Tremors across Jordan as Trump Mideast peace plan revives old fears
Jun 14, 2019 By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan’s King Abdullah reacts angrily to any suggestion that he might accept a U.S. deal to end the Arab-Israeli conflict […]
Sri Lanka to remove Pakistani refugees from the country
Rabwah Times May 8, 2019, Sri Lankan President on Tuesday sought international assistance to remove Afghan and Pakistani refugees from the country. Speaking to diplomats in Colombo, the President […]
German Court Fixing Islamophobia: Lifting Burkini Ban
German court lifts city’s ban on burkini swimsuits BERLIN (AP) — A German court has lifted a city’s ban on the burkini, an all-encompassing swimsuit used by some Muslim women. […]
North Carolina man sentenced to life after pleading guilty to the 2015 murders of 3 Muslim college students
Source: CNN (CNN) A North Carolina man was sentenced Wednesday to three terms of life in prison for shooting and killing three of his neighbors, all Muslim students, in the college […]
Some Americans have earned 5.9 trillion US dollars on wars in the Middle East and Asia since 2001, a new study says
America has spent $5.9 trillion on wars in the Middle East and Asia since 2001, a new study says Source: CNBC Key Points The U.S. wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria […]
Sanctity of life: Islamic teachings on abortion
Islam rarely permits abortion after 120 days. This foetus is about 112 days old © Muslims regard abortion as wrong and haram (forbidden), but many accept that it may […]
An Isis killer and an unlikely hero have heaved open the cracks in Lebanese politics
Robert Fisk Tripoli, northern Lebanon @indyvoices The Independent Voices Lebanese military personnel secure the scene where a militant attacked security forces on Monday night ( Reuters ) Saber Mrad […]
Prophet Muhammad’s Rarely-Known Decree To the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem
By Harut Sassounian For many years, I have heard that there had been written communication between the Prophet Muhammad and the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, but I had not seen […]
Cath Lab Spotlight, Humanitarian Spotlight: Medical Mission to Pakistan
Issue Number Volume 27 – Issue 6 – June 2019 An interview with Mubashir Mumtaz, MD. We speak with Dr. Mubashir Mumtaz, Chief of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery and Surgical […]
Iran Calls Reported Oil Tanker Attack in Gulf of Oman ‘Suspicious’
12:59 13.06.2019 On Thursday morning, reports emerged that two tankers were damaged near the Strait of Hormuz. It comes at a time of heightened tensions in the Middle East […]
Christchurch attack: Brenton Tarrant pleads not guilty to all charges
Source: BBC Brenton Tarrant is charged with the murder of 51 people, 40 counts of attempted murder and one terrorism charge in New Zealand’s deadliest peace time mass shooting. Appearing via video link from prison, the 29-year-old Australian sat silently as his lawyer read out his plea. The 15 March […]
Iran, the US and the Gulf: What now?
Source: BBC US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has swiftly and categorically pointed the finger of blame at Tehran. “This assessment,” he said, was “based on intelligence, the weapons used, the level of expertise needed to execute the operation, recent similar Iranian attacks on shipping, and the fact that no […]
How To Deal With A Narcissist: 5 Secrets Backed By Research
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page By Eric Barker, author of Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why […]
A Quebec bill to ban some from wearing ‘religious symbols’ is fueled by Islamophobia
Source: The Washington Post By Nora Loreto- a Canadian freelance writer and author of “From Demonized to Organized: Building the New Union Movement.” Fatima Ahmad was attacked in mid-May on […]
Turning a Blind Eye to China’s Suppression of Uyghur Muslims
Source: International Policy Digest By Adithya Anil Variath It is an open secret that the Chinese government is carrying out a “systematic campaign” of abuses, arbitrary detention and torture against […]
Islamic traces in Portugal’s past
For over 500 years, most of Portugal was governed by Islamic rulers. Although not many monuments from this period survived, Portugal is replete with traces of its Islamic past. Source: […]
The Most Islamic Country Is … New Zealand?
A Muslim economist is attempting to measure how well the world’s countries live by Quranic values. Source: OZY.com By Erin Cook “We are one,” New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said […]
How slaves ended slavery
While slavery would be reviled by secular and religious interests, slaves themselves finally overthrew it Fri, Jun 7, 2019, James Walvin Frederick Douglass, the towering figure in the history of […]
Video: Myrium Francois a British Muslim about India and Pakistan Conflict
Epigraph: Whoever causes to get killed an innocent human life is indeed perpetrating a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Suggested Reading A British Convert to Islam: ‘I found Qur’an mother of […]
Putin says US-Russia relations are getting ‘worse and worse’
Source: ET “They (our relations) are going downhill, they are getting worse and worse,” Putin told the Mir TV channel, according to a Kremlin transcript. “The current administration has approved, in my opinion, several dozen decisions on sanctions against Russia in recent years.” The Russian leader contrasted Moscow’s troubled relationship […]