Words of Wisdom: History of Ismailis in Portugal
by ismailimail Posted on August 16, 2018 …we can trace the story of Ismaili engagement with Portugal back many years – even to the time when Ismailis settled in Portuguese […]
Home Latest: Pakistan Maulana Tariq Jameel comments on PM Imran’s Madina-like welfare state remarks
ISLAMABAD: Prominent religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jameel has for the first time commented on Prime Minister Imran Khan’s remarks to transform Pakistan into a Madina-like welfare state. Talking to […]
Spiritualism or Organized Religion?
Source: The Muslim Sunrise, the very first Muslim quarterly of North America: The Muslim Sunrise, Spring 2018 volume By Rabia Salim As a parent and now a teacher, a term that I have come across a lot in the classroom over the last five years is mindfulness, and it makes me […]
Happy Thanksgiving to all our readers and what is the Muslim Times doing for you
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Happy Thanksgiving Day to all our readers from the whole of our Editorial team, whether in USA, Canada […]
Surah Al Rahman the Most Comprehensive Approach to Thanksgiving
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated in Canada, the United States, some of the Caribbean islands, and […]
Federal Judge Rules U.S. Ban on Female Genital Mutilation Is Unconstitutional
Source: Time By ELI MEIXLER In a historic ruling that strikes a chilling blow to women’s rights, a federal judge in Michigan declared unconstitutional the U.S. law against female genital mutilations […]
Chickenpox Outbreak Hits North Carolina School With High Vaccination Exemption Rate
Source: Time By MAHITA GAJANAN November 20, 2018 A North Carolina school where a high concentration of families claim religious exemption from vaccines is facing the state’s worst chickenpox outbreak in […]
Merkel tells people of Chemnitz – Don’t let haters set the agenda
Reuters International This content was published on November 16, 2018 CHEMNITZ, Germany (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday urged people to stand up against hatred and reject “lies” about […]
A top bridal magazine refused to feature gay couples. Now it’s going out of business.
Source: The Washington Post By Lindsey Bever An Australian bridal magazine is shutting down after standing by a controversial decision not to feature same-sex couples. The founders of White magazine said in […]
In Bosnia, Entrenched Ethnic Divisions Are a Warning to the World
Source: The New York Times By Andrew Higgins MOSTAR, Bosnia and Herzegovina — When a fire breaks out in the Bosnian city of Mostar, Sabit Golos, a veteran firefighter, knows […]
Wait and see. Swiss delay decision on UN migration pact
This content was published on November 21, 2018 The Global Compact for Migration seeks to streamline conditions for an orderly migration across the world. (Keystone) The government has decided it […]
Twitter CEO upsets Hindu nationalists during India visit
Source: The Guardian BY Michael Safi in Delhi Twitter’s chief executive, Jack Dorsey, has upset Hindu nationalists and some members of the Brahmin caste in India by posing for a picture with […]
Hijab-wearing lawmaker takes seat in Bosnian Serb parliament
Source: Associated Press BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — For the first time since Bosnia’s ethnic war, a woman who wears a traditional Muslim headscarf has become a lawmaker in the […]
Belief helps Gaza border residents hang on during rocket attacks
Source: Religion News Service BY Michele Chabin ASHKELON, Israel (RNS) — The moment Judy Spanglet heard the words “Color Red” come over Israel’s incoming-rocket alert system, she rushed into her […]
‘Dozens of Syrian migrants reach Cyprus’
By AFP – Nov 21,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Migrants in orange lifejackets approach the Cypriot coast on a lifeboat on an undisclosed date (File photo courtesy of Kathimerini Cyprus) NICOSIA […]
US indifferent to welfare of Iranian civilians
Nov 21,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN The re-imposition of US sanctions on Iran has already imperilled the lives of Iranian civilians. Erin Cunningham, writing in the Washington Post […]
Palestinians and Saudi Arabia
Nov 21,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab Palestinian citizens of Israel often find themselves caught between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand, they feel discriminated against […]
How China’s Belt and Road Initiative became a huge geopolitical controversy
China says its infrastructure programme will spread trade and prosperity; critics warn its aim is to trap nations in debt. But for cash-strapped countries like Pakistan, there are few alternatives, […]
Nursing the mental scars of war: How UK aid is preventing a lost generation of children
‘I want others to follow our lead in helping to rebuild the shattered lives of children and heal the mental scars of war so they can look forward to their […]
Parsi – Religion and Expressive Culture
Countries and Their Cultures South Asia Parsi Parsi – Religion and Expressive Culture Religious Beliefs. Parsis follow the religion of Zoroaster, a prophet of the seventh century B . C […]