How Karen Armstrong became a ‘freelance monotheist’
Source: Lancaster Online By Diane Bitting The religious scholar and author sat down to talk about other issues following her April 11 talk at Elizabethtown College. Following her talk “Leading […]
WHEN IS ASHURA? MUSLIMS COMMEMORATE MARTYRDOM OF THE PROPHET’S GRANDSON
BY NICOLE ROJAS ON 9/19/18 Muslims around the world will celebrate the holiday of Ashura, an Islamic holiday that commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein ibn Ali, a grandson of […]
How Sweden hopes to get more foreign-born residents voting
Catherine Edwards catherine.edwards@thelocal.com @CatJREdwards 31 August 2018 Choosing from ballot papers during the early voting period. Photo: Hanna Franzén/TT When Sweden holds its general election in less than two […]
Lombok: Governor Gives Aid to repair houses of Ahmadis
NTB Governor Gives Aid for Home Improvement of Ahmadiyah Sakti Residents September 10, 2018 LOMBOKita – the Governor of West Nusa Tenggara gave assistance to 8 Ahmadiyah Family Heads (KK) […]
ICC opens preliminary probe into Myanmar’s crimes against Rohingya
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor announced Tuesday that she is launching a preliminary investigation into deportations of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims from […]
In Imran Khan’s Naya Pakistan, the removal of an Ahmadi economist shows power of religious bias
The backlash to Atif Mian’s appointment came not just from rival parties but from within the new prime minister’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf too. AFP Pervez Hoodbhoy It has always been easy […]
Turkish modest fashion to feature at ‘Contemporary Muslim Fashions’
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Turkish fashion designer Raşit Bağzıbağlı’s latest collection will be showcased at the “Contemporary Muslim Fashions” exhibition, organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The Rasit […]
Saudi Arabia, UAE ‘lead way in fighting terror ideology’
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Saudi leadership holds meetings with Pakistan PM Imran Khan in Jeddah
Previous 1 / 3 2 / 3 3 / 3 Next ARAB NEWS September 19, 2018 Pakistan’s new prime minister meets with King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman […]
The devil lies in the details
Sep 19,2018 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart President Recep Tayyip Erdogan succeeded during their one-on-one summit in Sochi to avert a war over Idlib after having agreed on an ingenious plan to […]
Palestine’s Abbas to hold Middle East meeting in New York
By AFP – Sep 19,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinian mourners carry the body of Ahmed Omar, who was killed during a protest near the Israeli Erez crossing with the Gaza […]
Yemenis ‘forgotten’ while Western powers rake in billions from arms sales
Sep 19,2018 – JORDAN TIMES –Michael Jansen As the Saudis and Emiratis stepped up military action on rebel Houthi forces in and around the irreplaceable port of Hodeida in Yemen, […]
We’ve just completed the largest ever survey into British attitudes to immigration – and this is what we found
Voices We found that most people are not polarised, and instead are ‘balancers’ in terms of attitudes toward immigration. But we also found the scales of balance are weighed differently […]
The Truth About Dr Abdus Salam – A Documentary by Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy
Mohammad Abdus Salam[4][5][6] NI, SPk, KBE (/sæˈlæm/; Punjabi, Urdu: عبد السلام, pronounced [əbd̪ʊs səlaːm]; 29 January 1926 – 21 November 1996),[7] was a Pakistani theoretical physicist. He shared the 1979 Nobel Prize […]
Sectarianism: The Yoke in Every Muslim’s Neck?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Three years after a record 1.3 million migrants sought asylum in Europe, a majority of people in […]
Christine Blasey Ford: Kavanaugh accuser ‘faces death threats’
Source: BBC News The woman who accuses US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of attempting to rape her will not testify to the Senate next week, her lawyer says. Christine […]
Nawaz Sharif: Ex-PM and daughter released from Pakistan prison
Source: BBC News Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been released from prison, two months after he began a 10-year jail sentence for corruption. The release came hours after […]
What Meditation Can—and Can’t—Do for Your Health
Source: Self You know you should meditate. You’ve probably had plenty of friends tell you so and seen plenty of headlines about the benefits of meditation. It makes you happier, […]
Middle-age drinkers more concerned about reputation than health risks, study says
Source: CNN By Rob Picheta London (CNN)Middle-age drinkers are more concerned about their embarrassing or childish behavior resulting from drinking alcohol than about the health risks associated with it, a new […]
A former sex-crimes prosecutor analyzed Ford’s allegations against Kavanaugh. Here’s her take.
Source: The Washington Post By Deanna Paul September 18 Soon after Christine Blasey Ford was revealed as the author of a letter alleging that Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh had […]