Interfaith dialogue is missing the point
Apr 27,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – WALID M. SADI The recent attack on church goers in the capital city of Sri Lanka, Colombo, on Easter Sunday that killed over 250 of them and injured […]
We can end Isis terrorism – but only if western countries wind down their proxy wars in the Middle East
The group flourishes amid the chaos war brings. The only way forward is to starve it of oxygen Patrick Cockburn @indyworld The Independent Voices Western governments have been swift to pledge action […]
Trump’s UK state banquet is designed to distract from his failures – Corbyn is right to shun the circus
The week in which the US watered down a United Nations resolution condemning rape in war is probably not a good week for Theresa May to hand the president a public relations coup […]
Why Are So Many Far-Right Extremists Converting to Islam?
By Daniel Haqiqatjou – February 5, 2019. YES, please note, this article is from February 2019 Far-right, neo-Nazi, and white nationalist groups are not having a good time […]
Muslim Americans are plugging the gaps in America’s healthcare system. After our friend was killed, we knew we had to tell people
Taleisin Namkai Meche was stabbed to death in Portland, Oregon after stepping in to stop the verbal harassment of two women of color Matt Colaciello and Jacob Lewis New York […]
Insha Allah (God-So-Willing): The Metaphysics of the Future
By T.O. Shanavas, New Age Islam In the life of devout Muslims, a day never passes without using the Arabic phrase Insha Allah (God-So-Willing) at the end of any conversation about future events. Without an understanding of the meaning of this phrase, we cannot begin to comprehend God’s relationship with […]
Sri Lankan Ahmadi Muslims flee feared backlash
Sri Lankan navy soldiers perform security checks on motorists at a road in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, April 25, 2019. Sri Lanka banned drones and unmanned aircraft and set off more controlled detonations of suspicious items Thursday four days after suicide bombing attacks killed more than 350 people in and […]
Wisdom From The Fringe
In an era of ideology and nationalism, reflections of what ails Pakistan Written by Khaled Ahmed | Updated: April 27, 2019 1:00:16 am Khaled Ahmed was born in 1943 in […]
‘Mawanella was the start’: Sri Lankan town reels from bombing links
Faith leaders say local youths were radicalised by extremist preacher Mohammed Zahran Hashim Michael Safi in Mawanella @safimichael Fri 26 Apr 2019 Sri Lankan Muslims gather in Colombo on 26 […]
The Windrush scandal makes me fear for the rights of EU citizens after Brexit
The government is currently registering more than three million EU citizens living in the UK, which is by far the biggest change in immigration status for a generation. Unsurprisingly, this is […]
The facts tell us Joe Biden is the best choice for Democrats in 2020. So why is he being attacked by his own?
Middle class voters in Midwestern states are not sitting around the dinner table discussing the voting rights of those in prison and picking out the electric car they’d drive after the […]
California: Suspect accused of plowing car into crowd thought victims were Muslim
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred. Killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: Fox News An Iraq War veteran with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder who injured eight people by plowing his car through a crosswalk targeted the victims based on their race […]
Nearly 27 Years After Hindu Mob Destroyed A Mosque, The Scars In India Remain Deep
Source: NPR At 80, Syed Ikhlaq Latifi’s face is lined and leathery, with a stark white beard. But he’s still able to scramble up three flights of stairs to his […]
After Sri Lanka Easter massacre, local Muslims, refugees fear backlash
Communities worry the Islamic State-claimed attack that killed around 250 people will bring both government and mob retaliation 25 April 2019 Ahmadi Muslim refugees at a community center where […]
Muslims in hiding in Sri Lanka as tensions rise after bombings
Group of about 500 Muslims being sheltered in one city after fleeing Negomobo, as communal tensions rise Michael Safi in Colombo @safimichael Fri 26 Apr 2019 A Sri Lankan […]
Muslim refugees flee Sri Lankan homes over attack fears
APR 25, 2019 AFP ARTICLE HISTORY COLOMBO – Hundreds of Muslim refugees in western Sri Lanka have taken refuge in mosques and a police station after facing intimidation following the […]
Why I Remember President Truman on a Regular Basis
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times January, 2013 Since the collapse of USSR, the President of USA, may be considered to be the most […]
Video: Free Will or Determinism That is the Question?
Suggested reading: Free Will or Original Sin: We Can’t have Both! Do we have free will – a physicist’s perspective? Video: Biologist Kenneth Miller on Free Will and Quantum Physics Quantum Mechanics Documentary […]
Bombing Without Moonlight: The Origins of Suicidal Terrorism
The above video is the conversion to Islam story of the author of this booklet. © Oct 2004 Abdal-Hakim Murad 1. Amnesia Attention deficit disorder seems to flourish under conditions […]
Video: Why I converted to Islam — Timothy J Winter of Cambridge University
Source of Videos: BBC Radio TJ Winters; Shaykh Zayed Lecturer in Islamic Studies Director of Studies, Wolfson College Dean, The Cambridge Muslim College Email: tjw31@cam.ac.uk Office Phone: 01223 763022 Download as vCard […]