Reason or Orthodoxy: Which One Should Rule?
Epigraph: Say, ‘Bring forward your proof if you are truthful.’ (Al Quran 27:64) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times My Exhibit A in favor of […]
How the teachings of Islam could help us prevent more sexual abuse scandals
Source: Independent By Qasim Rashid, Monday 16 October 2017 Harvey Weinstein is just another case of a powerful man abusing women because we live in a society that lets him […]
Prof. Maryam Mirzakhani and Muslim Heritage
Epigraph: “In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.” Galileo Galilei Taj Mahal is a symbol of Muslim Heritage The lead […]
A quiet revolution: the female imams taking over an LA mosque
Source: The Guardian By Amel Brahmi While many have misinterpreted a hadith to mean women can’t enter a mosque, these women are covering progressive topics like sexual violence, abortion, pregnancy loss, […]
Videos: Contemporary Islam versus Medievalists: Debate Starts and will end with Women Rights!
BBC debate about all religions and how they often exploit women: The Muslim Times has the best collection for women rights, especially the Muslim women rights In the following interview, […]
Video of an Urdu Poem: The Muslim Times has the Best Collection for the Muslim Women Rights
Rehana Taufiq beautifully explains a lot of issues in a few verses, including why the fundamentalists cannot understand the Quran for they are obsessed with its literal word. Additional viewing […]
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 […]
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