The chaos of Libya
Apr 22,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The end of the chaos in Libya is nowhere in sight, with major powers siding with one side or the other in the ongoing […]
Why I’m glad Netanyahu won
Apr 22,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES Z. ZOGBY I am glad Benjamin Netanyahu won reelection. Since I realise that saying this will not sit well with many folks, let me […]
Iran and Pakistan to form joint rapid reaction force at border – Rouhani
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 22, 2019 FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference with Iraqi President Barham Salih (not pictured) in Baghdad, Iraq, […]
Sri Lanka imposes emergency, says international network involved in attacks
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 22, 2019 A family who lives near the church that was attacked yesterday, leave their house as the military try to defuse a […]
Concerns grow over safety of Muslim community in Sri Lanka
DAILY SABAH Istanbul Published 22.04.2019 After a series of eight devastating bomb blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka Sunday, concerns have grown over […]
Turkey says: US delivers equipment to YPG terrorists near Turkish border in Syria
DAILY SABAH ANKARa Published 22.04.2019 A line of US military vehicles drive through a checkpoint of the Internal Security Forces in Manbij as they head to their base on the […]
Religious Minorities Across Asia Suffer Amid Surge in Sectarian Politics
Source: The New York Times By Hannah Beech, Dharisha Bastians and Kai Schultz JAKARTA, Indonesia — The deadly attacks in Sri Lanka on Sunday highlighted how easily religious coexistence can be ripped apart in […]
As a Black Child, I Couldn’t Understand Why Jesus Had Blue Eyes
Source: New York Times By Eric V Copage I must have been no older than 6. I was in church in my hometown, Los Angeles. Parishioners fanned themselves to stay […]
In Defense of the Secular Narrative of the Holy Quran
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Does the Quran present a theocratic or a secular state? My short answer is ‘a secular state!’ […]
The current political landscape in Malaysia
MUHAMMET ALI GÜLER Published20.04.2019 Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during a press conference in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Monday, April 15, 2019. Initially serving from 1981 to 2003, Mahathir Mohamad […]
Threatening the ICC
IMRAN JAN Published. 22.04.2019 In Colombia, when Pablo Escobar was at the height of his drug career and when he was the most lethal, judges in courts had to give […]
Pakistan Prime Minister Khan makes first visit to Iran
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP TEHRAN Published 21.04.2019 Reuters Photo Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan began his first official visit to Iran on Sunday for talks set to focus on […]
Recognition of God: A means of salvation
APRIL 18, 2019 Why Dangote missed Warri Jalsa Ishola Balogun Just after the Fajr prayers, it became cloudy with a little drizzle in Warri. Hundreds of Muslims had gathered at […]
Sri Lanka Terrorism Linked to a Jihadi Group
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred. Killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Sri Lanka attacks: ‘International network’ linked to bombings Source: BBC A wave […]
Dundee mosque targeted by vandals invites public to barbecue to bring community together
April 22, 2019 The damage to the mosque. A Dundee mosque that was targeted by vandals last week is organising a community barbecue next Saturday. Organisers say the event, at […]
Sri Lanka Bombings Live Updates: Terror Group Is Identified and Death Toll Rises
By The New York Times April 22, 2019• The Sri Lankan police have arrested 24 people in connection with a series of devastating suicide bombings at hotels and churches on […]
France separates church and state. So who’s responsible for Notre Dame?
Source: The Washington Post By Emily Tamkin April 18 French President Emmanuel Macron wants Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral, devastated in a fire on Monday, repaired in five years. But as crews […]
Malaysia investigates women who discussed their ‘dehijabbing’
Source: The Guardian BY Hannah Ellis-Petersen South-east Asia correspondent Three women in Malaysia who held an event discussing their decision to stop wearing the hijab are being investigated by Malaysian Islamic authorities. The […]
Anzac commemoration should include Muslim contribution
Source: AMUST Posted by Bilal Cleland New Zealand, led by an outstanding Prime Minister, earned the respect of the world with its response to the Christchurch Massacre by a violent white […]
In touching obituary, woman who died of cancer at 35 celebrates life: “Damn, it was good”
Source: MSN News By Muri Assunção Life is good! The amazing attitude of a 35-year-old woman who died of cancer early this month will make you look at life differently — […]