theguardian — 4 October 1926: After the opening ceremony the Imam called the faithful to prayer from the minarets high over the roofs of suburbia 1935: The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia (far left) on a visit to London’s Fazl mosque, the first purpose-built mosque in the capital. Photograph: Alamy/Stock […]
Huff Post: by Krutika Pathi — This post originally appeared on Bustle. Growing up in America with an Iranian mother who, after an arranged marriage, came to this country with no agency to pursue an education, I realized how difficult it can be to navigate gender along the lines of […]
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Associate Religion Editor Despite the Catholic Church’s clear and consistent teaching that having an abortion ― and in fact, using all forms of artificial contraception ― […]
Source: RNS By Lauren Markoe RNS) Religion hasn’t played much of a role in the presidential campaign. Sure, Donald Trump made a faux pas when he placed cash on the Communion plate.And Hillary Clinton has occasionally invoked a phrase popular among members of her Methodist faith to discuss how her religious […]
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin The surgeries could ultimately allow thousands of women without a uterus to give birth in the future Four American women have received womb transplants from living […]
Source: Time By Ryan Teague Beckwith Women are much more likely to say they are scared about the presidential election, according to a TIME/SurveyMonkey poll. In an online tracking poll of […]
Source: BBC By Paul Rincon Science editor, BBC News website The 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded for the development of the world’s smallest machines. Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir […]
Source: BBC The most powerful Caribbean hurricane in nearly a decade has left thousands of people displaced in Haiti, with rescuers struggling to reach the worst-hit areas. Hurricane Matthew is […]
Source: BBC Donald Trump was likened to a “fool or maniac” while Hillary Clinton was dismissed as “weak and feckless” in a punchy vice-presidential debate. Democratic Virginia Senator Tim Kaine and Republican Indiana Governor Mike Pence clashed on a series of topics ranging from abortion to Russia. Even as they […]
Source: CBC News As a divisive election tears Americans apart over questions of race and immigration, a CBC News poll suggests Canadians are right in believing they think very differently […]
Source: CNN Prostate cancer is a significant disease in the U.S. In 2014 alone, the American Cancer Society estimates, 233,000 men will be diagnosed and 29,480 will die of it. […]
Anti-Muslim posters at University of Calgary prompt rally of support WARNING: Graphic language By Robson Fletcher, CBC News Posted: Oct 04, 2016 2:07 PM MT Last Updated: Oct 05, 2016 6:55 AM MTStudents and staff at the University of Calgary responded by coming together to write messages of support and tolerance after the campus […]
October 5, 2016 TEHRAN — The Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge, a huge infrastructure that connects two parks separated by a highway in northern Tehran, has won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture worth $1 million. The winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced during a ceremony held […]
‘Schizophrenics from America are sharpening nuclear weapons for Moscow,’ says Russian government-run TV network Matt Payton A Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile, capable of delivering multiple nuclear weapons, is paraded through Moscow’s Red Square in the 2009 Victory Day parade DMITRY KOSTYUKOV/AFP/Getty Images The Russian government has launched a nationwide […]
Benefiting from teaching career I am delighted and very proud to be part of this significant world. I began my professional life as an elementary school teacher. Over the years I moved from teaching to law enforcement career but what I found was that my love for teaching always remained […]
Interviewed by Saiful Islam, Toronto Suggested Reading Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran
By ALYSHAH HASHAMStaff Reporter Tues., Oct. 4, 2016 The father of a woman convicted of manslaughter for stabbing her pregnant sister-in-law in the neck has finally acknowledged his role in covering up the crime for years.Undated file photo of Poonam Litt who was murdered by her sister-in-law Mandeep Punia. (STAR FILE PHOTO) […]
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times 3 Who Studied Unusual States of Matter Win […]
By Abdul Alim: The recent article by Mustafa Aykol in New York Times is sadly a typical example of the utter confusion that Muslim intellectuals, even well respected ones, suffer […]
August 31, 2016 TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Expatriates’ Affairs Hassan Qashqavi and Iraqi Ambassador to Tehran Rajeh Saber Abboud al-Mousavi exchanged views about preparations for the upcoming Arbaeen ceremony. During the meeting held in Tehran on Wednesday, the two diplomats talked about ways […]