Sadiq Khan: The Man Who Curtailed Trump’s Big Visit To London
Source: Huffington Post By Rachel Wearmouth The Mayor of London was recently asked what he would do were Donald Trump to visit his city. Sadiq Khan, the first Muslim to lead not […]
Multiracial churches increase as blacks, whites learn to worship together
Source: Religion News Service BY Adelle M. Banks (RNS) — For two and a half years, Ja’mel Armstrong and Matt Ness have jointly led One Church, a congregation striving to be […]
Meet the Sudanese pastor of a ‘refugee church’ in Bucharest
Source: Aljazeera By Lorelei Mihala 8 Jul 2018 Bucharest, Romania – In the basement of a new building in Giulesti, a neighbourhood on the periphery of Bucharest, pastor Peter Rong […]
Sri Lankan Buddhist monk strangles officer who tries to arrest him – police
Source: Reuters COLOMBO (Reuters) – A 37-year-old Sri Lankan Buddhist monk on Tuesday assaulted and strangled a police officer who sought to arrest him on a warrant for alleged sexual […]
Germany’s Thilo Sarrazin in court over controversial book on Islam
Source: DW His controversial views have stirred much debate in Germany. Now Thilo Sarrazin has written a new book about Islam – and is battling his erstwhile publisher in court […]
Buddhist leader facing sexual misconduct allegations is ‘embarrassed and thoroughly apologetic’
Source: The Star Halifax By Brett Bundale HALIFAX—International Buddhist leader Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche is apologizing for the “pain, confusion and anger” sweeping through the Shambhala community amid sexual misconduct allegations […]
Vatican drafting guidelines on proper uses for sold churches
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is drafting guidelines to help Catholic dioceses find appropriate ways to decommission unneeded churches so they don’t end up as discos, […]
C of E to create 100 new churches as number of Anglicans hits new low
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent The Church of England will create more than 100 new churches to “revive the Christian faith in coastal areas, market towns and […]
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, […]