New Zealand accused of racism after visa rule throws arranged marriages into chaos
New Zealand’s Indian community voices outcry after cultural exemptions to visa rule are suddenly halted Charlotte Graham-McLay in Wellington Mon 4 Nov 2019 New Zealand has a reputation for […]
Isis women driven by more than marriage, research shows
Exclusive: guidance says many factors, including rebellion and sisterhood, spur radicalisation Jamie Grierson Home affairs correspondent @JamieGrierson Sun 3 Nov 2019 Women and girls who attach themselves to Islamic State […]
Blue spaces: why time spent near water is the secret of happiness
Source: The Guardian Coastal environments have been shown to improve our health, body and mind. So should doctors start issuing nature-based prescriptions? By Elle Hunt ‘People who visit the coast […]
Ghost ‘sightings’ as explained by science
Source: Yahoo By Beth Greenfield “Ghosts are real” is an extremely common belief – for example, one 45 percent of Americans have, according to a recent YouGov poll. But what about everyone […]
Video: My Journey to Islam – Myriam Francois-Cerrah
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Turkey to send Daesh prisoners to home countries
Arab News Saturday . November 02, 2019 Updated 9 sec ago Reuters November 02, 2019 ISTANBUL: Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Saturday Turkey would send captured Daesh members back […]
Last Post Played For First Time Ever In A Mosque
Source:Fosrces Network For what is believed to be the first time ever, ‘The Last Post’ has been played at a mosque. The rendition took place at the Royal British Legion’s (RBL) East Surrey Poppy Appeal launch at Baitul Futuh Mosque. It was attended by veterans, local school children and members of the […]
What Every Muslim, Christian and Jew needs to know: The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times After the top constitutional body on Islamic laws in Pakistan recommended ‘a light beating for women’ sparking […]
A successful Europe tour
1st November 2019 http://www.alhakam.org On the autumn evening of 27 October, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V, may Allah be his Helper, entered the gates of the Markaz in Islamabad, Tilford. […]
Pakistan protest leader calls on PM to resign in 48 hours
Aamir Saeed November 02, 2019 Fazlur Rehman claims ‘sea of public’ has the power to ‘arrest’ Imran Khan ISLAMABAD: The leader of one of Pakistan’s largest religious parties, […]
Greece passes asylum law aimed at curbing migrant arrivals
Opponents of legislation say it will severely curtail access to safeguards for asylum seekers Greece has passed a controversial asylum law aimed at curbing the rising number of migrants […]
Ted Talk: What we can do about the culture of hate
Watch the video in the Ted website or watch it below in the Muslim Times: Additional Reading and Viewing Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran A Message […]
CNN Video: President Trump’s Impeachment and Congressman Adam Schiff
Adam Bennett Schiff (born June 22, 1960) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California’s 28th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Schiff is currently in his 10th term […]
In Defense of the Secular Narrative of the Holy Quran
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Does the Quran present a theocratic or a secular state? My short answer is ‘a secular state!’ […]
Indonesian man who helped set strict adultery laws flogged for adultery
Source: BBC An Indonesian man – who worked for an organisation that helped draft strict adultery laws – has been publicly whipped after being caught having an affair with a […]
Plan to ban niqab in government offices stirs controversy
Source: The Jakarta Post A suggestion proposed by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s minister to ban the niqab in government offices has triggered mixed responses among officials and politicians amid the […]
The new revolutions of the Middle East are not the same, but they all share this one fatal flaw
They have no leadership, no recognisable faces of integrity. And – the greatest tragedy of all – they don’t seem to be interested in finding any Robert Fisk in Beirut […]
Mosque evacuated over bomb threat in Germany’s Cologne
ANADOLU AGENCY COLOGNE Published 31.10.2019 The mosque officials told Anadolu Agency that the mosque complex, which houses the headquarters of the Turkish-Muslim umbrella group DITIB, was evacuated in the afternoon […]
Migrants on Greek islands ‘on edge of catastrophe,’ rights watchdog says
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Published 31.10.2019 The situation for migrants in camps on Greek islands is “explosive” and “on the edge of catastrophe,” the Council of Europe’s commissioner for […]