Italy’s bishops respond to long-ignored clergy sex abuse
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Italy’s Catholic bishops are declaring a new era of transparency and truth about clergy sex abuse, as awareness of the […]
Bishop reported missing amid Beijing-Vatican reconciliation
Source: Associated Press By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN BEIJING (AP) — A bishop who has resisted demands to join China’s Communist Party-controlled church body has been taken into custody, a Catholic news […]
Malaysia says no ‘U-turn’ in death penalty abolition
Source: AlJazeera By Kate Mayberry Malaysia’s government says it will abolish the death penalty in a rare move against capital punishment in Asia [File: Vincent Thian/AP] Kuala Lumpur, […]
Saudi women in ‘inside-out abaya’ protest
Source: BBC News Some Saudi women have launched a protest against the abaya – a long loose-fitting robe used to cover their bodies in public – by saying that they […]
Australia, Malaysia trade words over Israel embassy shift
Source: Associated Press By TREVOR MARSHALLSEA SYDNEY (AP) — A top Australian official seized Friday on past comments from Malaysia’s prime minister seen as anti-Semitic, amid a diplomatic war of […]
‘Love will prevail’: Costa Rica’s same-sex couples can marry in 2020
Source: Reuters By Alvaro Murillo SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Same-sex couples in Costa Rica will have the right to get married by mid-2020, the nation’s constitutional court has ruled, a first […]
UN committee criticizes human rights violations in Iran
Source: Associated Press By EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. committee on human rights approved a resolution Thursday urging Iran to stop its widespread use of arbitrary […]
Khmer Rouge leaders found guilty of Cambodia genocide
Source: BBC News For the first time, two leaders of Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia have been convicted of genocide. His deputy Nuon Chea, 92, and head of […]
Myanmar holds 106 Rohingya aboard boat to Malaysia, official says
Source: Reuters BY Shoon Naing, Simon Lewis KYAUKTAN, Myanmar (Reuters) – Myanmar immigration authorities detained 106 Rohingya Muslims aboard a boat off Yangon on Friday, officials said, raising fears of a […]
Bangladesh admits no Rohingya willing to take repatriation offer
Source: The Guardian By Hannah Ellis-Petersen, Shaikh Azizur Rahmanand Michael Safi Bangladesh has conceded that it will be unable to voluntarily repatriate Rohingya refugees to Myanmar as it had planned because it cannot […]
‘This is not all of us.’ Call to remove Muslim from post divides Tarrant Republicans
Source: Star Telegram BY ANNA M. TINSLEY There’s a clear division in the Tarrant County Republican Party. At a time when many want to focus on the 2020 election, in […]
What you don’t know about America’s Islamic heritage
Source: USA Today BY Kim Hjelmgaard WASHINGTON — One of the greatest stories rarely told about the long history of Muslim immigration to the United States stretching back hundreds of […]
An 11-year-old girl had her hijab pulled off at school. This Utah group is now asking districts to update their bullying policies.
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By Courtney Tanner Maram Al-Shammari was playing outside during recess when she felt a tug on the back of her head. She turned around […]
‘I Don’t Want to Go Anywhere Else but Home.’ How Residents Will Rebuild a Paradise Destroyed by Wildfire
Source: Time By TARA LAW November 15, 2018 Brenda Howell is glad her father isn’t alive to see Paradise, Calf., today. He was the longtime fire chief of the mountain town […]
Imran Khan Says China Gave Pak “Big” Aid Package, But Won’t Reveal Amount
Imran Khan made his maiden visit to Beijing earlier this month and met President Xi and Premier Li Keqiang and other Chinese leaders and sought aid to overcome the financial […]
An Islamic History of Europe, TV documentary for BBC Four
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page An Islamic History of Europe,[14] TV documentary for BBC Four : August 2005 Rageh Omaar (/ˈræɡi ˈoʊmɑːr/; Somali: Raage Oomaar; Arabic: راجح عمر; born […]
The Taj Mahal should not fall victim to chauvinism
TEOMAN ERTUĞRUL TULUN The Taj Mahal is a universally admired masterpiece and the jewel of Muslim art in India. As one of the Seven Wonders of the World, it is […]
Exclusive – In rare coordinated move, Western envoys seek meeting on Xinjiang concerns
Reuters International Nov 15, 2018 – 09:51 By Philip Wen, Michael Martina and Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) – A group of 15 Western ambassadors in Beijing, spearheaded by Canada, are seeking a meeting with the top official in China’s restive, heavily Muslim Xinjiang region for an explanation of alleged […]
CIA believes Saudi crown prince ordered journalist’s killing – sources
Reuters International Nov 17, 2018 By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The CIA believes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, sources […]
Prayers performed for Jamal Khashoggi in Makkah and Madinah
Funeral prayers were performed for murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah Friday.(AFP) Arab News November 16, 2018 A […]