New Leader Of UK Far-Right Party Spouts Islamophobic Rhetoric
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla DOMINIC LIPINSKI – PA IMAGES VIA GETTY IMAGES Gerard Batten was chosen as interim leader of the U.K. Independence Party on Saturday. The new […]
USA: Islamic group launches hijab billboard campaign in Illinois
Islamic group launches hijab billboard campaign,” by Marcella Raymond, WGN, February 19, 2018:http://wgntv.com/2018/02/19/islamic-group-launches-hijab-billboard-campaign/ OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — A local Islamic group launched a billboard campaign Monday to educate people about the hijab, the headscarf that’s often worn by Muslim women. The billboards are the first of their kind in the country, designed […]
Ghana: Government will address challenges in Free SHS programme – Samira Bawumia
Samira Bawumia, Second Lady The Second Lady, Mrs Samira Bawumia, has assured Ghanaians that the government was working towards addressing the teething challenges in the implementation of the […]
Advertising Standards Authority assesses dozens of complaints over ‘Messiah has come’ billboards
Source: Christian Today By Harry Farley Dozens of complaints have been launched over an Islamic advertising campaign claiming the ‘Messiah has come’. Launched by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, a heavily […]
Can Israel go to war against Iran?
EMRE GÖNEN For the first time in a long while, Israel cannot count on clear backing from the U.S., because of the very hesitant and sometimes criminally unintelligible U.S. […]
Interfaith dialogue conference kicks off in Doha
DAILY SABAH WITH ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL People take part in Qatar’s National Day celebrations in Doha, Qatar, Dec. 18, 2017. (Reuters Photo) The 13th Doha International Interfaith Conference kicked off in the Qatari capital Doha on Tuesday, welcoming 500 participants from 50 countries. The two-day event, organized by […]
Israel announces ‘historic’ gas contract with Egypt
Contract valued at around $15b By AFP – Feb 19,2018 – JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel has struck an “historic” contract for sales of billions of dollars’ worth of […]
Fifteen years later
Feb 19,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby Over the next few weeks, I want to take a look back to February and March of 2003, to those fateful days leading up to the Bush administration’s disastrous invasion and occupation of Iraq. I remember all too well the lies […]
UK mosques must make space for women – not turn us away
Source: The Guardian By Remona Aly, who is a journalist and commentator with a focus on faith and lifestyle. She is also director of communications for Exploring Islam Foundation. Mosques […]
Günter Blobel, Nobel Laureate Who Found Cell ‘ZIP Codes,’ Dies at 81
Günter Blobel, a molecular biologist who was awarded the 1999 Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering that proteins in any living cell have virtual ZIP codes that guide them to where they can help regulate body tissues, organs and chemistry, died on Sunday in Manhattan. He was 81. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/19/obituaries/gunter-blobel-nobel-laureate-who-found-cell-zip-codes-dies-laureate-who-found-cell-zip-codes-dies-at-81.html&eventName= A spokeswoman for […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Peace Conference in Jammu Kashmir
Source: Chaudhry H A Zafar In the city of Jammu which is the winter capital of Indian held Kashmir a peace conference was organized by Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat India on 18.02.2018. Representatives from various walks of life participated in the conference. In the city beautiful banners with inspiring message of […]
The strange power of the ‘evil eye’
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Source: BBC From the Eye of Horus to Gigi Hadid, ‘for thousands of years the eye […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Japan
Source: Dr M A Tahir Japanese religious representatives belonging to various factions visited the Ahmadiyya Mosque Baitul Ahad Japan on 19th February 2018. Participants being briefed about Ahmadiyya Islam Founder of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Hazrat Masih Moud A.S. once said japanese are in search of a better religion. […]
India: 70,000 Muslim women protest against Triple Talaq Bill
MUMBAI: A large throng of approximately 70,000 women, mostly clad in hijab, stepped out of their houses in Malegaon to join a silent march protesting against the Centre’s Triple Talaq Bill. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/70000-muslim-women-protest-against-triple-Talaq-bill-in-malegaon/articleshow/62950639.cms Holding placards, they stated they did not want any interference in Sharia (Islamic law) by the government. This […]
Swiss museum dedicated to ‘last witch in Europe’ handed one million-franc donation
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 14 February 2018 witchcrafthistoryanna goeldi Burning of three witches in Baden, Switzerland (1585), by Johann Jakob Wick. A recently-opened museum dedicated to Swiss woman Anna Göldi, often referred to as Europe’s last witch, has received an anonymous donation of one million francs from someone described […]
Turkey-US train crash has been avoided — for now
Yasar Yakis | Published — Monday 19 February 2018 With a view to lowering the tension in Turkish-American relations, US National Security Advisor H. R. McMaster […]
Turks propose joint deployment with US in Syria as allies aim to mend ties
Reuters International This content was published on February 16, 2018 U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shakes hands with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu after a news conference in Ankara, […]
Today is President’s Day and What is the Muslim Times Doing for You
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor Today is February 19, 2018 and it is President’s Day today. Presidents Day is celebrated on the third Monday in February each year. […]
China’s Hui Muslims fearful Chinese New Year education ban a sign of curbs to come
Reuters International This content was published on February 17, 2018 Men gather in a park in China’s Linxia, Gansu province, home to a large population of ethnic minority Hui […]
How IT threatens democracy
Feb 18,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – KOFI A. ANNAN MUNICH — The Internet and social media were once hailed for creating new opportunities to spread democracy and freedom. Twitter, Facebook […]