Iraqi Kurds rally against ‘corruption’ of ruling elite
Rallies demand an overhaul of the federal government By AFP – Feb 22,2020 – JORDAN TIMES SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Thousands on Saturday rallied against poor public services and “corruption” […]
Powerful new Khashoggi film hits its mark … but will audiences get to see it?
The Observer Jamal Khashoggi Documentary exposé about the murdered journalist is proving tough to sell – not least because distributors may be wary of upsetting the Saudis Vanessa Thorpe Sat […]
Shamima Begum and the Jamaica 50 prove it – the Britishness of black and Asian people is conditional
Moves from the government to revoke citizenship and deport people who’ve spent their lives here send a message that for people of colour, the UK is not and never […]
William Tyndale: Burnt at the Stake for Translating the Bible
Epigraph: “Surely, the Believers, and the Jews, and the Christians and the Sabians — whichever party from among these truly believes in Allah and the Last Day and does good […]
How Can the Muslims Stop Worshiping the Jinn?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times There is a very interesting dialogue recorded in Surah Saba in the holy Quran that will happen between […]
Indonesia: ‘Festival Kebhinekaan’: Religious Tolerance in Millennial-Friendly Packaging
BY :NUR YASMIN FEBRUARY 20, 2020 Jakarta. Festival Kebhinekaan, an annual festival showing off the diversity of Indonesia, kicks off in Jakarta on Friday and will run until Sunday, presenting […]
USA: Oshkosh West attack heroes give powerful speeches during ceremony in Madison
MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) – Three heroes from the Oshkosh West High School attack have been honored for the courage and bravery. Courtesy: WisEye School Resource Officer Michael Wissink, Oshkosh West […]
Gambia: Imam Touray brands Ahmadiyas non-Muslims
Source: The Point Friday, February 21, 2020 Imam Muhammad Lamin Touray, the president of Supreme Islamic Council (SIC) on Wednesday 19 February 2020 testified before the TRRC, describing the Ahmadiyya […]
What happened when Saudi King Abdul Aziz met US President Roosevelt
Arab News Saturday . February 22, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/nh2s6 Jonathan Gornall February 13, 2020 It’s been 75 years since the two leaders first met on Feb. 14, 1945, creating […]
Terrorists are ‘generally Muslims’ says Ryanair CEO
Short Url https://arab.news/wnx4m AFP February 22, 2020 O’Leary: “If you are traveling with a family of kids, on you go; the chances you are going to blow them all up […]
Why MuslimBunk is The App That Every Muslim Student Needs
In today’s times, finding roommates can be an extremely bothersome and time-consuming task and the ones who experience this problem first hand are college students. For the tens of thousands […]
Trump’s pressure tactics on Iraq seek to preserve troop presence
Feb 19,2020 -JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN When will the Trump administration stop bullying Iraq? The latest examples of bullying involve delays in cash deliveries from an Iraqi account in […]
Muslim community marks centennial with food drive
Staff report Feb 20, 2020 0 Saturday marked a historic moment for the Muslim community in America as it completed 100 years since the establishment of Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
Man charged over stabbing attack at London mosque
Daniel Horton, 29, charged with grievous bodily harm and possession of a bladed article PA Media Sat 22 Feb 2020 A man has been charged over Thursday’s stabbing attack […]
With WikiLeaks, Julian Assange did what all journalists should aspire to do
Assange has been the target of repeated official attempts to discredit him or, at the very least, to muddy the waters in a case that should be all about freedom […]
‘This would be a top news story if the shooter was Muslim’
Source: Al Jazeera After massacre at shisha bars in Germany, critics decry media double standard in covering attacks by far-right suspects. A deadly shooting in the German city of Hanau […]
Sentenced to death for blasphemy: Surviving Pakistan’s death row
The story of a man who spent 19 years awaiting execution reveals the power of a false blasphemy claim to destroy a life. Source: Al Jazeera By Asad Hashim After […]
Rumi: The Meeting Point of the East and the West
Epigraph: “Out beyond the ideas of right-doing and wrongdoing, there is a field I will meet you there. It’s the world full of things to talk about.” Rumi Written and […]
Born of a Muslim who overcame an immigration ban, a community celebrates its centennial
Opinion February 15, 2020 Amjad Mahmood Khan (RNS) — One hundred years ago this week, the Philadelphia Inquirer recorded the arrival in its city of a South Asian […]
Right-Wing Terror in Germany . The Delusional World of the Suspected Killer
A 43-year-old man is the prime suspect in the mass shooting that left 10 dead in Hanau, Germany, on Wednesday. Before killing himself, the man left behind an internet […]