Freudian Conflicts and Slips
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Sigmund Freud remembered all his life the disgust and bitter disappointment he felt as a boy of ten […]
Pakistan, India tension begins to deflate
Mariana Baabar March 6, 2019 ISLAMABAD: In a welcome development, which will go a long way in de-escalating the present tensions which have led to a war-like scenario between Pakistan […]
Has Trump hypnotized his base with repeated suggestions — Watch a Ted Talk?
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The contagious thought that could kill you Kripkean Dogmatism: The Best Metaphor to Understand Religious and Political Debates Ted Talk: Homeopathy, Quackery […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Holds Peace Symposium in Greece
By Tasos Kokkinidis – Mar 2, 2019 Deputy Foreign Minister Markos Bolaris addresses the symposium The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Greece held its 5th National Peace Symposium last week in […]
BE MORE OPEN: to combat extremism Muslim leader urges UK mosques amid radicalisation fears
UK MOSQUES should be more open and transparent and UK authorities should monitor places of worship to help tackle extremism, a senior Imam of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community has argued. […]
Shamima Begum’s case shows us citizenship can never protect our rights
James Bridle The rules for citizens can be rewritten at a whim, we should not let go of the centuries of legal protections that predate them Tue 5 Mar 2019 […]
India bans Kashmir religious group amid sweeping crackdown
Source: Associated Press By AIJAZ HUSSAIN SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India has banned the largest political and religious group in Indian-controlled Kashmir in an ongoing crackdown on activists seeking the […]
MUSLIM IMMIGRANTS SUE ICE FOR GETTING IN THE WAY OF RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE
Source: The Intercept By Maryam Saleh MUSLIM IMMIGRANTS DETAINED at a Florida jail made more than 20 requests — orally and in writing — for religious accommodation throughout last year. Their […]
Rumours grow of rift between Saudi king and crown prince
King Salman said to have been angered by recent moves by Prince Mohammed against him Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington and Nick Hopkins in London Tue 5 Mar 2019 Saudi […]
9th Circuit revives Muslims’ lawsuit charging FBI with spying at mosques
Source: Los Angeles Times By MAURA DOLAN A federal appeals court decided unanimously Thursday to revive much of a proposed class-action lawsuit brought by Southern California Muslims against the FBI that […]
Amazon Plans to Open Dozens of Grocery Stores in U.S. Cities, According to Report
Source: Time By MATT DAY / BLOOMBERG (Bloomberg) — Amazon.com Inc. plans to open dozens of grocery stores in U.S. cities, The Wall Street Journal reported, a move that would expand […]
The Violent Toll of Hindu Nationalism in India
Source: The New Yorker By Eliza Griswold On April 1, 2017, Irshad Khan, a slight twenty-six-year-old with glossy black hair and the faint shadow of a beard and mustache, helped his eighteen-year-old […]
These innocent American children were taken to Syria by their Isis sympathiser mother — now it’s time to bring them home
There are solutions to the problem of adult Isis fighters: repatriation and trial, or establishing an international UN-sanctioned court in Kurdistan to adjudicate actual crimes. But children are a different […]
Ilhan Omar Has a Point
Source: Slate By JORDAN WEISSMANN In early 2015, as the Obama administration was deep into negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, Republican House Speaker John Boehner invited Israeli Prime Minister […]
Pakistan sacks provincial minister for anti-Hindu comments
Source: Reuters BY Saad Sayeed ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s government sacked a provincial minister on Tuesday for making offensive comments about Hindus, amid easing tensions with India after the two […]
House Democrats Launch Sweeping Probe Into President Trump
Source: Time By ALANA ABRAMSON The House Judiciary Committee has launched a sweeping probe into President Donald Trump to discern if his Administration and associates obstructed justice and engaged in public corruption or any other […]
Almost 160 years after Charles Darwin’s Book, Americans are still arguing
Almost 160 years after Charles Darwin publicized his groundbreaking theory on the development of life, Americans are still arguing about evolution: https://t.co/CNqbo2ArSD pic.twitter.com/TRmhFcUf0Y — Pew Research Religion (@PewReligion) March 5, […]
Germany: The tightrope between prospects and prejudice
Migrants and Germany’s labour shortage The tightrope between prospects and prejudice Desperately seeking migrants? Teachers, policemen, tax officials – new Germans are in great demand, especially in the public sector. […]
Ahmadis made to feel like outlaws in Pakistan
Ethnic minority fears for safety as Islamist sect seeks its destruction, legislation amended to rub out its achievements Ahmadi sect residents visit a cemetery at Rabwah in Chiniot district of Punjab […]
Far right ‘infiltrating children’s charities with anti-Islam agenda’
Anti-extremism officials say Ukip is among groups seeking to fuel tension over child abuse Josh Halliday North of England correspondent Tue 5 Mar 2019 The Democratic Football Lads Alliance […]