Taliban Say Women Can Study in Gender-Segregated Colleges
Epigraph Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your […]
Pope hopes many countries take Afghan refugees and young Afghan Women are educated
Source: Yahoo News Pope Francis Religious leader VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Sunday that he was praying that many countries take Afghan refugees and, in an apparent […]
Can humanity settle for some happy medium: From Burqa in Afghanistan to G strings in sports and at beaches?
Suggested Reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times: A review of the following collection should help any thinking person realize that humanity needs a happy medium. If […]
BBC debate: Are all religions, not just the Taliban, unfair to women?
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah Forget the sectarian differences, talking about real life issues: BBC Debate: Is The Niqaab A Barrier To Justice? Three Hijabis: The Three Muslim Women, Who […]
What is Sharia law? What does it mean for women in Afghanistan?
Source: BBC The Taliban say they will rule Afghanistan according to a strict interpretation of Islam’s legal system called Sharia law. In the first press briefing after taking control in […]
Women are becoming more involved in U.S. mosques
Women continue to be less involved than men in mosque life in the United States, but the pattern appears to be changing, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of data from […]
The Muslims Who Inspired Spinoza, Locke, and Defoe
Source: The Cato Institute The way forward for the Islamic world lies in reconciling faith and reason. By Mustafa Akyol This article appeared on The New York Times on April 5, 2021. In […]
Segregation of Women in Islam: Separate Venue, not Value
Munavara Ghauri WOMEN AND ISLAM Munavara Ghauri 7th February 2020 Munavara Ghauri Recently Daniel Gee of the Farnham Herald interviewed the Worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza […]
UN is ‘very concerned’ about Princess Latifa’s situation and still waiting for ‘proof of life’
By Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) The United Arab Emirates has not proven that Princess Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, the missing daughter of Dubai’s ruler, is alive, the United Nations has said. […]
Hollywood Actress Emilie Francois, Now a Muslim, Speaks of Social Justice in Islam
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran Forty Hadiths or Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad about Compassionate Living The […]
Samia Suluhu Hassan: Who is Tanzania’s new president?
Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in as Tanzania’s first female president following the death of John Magufuli. The former vice president may cut a different leadership figure compared to […]
Veiled in history: how women have been covered up
Source: Swiss Info In recent years it has mainly been Christian countries, especially in Europe, which have had issues with women wearing the veil, seen today as a form of […]
Pew Research Center: Most Western Europeans favor at least some restrictions on Muslim women’s religious clothing
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Swiss voters on Sunday approved a ban on the public wearing of certain face coverings, including burqas […]
Islam and Women: International Women’s Day
Epigraph: But whoso does good works, whether male or female, and is a believer, such shall enter Heaven, and shall not be wronged even as much as the little hollow […]
Muslim women have always enjoyed prominent position in Islam, says MWL chief
MWL chief Mohammed bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa speaks at on online seminar organized by the Los Angeles World Affairs Council and Town Hall. (SPA) Al-Issa stressed the need to combat […]
Muhammad – The Restorer of Family Values
By Khaula Rehman Shah “And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?” (Matthew 7:3) “Until […]
Princess Latifa: ‘Hostage’ ordeal of Dubai ruler’s daughter revealed
Source: BBC Panorama The daughter of Dubai’s ruler who tried to flee the country in 2018 later sent secret video messages to friends accusing her father of holding her “hostage” […]
Gender Equality in Islam?
By Farhan Iqbal, Missionary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Canada In gender equality conversations it is often insinuated that in Islam there is no gender equality. The crux of Islamic teachings is […]
Zara the First: Young Scot on becoming first female to lead influential Muslim organisation and her debt to another inspirational woman close to home
By Laura Smith February 7, 2021, Zara Mohammed has just been elected as the first female leader of the British Muslim Council She hopes becoming the first woman to head […]
Muslim Council of Britain appoints 1st female head
BY ANADOLU AGENCY Zara Mohammed was elected by the affiliates of the MCB, defeating fellow candidates such as Ajmal Masroor, a popular imam and broadcaster. In a statement released by […]
