The Ten Dreams that Created the Modern World
10 Dreams That Changed Human History – Lucid Dreaming By Rebecca Turner, who is a science writer, illustrator, explorer of consciousness – and founder of World of Lucid Dreaming. She is currently […]
The divide over the Bahrain conference
Jun 15,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – Walid M. Sadi The ongoing debate about whether to attend the Bahrain conference on the economic development of the Palestinians and their territories reminds me […]
My Seditious Heart by Arundhati Roy review – powerful, damning essays – Observer book of the week
Arundhati Roy The Booker-winning Indian author casts an exacting eye over inequality, gender politics and imperialism Bidisha Sun 16 Jun Arundhati Roy at the time of her protests against […]
Dispatch : How Europe Is Handing Off Its ISIS Militants to Iraq
France is leading the way in washing its hands of its Islamic State fighters—whether they receive justice or not. By Pesha Magid | June 15, 2019, BAGHDAD—Standing in his prisoner’s […]
When disaster hits, Indonesia’s Islamists are first to help
Source: Associated Press By STEPHEN WRIGHT PALU, Indonesia (AP) — The two flags hanging outside Anwar Ragaua’s house have gotten him police warnings but the wiry 50-year-old vows he’s not […]
Rohingya Muslims found stranded on Thai island: officials
Source: Reuters BANGKOK (Reuters) – A fishing boat carrying more than 60 Rohingya Muslims was found beached on an island in southern Thailand on Tuesday, officials said. The passengers – […]
Damning report accuses Government of stoking anti-immigrant sentiment as hate crime rises
‘Rather than defusing public concerns regarding demographic and cultural change, officials have unnecessarily stoked anxiety over immigration and encouraged the growth of populist anti-immigrant sentiment,’ cross-party group of MPs […]
Her Evangelical Megachurch Was Her World. Then Her Daughter Said She Was Molested by a Minister.
Source: The New York Times By Elizabeth Dias Evangelical churches have long distanced themselves from the sexual abuse crisis that has consumed the Catholic Church. But a reckoning has arrived. HURST, Tex. — Christi Bragg listened in disbelief. It was a Sunday in February, and her popular evangelical pastor, Matt Chandler, […]
Why Catholics Are Up in Arms Over the “Hostile” California Confession Bill
Source: Slate By Ruth Graham The capital of California was named for a river that was in turn named for the Catholic sacrament of the Eucharist. So it’s notable that […]
Sex abuse crisis the focus as US Catholic bishops convene
Source: Associated Press By David Crary As the Roman Catholic church’s sex abuse scandal grows ever wider in scope in the U.S., bishops convene for a national meeting in Baltimore […]
Sex abuse crisis tops agenda as Southern Baptists convene
Source: Associated Press By DAVID CRARY The Southern Baptist Convention gathers for its annual national meeting Tuesday with one sobering topic — sex abuse by clergy and staff — overshadowing […]
Pakistani Clerics openly saying…“I AM NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT THEM (AHMADIS) IN THIS COUNTRY”….“QADIANIS ARE DECEITFUL SECT AND SLAVE TO BRITISH” Reveals New IHRC Report.
Source: IHRC Report Saying of one Religious Clerics of Pakistan: Qadianiat have not accepted the constitution of Pakistan till now. We want to inform the Parliamentary Secretary that we are bearing one another and this is the reason why we are sitting here. We recognize the one who recognizes Pakistan. […]
Tolerance – Its Importance in Social Life
13th April 2018 Junaid Ahmad Waraich, Pakistan Society is formed by groups of individuals who possess different elements that make them human. We all have our unique characteristics and personalities […]
Trade wars, step-downs and global unrest
14th June 2019 Nations are engaged in yet another war, known as the trade war, not only with their neighbours but with various other countries as well. These rising economic […]
Saudi Arabia issues more than 7.65m visas for Umrah pilgrims
SPA June 14, 2019 278,368 of the remaining pilgrims are in Makkah and 226,441 are in Madinah RIYADH: The number of Umrah visas issued this year has reached 7,650,736, of […]
Video: Dr. Suzanne Barakat’s Testimony in Court to Refute Islamophobia
Suggested reading: North Carolina man sentenced to life after pleading guilty to the 2015 murders of 3 Muslim college students We have saved the above video in the Muslim Times’ as […]
Dawkins Versus Nietzsche: End Result of Atheism?
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Richard Dawkins writes in his book, the God Delusion: “Being an atheist is nothing to be apologetic about. On the […]
New York bans religious exemptions for vaccines amid measles outbreak
Source: BBC The law passed on Thursday night, and led to chaotic scenes in the statehouse as anti-vaccination supporters clashed with lawmakers. Much of New York’s outbreak has centred around orthodox Jewish communities. More than 1,000 Americans have been diagnosed with measles in 2019. Health officials say the disease is […]
Jeremy Corbyn challenges UK government’s Iran accusations on oil tanker attacks
Source BBC Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said responsibility for Thursday’s attacks “almost certainly” lies with the Iranian regime. But the Labour leader tweeted that there was no evidence for this. […]
Math problems that could bring the world to a halt
Source: BBC It’s not easy to accurately predict what humans want and when they will want it. We’re demanding creatures, expecting the world to deliver speedy solutions to our increasingly complex and diverse modern-day problems. Over the last few decades, researchers have developed a range of pretty effective mathematical solutions […]