As Muslim women we don’t need you to speak for us, and we don’t need to be saved
Ghena Krayem We face an ongoing struggle to be heard. This denies us the very agency that is claimed we don’t have in the first place Fri 23 Feb 2018 […]
Armed man detained ahead of Israel rally in support of migrants
Hundreds of asylum-seekers at detention centre in southern Israel launch an open-ended hunger strike By AFP – Feb 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES African migrants hold signs reading in Hebrew […]
Joel Osteen: Enlarging the Circle of Love
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Joel Osteen has no less than a thousand, half hour wonderful presentations, about positive thinking, hope, optimism […]
True definition of terrorism
Feb 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Walid M. Sadi The conflict, or much rather conflicts, in Syria have exploded a flurry of definitions for terrorism with practically all fighting factions in the wider armed conflict in the war-torn country calling their “enemies” terrorists to justify their carpet bombings, barrel bombings, rocket […]
Tensions flare in east Mediterranean gas scramble
By AFP – Feb 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES This file photo taken on July 30, 2015, shows an aerial view of the Tamar Israeli gas-drill platform in the Mediterranean Sea […]
BANGLADESH: Bomb thrown at Ahmadiyya Jamaat imam’s house
Our Correspondent, Jamalpur Criminals hurled a bomb at the residence of the imam of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Jame mosque at Hosnabad village in Sarishabari upazila on Friday night. However, none […]
Negotiations continue between rebels and the Syrian Army, but the bombardment of Ghouta won’t stop any time soon
Exclusive: Ghouta will fall. That is the message. And when it falls, Idlib must surely be next. And then the Syrians must decide how to break the US-Kurdish hold on Raqqa Robert Fisk Middle East Correspondent @indyvoices Syria continues to mass its armed forces around the east Ghouta enclave of Damascus, […]
The ‘water war’ brewing over the new River Nile dam
24 February 2018 A new dam on the Nile could trigger a war over water unless Ethiopia can agree a deal with Egypt and Sudan, writes the BBC’s Africa Correspondent […]
Secretive Fraternities Are Feeding Anti-Semitism in Austria
Source: The Atlantic The youth organizations can be an incubator for the far right. Members of traditional Austrian fraternities hold torches and raise their swords during a commemoration ceremony for […]
At the Olympics, thousands of missionaries compete for souls
Source: Religion News By Madeline C. Mulkey Jehovah’s Witnesses, right, distribute materials as an independent street preacher, left, passes by on Feb. 10, 2018, near Olympic venues in Gangneung, South Korea. […]
Malaysian rapper’s dog video sparks claim of insulting Islam
Source: Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian police said a popular ethnic Chinese rapper has been detained over complaints that his latest music video featuring dancers wearing dog […]
Why more TV shows are looking to God for relatable, religious-themed comedy
Source: USA Today BY Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY God is everywhere and in everything — including your favorite comedies. The unexpected breakout star of winter TV is none other than the Lord himself, […]
He Became A Celebrity For Putting Science Before God. Now Lawrence Krauss Faces Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct.
Source: BuzzFeed News By Peter Aldhous (BuzzFeed News Reporter) Azeen Ghorayshi (BuzzFeed News Reporter) Virginia Hughes(BuzzFeed News Science Editor) When Melody Hensley first met Lawrence Krauss, she was a 29-year-old makeup artist at a department store, […]
Florida Lawmakers Advance Bill Requiring Schools To Display ‘In God We Trust’
Source: NPR By AMY HELD Students chant outside the Florida House of Representatives chamber in Tallahassee Wednesday. Lawmakers passed a bill that same day that would require public schools to […]
Ideology tops facts in Texas history curriculum, experts say
Source: Associated Press By WILL WEISSERT AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — When the Texas Board of Education last produced history curriculum guidelines for public schools, experts decried its members for attempting […]
Unenlightened thinking: Steven Pinker’s embarrassing new book is a feeble sermon for rattled liberals
Source: Newsatesman BY John Gray To think of this book as any kind of scholarly exercise is a category mistake. The purpose of Pinker’s laborious work is to reassure liberals […]
Istanbul court issues restraining order against televangelist Adnan Oktar after father’s application
The Muslim Times Chief Editor’s comment: We are sorry to share this picture in the Muslim Times, but a picture is worth a thousand words and quickly exposes the cult […]
Watch Israeli occupiers answering questions about what they should do with the indigenous Palestinian people
#Watch Israeli occupiers answering questions about what they should do with the indigenous Palestinian people they have robbed, murdered and dispossessed of their land! WATCH HERE: https://www.facebook.com/QudsN.EN/videos/1455340101253234/
French PM vows to combat ‘slow-burn’ threat of radical Islam
Reuters International This content was published on February 23, 2018 French President Emmanuel Macron briefs the media as he arrives at a European Union heads of state […]
Opinion: What can the Swiss teach the US about guns?
By Erin Zimmerman This content was published on February 23, 2018 Switzerland has a high rate of gun ownership, but lower shooting incidents. (Keystone) In the wake of the […]