Most Americans express positive views of country’s growing racial and ethnic diversity
Source: Pew Research Center BY HANNAH FINGERHUT (Joana Toro/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images) A majority of Americans continue to say the United States […]
Indonesia: A woman went to check her corn — and was swallowed by a python
Washingtonpost.com by Avi Selk June 16 at 12:46 PM Email the author Reticulated pythons on average grow 10 to 20 feet long, but some grow much larger. (iStock) For the second time in barely more than a year, an Indonesian villager has been swallowed whole by a python. Wa Tiba, […]
The White House iftar with no Muslim Americans perfectly encapsulated Trump’s attitude to Islam
The US president has instead cast himself as the champion of white Christian Americans, writes Hussein Ibish Hussein Ibish June 16, 2018 This month’s White House iftar perfectly encapsulated Donald […]
Leading Antarctic experts offer two possible views of continent’s future
Scientists address Antarctica’s future Date: June 14, 2018 Source: University of Massachusetts at Amherst Summary: The next 10 years will be critical for the future of Antarctica, and choices made […]
Apocalypse Angie: Merkel’s Dark View of the World We Live In
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is watching with deep concern as the pillars of the postwar international order collapse. But what is she doing about it? By René Pfister June […]
Abdur Rahman I: The beginning of the glory of Muslim Spain
Source: Daily Times By Akbar Ahmed, who is the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University, Washington, DC, and author of Journey into Europe: Islam, Immigration, and Identity Let […]
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai ‘We Failed Miserably’
In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai discusses the failure of the U.S. intervention in Afghanistan, the future of the war and why he would […]
Trump praises Kim on Fox & Friends: ‘I want my people to do the same’
President called North Korean leader a ‘strong head’ and said Obama had been ‘essentially ready to go to war’ with the country Martin Pengelly @MartinPengelly Fri 15 Jun 2018 An […]
Switzerland: YouTube videos : Islamic Council leader sentenced for jihadist propaganda
This content was published on June 15, 2018 ICCS chairman Nicolas Blancho (middle right) and its spokesman Qaasim Illi (middle left) were acquitted. (Keystone) Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court has given […]
Words and walls: Taha Al-Hiti’s fresh take on Islamic architecture
Updated 15 June 2018 Rawan Radwan June 14, 2018 JEDDAH: “The power of words turns music into songs. I’ve always been attracted to the power of conveying a message in […]
Pakistan: Killing of Pakistan Taliban chief ‘significant’
This frame grab taken November 11, 2013,from 2008 video footage shows Maulana Fazlullah, newly appointed chief of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), speaking with local journalists in the Pakistan’s northwestern Swat valley. […]
Four key suspects in Hungary migrant truck deaths jailed for 25 years
71 migrants died in a truck on Austrian highway in 2015 in case that sparked international revulsion By AFP – Jun 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES The Afghan leader of four […]
I spoke to Palestinians who still hold the keys to homes they fled decades ago – many are still determined to return
Most of them were convinced – or thought they knew – that they would come back after a week or two and re-open those front doors, and walk back into […]
Eid Mubarak to All our Muslim Readers and What is the Muslim Times Doing for You
Eid Mubarak to all our readers from our Editorial team. The Muslims celebrate Eid twice a year, Eid-ul-Fitr and the other, which comes about 10 weeks later, is called Eid-ul-Adha. […]
For Some in Tunisia, Ramadan Is a Test of Personal Freedom
Source: The New York Times By Lilia Blaise TUNIS — Ramadan ends this week, and that comes none too soon for some in Tunisia — not least the hundred or so […]
The Personal Wake-Up Call to Prayers, a Ramadan Tradition, Is Endangered
Source: The New York Times By Maria Abi-Habib and Hari Kumar June 13, 2018 NEW DELHI — For nearly 60 years, Mohammed Shafiq has braved New Delhi’s hot temperatures, a bad knee and […]
On Islam, Trump Takes a Different Approach at Home and Abroad
Source: The New York Times By Catie Edmondson June 13, 2018 WASHINGTON — The White House’s guest list last week for President Trump’s first dinner celebrating the Muslim holy month of […]
Iran arrests two prominent supporters of anti-head scarf protests
Source: Los Angeles Times By SHASHANK BENGALI and RAMIN MOSTAGHIM Iranian authorities on Wednesday jailed a prominent human rights lawyer who has defended women who removed their mandatory Islamic head scarves in public. […]
Young monks lead revival of Buddhism in Mongolia after years of repression
Source: Reuters By Natalie Thomas, Thomas Peter BARUUNBUREN, Mongolia (Reuters) – Buddhism is one of the world’s oldest religions, but its fate in Mongolia now rests on very young shoulders. https://queso-cdn.prod.reuters.tv/new/index.html?autoplay=true&muted=true&countdown=true&preroll=true&proll=iuuqt%3A%2F%2Fqvcbet.h.epvcmfdmjdl.ofu%2Fhbnqbe%2Fbet%3Fta%3D3y3%26jv%3D%2F4735792%2Fwjefp.vt.sfvufst%2Fxpsme%2Fbsujdmf%26djv_tat%3D300y250%2C1500y692%26dvtu_qbsbnt%3DwjefpDiboofm%253E117760%2526xjeuiWbm%253E713%2526ifjhiuWbm%253E401%2526wjefpJe%253E433167400%2526uzqf%253Ebsujdmf_qsfspmm%2526begsjfoemz%253Eusvf%26jnqm%3Dt%26hegq_sfr%3D1%26fow%3Dwq%26pvuqvu%3Dynm_wbtu3%26vowjfxfe_qptjujpo_tubsu%3D1%26dpssfmbups%3D5386908421580205%26vsm%3Diuuqt%3A%2F%2Fvt.sfvufst.dpn%26eftdsjqujpo_vsm%3Dxxx.sfvufst.dpn%2Fbsujdmf%2Fvt-npohpmjb-npolt%2Fzpvoh-npolt-mfbe-sfwjwbm-pg-cveeijtn-jo-npohpmjb-bgufs-zfbst-pg-sfqsfttjpo-jeVTLDO1K102N&poster=%2F%2Fs3.reutersmedia.net%2Fresources%2Fr%2F%3Fd%3D20180605%26t%3D2%26i%3DRCV00545O%26r%3DRCV00545O&mid=RCV00545O&title=Young%20monks%20lead%20Buddhist%20revival%20in%20Mongolia&suppress_ads=false&suppress_rtv=false&source=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-mongolia-monks%2Fyoung-monks-lead-revival-of-buddhism-in-mongolia-after-years-of-repression-idUSKCN1J102M%3Futm_source%3DPew%2BResearch%2BCenter%26utm_campaign%3D5994cf1c8b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_06_14_01_11%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_term%3D0_3e953b9b70-5994cf1c8b-400098637&chartbeat_uid=52639&chartbeat_domain=preview.reuters.com®ion=US&draggable=true&hide_title=false&allow_collapse=true […]
South African police kill man after fatal mosque attack
Source: Associated Press By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Yesterday JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A man fatally stabbed two people on Thursday and wounded several others at a mosque near Cape Town before police […]