The state is for all – and religion for the individual
Source: Dhaka Tribune By Saleem Samad, who is an independent journalist, media rights defender, and is a recipient of the Ashoka Fellow and Hellman-Hammett Award. He can be followed on […]
After 18 Years, Is This Afghan Peace, or Just a Way Out?
David E. Sanger 1st March 2020 Editor’s note: The opinions in this article are the author’s, as published by our content partner, and do not represent the views […]
America set to end the longest war in its history as it signs peace deal with Taliban
Arab News Sunday . March 01, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/v7ds8 Sayed Salahuddin February 29, 2020 Under the deal, the Taliban are required to open a dialogue with the Ghani […]
Workplaces must make room for Muslim women – starting with our toxic drinking culture
A new report has found many Muslim women give up on their career ambitious due to hostile professional environments Nimra Shahid @nimrashahid_ 2 days ago Imagine you’re in a room […]
‘No fear’: Pilgrims in Saudi defy coronavirus risks
MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Cleaners scrub and sterilise the floors of the holy city of Mecca’s Grand Mosque after fears of coronavirus led Saudi Arabia to suspend pilgrim visas, but […]
Turkey opens gates into Europe as migrants gather on border
By Andrew Wilks and Costas Kantouris, Associated Press 8 hrs ago Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his country’s borders with Europe are open. Mr Erdogan’s announcement delivered […]
A Revealed Mother Tongue: Evidence for Guided Evolution
Epigraph: Allah has created man. He has taught him plain speech. (Al Quran 55:3-4) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times And among His Signs […]
Religious tolerance in Lombok, Indonesia
iJust to say in these days of Hindu Muslim riots in India: In strongly Muslim Lombok, Indonesia, just in front of my house, across the street, we have a Hindu temple. Local Hindus come from time to time for their worship. In town we also have Churches, both Catholic and […]
EXCLUSIVE: Secret Saudi plan to undermine rival Islamic summit revealed
Document shows how Saudi government instructed local journalists to criticise Malaysia-hosted summit, as well as targeting media outlets in countries including Pakistan and Jordan By David Hearst , Ragip Soylu […]
Istanbul trial pits church against Italian royal heirs
Source: Daily Sabah St. Anthony of Padua, the largest Roman Catholic church in Istanbul, is nowadays entangled in a legal battle over its ownership. Descendants of Italian royalty seek the […]
President of Ghana visits Switzerland to help attract investors
By Kathrin Ammann Feb 28, 2020 – swissinfo.ch For the first time in 60 years, Switzerland has organised a state visit for a leader from Sub-Saharan Africa – Ghana’s […]
Muslim World League chief lays foundation stone for Islamic museum in Jakarta
Source: Arab News JAKARTA: A museum dedicated to Prophet Muhammad and the history of Islamic civilization will soon rise in the Indonesian capital. Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, secretary-general […]
GCC citizens temporarily banned from entering Saudi Arabia’s Makkah and Madinah
https://arab.news/22jbr Arab News February 28, 2020 The decision was made in light of the rising number of coronavirus cases in some GCC countries Suspension for individuals seeking to perform Umrah […]
Wall Street cannot burn Bernie
Feb 28,2020 -JORDAN TIMES – Jeffrey D. Sachs NEW YORK – The narcissism and Panglossian cluelessness of the Wall Street elite is a marvel to behold. Sitting on their perches […]
Delhi Riots: How A Sikh Hero Transported Dozens Of Muslim Neighbours To Safety
Mohinder Singh took exceptional steps to ensure the safety of Muslim residents in one of the worst-hit neighbourhoods in the Delhi Riots. By Betwa Sharma NEW DELHI — On 24 […]
Breaking News: Police desecrated 3 tombstones of Ahmadis in Graveyard last night in Chak 2 TDA, District Khushab, Pakistan
NEWS FROM FACEBOOK: Riaz Ahmad Rehman Police desecrated 3 tombstone of Ahmadis in a graveyard last night in Chak 2 TDA, District Khushab. From a day when an Ahmadi child is born in Pakistan to a day he is buried in his grave, not a single day goes by when […]
Do women have an unfair share in inheritance?
Source: Alislam. The BBC video has been inserted by the Muslim Times By Farhan Iqbal, Missionary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Canada It is quite commonly assumed that men and women have […]
Jewish Perspective on the Rights of Neighbors
Source: Muslim Sunrise, Fall 2016 volume Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The planet earth with its circumference of25,000 miles with a population […]
All of humanity are intimate neighbors: Coronavirus proves it once again
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times There is a website tracing the daily cases and deaths due to the Coronavirus worldwide. As of today […]
Syrian refugees flock to shores, bus stations on way to European borders
by Daily Sabah with Agencies ISTANBUL Politics Feb 28, 2020 Given the green light to seek their way to Europe, hundreds of irregular migrants on Friday flocked to shores and […]