Speakers ‘debunk myths about Islamic faith’
Arwa Alkhawaja discusses the role of women in Islam during the “Debunking Myths about the Islamic Faith” forum. (Doug Sooley) By Joyce Strand Ramona “Debunking Myths about the Islamic Faith,” […]
Bangladesh: Islamic Democratic Alliance formed
Will work to strengthen the ruling 14-party alliance A new alliance named Islamic Democratic Alliance was formed today comprising of 15 political and Islamic organisations to support the ruling 14-party […]
The Medici touch: exhibition shows how Florence fell for Islamic art
Six centuries of city’s connection to Muslim world explored in rare Uffizi and Bargello collaboration HANNAH MCGIVERN 26th June 2018 This Indo-Persian shield was admired for its master craftsmanship […]
Implement policies for the rights of citizens and immigrants | Source: GNA
| Source: GNA His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, has urged governments to implement sensible and fair policies that keep in […]
Ectoplasm and the Last British Woman Tried for Witchcraft
POLITICS & HISTORY Spiritualist medium Helen Duncan was photographed emitting ectoplasm, supposedly proof of her ability to contact the dead. Helen Duncan’s ‘Ectoplasm’ c. 1939, Imitation silk. © Cambridge University […]
After fleeing Afghanistan, this formerly homeless 26-year-old is becoming a nurse
Shamim Ahmadi risked her life to educate herself and now she wants to inspire others Taylor Simmons · CBC News · Posted: Sep 17, 2018 Shamim Ahmadi is beginning her […]
The number of ex-Muslims in America is rising
Yet even in the land of the free, apostasy isn’t easy Print edition | United States Mar 15th 2018| ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA AS SOON as he stepped off the plane on […]
Joel Osteen’s audio – Activating your faith instead of fear
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Joel Osteen has no less than a thousand, half hour wonderful presentations, about positive thinking, hope, optimism […]
Burqa or Hijab: That is the Question?
Laws banning Muslim women from wearing face-covering veils are largely in line with Western European attitudes on the issue: https://t.co/FE0OwU6hIi pic.twitter.com/yLVMAaNsBB — Pew Research Religion (@PewReligion) September 17, 2018 % […]
Seeking Asylum is a Fundamental Human Right and We have Best Collection on Universal Brotherhood
Seeking asylum is a fundamental human right. pic.twitter.com/jeXiqgTBgH — UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) September 17, 2018
Internet Sleuths Are Hunting for China’s Secret Internment Camps for Muslims
Source: The Atlantic By SIGAL SAMUEL Citizen journalists and scholars are in a race against time, scouring the internet for evidence before the Chinese government can erase it. Since last year, […]
$1.5M settlement for Muslim workers fired in prayer dispute
Source: Associated Press By JAMES ANDERSON DENVER (AP) — A big U.S. meatpacker has agreed to pay $1.5 million to 138 Somali-American Muslim workers who were fired from their jobs […]
#MeToo in the Monastery: A Chinese Abbot’s Fall Stirs Questions on Buddhism’s Path
Source: The New York Times By Ian Johnson BEIJING — Over the past two decades, religion in China has boomed, and no faith has benefited more than Buddhism. The number […]
Russia’s Orthodox Church freezes ties with Constantinople over Ukraine spat
Source: Reuters BY Tom Balmforth, Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Orthodox Church said on Friday it would no longer participate in structures chaired by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, deepening […]
Dutch Catholic church accused of widespread sexual abuse cover-up
Source: The Guardian More than half of the Netherlands’ senior clerics were involved in covering up sexual assault of children between 1945 and 2010, a press report claimed on Saturday, […]
Pope pays tribute in Sicily to priest slain by Mafia
Source: Associated Press By TRISHA THOMAS and FRANCES D’EMILIO PALERMO, Sicily (AP) — Pope Francis appealed to Mafiosi to renounce their quests for power and money as he visited Sicily […]
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel backs same-sex marriage
Source: Associated Press Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has backed same-sex marriage. The Cuban leader, who took over from Raúl Castro on 19 April, said he was in favour of recognising […]
‘Sacrilege’: Varanasi priests warn Ganges luxury cruises could contaminate river
Source: The Guardian BY Amrit Dhillon in Delhi Plans for a new luxury cruise liner on the Ganges river in the holy Hindu city of Varanasi have run into trouble, with priests […]
The IT giant you never heard of
Yandex: The rise of ‘Russia’s Google’ Source: BBC News By Anastasia Zyrianova in Moscow Earlier this year, I climbed into a self-driving car for the first time. I was one […]
Punjabi Video: Comedy About PM Imran Khan and Atif Mian’s Fiasco
Suggested reading The Muslim Times Finally Has the Recipe to Unite All Muslims Non-Sectarian Islam: The Proportionate Faith Hajj and Universal Brotherhood and Sisterhood A New Commentary of the Holy Quran […]