The holy Quran speaks more often to men than women
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times There is a commonly known verse of the Quran: “If you fear that you cannot treat orphans […]
What Bahá’ís Believe
Bahá’u’lláh and His Covenant “These holy Manifestations have been as the coming of springtime in the world…For each spring is the time of a new creation…”— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá The Bahá’í Faith […]
Elderly Baha’i Man Arrested for Third Time for Peacefully Practicing His Religion
While searching Ali Ahmadi’s house, agents of Iran’s Intelligence Ministry called him a ‘Baha’i dog’ and warned him not to make contact with them with his ‘filthy’ body. “…The […]
Prayers Needed to End Inter-ethnic Clashes- Maulvi Bin Salih Urges
By Modern Ghana The Ameer and Missionary in Charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Maulvi Mohamed Bin Salih, has called on religious leaders and Ahmadi Muslims to rather pray for […]
Amazing: The most read article in The Muslim Times – guess what?
For quite some time the most read article on a daily basis in your favorite blog The Muslim Times has been https://themuslimtimes.info/2017/11/07/292676/ Islamic Dream Interpretations: here: Seeing a Snake in […]
There is a Palestinian people
Jan 09,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN Ever since Britain issued the 1917 Balfour Declaration, extending the government’s support for “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the […]
True to Form – The USA, Israel and the occupied Syrian Golan Heights
Jan 09,2019 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pressing US President Donald Trump to outdo himself by recognising Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Netanyahu made […]
Erdogan threats against Kurds will not stop Syria withdrawal, Pompeo says
This content was published on January 9, 2019 By Raya Jalabi and Lesley Wroughton BAGHDAD/CAIRO (Reuters) – The U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria will not be scuppered despite […]
First bill of new U.S. Congress, on Middle East policy, stalls in Senate
This content was published on January 9, 2019 By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Legislation reaffirming U.S. support for allies in the Middle East, including a measure to punish Americans […]
Australian foreign minister in Thailand as Saudi teen seeks asylum
Jan 10, 2019 By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) – Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne was in Bangkok on Thursday after Canberra said it would consider giving asylum to […]
Congo election: opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi declared surprise winner
Riot police deployed amid fears of violence over alleged vote-rigging Jason Burke Africa correspondent Thu 10 Jan 2019 Felix Tshisekedi, the leader of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s […]
Saudi Arabia’s grim discrimination against women is exposed by Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun’s startling bravery
Freedom of religion is not legally protected in the Islamic kingdom, and people who convert to another religion risk being charged with apostasy By Aisha K. Gill; @DrAishaKGill Source: The […]
The day a Twitter mob came to life to hunt an MP
The political temperature is rising in the UK and Europe and don’t think Canada is immune. Opinion 05:38 AM by Heather Mallick Toronto Star Monday looked pleasant enough outside the […]
Denmark, With an Eye on Muslims, Requires New Citizens to Shake Hands
Some Muslim and Jewish groups prohibit or discourage touching members of the opposite sex outside the immediate family. Ilvy Njiokiktjien for The New York Times By Martin Selsoe […]
Only non-Muslim immigrants to get Indian citizenship now
Thursday, Jan 10, 2019 DECCAN CHRONICLE WITH AGENCY INPUTS Jan 9, 2019 They have no place to go except India, says Rajnath Singh. Rajnath Singh, Minister of Home Affairs of […]
Fear and foreboding in Bangkok – other refugees’ experiences in Thailand (here: Pakistani refugees)
Renewed Thai crackdown has made an already desperate situation for Pakistani Christian asylum seekers much worse ucanews.com reporter, Bangkok Thailand October 12, 2018 The five Pakistani Catholic families, some […]
Can Pakistan’s Imran Khan broker talks between Taliban and Afghan government?
By Kaswar Klasra Special to Al Arabiya English Wednesday, 9 January 2019 In a message sent to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, through his special envoy, President of Afghanistan […]
Imran Khan a prime minister with empathy who wants to change life for the poor
Never in his party discussions does he forget the conditions in which most people exist Published: January 09, 2019 Mehr Tarar, Special to Gulf News . Watching an unofficial […]
Oxford diocese in meltdown as clergy reject bishops’ view on sexuality
Source:CT The warning comes in response to the Oxford bishops’ offer of ‘interim LGBT guidance and support’ in their diocese last October, in a move seen by many as pre-empting the outcome of the official Church of England ‘Living in Love and Faith’ discussions on sexuality, which will not conclude […]
US ultimate deal shelved again
Jan 08,2019 -JORDAN TIMES Once again, the so-called “ultimate deal”, US President Donald Trump’s long awaited plan for settling the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, has been delayed. The postponement was just announced […]