Source: CNN The use of turbans once stretched across India, the Middle East, Europe and Africa, protecting wearers from sun, rain or cold. In some regions, only believers had the privilege of wearing one, while other cultures ordered non-believers to assume turbans of different colors so they could be identified. […]
Source: BBC Theodore McCarrick is the most senior Catholic figure to be dismissed from the priesthood in modern times. US Church officials said allegations he had sexually assaulted a teenager five decades ago were credible. Mr McCarrick, 88, had previously resigned but said he had “no recollection” of the alleged […]
Source: AT The terrorist attack on the CRPF convoy on the Jammu-Srinagar highway near Awantipora killed 42 and left more than 30 severely injured on Thursday afternoon. They are just the latest killings in the troubled Kashmir region, long a tinderbox where Islamic militants battle against the rule of New Delhi. […]
Source: The New York Times By Abdullah Alaoudh Despite the claims of Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his enablers, Saudi Arabia is not rolling back the hard-line religious establishment. Instead, the kingdom […]
Source: The Conversation By Timothy D. Lytton; Distinguished University Professor & Professor of Law, Georgia State University Pope Francis is gathering 200 bishops and heads of religious orders from around the […]
Source: First Things by Charlotte Allen Duke University, which prides itself on being an elite and cosmopolitan institution of higher learning, has suddenly reminded the world—and probably many of its own […]
Source: The Washington Post By Ann E. Marimow As a high school junior, Caleigh Wood refused to complete a history lesson on “The Muslim World” that she said forced her to […]
Source: BBC News Indian researchers have discovered a new species of frog – in a roadside puddle. Sonali Garg, a PhD student at Delhi University, and her supervisor SD Biju […]
Source: BBC News Dramatic footage filmed by protesters in Sudan shows masked security agents chasing down protesters, beating them and dragging them away to secret detention centres. Who are these […]
Source: The Guardian BY Lily Kuo in Beijing Beijing’s latest efforts to dispel criticism of its treatment of Uighur Muslims in the northwestern Chinese territory of Xinjiang appear to be backfiring. In an […]
Source: Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says authorities have issued detention warrants for 1,112 people suspected of links to the U.S.-based Muslim cleric who is […]
Source: The Guardian By Angelique Chrisafis in Paris French police are investigating a spate of antisemitic acts in Paris and the surrounding area in the past few days, as the government announced a […]
Source: Reuters BY Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – At least 152 Catholic priests in Mexico have been suspended in the past nine years for sexual abuse against minors, Mexico’s […]
Source: Slate By SIRINE SHEBAYA Two years ago, President Donald Trump issued an executive order banning nationals from several predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States, in fulfillment of a […]
Source: Time By MIKE STOBBE / AP (NEW YORK) — Cigarette smoking rates have stopped falling among U.S. kids, and health officials believe youth vaping is responsible. For decades, the percentage […]
It is pitiful to listen to Netanyahu blathering on about ‘the last anniversary of the revolution [the Iranians] will celebrate’ if Iran attacks Tel Aviv. It is equally pitiful to listen to a Revolutionary Guards commander claiming that Iran could demolish entire cities in Israel if the US attacked Iran […]
By Rafiq Tschannen, Associate Chief Editor of the Muslim Times We at The Muslim Times Blog, of course not only post articles for you to enjoy, but we try to […]
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; killing an innocent person is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: BBC At least 40 Indian paramilitary police have been […]
Source: The Atlantic By Hassan Hassan; Co-author of ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror Future extremists will focus not on exporting violence to the West, but on building influence in […]
Epigraph: Believers, be the supporters of justice and testify to what you may have witnessed, for the sake of God, even against yourselves, parents, and relatives; whether it be against […]