“Two is enough,” Egypt tells poor families as population booms
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 20, 2019 An Egyptian family prepares a cabbage meal for lunch in the province of Fayoum, southwest of Cairo, Egypt February 19, 2019. […]
Turkey condemns European parliament committee call to suspend accession
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 21, 2019 FILE PHOTO: European Union (R) and Turkish flags fly at the business and financial district of Levent in Istanbul, Turkey […]
PESHAWAR TO ZURICH: How you move a priceless 1.5-ton Buddha across continents
By Anand Chandrasekhar THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 14, 2019 The Buddha statue being hoisted into place at the Rietberg museum. (Museum Rietberg/Rainer Wolfsberger) The loan […]
Trending discrimination in Pakistan
Busharat Elahi Jamil FEBRUARY 21, 2019 …Every community will be treated as citizens of Pakistan with equal rights and privileges and obligations and that the minorities will be safeguarded […]
Letters: As a 15-year-old British Muslim girl, I know how easily Shamima Begum would’ve been misled
Please send your letters to letters@independent.co.uk I am a 15-year-old British Muslim girl around the same age of Shamima Begum when she joined Isis. Whilst I could never contemplate doing […]
Even Trump’s America gives asylum seekers faster working rights than the UK – we must end this cruel ban
The change we’re requesting is so small as far as government policy is concerned – we’re asking for the UK to catch up with the rest of the western world […]
BBC ‘Year of Beliefs’ to shine light on faith and values in modern UK
Source: Guardian By Harriet Sherwood; Religion correspondent Series of programmes to tackle topics such as science, religion, LGBT+ and medical ethics The BBC is launching a year-long series of programmes examining faith, […]
Murders of Religious Minorities in India Go Unpunished, Report Finds
Source: New York Times By Kai Schultz NEW DELHI — The Indian authorities have delayed investigating a wave of vigilante-style murders of religious minorities, with many instead working to justify […]
The Creeping Liberalism in American Islam
Source: New York Times By Mustafa Akyol Since 9/11, a recurrent theme in the far-right circles of America has been “creeping Shariah.” It reflects the fear that Islamic law will […]
US House panel opens probe into Trump’s plans to transfer nuclear tech to Saudi
ANADOLU AGENCY WASHINGTON Published20.02.2019 Reuters Photo The House Oversight committee opened an investigation Tuesday into the Trump administration’s plans to transfer “highly sensitive” nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia. The […]
Post-Qadhafi Libya slides from crisis to crisis eight years on
By AFP – Feb 19,2019 – Jordan Times Boys wear costumes and carry Libyan flags during a celebration of the eighth anniversary of the revolution in Benghazi, Libya, on Sunday […]
How would I deradicalise Shamima Begum? With Islamic scholarship
UK security and counter-terrorism Usama Hasan As an imam, I have helped indoctrinated young people to see the errors of a medieval, misguided and misapplied worldview Tue 19 Feb 2019 ‘The kneejerk reaction of stripping nationality from dual citizens means we would export terrorism abroad.’ Photograph: POOL New/Reuters How […]
How a deadly car bombing is leading to dangerous backlash against Kashmiris
Even in metropolitan Delhi, often derided for its out-of-touch intelligentsia, Kashmiris who identify as Indian first are fearing for their futures Adam WithnallDelhi @adamwithnall It was the deadliest single attack […]
Listen to Muslim women about Shamima Begum – they’re who Sajid Javid’s decision will hurt the most
Some have already begun reporting that they’ve received islamophobic abuse in public following Begum’s plea to return Yusuf Tamanna @colouroffensive While the conversation around Shamima Begum – the British Muslim […]
The Shia revival – by Vali Nasr – Book Review
SUNDAY BOOK REVIEW Muslim Against Muslim Review by IRSHAD MANJI AUG. 13, 2006 In February (2006), a group of Sunni Muslims bombed the Golden Mosque in Samarra, Iraq, one of Shiite […]
‘Punish attackers of Ahmadiyyas’ Demand eminent citizens in Bangladesh
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment: As long as a majority of the Muslims do not agree that Islam is for their personal lives only and get Islam out of […]
Vatican admits to secret rules for children of priests
By Ben Westcott (CNN) The Vatican has revealed that it maintains secret guidelines for priests who father children despite their vows of celibacy. “I can confirm that guidelines exist; it […]
Shamima Begum could have been a powerful tool for Britain.
By stripping her of her citizenship, we have failed ourselves Contrast Begum’s case with that of John Walker Lindh, the ‘American Taliban’, and something becomes very clear Rashmee Roshan Lall […]
Book Review: American Justice 2014 Nine Clashing Visions on the Supreme Court
Source: University of Pennsylvania Press By Garrett Epps, who is a contributing writer for the Atlantic and the American Prospect. His most recent book, American Epic: Reading the U.S. Constitution, […]
Why Is This Cross-Shaped Memorial Constitutional?
Source: The Atlantic By Garrett Epps; Professor of constitutional law at the University of Baltimore Could the United States put “In Jesus Christ We Trust” on its coins? Justice Antonin […]