America’s sacred politics
Jan 12,2020 – JORDAN TIMES By Ian Buruma NEW YORK — Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Maryland was the only Roman Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence in 1776. […]
What after Soleimani’s assassination?
Jan 12,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – AMER AL SABAILEH The prospect of war is dominating concerns across the region, following the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani by the US […]
Britain has left Islamophobia to fester – I’ve never seen it this bad in my life
Source: Independent It’s chilling to live under a prime minister who seems to me to be complicit in spurring hate against Muslims, minority groups and people of colour By […]
If Iran really wants to honour the 176 passengers its forces killed, it will de-escalate its campaign of revenge now
It can’t bring back the innocent people who were caught up in this recklessness. But one thing is clear, continuing to fight will contradict any expression of remorse Borzou […]
Retired Pope Benedict warns Francis against relaxing priestly celibacy rules
Source: BBC Retired Pope Benedict XVI has issued a defence of priestly celibacy in the Catholic Church as his successor considers easing a ban on married men serving as priests. Pope Benedict made the appeal in a book co-authored with Cardinal Robert Sarah. It comes in response to a proposal […]
President Obama’s Speech about the Muslim Heritage and the Muslim World, in Cairo, in 2009
Text from NY Times The following is a text of President Obama’s prepared remarks to the Muslim world, delivered on June 4, 2009, as released by the White House. I […]
Forty Hadiths or Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad about Compassionate Living
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The world appears to be a more dangerous place since September 11, 2001, more so than any time […]
Saudi Arabia, Japan, UAE, Oman ‘can work together to defuse tension’
Arab News Faisal J. Abbas Ali Itani January 12, 2020 Foreign Ministry spokesman tells Arab News of friendship between Japanese PM and Saudi crown prince, and Tokyo’s support for […]
I watched the Iran-Iraq war unfold as a child – now I feel like I’m reliving it
Voices What is happening in Iran now is not simply ‘news’ for us in the diaspora – it’s the repetition of decades-old trauma Shappi Khorsandi @ShappiKhorsandi January 11th, 2019 […]
New Study Says 72 Percent of People With Anxiety Recover with Social Support & Spirituality
Epigraph: Man does indeed transgress, Because he thinks himself to be self sufficient. Surely, unto thy Lord is the return. (Al Quran 96:6-8) Source: Best Life By Diana Bruk Anxiety […]
G25 in Malaysia decries laws against apostasy
Source: Free Malaysia Today By Robin Augustin and Nicholas Chung PETALING JAYA: The G25 group of former senior civil servants has spoken out against apostasy laws, saying a Muslim’s decision […]
Ahmadis donate over 2000 pints of blood during the 88th annual convention
Ghana News Agency Tuesday 7th January, 2020 By Afedzi Abdullah, GNA Pomadze (C/R), Jan. 07, GNA – Two thousand, seven hundred and seven units of blood were donated by […]
Washington turns down Iraqi call to remove troops
By John Davison and Susan Heavey BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington on Friday spurned an Iraqi request to prepare to pull out its troops, amid heightened U.S.-Iranian tensions after the U.S. […]
Oman’s Sultan Qaboos dies; successor vows to pursue peace
Jan 11, 2020 – 17:52 swissinfo.ch By Lisa Barrington and Nayera Abdallah DUBAI (Reuters) – Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said, one of the Middle East’s longest- serving rulers who […]
Search and rescue operation continues after boat carrying migrants sinks in Greek waters
At least 12 people died Saturday when a boat loaded with migrants sank in the Ionian Sea, the Greek coastguard said. “So far 12 bodies have been recovered. The […]
The Never Ending Debate Between the Sharia Law and the Secular Law
Pakistan forgiveness laws: The price of getting away with murder Source: BBC The murder was so brutal it shocked even the hardened detectives who arrived at the scene on the […]
Running and mental health: ‘I couldn’t see a way past depression until I ran’
BBC News – Running and mental health: 'I couldn't see a way past depression until I ran' https://t.co/3wR0l26PLq — The Muslim Times (@The_MuslimTimes) January 11, 2020 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Iran plane crash: Ukrainian jet was ‘unintentionally’ shot down
Iran has admitted “unintentionally” shooting down a Ukrainian passenger jet, killing all 176 people on board. An investigation found that “missiles fired due to human error”, President Hassan Rouhani said. […]
PM Trudeau meets Iran plane crash victims’ families as dispute over cause deepens
Source: The Star By Lee Berthiaume An international dispute over the cause of the Tehran plane crash deepened on Friday even as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met the families of […]
Muslims saved Jews from the Nazis in Albania (and Kosovo)
During World War II, Muslims in Kosovo and Albania saved many Jews from the Nazis in the German-occupied territory. They were following an ancient Albanian code of honor which demands […]