Israeli minister says Egypt bears equal responsibility for Gaza
By Reuters – Aug 06,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian worker carries a cylinder to be filled with cooking gas imported from Egypt in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Monday […]
Non-Sectarian Islam: The Proportionate Faith
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Muslim Times is the Mecca for interfaith tolerance and non-sectarian understanding of Islam. Almost every sect […]
Imran Khan’s stepdaughter joins PTI
Fahad Chaudhry Aug. 6, 2018 Mehrunnisa Hayat, the daughter of Imran Khan’s wife Bushra, on Monday joined the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, DawnNewsTV reported. Mehrunnisa joined the party following a meeting […]
Jalsa Salana UK: Excellent world-wide press coverage
Editor: The Muslim Times is (usually) an English language blog, we just bring you this report to show that the press coverage of the UK Jalsa Salana was really world-wide. […]
Jalsa Salana UK 2018 Is To Loyalty, Freedom, Equality, Respect And Peace
Wilfred Clarke Upon the invitation of the National President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in the UK, Jalsa Salana UK 2018 arguably projected the essence of ‘loyalty, Freedom, Equality, Respect […]
Jalsa Salana festival: A Muslim woman’s perspective
Now Playing Video duration 1:17 Women’s take on Jalsa Salana Jump to media player 07 Aug Up Next Video duration 0:55 Muslims meet for largest UK convention Jump […]
Parenting dominates women’s session at Ahmadiyya convention in Hampshire
Date: Aug 06 , 2018 , 10:01 BY: Sebastian Syme The urgent need for parents to assume full responsibility in the upbringing of their children to shape their future growing […]
ISIS commander and fighters surrender in Afghanistan, guesthouse arranged for their stay
Are ISIS Fighters Prisoners or Honored Guests of the Afghan Government? Source: The New York Times By Najim Rahim and Rod Nordland SHEBERGHAN, Afghanistan — The top commander of the Islamic State […]
Anti-Semitic Graffiti Scrawled on Childhood Home of Elie Wiesel in Romania
Source: The New York Times By Kit Gillet BUCHAREST, Romania — The graffiti in a northwestern town in Romania — ugly, obscene and anti-Semitic — was clearly meant to shock. […]
Hopes of legalizing abortion as Brazil’s supreme court prepares for a two day public hearing
Brazil’s Supreme Court Considers Decriminalizing Abortion Source: The New York Times By Manuela Andreoni and Ernesto Londoño PETRÓPOLIS, Brazil — For three days after she had an illegal abortion, Ingriane Barbosa Carvalho hemorrhaged […]
Argentina set to be the third country in Latin American to broadly legalize abortion
Argentine abortion bill loses momentum after senator pulls support Source: Reuters BY Hugh Bronstein BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Prospects faded over the weekend for a bill that would legalize abortion […]
How evangelism is growing in a poor, troubled town in Brazil
Brazilians Turn To Evangelical Church In Rural Town Wracked By Drugs And Poverty Source: NPR By Philip Reeves To the outsider, there is a beguiling charm and tranquility about the […]
Feeling sidelined, Israel’s Druze protest Jewish nation bill
Source: Associated Press By ILAN BEN ZION TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of members of Israel’s Druze minority and their Jewish supporters, some chanting “equality,” packed a […]
Retired Pope Benedict accused of anti-Semitism after article on Christians and Jews
Source: Religion News Service BY Tom Heneghan PARIS (RNS) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, head of the Roman Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013, is being accused of fostering anti-Semitism after publishing […]
Woman fined 1000 Danish Kroner for wearing Niqab
Woman fined $156 for wearing face veil in Denmark Source: Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — A 28-year-old woman wearing a face veil has become the first person in Denmark to […]
Beyonce Says She Had Toxemia During Her Pregnancy With Her Twins. Here’s What That Means
Source: Time By ALICE PARK Beyonce revealed that she experienced toxemia, also known as preeclampsia, while she was pregnant with her twins, Sir and Rumi. The condition left her swollen and […]
Saudi Arabia retaliating over human rights criticism by relocating their students from Canada
Saudi Arabia Is Pulling Thousands of Students From Canada in Escalating Dispute Over Human Rights Source: Time By BILLY PERRIGO Saudi Arabia announced on Monday it would be suspending all government-funded […]
List of Pittsburgh priests, accused of abuse or misconduct during the past seven decades, to be released
Pittsburgh bishop to release names of accused priests Source: Catholic News Agency Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug 6, 2018 / 11:30 am (CNA).- The Bishop of Pittsburgh has pledged to release the […]
Sexual harassment goes unchecked as most victims do not want to hurt the mission of their churches
He’s a Superstar Pastor. She Worked for Him and Says He Groped Her Repeatedly. Source: The New York Times By Laurie Goodstein SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. — After the pain of […]
Her Mormon college upheld her sex-assault complaint — but kicked her out anyway. The case shows a ‘loophole’ in BYU’s Honor Code amnesty, experts and victims say.
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By Erin Alberty When a student at Brigham Young University-Idaho reported being sexually assaulted in July, she thought she could not be punished under the […]