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By Zia H Shah on January 6, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Joel Osteen’s Audio: Focusing on God’s approval, rather than people’s approval for our destiny

Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times You can’t stop life from happening to you, but you can choose how you respond. At the […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on January 6, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Egypt’s Sisi opens mega-mosque and Middle East’s largest cathedral in New Capital

  CAIRO (Reuters) – President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated Egypt’s largest church and mosque in the New Administrative Capital on Sunday, the eve of Coptic Christmas, in a message of […]

By Zia H Shah on January 6, 2019 • ( 5 Comments )

Sources or Criteria for Interpretation of the Holy Quran

Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I will describe here the four main sources, as I understand them, under the four headings: 1. Commentary […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on January 6, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Britain and Islam – the real special relationship

This country is fully Quran-compliant. And it has been since the Elizabethan era Ed Husain In all the agonising about Islamism, and what to do about it, it would be […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on January 6, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Beyond religious bigotry and secular freedom

Source: The News By Sher Ali Tareen, who is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Franklin and Marshall College in the U.S. He received his PhD from Duke University. stareen@fandm.edu […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on January 6, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

On the follies and failures of secular convictions-I

Sher Ali Tareen December 30, 2018 1 Comment Furthering the conversation around the interaction of religion, secular power, and minority suffering in Pakistan and beyond   My mid-September essay in […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on January 6, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

On the follies and failures of secular convictions-II

Sher Ali Tareen January 6, 2019 The sovereign separation of religion and politics is the hallmark of a secular political theology   Ali Usman Qasmi’s response to my essay, also […]

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Pakistan Declares Hindu Temple As National Heritage, Approves Hindu Marriage Bill

The Logical Indian Crew January 4th, 2019 In a welcoming gesture, the provincial Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government in northwest Pakistan has declared ancient Hindu religious site of Panj Tirath as a […]

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The History of the Qur’anic Text: From Revelation to Compilation

Epigraph: Indeed, We (Allah) Ourself have sent down this Quran, and most surely We will be its Guardian.  (Al Quran 15:9/10) The History of the Qur’anic Text: From Revelation to Compilation […]

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Vatican: Argentine bishop at Holy See under investigation

Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD and DEBORA REY BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The Vatican has confirmed that an Argentine bishop, who resigned suddenly in 2017 for stated health […]

By Zia H Shah on January 6, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Congo’s Catholic church says it knows election’s clear winner

Source: The Guardian By Ruth Maclean in Dakar  Electoral commission officials count ballot papers in Kinshasa on Friday. Photograph: Baz Ratner/Reuters Pressure is growing on the electoral commission of the Democratic Republic […]

By Zia H Shah on January 6, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Rakhine rebels kill 13 in Independence Day attack on Myanmar police posts

Source: Reuters By Thu Thu Aung, Shoon Naing YANGON (Reuters) – Rakhine insurgents killed 13 policemen and injured nine in attacks on four police posts in Myanmar’s Rakhine state on Friday […]

By Zia H Shah on January 6, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

‘I can do it in robes’: Japanese monks post videos in protest at driving fine

Source: The Guardian By Justin McCurry in Tokyo Buddhist monks in Japan have posted videos on social media to prove their traditional attire is no obstacle to safe driving after one of their […]

By Zia H Shah on January 6, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Thailand’s rebel female Buddhist monks defy tradition

Source: Reuters By Patpicha Tanakasempipat NAKHON PATHOM, Thailand (Reuters) – Boodsabann Chanthawong recently joined a growing number of women defying generations of Thai Buddhist tradition by becoming ordained as novice […]

By Zia H Shah on January 6, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Two gay men mount first legal challenges to Hong Kong laws banning same-sex marriage, with court giving their applications green light to proceed

Source: South China Morning Post By Chris Lau Two Hong Kong gay men have launched the first legal bids challenging the city for not allowing them to get married, it […]

By Zia H Shah on January 6, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Muslim and Jewish holy books among many used to swear-in Congress

Source: CNN By Amanda Jackson, CNN (CNN)The 116th class of Congress is one of the most diverse to serve the United States — and nowhere is that more evident than in […]

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The nation’s first two Muslim congresswomen are sworn in, surrounded by the women they inspired

Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein , Marisa Iati and Julie Zauzmer January 3 Khadra Mohamud stood in Rep. Ilhan Omar’s brand-new congressional office Thursday, taking in a new scene in American […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on January 6, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Deal with Syria regime ‘inevitable’ — Kurdish commander

The autonomous administration, the Syrian regime negotiate By AFP – Jan 05,2019 – JORDAN TIMES Redur Khalil, a spokesperson and senior official in the Syrian Democratic Forces speaks during an […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on January 6, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

‘The true-state solution’

Jan 05,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – Fares Braizat This title is not mine. It is by Daniel J. Arbess, who published a piece in the Wall Street Journal on January 2, […]

By Rafiq A. Tschannen on January 6, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Ghana: Chief Imam makes first public appearance after death prophecy

Abu Mubarik The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, has made his first public appearance after a death prophecy was made about him by the leader and founder of […]

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