Pulitzer Prize Winner, Garry Wills Talks About the Quran for 50 Minutes
Garry Wills’ Book: What the Qur’an Meant: And Why It Matters Garry Wills has been a leading commentator on political and religious life in America for decades, winner of a […]
Americans who find meaning in these four areas have higher life satisfaction
Source: Pew Research Center BY PATRICK VAN KESSEL AND ADAM HUGHES Discovering where people find meaning in life is a challenging task. One way is to give them an opportunity to write, in […]
The varieties of Muslim faith become a vital form of diplomacy
Source: The Economist ABOUT 30 YEARS ago, in the final years of the cold war, the American political scientist Joseph Nye developed the concept of soft power. He meant the […]
Several white evangelical leaders reject anti-immigrant rhetoric. Why do their flocks embrace it?
Source: Vox By Tara Isabella Burton Members of the Central American caravan wait in line for food and other items while in a camp on October 31, 2018, in Juchitan, de […]
Ahmadi Muslims Have a Storied American History—And a Legacy That Is Often Overlooked
Source: Religion & Politics By Aysha Khan Hania Mansoor drove for more than 10 hours to catch a glimpse of her caliph. As members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in […]
In Rare Reproach, Chief Justice John Roberts Chides President Trump for ‘Obama Judge’ Comment
Source: Time By MARK SHERMAN / AP (WASHINGTON) — Chief Justice John Roberts is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s description of a judge who ruled against Trump’s new migrant asylum […]
870 People Are Still Listed as Missing in the Camp Fire. Inside the Long Process to Find Them
Source: Time By TARA LAW The list of the people unaccounted for after the Camp Fire in Northern California has dropped from more than 1,000 to 870, which may come as […]
Thanksgiving Promotes Whitewashed History, So I Organized Truthsgiving Instead
By Christine Nobiss Courtesy of Christine Nobiss/Ducka Zo Yooxot Likipt, Cayuse In this op-ed, Christine Nobiss, MA (Religious Studies), Plains Cree/Saulteaux of the George Gordon First Nation and Decolonizer with […]
A Few Things You (Probably) Don’t Know About Thanksgiving
by Becky Little, National Geographic The pilgrims stole from graves, the Wampanoag were devastated by disease, and the peace between them was political. When the Mayflower pilgrims and the […]
Happy Thanksgiving to all our readers and what is the Muslim Times doing for you
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Happy Thanksgiving Day to all our readers from the whole of our Editorial team, whether in USA, Canada […]
Federal Judge Rules U.S. Ban on Female Genital Mutilation Is Unconstitutional
Source: Time By ELI MEIXLER In a historic ruling that strikes a chilling blow to women’s rights, a federal judge in Michigan declared unconstitutional the U.S. law against female genital mutilations […]
Chickenpox Outbreak Hits North Carolina School With High Vaccination Exemption Rate
Source: Time By MAHITA GAJANAN November 20, 2018 A North Carolina school where a high concentration of families claim religious exemption from vaccines is facing the state’s worst chickenpox outbreak in […]
US indifferent to welfare of Iranian civilians
Nov 21,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN The re-imposition of US sanctions on Iran has already imperilled the lives of Iranian civilians. Erin Cunningham, writing in the Washington Post […]
What’s the Real History of Black Friday?
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: History channel The retail bonanza known as Black Friday is now an integral part […]
Syria: Raqqa in ruins and civilians devastated after US-led ‘war of annihilation’
5 June 2018, Amnesty International carried out field investigations in the destroyed city US-led Coalition fired vast number of imprecise explosive weapons in populated civilian area Even Coalition precision bombs […]
American Exorcism
Source: The Atlantic Louisa muskovits appeared to be having a panic attack. It was March of 2016, and Louisa, a 33-year-old with a history of alcohol abuse, was having a regular […]
It’s still hard to teach evolution in too many public school classrooms
Source: Los Angeles Times By Ann Reid Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby. Masterpiece Cakeshop vs. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. Obergefell vs. Hodges. Supreme Court cases involving the role of religious beliefs […]
Can religion unite Americans?
Source: San Francisco By Celia Viggo Wexler statue modeled after the Statue of Liberty stands outside the World Overcomers Church in Memphis. Many white Christians have supported President Trump’s stance […]
Sheep Without Shepherds
Source: The New York Times By Ross Douthat Cardinal Daniel DiNardo last weekend at the General Assembly of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.CreditCreditBrendan Smialowski/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Here is […]
Trump ‘stands with’ Saudi Arabia and defends crown prince over Khashoggi
President issues extraordinary statement of support and repeats Saudi claim that murdered journalist was ‘enemy of the state’ Julian Borger in Washington and Martin Chulov in Beirut Tue 20 Nov […]