Saudi bid to protect pre-Islamic sites upends religious dictates
Source: Reuters BY Stephen Kalin RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is preserving pre-Islamic heritage sites, like a date palm oasis from the Stone Age, in a break with the austere […]
What’s in a name? Episcopalians move to change their words for God
Source: Religion News Service By Eileen Flynn AUSTIN, Texas (RNS) — For some watching (and blogging and tweeting) the debate on the floor of the Episcopal Church’s triennial General Convention this […]
Accused mosque burner’s own words part of trial
Source: San Antonio Express News By John MacCormack VICTORIA – When Kristopher Thompson’s parents told him on Jan.28, 2017 that the mosque in Victoria had just burned, his first impulse […]
10 Fabrications Muslim Leaders Need to Stop Making About Ahmadi Muslims
Source: Huffington Post By Qasim Rasheed It is no secret I’ve been critical of Muslim leadership for their deafening apathy and silence over the 125-year worldwide persecution of Ahmadi Muslims. […]
Bill allowing ‘Jewish-only’ towns sparks row in Israel
By AA – Jul 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian man talks with a member of Israeli forces while Israeli forces remove a school, made of containers by Palestinians, with […]
Kurds must cut loose from the US to achieve a deal
Home » Opinion » Michael Jansen » Jul 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES The Syrian Southern Front’s collapse was in the cards as soon as Syria’s army and air force backed […]
Teamwork missing in the Arab world
Home » Opinion » Daoud Kuttab Teamwork missing in the Arab world Jul 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES The latest rounds in the World Cup have shown an interesting phenomena regarding Arabs and sports. While Arab teams have failed to pass the first stage in this season’s World Cup, players of […]
Jordan: Support for refugee response plan stands at disappointing 7% this year
Donors urged to honour pledges made in London, Brussels conferences By Mohammad Ghazal – Jul 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Syrian refugees are seen at Zaatari refugee camp in the northeast […]
Dr. Mike Ghouse, One of the Best Muslim Voices for Pluralism, Joins the Muslim Times’ Team
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Dr. Mike Ghouse is a speaker, thinker and a writer on pluralism in politics, interfaith, Islam, and foreign policy, and offers […]
Former Siemens CEO Kleinfeld made adviser to Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman
He “will take over wider responsibilities to enhance the economic, technological and financial development of Saudi Arabia”, the statement said. Image Credit: Rueters Published: 11:42 July 3, 2018 Rueters […]
World Crisis and the Pathway to Peace
Author: Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmadaa Islam International Publications Ltd. Fazal Malik & Farhan Khokhar, Canada World Crisis and the Pathway to Peace is a compendium of a series of […]
The Attributes of a Momin
Friday Sermon 20.04.2018 Delivered from Basharat Mosque, Pedro Abad, Córdoba, Spain The Attributes of a Momin Basharat Mosque, Pedro Abad, Córdoba, Spain After reciting the Tashahhud, Ta’awuz, and Surah Al-Fatihah, […]
Parents Told To Guard Children To Use Social Media Responsibly
GNA Muslim parents, especially mothers have been urged to encourage, guide and educate their children on how to use Information Communication Technology (ICT) responsibly in order to protect them from […]
Father Raymond J. de Souza: On religious freedom, Canada dithers while our allies lead
Britain and the U.S. are ramping up their attention to religious freedom while the Canadian government seems to have lost interest An activist leads a camp on religious dialogue for […]
Turkey’s Economy Is So Hot That It May Face a Meltdown
ImageTurkey’s economy shows worrying signs: Merchants in Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar complain they must pay their rent in dollars and euros while selling their wares in the lira, which is […]
Muslim Sunrise Summer Volume is Published: World Religions and Their Challenges
Editorial Source: Muslim Sunrise Summer 2018 All major world religions have faced great challenges from their very inception; but presently it appears that the powerful anti-religious forces are in full […]
Is Working Remotely Bad for Your Health?
Source: Time By MARKHAM HEID Imagine rolling out of bed in the morning and, rather than racing to get out the door and into morning traffic, you could go for […]
Apple employee ‘stole driverless car secrets’
Source: BBC News A former Apple employee has been accused of stealing the company’s self-driving car secrets and trying to flee to China with them. Xiaolang Zhang worked on Apple’s […]
Trump Nato: New war of words with Merkel
Source: BBC News US President Donald Trump has clashed with German Chancellor Angela Merkel over Russian influence and defence spending, ahead of a Nato summit. Mr Trump said Germany was […]
Number of countries with ‘very high’ government restrictions on religion at highest level since 2007
Source: Pew Research Center Countries with the most extensive government restrictions on religion Most countries around the world have some form of restrictions on religion – whether it is through […]