Is Saudi Arabia Pulling Pakistan Into War With Iran?
Source: The Atlantic Council BY FATEMEH AMAN For years, the Pakistani government has avoided taking sides between rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia, but now it may be forced to choose. […]
UK: Work begins on rebuilding Baitul Futuh Mosque four years after fire ripped through Morden building
“This scheme – reflecting their high standard of creativity and expertise – will shape the way in which we manage the flow and space in and around this landmark […]
EDUCATION AND MIGRATION , For young migrants, the right to education is a mirage
By Marc-André Miserez THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 25, 2019 A classroom in the province of Idlib in Syria.(Anas Alkharboutli/dpa) On the occasion of the publication of a […]
The Essential Black Muslim Reading List
Black Muslims are not lost in history, even if their history has been disregarded. By Vanessa Taylor February 26, 2019 In 2018, the Council on American-Islamic Relations reported that anti-Muslim […]
Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib show Muslim women don’t need saving
The two US congresswomen are shattering all kinds of damaging stereotypes about Muslim women. by Sahar Aziz 26 Feb 2019 US congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib were sworn into […]
George Soros: Europe, please wake up
Feb 27,2019 – Jordan Times – Goerge Soros MUNICH — Europe is sleepwalking into oblivion, and the people of Europe need to wake up before it is too late. If they do not, the European Union will go the way of the Soviet Union in 1991. Neither our leaders nor […]
Change in Israel has proved impossible over the decades
Feb 27,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN A leftist Israeli singer warned during a performance last weekend that the next Israeli leader could be Yigal Amir, the man serving a life […]
Address root causes of refugee problem
Feb 27,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The Warsaw meeting on the refugee crisis in the Middle East and, indeed, elsewhere in the world ended on a positive note, calling for […]
After ‘caliphate’ debacle, wives of militants cling to children
By AFP – Feb 27,2019 – JORDAN TIMES Civilians evacuated from the Daesh group’s embattled holdout of Baghouz wait at a screening area held by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces during […]
Chagos Islanders remind us that Britain is a shameful coloniser, not a colony
Afua Hirsch A court victory by dispossessed people strikes at the heart of British delusions of grandeur Wed 27 Feb 2019 ‘Wrongs stretching back centuries.’ Chagos islanders protest outside […]
Who will pull India and Pakistan back from the edge this time?
The US has usually been the decisive voice of calm, but its influence has waned under Trump Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Wed 27 Feb 2019 Pakistani protesters burn an […]
Urdu Video: PM Imran Khan Extending an Olive Branch to India
Suggested reading The Prophet’s Greatest Victory According to the Quran: A Peace Treaty What Can We Learn From the Treaty of Hudaibiyya: Flexibility of Thought? 9 reasons why India is one of […]
India and Pakistan Flying Together
By Dr. Mike Ghouse, who is an India American and is committed to building cohesive societies and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day. His new book, the “American […]
Revealing Dreams of Scientists
Source: The Longest Running Muslim publication of North America Since 1920s. By Dr. Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, Radiation Oncologist Imagine a world in which medicine lacks the sophistication of advanced chemical structures, […]
United Methodist Church Splinters Over Some Members’ Refusal To Accept LGBTQ Christians
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla UMC delegates at a special meeting voted to affirm the church’s doctrine prohibiting same-sex marriage — a move that will likely trigger a schism. […]
How convicted pedophile Cardinal George Pell was brought to justice
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed […]
Bringing the Hindus and the Muslims Closer in Universal Brotherhood
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Indian as well as Western scholars have now accepted the period between 3200 and 3100 BC as the […]
If Catholic Church Allows Women Priests and Marriage, It Could Decrease, if Not Cure Child Abuse
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed in the hearts of those who accepted him compassion and mercy. But monasticism which they invented for themselves — We […]
Ukraine’s crisis of faith: Another proof that religion should be individual and not organized
Ukraine’s crisis of faith Source: Politico By Christopher Miller, who is a Kiev-based journalist The Kiev-Kremlin conflict catalyzes a religious schism centuries in the making. VORSIVKA, Ukraine — For years, […]
Balakot: Indian air strikes, targeting militants in Pakistan
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; killing an innocent one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: BBC India says it launched air strikes against militants […]