Is Jesus God? Let us Reason Together
The Author: Dr Mansour Leghaei Monotheism; The common word Monotheism and believing in one unique God is the core of the teachings of all divine prophets. In the Old Testament […]
Death toll rises in Indonesia’s sinking capital as flood defences struggle
Krithika Varagur in Jakarta Sat 4 Jan 2020 Landslides and floods triggered by torrential downpours have left at least 60 people dead in and around Indonesia’s capital as […]
‘He was sent to us’: at church rally, evangelicals worship God and Trump
Friday’s rally recognized Trump’s need to retain the loyalty of the evangelical voting bloc that propelled him to victory in 2016 Richard Luscombe in Miami @richlusc Sat 4 Jan 2020 They came to pray with their president, though in truth many came just to worship him. Donald Trump’s Friday […]
Qassem Suleimani: tears mix with vows of vengeance at Iran general’s funeral march
Mourners weep and beat chests as coffins of those killed in US drone strike pass through Baghdad’s streets Ghaith Abdul-Ahad in Baghdad Sat 4 Jan 2020 Iraqi militiamen march and […]
Bernie Sanders’s Antiwar Message Highlights Ascendant Young Left
Source: Huffington Post By Daniel Marans The post-9/11 generation is a core of the Vermont senator’s White House campaign coalition. When the Democratic presidential candidates announced their reactions to Thursday’s […]
Should Psalms be taken out of the Old Testament?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The seventy some books of the Bible got into the canon, sacred collection of books to make […]
There is no scientific case for homeopathy: the debate is over
Source: The Guardian By Edzard Ernst, who is a prize-winning physician and the founder of two medical journals. He is emeritus professor of complementary medicine at the University of Exeter […]
US foreign policy – Suleimani killing the latest in a long, grim line of US assassination efforts
The Guardian – There has been no shortage of US attempts to remove foreign adversaries through highly dubious legal or ethical means Ed Pilkington in New York @edpilkington Sat 4 […]
Ghana: The 88th Ahmadiyya Muslim Convention Opens at Pomadze
Ghana News Agency Friday 3rd January, 2020 By Morkporkpor Anku, GNA Pomadze, Jan. 03, GNA – The 88th Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Ghana dubbed […]
Trump is starting a war with Iran – whether it is by accident or design
Tehran will likely take time to consider its options, with few having expected the US president to go for the jugular like this Robert Fisk @indyvoices Is this war by […]
2020 Democrats: Iran airstrike ‘reckless,’ ‘could cost countless lives’
By Marina Pitofsky – 01/03/20 THE HILL The move is a major escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Iran, with Iran vowing “harsh retaliation” in response. Former Vice […]
Rival Shi’ite leaders in Iraq call for U.S. troop expulsion in rare show of unity
Ahmed Aboulenein BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Rival Shi’ite political leaders on Friday called for American troops to be expelled from Iraq after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad killed a […]
The battle to keep India secular
Source: The Wall Street Journal A new citizenship law undermines what made the country a relative success. Protests against the Indian national government have roiled major cities for weeks. At […]
63% of Americans say it is NOT necessary to believe in God in order to be moral
63% of Americans, including three-quarters of adults under 30, say it is NOT necessary to believe in God in order to be moral and have good values: https://t.co/s1uv4fnaCl pic.twitter.com/5GFUT6VbzQ — […]
Book Review: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Book review by Nasir Gondal MD, Medical Oncologist, New York, USA A dear friend of mine was planning to go to Spain. We exchanged some notes and he wanted me […]
Richard Dawkins on Medicine, Placebo and Homeopathy
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page He talks about homeopathy very precisely in the first few minutes of this video. He […]
How the world is reacting to US killing of top Iran general
Global Village Space AFP -January 3, 2020 The world reacted with alarm on Friday after top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US strike in Iraq, with leaders […]
Austrian coalition deal includes head scarf ban, preventive custody – media reports
Jan 2, 2020 – SWISSINFO.CH VIENNA (Reuters) – A deal between Austria’s conservatives and Greens to form a governing coalition includes banning headscarves in school until the age of 14 and preventive custody for potentially dangerous immigrants, several Austrian media reported on Thursday. The measures are part of what […]
Violence is wrong – but does it really matter that the Pope slapped that woman’s hand away?
Source: Letters to the Indepenent An 83-year-old man gets his arm grabbed causing obvious pain, and as the person won’t let go, he slaps her hand twice, for which he […]
Killing of Iranian Commander Is Met With Criticism and Tough Talk
Mixed reaction to the news that Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani died in a targeted strike by the United States at Baghdad International Airport. By Neil Vigdor THE NEW YORK TIMES Jan. 2, 2020 The killing of a top commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in a targeted strike by the […]