Teenage brides trapped between Islamic State and its victors
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 12, 2019 Children look through holes in a tent at al-Hol displacement camp in Hasaka governorate, Syria April 2, 2019. Picture taken April […]
Indonesia: New Book on Ethnic, Religious Violence
April 9, 2019 Government Repression and Communal Attacks in Post-Suharto Era Print EXPAND Cover of Race, Islam and Power: Ethnic and Religious Violence in Post-Suharto Indonesia by Andreas Harsono, […]
Jewish rabbis and Muslim imams to join Bundeswehr chaplains
German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen wants the Bundeswehr’s military chaplaincy to include rabbis and imams. She would like to have it done by the end of 2019. But […]
Ghana: Over 600 SHS students displaced by rainstorm at Sekyere East District
One of the affected dormitories More than 600 Students of Ahmadiyya Girls Senior High School (Amass Girls) in Asokore in the Sekyere East District of Ashanti Region have displaced […]
Video: Positive Thinking and the Danger of Dry Places
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Joel Osteen has no less than a thousand, half hour wonderful presentations, about positive thinking, hope, optimism and success. […]
Beyond Tinder: How Muslim millennials are looking for love
Some call it haram — or forbidden — but more Muslims than ever are turning to apps like Minder and Muzmatch to find romance. BY ABRAR AL-HEETI APRIL 10, 2019 […]
Record number of Muslims recognised by The Queen
Source: The International News LONDON: A record number of Muslims have been recognised by the Queen in the 2019 New Year’s Honours list including one of the highest number from […]
Muslims arrived in America 400 years ago as part of the slave trade and today are vastly diverse
Source: The Conversation By Saeed Ahmed Khan; Senior Lecturer, Wayne State University Most Americans say they don’t know a Muslim and that much of what they understand about Islam is from the […]
Catholic Leaders in Japan to Conduct Survey on Sexual Abuse
Source: The New York Times By Makiko Inoue and Mike Ives TOKYO — Catholic bishops in Japan plan to conduct a nationwide survey on sexual abuse of children by members of the […]
Saudi Arabia, UAE give Yemen $200 million in aid for Ramadan
Source: Reuters ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which head an Arab coalition fighting Iran-aligned Houthi forces in Yemen, will provide $200 million in aid […]
Ahead of Indian election, Modi’s party vows to strip Kashmir of special rights
Source: Reuters BY Devjyot Ghoshal, Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Hindu nationalist ruling party vowed on Monday to strip decades-old special rights from the people of Jammu and Kashmir, making […]
India’s leader rallies his base with Hindu mega projects
Source: Associated Press By EMILY SCHMALL VARANASI, India (AP) — In the Indian city Hindus consider the center of the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has commissioned a grand promenade […]
New York man charged with threatening to assault and kill Rep. Ilhan Omar
Source: CNN By Kevin Bohn (CNN)A New York man is in custody after having been arrested and charged with threatening to assault and murder Rep. Ilhan Omar, according to the US […]
What 10 famous people say about the humanities
Source: BBC News By Amanda Ruggeri Earlier this week we unpicked a tired trope – the idea that studying humanities is no way to advance your career, especially if you want to […]
Why the IRS Should Pay People Even More in Their Tax Refunds
Source: Time BY DANIEL HEMEL Hemel is an assistant professor at the University of Chicago Law School. For most American households, April showers bring May flowers and, even better, tax refunds. […]
Trump Administration Wants 2 Years to Identify Children Separated From Parents at Border
Source: Time BY ELLIOT SPAGAT / AP UPDATED: APRIL 7, 2019 8:25 AM ET | ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: APRIL 6, 2019 (SAN DIEGO) — The Trump administration wants up to two years […]
The Quick Read About… Russia’s Presence in Venezuela
Source: Time BY IAN BREMMER What Happened This Week: Following Russia’s recent decision to send 100 or so “advisors” (read: soldiers) alongside military equipment to prop up the Maduro regime in […]
A Baby Was Born With DNA from 3 People. Here’s How That’s Possible
Source: Time By Alice Park Researchers at the Institute of Life in Athens, Greece announced that a healthy baby boy was born on Tuesday morning to a 32-year-old woman who […]
Our Collection: Shariah Law or the Secular Law, That is the Question?
If you can figure out how to have the ‘Hindu Law’ in Inida, ‘Jewish Law ‘in Israel, ‘Christian Law’ in the West then you can have your Shariah Law in […]
Brunei says controversial Sharia law aimed at ‘prevention’
Source: BBC Brunei’s foreign ministry has said implementing Sharia law is about prevention rather than punishment, after intense criticism of its decision to implement the strict Islamic code. Under the […]