Burying the Dead in Taipei’s Public Parks
The eco-friendly approach reflects Taiwan’s shifting funerary practices. Source; Atlas Obsecura by Amandas Ong Twice a year, the Chen brothers Boris and Po-An hop onto the latter’s motorcycle and make […]
Air Force Issues New Guidelines for Beards, Turbans and Hijabs
Source: Stars and Stripes | By Chad Garland Airmen will be allowed to wear up to 2-inch beards under a new Air Force guidance that outlines grooming standards for religious […]
Doctors in Egypt launch anti-genital cutting campaign after girl dies
Source: Reuters By Menna A. Farouk Doctors in Egypt have taken time out of their surgeries for a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of female genital mutilation (FGM) […]
Netflix TV Series: Rise of Empires: Ottoman
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Source: The Cinemaholic Over the course of history, there have been events that have shaped […]
Laughter is the Best Medicine for the Televangelists
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times We Will be Judged by Our Compassion and Deeds and Not Our Dogma Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living […]
Bernie Sanders, America’s most prominent ‘unaffiliated’ politician, still says religion shaped his values
Source: Washinton Post Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), perhaps the most prominent politician in America who is religiously unaffiliated, spoke Thursday about how the Jewish faith has had a major impact […]
Russia repatriates orphans of suspected Islamic State fighters in Syria
Russia repatriates 26 children held at Syria’s al-Hawl refugee camp, as Kremlin official says plans are to bring dozens more home By MEE and agencies Published date: 7 February 2020 […]
Compulsory religious education ‘may breach human rights’
Source: BBC By Bethan Lewis, BBC Wales education and family correspondent Making all pupils take part in religious education classes could see the Welsh Government taken to court for breaching […]
Rulings spark hope for Egyptian Copts fighting Islamic estate law
Short Url https://arab.news/cu7bg AFP February 10, 2020 Egyptian courts have largely applied Islamic inheritance laws to both Muslims and the Coptic Christian minority But Coptic Orthodox customs call for […]
Not so fast: US orders Netanyahu to delay annexation of West Bank land
https://arab.news/5tpwp Daoud Kuttab February 10, 2020 Palestinian leaders: Netanyahu had no option but to do what Washington told him AMMAN, Jordan: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was forced on Sunday […]
Fareed Zakaria: Where are the Palestinian voices ?
On Sunday, February 2, 2020, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria hosted Jared Kushner to talk about the Apartheid Plan that the Trump and Netanyahu administrations have introduced to annex 30 percent of […]
Nigeria has the world’s fifth-largest Muslim population (90 million) and the world’s sixth-largest Christian population (87 million)
Nigeria has the world’s fifth-largest Muslim population (90 million) and the world’s sixth-largest Christian population (87 million). https://t.co/p2LTTs1Mol — Pew Research Religion (@PewReligion) February 10, 2020 Suggested reading by Zia […]
The First European Scholars Were Taught By Africans In Egypt
Again and again, documented historical evidence has shattered widely held views that Europeans were the pioneers of early human civilization. In fact, there is corroborative evidence that half of humanity’s […]
Italy told to stop using Malaysia as plastics dumping ground
greenpeace finds hundreds of tonnes end up in landfill or burned at illegal factories Angela Giuffrida in Rome Mon 10 Feb 2020 THE GUARDIAN The Italian government has been urged […]
How Donald Trump became a sure bet for 2020 – but only a small number of people will profit
The black swan that some economists feared failed to glide in, plus the farce of an impeachment trial may turn out to be one of the more glaring miscalculations the […]
It’s shameful that one in three EU children has been refused permanent residency
These families have made this country their home, yet they are forced to jump through bureaucratic hoops just to have the right to stay here, sometimes the only country they […]
Everything is a Miracle According to the Holy Quran and Albert Einstein
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
The Muslim World’s Question: ‘What Happened to Us?’
Understanding the events of 1979 is crucial for those trying to figure out a better future for today’s Middle East. Kim Ghattas January 25, 2020 What happened to us? […]
Two Historic Deeds: The Common Muslim Has Done What Even Gandhi, Nehru, Ambedkar Or Azad Couldn’t
In that spontaneous burst of poetry and speech, a deeper citizenship is forged — via the many-spangled ethos of Indian Islam. This is remarkable and without precedent, writes Columbia Professor of Philosophy Akeel Bilgrami. http://www.outlookindia.com Akeel Bilgrami 17 February 2020 Shaheen Bagh, Where The Indian Muslim Has Found Her Voice […]
Qatar-backed Islamic body calls on Muslims to ‘use all means’ against Trump plan
Ismaeel Naar, Al Arabiya English Friday, 7 February 2020 The Qatar-funded International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) released a statement following the announcement of US President Donald Trump’s Middle East […]