The Significance of Ramadan
Ramadan The holiest month for Muslims where they go hungry from dawn to dusk, but what is the true philosophy behind fasting? Introduction Every year, as the blessed month of […]
Essentials of Bosphorus tour: Turkish tea, simit on board ferry
If you are visiting Istanbul, you should at least for once experience commuting by a ferry and admire the beautiful view as you cross the Bosphorus, drink a hot cup […]
UK arrests WikiLeaks founder Assange after Ecuador scraps asylum
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Published11.04.2019 In this file photo taken on May 19, 2017 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks on the balcony of the Embassy of Ecuador in London. […]
SC and Minority rights in Pakistan
Source: Dawn THE conferment of the International Justice Excellence Award on former chief justice of Pakistan Tassaduq Hussain Jillani at The Hague is an honour for Pakistan; Mr Jillani deserves to be felicitated by the nation. The award was given by the International Institute for Justice of the Netherlands to […]
Netanyahu victory torpedoes two-state solution, say analysts
DAOUD KUTTAB April 11, 2019 Election result reflects ‘hawkish’ Israeli behavior Many countries deem settlements illegal AMMAN: Benjamin Netanyahu’s victory in Israeli elections have caused irreparable damage to a two-state […]
Vatican tries “retreat diplomacy” as South Sudan peace deal falters
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 10, 2019 By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican brought together South Sudanese leaders for 24 hours of prayer and preaching […]
Fact-checkers vs. hoax peddlers: a fake news battle ahead of Indonesia’s election
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 11, 2019 FILE PHOTO: A man takes selfie pictures with a cutout of Indonesia’s presidential candidate for the upcoming election Prabowo Subianto during […]
Exclusive: Egypt withdraws from U.S.-led anti-Iran security initiative – sources
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 10, 2019 U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi in the Oval Office at the White House in […]
I was born a Pakistani and I will die a Pakistani: Abdus Salam
by: Shahid Nadeem Nearly 60 years ago, Chaudhary Mohammad Hussain, a schoolteacher and petty landlord of Jhang saw a vision during that Friday noon prayers. The vision revealed he would […]
Inviting Moody Bible Institute’s Students to the Muslim Times
After ‘challenging times,’ Moody Bible Institute inaugurates new president CHICAGO (RNS) — Sara Nimori, president of the student government at Moody Bible Institute, said students were shocked and saddened last […]
New York State Takes Lead in Interfaith Tolerance in the Age of Trump
NY lawmakers OK protections for workplace religious attire ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers have approved legislation strengthening protections for religious attire in the workplace. The bill that passed […]
Why Haftar’s assault on Tripoli is a game changer for Libya
OSAMA AL-SHARIF April 09, 20191 Libyan Strongman Khalifa Haftar attends a military parade in the eastern city of Benghazi. (AFP/File) Libya’s strongman, retired general Khalifa Haftar, is attempting to force […]
Netanyahu’s threat to annex settlements
Apr 09,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – HASAN ABU NIMAH Just days before his country’s general elections, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared his intention to annex the settlements built illegally […]
Jordan: King receives Patriarch of Antioch and head of Syriac Orthodox Church
Christian leader expresses appreciation for Hashemite Custodianship By JT – Apr 10,2019 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah meets with Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and […]
Report slams Waltham Forest Council for ‘wilfully ignoring extremist activity’
Wednesday, 10 April 2019 – Local People by YA Reporter – YA Reporter Walthamstow Town Hall. YA archive A FORMER counter-extremism co-ordinator for Waltham Forest Council is writing a national […]
Worshippers left saddened by vandalism to Dundee mosque
by Jake Keith April 9 2019, © DC Thomson Worshippers have been left shocked and saddened after a city mosque was broken into and vandalised in the early hours of […]
Steven Bishop admits bomb plot on Ahmadiyya place of worship in London
By 5Pillars – 9th April 2019 Steven Bishop, 41. [Image: Metropolitan Police] A man has admitted to planning a bomb attack on an Ahmadiyya place of worship in south […]
Hijab By Choice versus Hijab by Coercion?
There are two types of hijabs. The difference is huge Source: The Washington Post By Masih Alinejad and Roya Hakakian Masih Alinejad is the author of “The Wind in My […]
Merkel sees Brexit extension to early 2020 as possibility
Source: The Local EU Council president Donald Tusk’s office has floated the idea of a “flexible” extension of up to a year, with an option for London to leave earlier if it finds a way through, but there is no agreement on this. Ahead of talks between May and French […]
Ruling to jail woman in mosque noise case upheld
Source: AT The Supreme Court in Indonesia has ruled in favor of upholding an 18-month prison sentence for a woman convicted of blasphemy charges last year. Meiliana, a 44-year-old ethnically Chinese Indonesian, was accused of making remarks about the loudspeakers of a mosque in Tanjung Balai in North Sumatra in 2016. […]