CNN Town-hall with James Comey: A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership
Suggested Reading Book Review: The Leadership of Muhammad by Prof. John Adair
Ted Talk: When people of Muslim heritage challenge fundamentalism
Karima Bennoune shares four powerful stories of real people fighting against fundamentalism in their own communities — refusing to allow the faith they love to become a tool for […]
The Quran Only Means What Our Wisdom and Intentions Dictate: A Progressive Understanding
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The former Christian governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, was sentenced to two years […]
Nigeria church attack leaves 19 dead, including two priests
Source: CNN Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)At least 19 people were killed Tuesday after gunmen opened fire at a church in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, police said. Two priests and 17 worshippers were killed when armed men, believed to be cattle herders, stormed a Catholic church during early morning Mass on Tuesday in […]
Trump seems likely to win travel ban case at Supreme Court
Source: Associated Press By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump appears likely to win his travel ban case at the Supreme Court. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy both signaled support for the travel policy in arguments Wednesday at the high court. The ban’s challengers almost […]
Asaram Bapu: Indian guru sentenced to life for raping girl
Source: BBC News A self-styled Indian spiritual guru who claims millions of followers worldwide has been given a life sentence for raping a 16-year-old girl. Asaram Bapu was convicted of […]
Iran nuclear deal: Rouhani says West has no right to make changes
Source: BBC News Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has questioned the legitimacy of efforts by the US and its European allies to change a nuclear deal with his country. The US […]
Sunni and Shia struggle with Iraq’s reconciliation process
Source: Financial Times BY Erika Solomon in Yathrib APRIL 23, 2018 Dirt barriers and charred no-man’s lands still divide the Sunni and Shia families in Yathrib even after a three-year reconciliation process meant to heal a community torn apart by the war with Isis. Officials plan to segregate roads and […]
A Pope Given to Apologies Has Nothing for Indigenous Canada
Source: The New York Times By IAN AUSTEN and JASON HOROWITZ Indigenous Canadians at a residential school in Fort Resolution, in the Northwest Territories, in a picture from around 1936. Thousands died in […]
New Jersey Ruling Could Reignite Battle Over Church-State Separation
Source : The New York Times By NICK CORASANITI The Morristown Presbyterian Church is one of a dozen churches on the losing side of a New Jersey Supreme Court ruling that […]
Daniel Barenboim returns German music award in anti-Semitism row
Source: BBC News The Berlin-based conductor Daniel Barenboim is returning prizes he has won at Germany’s biggest music awards in a row over what he said were “clearly anti-Semitic” rap […]
Anti-Semitic Wagner letter sells in Jerusalem for $34,000
Source: BBC News A letter written by Hitler’s favourite composer Richard Wagner warning about “corrosive” Jewish influence on culture has been auctioned in Jerusalem. The letter sold for $34,000 (£24,000). […]
Israeli minister vows to help Ethiopian Jews move to Israel
Source: Associated Press By MICHAEL ATSBEHA ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Israel’s Justice minister vowed to help Ethiopia’s Jews immigrate to Israel as soon as possible during a rare visit […]
U.S. builds military base in the Sahara desert for armed drones
Ismail Akwei, at 08:49 am, April 24, 2018, News In this photo taken April 16, 2018, a U.S. and Niger flag are raised side by side at the base camp […]
Indonesian children marry despite outcry
Source: BBC News Two Indonesian children got married in Sulawesi this week, after a long battle to do so which drew nationwide attention and criticism. The 15-year-old boy and 14-year-old […]
UAE to fund $50.4 million project to rebuild Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque
Source: Reuters PARIS/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates will finance a $50.4 million project to rebuild Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, famous for its eight-century-old leaning minaret, that was blown up by Islamic State militants last year, the United Nations said on Monday. The destroyed Grand al-Nuri Mosque is […]
Alfie Evans could be flown to Rome if latest appeal succeeds
Source: The Guardian By Jamie Griersonand Josh Halliday Alfie Evans, the severely ill toddler whose life support machine was switched off on Monday, could immediately be flown to a children’s hospital […]
Meet The Man Who Goes Inside The Minds Of ISIS
Source: BuzzFeed News BY Mitch Prothero & Annabelle Azadé Daniel Zagury has evaluated dozens of suspects for French courts, including Salah Abdeslam, who was sentenced by a Belgian court to 20 […]
Facebook Removes More ISIS Content by Actively Looking for It
Source: Bloomberg By Sarah Frier April 24, 2018, 1:03 AM GMT+5 Facebook Inc. said it was able to remove a larger amount of content from the Islamic State and al-Qaeda in […]
When pushing for war, belief is all that matters
The dailyReport By Andrew Brennan April 25, 2018 10:48 PM (UTC+8) When will it stop? The Trump administration was “confident” that “animal Assad” was responsible for the alleged attack […]