Moroccan women press to legalize abortion amid pending bill
Source: Associated Press PARIS (AP) — It was a small demonstration on a big topic for some Moroccan women trying to make some abortions legal. Two dozen activists gathered in […]
Lebanese town bans Muslims from buying, renting property
Source: Associated Press By BASSEM MROUE BEIRUT (AP) — Mohammed Awwad and his fiancee, both Muslims, recently found an affordable apartment for rent online in a town in Lebanon, southeast […]
Pakistan plays down accusations of Christian persecution
Source: The Guardian By Daniel Boffey in Brussels Pakistan’s foreign minister has sought to dismiss accusations of Christian persecution, claiming there were “individual incidents” comparable to knife crime in the UK. Shah […]
India rejects U.S. report on attacks on minority Muslims
Source: Reuters NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India on Sunday rejected a U.S. State Department’s annual report on religious freedom that raised questions about the government’s inability to curb violent attacks […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]