5 Places Where World War III Could Start in 2019
December 22, 2018 by Robert Farley The world has avoided war between major power war since 1945, even if the United States and the Soviet Union came quite close on […]
Egypt’s creative solutions to the plastic menace
Arab News Monday . August 26, 2019 Mostafa Adel Egyptian social startups are taking alternative approaches to fostering awareness and reducing waste While initiatives around the world are taking action to combat this problem, some Egyptian projects are doing it more creatively CAIRO: Global plastics production reached 348 million tons […]
Iran foreign minister makes surprise visit to G-7 summit
Source: The Guardian Visit comes during summit at which policy on Iran has been one of most contentious issues Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, has made a surprise appearance […]
Coffee table book reveals vibrant cultural heritage of China’s Muslim community
August 25, 2019 By HARIATI AZIZAN In her bright head scarves and long, flowy dresses, Yonghua Zheng is a recognisable figure around Sangpo in Henan province, central China. This […]
Is Sufism an alternative to political Islam?
Source: The Arab Weekly By Hisham al-Najjar Is Sufism an alternative to political Islam? The Sufi current should not have political wings that would represent it, as was the case with […]
US Slams Pakistan’s Treatment of Religious Minorities
August 26, 2019 United Nations: The US has criticized the “persecution” of religious minorities in Pakistan by both the government and terrorists. The US Ambassador at Large for International […]
Is laughter the best medicine for homeopathy?
We are saving the above clip in the Muslim Times as well: Suggested reading and viewing Ted Talk: Homeopathy, Quackery and Fraud Richard Dawkins on Medicine, Placebo and Homeopathy Homeopaths offer services ‘to help fight’ Ebola epidemic in west Africa Homeopathy not effective for treating any condition, Australian report The contagious thought that could […]
Massacred at Home, in Misery Abroad, 730,000 Rohingya Are Mired in Hopelessness
Source: The New York Times By Hannah Beech When things go wrong, those in power often promise to make it right. But do they? In this series, The Times investigates to […]
We want to be able to send our missionaries anywhere, LDS apostle says after meeting with Vice President Mike Pence
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By Peggy Fletcher Stack Several high-ranking Latter-day Saint leaders met Thursday with Vice President Mike Pence about a common concern: religious freedom in the United […]
Yeshiva University hit with sexual abuse lawsuit
Source: Associated Press By VERENA DOBNIK and DAVID KLEPPER NEW YORK (AP) — Thirty-eight former students of an Orthodox Jewish school in New York City operated by Yeshiva University sued […]
Four-in-one pill prevents third of heart problems
Source: BBC News By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent A daily pill containing four medicines can cut the number of heart attacks and strokes by a third, a study shows. […]
The Amazon in Brazil is on fire – how bad is it?
Source: BBC News By The Visual and Data Journalism Team Thousands of fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest in Brazil – the most intense blazes for almost a decade. The […]
Glasgow University’s ‘bold’ move to pay back slave trade profits
Source: BBC News By Hannah Capella Glasgow University has agreed to raise and spend £20m in reparations after discovering it benefited by millions of pounds from the slave trade. It […]
Amazon fires: Merkel and Macron urge G7 to debate ’emergency’
Source: BBC News The French and German leaders say the record number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is an international crisis which must be discussed at this weekend’s G7 […]
Israel bars Omar, Tlaib from entering country, as Trump lashes out
Source: Politico By SARAH FERRIS, JOHN BRESNAHAN and HEATHER CAYGLE Israel’s government on Thursday barred Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering the country as part of a landmark visit, in a […]
EXCLUSIVE: After sex scandal, Billy Graham’s grandson is starting a church in Palm Beach Gardens
Source: Palm Beach Post By Sam Howard PALM BEACH GARDENS — Preacher Tullian Tchividjian told his congregation on a recent Sunday that he sees himself in a story from the Gospel of […]
Chicago Man Charged in Death Threat Against Abortion Clinic
Source: The New York Times By Niraj Chokshi A Chicago man is accused of promising to “slaughter and murder” doctors, patients and visitors at an abortion clinic, a threat that the […]
Rising temperatures will make Hajj pilgrimages to Mecca dangerous, says study
Source: Sky News British Muslims are being urged to take the lead on fighting climate change as a study suggests rising temperatures will make pilgrimages to Mecca dangerous. The Hajj, […]
Cataloging 750 verses of the Holy Quran inspiring believers to study nature
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad writes in his book, Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge and Truth: The Quran manifestly acknowledges […]
Video: Suicide bombing at wedding in Kabul kills at least 63 A century after the Anglo-Afghan peace treaty, the Fourth Afghan War is about to escalate
Ever since their migration from Iraq and Syria, Isis has become Washington’s target-of-choice in Afghanistan. And the Taliban – believe it or not – are America’s new best friend […]