IS attack devastates community in southern Syria
Source: Associated Press By SARAH EL DEEB BEIRUT (AP) — Mourners in southern Syria attended mass funerals Thursday for least 216 people killed in coordinated attacks by Islamic State fighters […]
Court: California school board’s prayers unconstitutional
Source: Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Southern California school board’s policy of opening meetings with a prayer is unconstitutional because the prayers often invoke Christianity, and there are […]
UK: Eshaan Akbar is a diplomatic provocateur
Comedian Eshaan Akbar: ‘I want people to see the funny side of the Koran,’” by Samuel Fishwick, Evening Standard, July 25, 2018: Eshaan Akbar is a diplomatic provocateur. The 33-year-old stand-up is one of the BBC Asian Network’s latest breakout talents. He first made waves on the comedy circuit supporting […]
Populism in Europe rooted in Islamophobia
Populist views in Europe: It’s not just the economy Source: Pew Research Center By Bruce Stokes, who is director of global economic attitudes at Pew Research Center. Nationalist populism has […]
Peaceful on Purpose by Joel Osteen
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, […]
Video: Ahmadiyya Islamic Summit in the Holy Land
By Zubair Khan An extremely impressive effort by Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Kababir. Details in the video below. Suggested Reading The Muslim Times’ Collection to Show, Islam or the Holy Quran […]
Bernard Lewis: a critical review
Jul 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Marwan M. Obeidat Bernard Lewis (1916-2018), who wrote and edited more than two dozen books and hundreds of articles, was regarded as a leading […]
Trump team preparing economic plan as part of Middle East peace proposal
By Reuters – Jul 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley looks on during a United Nations Security Council meeting at UN Headquarters on Tuesday […]
Nationalism, immigration and economic success
Jul 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Jason Furman CAMBRIDGE — One of the central challenges facing the world’s advanced economies is slowing growth. Over the last decade, growth rates in […]
Israel frees Turk after charging her with aiding Hamas
Reuters International This content was published on July 16, 2018 Turkish citizen, Ebru Ozkan, who was arrested at an Israeli airport last month, being brought to an Israeli military court […]
Mourning has broken : How Queen Victoria transformed the Swiss tourism industry
By Thomas Stephens This content was published on July 21, 2018 Part of the poster for the Queen Victoria exhibition at Lucerne History Museum (Lucerne History Museum) Exactly 150 […]
Imran Khan was once seen as a saviour – but in the Pakistan election he was just the least bad option
A popular chant amongst PTI supporters is ‘Who will save Pakistan? Imran Khan! Imran Khan!’ But in many people’s eyes, the ex-cricketer is very much part of a tarnished establishment Mohammad Zaheer The Independent Voices Khan has a […]
Even the White Helmets have been rescued from Syria – so are we about to see the final battle of the war?
Thanks to Donald Trump, it’s all over for the ‘rebels’ of Syria because they have been betrayed by the Americans – surely and finally by Trump himself in those secret discussions […]
Switzerland: Religious profiling: Muslim umbrella group warns against stigmatisation of Islam
This content was published on July 17, 2018 “Islam in its diversity is increasingly being reduced to problematic elements such as terror and radicalisation,” federation spokesperson Gemperli said. (Keystone) […]
Philippine leader approves autonomy law for troubled Muslim region
Reuters International This content was published on July 26, 2018 FILE PHOTO: A signage of “I love Marawi” is seen in front of damaged houses, buildings and a mosque […]
U.S. threatens sanctions against NATO ally Turkey over American pastor
Reuters International This content was published on July 26, 2018 U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in Washington, U.S., July 9, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis (reuters_tickers) By Lesley Wroughton and Daren […]
U.N. chief warns staff, member states – We’re running out of cash
Reuters International This content was published on July 26, 2018 U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, speaks to the media after a meeting with Costa Rica’s President Carlos Alvarado at the […]
True Talk: What goes on within a sect?
https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:44277294&locale=en Embed code This content was published on July 26, 2018 5:00 PMJul 26, 2018 – 17:00 Katharina spent her childhood in the Central American jungle as a member of the Lichtoase” sect, until she finally managed to leave aged 20. In “True Talk” she speaks openly about “mind hacking” and […]
One Year Ago, Tunisia Passed a Groundbreaking Law to Protect Women. Has It Worked?
Source:Time By CHARLOTTE BAILEY/TUNIS 4:57 AM EDT In the 1990s, Ahlem Behladj learned to brave being hassled each day by the police officers that hung around outside the women’s shelter in […]
Pakistan election: Imran Khan leads in early counting
Source: BBC News Early results from Pakistan’s election suggest ex-cricket star Imran Khan is on course to become prime minister. With nearly half the votes counted from Wednesday’s parliamentary election, […]