Video: Dr. Laurence Brown: ‘How I came to Islam!’
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times A product of Christian-American ancestry dating back to the year 1677, up until his conversion to Islam in […]
Muslim girl tied to tree, brutally beaten up for eloping with Hindu man
Source: ET The Hindu man called the victim’s father and informed him of his daughter’s whereabouts. PHOTO COURTESY: TWITTER/@Neha_Social An 18-year-old Muslim girl was tied to a tree and brutally beaten up for eloping with a Hindu man from the Indian state of Bihar on Saturday. According to NDTV, She […]
“Yes, what can I do? God loves him more.”‘
Source: CT The church where more than 80 Indonesian children were studying the Bible has moved about two kilometres from where it stood on Friday last week, before disaster struck. ReutersPoliceman investigate the ruins of the church at Jono Oge village, Sigi, where more than 80 children may have died. […]
Human sexuality: What does the science say?
Source: CT What science can tell us about human sexuality is the subject of an important day conference being held in London on December 8, 2018. This event is likely to be of interest to anyone who would like to hear some of the country’s leading experts explain what the […]
God a ‘product of human weakness’
Source: CT A letter by Albert Einstein has sold for £49,000 A letter by Albert Einstein, in which he calls God the “product of human weakness” and the Bible a collection of “primitive legends,” is to be sold for between $1 million and $1.5 million. The letter, dated to January […]
Book Review: Pity the Nation – Lebanon at War. by Robert Fisk
Pity the Nation ranks among the classic accounts of war in our time, both as historical document and as an eyewitness testament to human savagery. Written by one […]
A Tsunami Didn’t Destroy These 1,747 Homes. It Was the Ground Itself, Flowing
ImaeA destroyed neighborhood in Palu, Indonesia, on Wednesday. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed by liquefaction, which causes soil to lose its ability to support structures.CreditCreditAdam Dean for The New York […]
The Nobel Peace Prize 2018 winners brought attention to sexual abuse in conflicts
The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Oct. 5 to Denis Mukwege, a Congolese gynecologist, and Nadia Murad, a Yazidi activist. (TV2 NORWAY) By Chico Harlan October 5 at 5:30 […]
Nobel peace prize 2018 won by Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad – live updates
Mukwege and Murad recognised for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon in war Long read: The village where dozens of young girls have been raped is still waiting for justice LIVE Updated 6m ago Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad have been announced as winners […]
Pakistan PM Imran Khan to Make First Official Visit to China in November
Pakistan is in talks with the Chinese officials on how to focus on areas that are important to the Imran Khan government. PTI Updated:October 4, 2018, Washington: Pakistan Prime Minister […]
Report: Stephen Miller Pushed Ending Chinese Student Visas
By Elizabeth Redden October 3, 2018 White House aide Stephen Miller urged President Trump to end all student visas for Chinese nationals before the proposal was abandoned over concerns about […]
Einstein’s letter rejecting religion goes on sale for $1 million
Source: The Local A handwritten letter from Albert Einstein about his thoughts on God, religion and his search for meaning is to go on sale in New York, valued at […]
Judge Kavanaugh, Drunk Birds and Islam
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Alcohol is causing 2.8 Million deaths a year and Judge Kavanaugh according to his own testimony likes his beer. […]
Open Day at the mosque: ‘Everyone must contribute’
Source: DW “If not now, then when?” thought Dana and Julia. The two young women have travelled from their hometown of Olpe to the Central Mosque in Cologne, not despite […]
Turkish Cypriots fear being part of Erdoğan’s ‘pious generation’
Source: Politico By ZIA WEISE NICOSIA — On the northern edge of Europe’s last divided capital, signs of Turkey’s growing influence are hard to miss. A brand-new mosque, sponsored by […]
Birds Drunk on Fermented Berries Causing Havoc in Minnesota, Police Say Birds Will ‘Sober Up’
Source: People By Kelli Bender Drunk and disorderly conduct is coming from the sky in Gilbert, Minnesota. According to TwinCities.com, numerous birds have started to act erratically in the Midwest […]
Muslim women in Britian undergo training to lead in mosques
Muslim Council of Britain to train women to run mosques Source: The Guardian Britain’s leading Muslim organisation has launched a scheme to train women for leadership positions in mosques and […]
Tory London mayoral pick under fire for remarks about Muslims and Hindus
Source: The Guardian By Dan Sabbagh Accommodating Muslims and Hindus “robs Britain of its community” and risks turning the country into a “crime-riddled cesspool” as a result, the Conservative candidate for […]
Greek theologians seek school book boycott
Source: Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — An association of theologians in Greece is urging school teachers not to use new books in religious studies classes, arguing that too much emphasis is placed on other faiths in the predominantly Orthodox Christian country. The association’s chairman, Iraklis Rerakis, on Wednesday said […]
Iraq’s New Leaders Seen as Technocrats, in a Break From Sectarian Politics
Source: The New York Times By Ben Hubbard and Falih Hassan BEIRUT, Lebanon — For nearly five months, Iraqi politicians have wrangled over the shape of their new government. The bloc led […]