Young people to talk with Pope Francis about future of the church
Source: Religion News Service By Thomas Reese (RNS) — Around 300 young people from all over the world will descend on Rome next week to have a conversation with Pope […]
The cliff that revealed Earth’s history
Source: BBC By David Cox A rocky, remote outcrop in Scotland inspired the realisation that the Earth was millions of years old – and led Charles Darwin to his theory […]
Hate mail in London urges people to ‘punish’ Muslims, bomb mosques
Source: Dawn For example, abusing a Muslim is said to have 10 points, pulling a Muslim women’s hijab is worth 25 points, throwing acid is marked 50 points while burning or bombing a mosque is a whole 1,000 points.The Muslim population living in London believes that this is a part […]
Anti-Semitic crime in Berlin doubles in prevalence in four years: report
Source: Local.de The number of anti-Semitic crimes recorded in Berlin increased twofold between 2013 and 2017, according to a report in Tagesspiegel on Thursday. Police figures seen by the Berlin newspaper show that 288 crimes classified as anti-Semitic were recorded by the capital’s police in 2017, which is slightly less […]
First purpose-built mosque by Ahmadiyya in London, the Fazl Mosque, Southfields, from 1926, has been given Grade II status
Source: Daily Mail The Fazl Mosque, Southfields, which was the first purpose-built mosque in London. The Fazl Mosque, Southfields, which was the first purpose-built mosque in London and only the second such building in Britain, has been given Grade II status. It was constructed in 1925-26 with funds raised by the […]
Debate: God & Morality: William Lane Craig vs Erik Wielenberg
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times for understanding morality and promoting secularism in every country of the world Debate: Human Morality, Monotheism and Organized Religion? […]
U.S. general signals support for Iran nuclear deal
Reuters International This content was published on March 13, 2018 U.S. Army General Joseph Votel, commander of the U.S. Central Command, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on […]
Eritrea arrests hundreds of perceived opponents – U.N.
Reuters International This content was published on March 14, 2018 FILE PHOTO: A old Fiat car drives along a street in Eritrea’s capital Asmara, February 20, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File […]
Myanmar says UN findings on human rights lack credibility
Source: Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s government on Tuesday rejected two reports presented to the U.N. Human Rights Council that concluded it committed extreme human rights violations, probably amounting […]
Netflix Paid Its Queen Elizabeth Less Than Prince Philip. Here’s Why That’s Insanely Wrong
Source: Time By JENNIFER CALFAS March 13, 2018 Actor Claire Foy’s nuanced, star-making portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II on the hit Netflix series The Crown earned her critical acclaim, a Golden Globe award […]
A Good Marriage May Help Keep You Thin, Study Says
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME March 13, 2018 Over the years, researchers have found more than a few health benefits associated with a supportive marriage, from a longer life to a lower risk of […]
‘I want to explain arranged marriage to white people’
Source: BBC News By Megha Mohan When Pakistani designer Nashra Balagamwala produced a board game about arranged marriage, most news reports about her wrongly assumed she was dead against it. […]
5 facts about Muslim Millennials in the U.S.
Source: Pew Research Center BY JEFF DIAMANT AND CLAIRE GECEWICZ The Muslim population in the United States is younger than the U.S. population at large. In fact, while Millennials make up 32% of […]
Turkey seeks life term for U.S. pastor over failed coup: Dogan
Source: Reuters By Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish prosecutor on Tuesday sought a life sentence for a U.S. pastor over alleged links to a failed coup attempt in […]
Bali to shush social media for Day of Silence
Source: Associated Press BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Bali’s annual Day of Silence is so sacred that even reaching for a smartphone to send a tweet or upload a selfie to […]
UAE and Saudi money ‘kills Libyans and Yemenis,’ says Mufti
March 14, 2018 Libyan Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s forces patrol through the streets of Libya [zdig1/Twitter] March 14, 2018 Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are accused of supporting […]
Muslim Cyber Army: a ‘fake news’ operation designed to derail Indonesia’s leader
Source: The Guardian BY Kate Lamb in Jakarta Police in Indonesia make arrests as Guardian investigation reveals fake Twitter accounts and violent propaganda A screengrab from the Muslim Cyber Army Facebook […]
Saudi Arabia must ban discrimination against women: U.N. rights panel
Source: Reuters By Stephanie Nebehay 3 MIN READ GENEVA (Reuters) – A U.N. rights watchdog called on Saudi Arabia on Monday to end discriminatory practices against women, including its pervasive […]
Forbidden truth: Ahmadis in the social fabric of Pakistan
“The forbidden truth, the unspeakable taboo — that evil is not always repellent but frequently attractive; that it has the power to make of us not simply victims, as nature […]
MLK’s daughter, Bernice, has private audience with pope
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s surviving daughter had a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday. The Rev. Bernice […]