Five truths about the hijab that need to be told
Source: The Conversation By Peter Hopkins; Professor of Social Geography, Newcastle University Rio 2016 is proving not just to be a platform for sporting prowess, it is also helping to shake […]
Pakistan calls US religious freedom report ‘biased’
June 29, 2019 Pakistan on Friday rejected a report on religious freedom in the country by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), terming it as “biased” and […]
Beware of regime change in Iran
HARUN KARCIC Published 28.06.2019 The war drums between Washington and Tehran may have quieted for now, but judging from the trend over the past 15 years, it is only a […]
Palestinians can thwart the ‘deal of the century’
ALI ABO REZEG Published 28.06.2019 Palestinians can thwart the infamous ‘Deal of the Century’ plan by reactivating their popular resistance methods; most specifically, the creative resistance we saw in the Great March of Return With the U.S.-led workshop held earlier in the Bahraini capital Manama, it became clear that the […]
‘I don’t care if you die’: Dubai ruler slams runaway wife in Instagram poem
Source: The New Arab Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum blasted Princess Haya on Instagram in a furious poem, after reports revealed she had fled to escape his abuse. […]
Despite need for Sinai funds, Egypt unlikely to join Kushner plan
This content was published on June 27, 2019 By Sami Aboudi and Yousef Saba CAIRO (Reuters) – A U.S.-proposed $9 billion (£7 billion) aid package could tempt Egypt with long-sought […]
The Dalai Lama on Trump, women and going home
By Rajini Vaidyanathan BBC News, Dharamshala 27 June 2019 He is, without a doubt, one of the best-known people on the planet. In an age where celebrity is […]
Turkish politician faces 17 years over tweets
Source: Dawn ISTANBUL: Hundreds gathered at Istanbul’s main court on Friday to support an opposition politician who faces 17 years in prison for a series of tweets criticising the government. […]
Is Morality Hard-Wired Into Our Brains?
Source: The New York Times By Olivia Goldhill CONSCIENCE – The Origins of Moral Intuition By Patricia S. Churchland In “Conscience,” Patricia Churchland recounts a conversation with Francis Crick, the co-discoverer of DNA, in which he laments moral philosophers’ focus on reason. “Surely,” he said, “philosophers must know about biological […]
Unwinding the biggest enemies of religion: A conversation with Karen Armstrong
Source: CNA International Edition Source: Mubeen Saadat SINGAPORE: Not politics, not secularism and not even extremism. Religion’s biggest enemies in today’s world are unkindness, selfishness and heedlessness, according to reknowned […]
Muslims Converting to Christianity and How the Muslim Times can Help
WHY MORE MUSLIMS ARE TURNING TO JESUS | OPINION Source: Newsweek By David Garrison, who is Executive Director of Global Gates and author of A Wind in the House of […]
Kababs, kulfis, qormas: Forgotten recipes from Shah Jahan’s kitchens get a second life in this book
‘The Mughal Feast’ by Salma Yusuf Husain recreates the Persian recipe book ‘Nuskha-e-Shahjahani’. Salma Yusuf HusainUpdated The silver twilight of Mughal civilization began with Shah Jahan. Delhi was now a […]
Pakistan proposes 6-point plan at UN to counter racism, religious hatred
APP | Dawn.com June 25, 2019 Pakistan has proposed a six-point plan at the United Nations to counter increasing racism and faith-based hatred, particularly Islamophobia, around the world, Radio Pakistan […]
The Serenity Prayer: One of the Best Prayers
The Serenity Prayer is the common name for a prayer written by the American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr[1][2] (1892–1971). The best-known form is: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to […]
Germany: Muslim Reform Movement Ahmadiyya is inviting to its Annual Gathering
Tens of thousands of German Muslims are coming to Rheinstetten near Karlsruhe – and with them their Caliph personally. Original in German: https://www.welt.de/regionales/baden-wuerttemberg/article196078739/Muslimische-Reformbewegung-Ahmadiyya-laedt-zum-Jahrestreffen.html Zehntausende deutsche Muslime kommen nach Rheinstetten […]
More arrests as Germany widens probe of pro-migrant official’s murder
Assassination exposed existence of well-organised far-right terror network By AFP – Jun 27,2019 – JORDAN TIMES Luebcke was shot in the head at close range on the terrace of his […]
G20 Donald Trump praises Mohammed bin Salman for doing ‘spectacular job’
US president ignores media questions about murder of Jamal Khashoggi in meeting with Saudi crown prince at G20 Agencies Sat 29 Jun 2019 Donald Trump says the Saudi crown […]
Over 20 Muslims recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Epigraph: You are the best people raised for the good of mankind; you enjoin what is good and forbid evil and believe in Allah. (Al Quran 3:110/111) Source: The Muslim […]
How the local strength of faith can impact a company’s ethical behavior
Source: Physics.org by University of Sussex Companies are less likely to engage in unethical accounting practices when their headquarters are in areas of high religious observance, new research by academics […]