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By Zia H Shah on June 27, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Appeal court overturns forced abortion ruling

Source: The Guardian Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent A court ruling that a woman with learning disabilities must have an abortion against her wishes has been overturned on appeal. The decision came […]

By Zia H Shah on June 27, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Ethiopia mosque ban: ‘Our sacred city of Aksum must be protected’

Source: BBC News By Hana Zeratsyon For Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christians, the ancient city of Aksum is a sacred place, home to the Biblical Queen of Sheba and Ark of the […]

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Muslim women defy ban to swim in burkinis at French pool

Source: BBC News Muslim women in France are disobeying the rules at a local swimming pool by wearing burkinis. In a protest inspired by US civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, […]

By Zia H Shah on June 27, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

The Supreme Court’s ‘Peace Cross’ case demonstrates the fine art of pretending religious symbols aren’t religious

Source: The Washington Post By Steven Waldman   The Supreme Court Thursday ruled that a large cross erected as a memorial to the dead may continue to stand on public land in Maryland […]

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Controversial telescope to be built on sacred Hawaiian peak

Source: Associated Press By CALEB JONES HONOLULU (AP) — After years of protests and legal battles, officials have announced that a massive telescope which will allow scientists to peer into […]

By Zia H Shah on June 27, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

By Zia H Shah on June 27, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

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 […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on June 26, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on June 26, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

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 […]

By Zia H Shah on June 26, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

By Zia H Shah on June 26, 2019 • ( 3 Comments )

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 […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on June 26, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on June 26, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on June 26, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on June 26, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on June 26, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on June 26, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on June 26, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

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   […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on June 26, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

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 […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on June 26, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

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 […]

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