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By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 8, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Pope says more study needed on role of women deacons in early Church

Philip Pullella ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Tuesday more study was needed on the role of women deacons in the early Christian Church, which eventually […]

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Pakistan’s Ahmadi community faces growing discrimination, report says

By Reuters• last updated: 06/05/2019 – 12:02 By Saad Sayeed ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Ahmadi community faces growing institutionalised discrimination fanned by last year’s election campaign by Prime Minister Imran Khan, […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 8, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

South African polygamist buys his 4 wives a Mercedes each

By Caren Nyota – May 2, 2019 South African polygamist and businessman Musa Mseleku has set the bar high. The 45-year-old man who is married to four wives has left women yearning to have a piece of him. He bought each of his four wives a brand new Mercedes Benz, […]

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Ramadan 2018: Annoying questions people ask Muslims every year about fasting

A guide to the holy month for the well-intentioned but clueless  Shehab Khan @ShehabKhan, Joe Sommerlad @JoeSommerlad Friday 18 May 2018 00:17 Editor’s Note:    Old article, still acute topic […]

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How Muslims with type 2 diabetes can navigate fasting for Ramadan

Source: Independent Understanding people’s different cultural backgrounds, lifestyles and religious practices plays an important role in their healthcare, and this time of year is no different  Ahmed Hussein and Sue Lynn Lau […]

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Istanbul’s mayoral election re-run will only make Erdogan weaker

Opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu has become even more confident in the weeks after the election. Now that protests have emerged over the election do-over, voters will double down on their […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 8, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Trump doesn’t want a war with Iran – but he might get one anyway

Today’s political climate in the United States is different from the pre-Iraq war era — but the ambitions of some of the people in Congress are the same Negar Mortazavi […]

By Zia H Shah on May 7, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

NBA Enes Kanter Finds Ramadan Perfect Opportunity to Introduce Islam

While Observing Ramadan, The World Will Be Watching Me in #NBAPlayoffs #RamadanMubarak  https://t.co/phGEyESK5S — Enes Kanter (@Enes_Kanter) May 7, 2019 While Enes Kanter is Observing Ramadan, the World Will Be […]

By Salma Javid Khan on May 7, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

“Ramazan-ul-Mubarak ke Aadab aur iss ki Azmat wa Nishan” – Imam Shamshad Nasir

By Zia H Shah on May 7, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

Cataloging 750 verses of the Holy Quran inspiring believers to study nature

Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad writes in his book, Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge and Truth: The Quran manifestly acknowledges […]

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PM Trudeau’s Video Message For Ramadan And to Refute Islamophobia

@JustinTrudeau for Nobel Peace Prize for refusing burkini ban and a lot more https://t.co/CXujKSEkFF @POTUS pic.twitter.com/ot3pHljuF4 — The Muslim Times (@The_MuslimTimes) August 23, 2016 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Suggested reading The Muslim Times […]

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King of Jordan makes donation for restoration of Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre

SOURCE JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem, All Palestine and Jordan Theophilos III on Monday thanked His Majesty King Abdullah on behalf of the […]

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Playing 20 questions to figure out the ‘deal of the century’

May 06,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY I believe that it was Henry Kissinger who described his approach to running Arab-Israeli negotiations as creating the illusion of momentum to compensate […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on May 7, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Human society under urgent threat from loss of Earth’s natural life

Scientists reveal 1 million species at risk of extinction in damning UN report Jonathan Watts Global environment editor @jonathanwatts Mon 6 May 2019   Forest clearance in Indonesia. Scientists have […]

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Revealed: new evidence of China’s mission to raze the mosques of Xinjiang

Xinjiang Guardian and Bellingcat investigation finds more than two dozen Islamic religious sites partly or completely demolished since 2016 Lily Kuo in Beijing Tue 7 May 2019   Keriya Aitika […]

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Charity is not just for Ramadan – even ‘positive’ media portrayals of Muslims are becoming a problem

We simply don’t place the same emphasis on other religions and their philanthropic acts. The spike in coverage serves to make it seem uncommon, like we are trying to justify […]

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A petulant Donald Trump requires an adult response from China and Iran

It is not so much a matter of appeasing Trump as of retaining some composure and indulging this unpredictable figure when he gets out of the wrong side of bed Editorial […]

By Zia H Shah on May 6, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

About 20% kids will have mental health problems before they graduate high school

About 1 in 5 kids will have mental health problems, but child psychiatrists are scarce. Pritzkers give $15M to help. Source: Chicago Tribune By Lisa Schenker The girl had always […]

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Most U.S. Muslims observe Ramadan by fasting during daylight hours

Most U.S. Muslims observe Ramadan by fasting during daylight hours: https://t.co/djPqGtdzsx pic.twitter.com/hAVMo3bsFF — Pew Research Religion (@PewReligion) May 6, 2019

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Whatever happened to Mormon fasting?

Source: RNS By Jana Reiss It’s Fast Sunday tomorrow, and I’m genuinely looking forward to it. I have an alert in my phone to remind me to skip my breakfast […]

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