Geneva mosque to be run by Swiss management
Jan 19, 2020 – swissinfo.ch Switzerland’s largest mosque, which has been embroiled in various controversies, is to come under Swiss management. “It is time to hand over the mosque […]
‘Modi is afraid’: women take lead in India’s citizenship protests
Housewives, grandmothers and students in Delhi at centre of resistance to new citizenship laws Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Shaikh Azizur Rahman in Kolkata Tue 21 Jan 2020 With […]
It reeks of self-importance, but I need to overcome my cynicism about Davos because this year it really matters
I made my own tiny, pointless gesture by not going when I had the opportunity. But with globalisation in retreat and nationalism advancing, there is now more to be said […]
Western leaders have disregarded Libya for years – these peace talks are too little, too late
Today’s summit in Berlin seems like a step forward, but it might not be enough to stop the unfolding humanitarian disaster Borzou Daragahi @borzou After all but ignoring the […]
The white nationalist fantasy of ancient Christian-Muslim conflict would get an ‘F’ in history class
Source: Raw Story By Tony Keddie is Assistant Professor of Early Christian History and Literature at the University of British Columbia. When I first heard the tragic news of the […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community holds Real Talk About Islam at the Detroit Public Library in the State of Michigan
Report by Muhammad Ahmad, Detroit The Detroit Public Library held a program titled Real Talk about Islam on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at their main branch located at the Woodward […]
Turkey’s Hegemonic Bet: Neo-Ottomanism with Pan-Islamist Face
Finding itself at a crossroads, increasingly isolated by its Western allies and no longer the dominant Muslim voice it once was, Turkey is now flexing its pan-Islamist muscles. But the MENA wants other alternatives. By Tamba François Koundouno – Jan 7, 2020 Rabat – At a pan-Islamism and anti-Islamophobia-themed […]
This African king ruled over a democratic nation centuries before Abraham Lincoln
Many years before the colonial invasion of Africa, there existed one of the most powerful kingdoms between what is now modern-day Mauritania and Mali, located at the south of the […]
To Refute the Hate-mongering of White Supremacists I visited Martin Luther King’s Memorial
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Original post dated August, 2017 Recent tragedies in Charlottesville has shook the conscience of a nation wounded by racism […]
Movie and Documentary: Malcolm X — One of the Best Biographies for Repentance and Reformation
Suggested reading To Refute the Hate-mongering of White Supremacists I visited Martin Luther King’s Memorial
Who’s who at WEF 2020 in Davos
By Jessica Davis Plüss (text), Kai Reusser (graphics) This content was published on January 20, 2020 11:00 AM Jan 20, 2020 – 11:00 Many eyes will be on the […]
Two popes, plotting cardinals and the fallout of an explosive book
Source: The Guardian By Angela Giuffrida, who is the Guardian’s Rome correspondent Benedict and his inner circle are accused of intervening to halt Pope Francis relaxing celibacy rules as the […]
Defence policy ; Targeted killings via drone becoming ‘normalised’ – report
Drone Wars says UK and US has developed ‘easy narrative’ for targeted assassinations Dan Sabbagh Sun 19 Jan 2020 The report’s author has called on the government to release […]
Guantánamo: psychologists who designed CIA torture program to testify
Source: The Guardian By Julian Borger in Guantánamo Bay Techniques included waterboarding and other forms of torture Hopes that trial will cast more light on scale of program The two […]
10 million Bangladeshi Muslims to be ousted from India
Source: The News Indian Hindu hardline party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s West Bengal unit chief Dilip Ghosh said on Sunday that the government is committed to implementing the proposed nationwide […]
Has Your Therapist Asked About Your Religion/Spirituality?If not, they should.
Source: Psychology Today By Cassandra Vieten Ph.D Do people’s spiritual and religious beliefs and practices (or lack thereof) influence their mental and emotional health? Should psychotherapists ask about them, and […]
Rising of the Sun from the West in the Latter Days
Epigraph: “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Source: Muslim Sunrise, the very First Muslim quarterly publication of North America […]
Africa’s richest woman ‘ripped off her country’
Leaked documents reveal how Africa’s richest woman made her fortune through exploiting her own country, and corruption. Isabel dos Santos got access to lucrative deals involving land, oil, diamonds and […]
BREAKING NEWS: USA to change the election system. Holding the coming presidential elections on ONE DAY?
Editor”s Note: Yes, the headline above is wishful thinking only. But please consider: Which country is more advanced: Indonesia or the United States of America Looking at the way the […]
Malaysia’s Mahathir Mulls Risks, Rewards of Postponed Power Transfer
January 18, 2020 Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad appears unlikely to surrender his leadership as promised to government coalition partner Anwar Ibrahim. Mahathir was returned to office in elections in […]