’s push to develop defenses against such missiles capable of striking the United States, a missile […]
Dozens of doctors speak out against assisted suicide
Source: CT Over fifty doctors working in palliative medicine and care for dying patients have signed a letter to The Times in opposition to any proposed changes in the assisted suicide law. In the face of continual attempts to legalise assisted suicide, fifty doctors have signalled their continued support for protections […]
Research suggests link between declining fertility rates and increasing secularizing
Source: CT Declining fertility rates have a significant correlation with increased secularization, according to Baylor University professor Philip Jenkins. In a Regent College (Vancouver, British Columbia) live-stream titled “Fertility and Faith: A Conversation with Philip Jenkins,” the Baylor University professor of history and co-director of the programme on historical studies […]
Extremist siege: Pakistan’s self-destructive journey
Source: AT It is very uncommon to find a country where a few hundred or even a few thousand religious extremists can besiege the capital for two days and paralyze life there. However, it is a common thing in Pakistan, at least for the extremist religious cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi, who heads […]
US military buys location data of popular Muslim apps: Report
An investigation by the online magazine Motherboard found the US military was procuring location data from several popular apps, including Muslim Pro. One of the companies involved in selling location data says it tracks 25 million devices inside the US every month and 40 million elsewhere [Getty Images] 17 Nov […]
Karen Armstrong’s Ted Talk: Charter of Compassion
People want to be religious, says scholar Karen Armstrong; we should help make religion a force for harmony. She asks the TED community to help build a Charter for Compassion […]
Debate: Monotheism Versus Atheism Masquerading As Science
Suggested reading AL ALEEM: THE BESTOWER OF TRUE DREAMS Human Soul: The Final Frontier? A Slight Twist Makes David Attenborough a Great Teacher for God of the Abrahamic Faiths The Quran Applauded as […]
White Christian America Needs a Moral Awakening
Source: The Atlantic By confronting their faith’s legacy of racism, white Christians can build a better future for themselves, and their fellow Americans. By Robert P. Jones: Author of White […]
A Slight Twist Makes David Attenborough a Great Teacher for God of the Abrahamic Faiths
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Sir David Frederick Attenborough is an agnostic, for he focuses on the question of suffering. If that question […]
John Kelly blasts Trump for not helping with the transition: ‘The downside to not doing so could be catastrophic’
(CNN) Former White House chief of staff John Kelly issued an on-the-record statement Friday night lambasting President Donald Trump for not helping with the transition to a Biden administration. “The delay in transitioning is an increasing national security and health crisis. It costs the current administration nothing to start to brief […]
China offers belated congratulations to US President-elect Joe Biden
By Ben Westcott and Steven Jiang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN)China has offered its congratulations to United States President-elect Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris on their election success, almost a week after they […]
Can Trump really stage a coup? Experts weigh in on whether it’s possible
Source: Yahoo By Nicole Karlis This article originally appeared here on Salon.com For the first time in history, an incumbent president is refusing to concede after clearly and indisputably losing a presidential […]
How Can the Jews, the Christians and the Muslims Argue Afterlife
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The above one minute video clip is by Jaggi Vasudev also known as Sadhguru. His criticism certainly needs […]