Bible underscores Lincoln’s belief he was to end slavery
Source: Associated Press By JOHN O’CONNOR SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A Bible given to Abraham Lincoln in the final months of the Civil War ties together the 16th president’s budding […]
India uses yoga diplomacy to assert rising global influence
Source: Associated Press By EMILY SCHMALL NEW DELHI (AP) — If China has panda diplomacy, India has yoga. Prime Minister Narendra Modi successfully lobbied the United Nations to designate June […]
The ‘Jai Shri Ram’ attacks against Muslims in India drew direct influence from politicians – so why isn’t Modi speaking up?
The prime minister has two options: to be the reformist PM he was sold as, or to further the agenda of the party he belongs to. So far, he hasn’t […]
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to visit Pakistan tomorrow on PM Imran’s invitation
Dawn.comJune 26, 2019 Afghan President Ashraf Ghani shall be paying a two-day visit to Pakistan, beginning tomorrow, on Prime Minister Imran Khan’s invitation, Radio Pakistan reported. A high-level delegation […]
As the wildfire of hate speech spreads, fighting it must be a job for everybody
Source: Guardian Addressing hate speech does not mean limiting freedom of speech. To prevent it from escalating, we need to treat it as we treat every malicious act Around the […]
Forty Hadiths or Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad about Compassionate Living
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 that I […]
Leaders descend on Cayman Islands for summit
Jamaican PM and Lord Ahmad among visiting dignitaries By James Whittaker – June 25, 2019 Leaders from across Britain’s overseas territories are meeting in Grand Cayman Wednesday to discuss joint […]
Modern day polygamy in Africa: first wife feeding second wife goes viral
t April 17, 2018 Bridget Boakye | Contributor Bridget Boakye is a writer, activist, and entrepreneur based in Accra, Ghana. Raised in both Ghana and the U.S., she is particularly […]
The ins and outs of the Saudi ‘green card’
Dimah Talal Alsharif June 26, 2019 As has been widely reported this week, the Premium Residency scheme — sometimes referred to as the Saudi “green card” — has begun accepting […]
Kushner’s parallel universe in Bahrain
Jun 25,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF Reading through the document, which the White House has released few days before the convening of the Bahrain workshop, one would […]
The day after: What if Israel annexes the West Bank?
Jun 25,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD Calls for the annexation of the occupied West Bank are gaining momentum in both Tel Aviv and Washington. But Israel and its […]
Kushner pitches Palestinians ‘Opportunity of Century’ — if they agree to peace deal
By AFP – Jun 26,2019 – JORDAN TIMES MANAMA — Jared Kushner on Tuesday called for the Palestinians to accept the “Opportunity of the Century” that he says will […]
Trump’s toadyism to Saudi Arabia: a new moral low
Richard Wolffe The Saudis are good customers, Trump says – which evidently outweighs the fact they murdered and carved up a Washington Post journalist @richardwolffedc Tue 25 Jun 2019 […]
Phase one of US Middle East peace plan greeted with scepticism
No Israelis or Palestinians present for launch of plan that shreds decades of diplomacy Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent Tue 25 Jun 2019 The first phase of the Trump […]
The legal loophole of religious-only marriages is trapping victims of grooming and forced relationships
Voices Doing away with the practice would provide us with an alternative means of curbing abuse and exploitation, placing the onus on those who ‘marry’ couples despite being aware […]
Sri Lanka police overturn local council ban on Muslims
Sri Lanka has been under a state of emergency since the Easter Sunday suicide bombings blamed on a local jihadi group AFP/LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI 25 Jun 2019 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s […]
Ahmadiyya urges Nigerians on religious tolerance
On June 20, 2019 Urowayino Warami The National leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Group In Nigeria , Dr Mashuud has urged Nigerian to uphold the spirit of religious tolerance in […]
Why I think Pakistan was, is and will always remain a terrorist state
Editor’s Note: Yes, this is a bias view from India, but still interesting and to be considered. Just establishing terror camps and sending jihadis to India isn’t terrorism. Terrorising a section of your own people is also terrorism. And Pakistan, by its very nature, cannot stop doing that. […]
Four held for setting ablaze watchman cabin of Ahmadi Mosque
Editor’s note: The Muslim Times has the best collection to overcome sectarian differences among the Muslims Four held for setting ablaze watchman cabin of Ahmadi worship place Source: Dawn TAXILA: […]
First public inquiry into Islamophobia launched in Scotland
Researchers hope new inquiry will help identify steps that can be taken to tackle anti-Muslim bigotry Holyrood’s Cross-Party Group on Tackling Islamophobia and researchers at Newcastle University will cooperate on […]