Israel to annex the West Bank – Why now? And what are the likely scenarios?
Dec 17,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud Israel is getting ready to annex the occupied Palestinian West Bank. The annexation will be a major step backward on the road […]
Netanyahu: Israeli troops will occupy Syria buffer zone for ‘foreseeable future’
Previous Update 1 / 2 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israeli forces at Mount Hermon 10km inside the buffer zone from the occupied Golan Heights. (GPO/AFP) Update 2 / 2 Israeli […]
Genocide in the name of security, according to Israeli settler narratives
December 17, 2024 Heavy machinery demolishes the house of Palestinian Bilal Abu Ayyash under the pretext of building without a permit in Area C, in West Bank on November 16, 2024 [MOSAB SHAWER/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images] Israeli settler leaders are calling upon the Israeli government to emulate the […]
Third of European Muslims unable to buy a house due to discrimination, EU finds
EU’s leading rights agency has identified a ‘worrying surge’ of racism and discrimination against Muslims across the region French gendarmes watch Muslim worshippers leaving the Great Mosque of Paris after […]
Bats are Mammals, But According to the Quran They Are Birds Singing God’s Praises
Epigraph: We will show them Our Signs in the universe and also in their own consciousness, until it becomes manifest to them that the Quran is the truth. (Al Quran […]
Israel’s ‘great opportunity’ to annex the West Bank
Dr. Ramzy Baroud December 16, 2024 Israel is getting ready to annex the West Bank. The annexation will be a major step backward on the road to Palestinian freedom and will likely serve as a catalyst for a new Palestinian uprising. Though annexation has been on the Israeli agenda for […]
Mother Mary As God Bearer: Is it Biologically Possible?
Epigraph: Glory be to Allah! He is far higher than what they ascribe to Him, the Creator of the heavens and earth! How could He have children when He has […]
From Damascus to Gaza: The fractured and volatile Muslim world
15th December 2024 alhakam.org Ayesha Naseem Mirza, UK “Islam is embarking on a critical era, and Muslims must remain vigilant and open their eyes to the looming threats. At the […]
Syria: Middle East’s hidden giant and target of geopolitical chess
Dec 15,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / Shehab Al Makahleh A few years ago, I had the privilege of sitting down with Professor Jeffrey Sachs, one of the world’s leading economists […]
Defeating Hamas has become secondary to annexation of Gaza
Yossi Mekelberg December 14, 2024 To say that there is no dull moment in Middle Eastern politics would be a gross understatement, and the past 14 months have mainly revolved […]
Israel aims to ‘double population’ in annexed Golan
Israeli military vehicles ride through Syria close to the ceasefire line between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria on December 15, 2024. (Reuters) December 15, 2024 JERUSALEM: The Israeli government […]
‘We can’t buckle from fear’: US Muslim scholar Omar Suleiman on new Trump era
December 9, 2024 at 3:07 pm Founder and President of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research Omar Suleiman takes part in a debate at the Doha Forum in Qatar’s capital […]
After Palestine and Lebanon, Israel extends its violations of international law to Syria
December 12, 2024 at 2:43 pm Military mobility of Israeli army continues on the Syrian-Israeli border in the Majdal Shams region in Golan Heights after the fall of the Baath […]
Ahmadi Man Killed In Mirpurkhas In Religious Hate Attack
Hassan was on his way home after prayers when two men on a motorcycle followed him, confirmed his identity, and opened fire, killing him instantly. A member of the Ahmadiyya […]
‘Invisible’ refugee children caught in Europe’s migration red tape
As silently as they had arrived, three teenagers slipped away following a member of a smuggling gang, hardly older than themselves, through the shadowed-filled station in the north-eastern Italian city of Trieste one cold winter evening. Less than 100 km (62 miles) from the Italian border with Slovenia, Trieste’s central […]
Communicatio idiomatum: Christian Attempt to Understand Mystery of Two Natures of Jesus
Communicatio idiomatum (Latin: communication of properties) is a Christological[a] concept about the interaction of deity and humanity in the person of Jesus Christ. It maintains that in view of the unity of Christ’s person, his human and divine attributes and experiences might properly be referred to his other nature so […]
Christian theologians who are universalist about salvation
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Christian universalism—the belief that all souls will ultimately be reconciled to God—has been a topic of theological exploration throughout church history. Several prominent theologians have contributed to this discourse, each offering unique perspectives on universal salvation. Gregory of […]
Collyridianism – Wikipedia
Collyridianism (or Kollyridianism) was an alleged Early Christian movement in Arabia whose adherents worshipped the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, as a goddess, and possibly as a member of the Trinity.[1][2] The existence of the sect is subject to some dispute by scholars, as the only contemporary source to describe […]
Bishop John Shelby Spong: Resurrection: Myth or Reality?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Bishop John Shelby Spong, a prominent and often controversial figure within the Episcopal Church, offered a reinterpretation of the resurrection of Jesus that diverged from traditional Christian teachings. In his book Resurrection: Myth or Reality?, Spong questioned the […]
Mother Mary As Goddess in Early Christianities
Epigraph: When God says, ‘Jesus, son of Mary, did you say to people, “Take me and my mother as two gods alongside God”?’ he will say, ‘May You be exalted! I would never say what I had no right to say –– if I had said such a thing You […]