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 […]
More than 150 UK mosques hold open day for non-Muslims
More than 150 mosques around the UK will open their doors to non-Muslim visitors this weekend to offer people a better understanding of Islam and the chance to ask questions about the faith. Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/03/visit-my-mosque-day-open-day-non-muslims
Florida shooting: Prayer Is Insufficient To Stop Bullets From Killing School Children
Neil deGrasse Tyson drops a big fat truth bomb on the thoughts and prayers crowd after the Florida school shooting. After the recent school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Neil deGrasse Tyson shares the indisputable facts concerning the supposed power of prayer. Earlier this week, 17 people were shot dead, […]
The Last Nizam of Hyderabad, From Untold Riches to Total Obscurity
By John Zubrzycki on 04/04/2017 The massive fortune of India’s richest royal family just dissipated because of indifference and ineptitude. File picture of the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mukarram Jah, […]
Divine Art
17 Feb 2018 WRITER: ITSARIN TISANTIA Photos courtesy of the Bangkok Post The Institute of Islamic Art Thailand was founded a year ago and claims to be the first […]
The Arab World’s Often Overlooked Space Research
Benjamin Plackett / 11 Feb 2018 Matthias Determann wants to shed light on an overlooked area of Arab scholarship. (Photo: Benjamin Plackett). DOHA—The Arab astronomers of medieval times were pioneers at the height of an Islamic golden age of science. Their scholarship of the skies was ground-breaking. It was a time when […]
Book Review: How Democracies Die?
Source: Amazon Book by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, both are Professors of Government at the Harvard University “Cool and persuasive… How Democracies Die comes at exactly the right moment.” —The Washington Post Donald […]
Iceland law to outlaw male circumcision sparks row over religious freedom
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood Iceland is poised to become the first European country to outlaw male circumcision amid signs that the ritual common to both Judaism and Islam may be a […]
Pope Francis wowed the world but, five years on, is in troubled waters
Source: The Guardian BY Catherine Pepinster He entered office on a wave of energy but, as discontent grows over his attitude to abuse scandals, Francis faces opposition on all sides Pope […]
Fathers may pass ovarian cancer risk to daughters
Source: BBC News US scientists believe they have identified a new gene mutation that can raise the risk of ovarian cancer, and is passed from father to daughter. It is […]
Consumer products’ air quality impact ‘underestimated’
Source: BBC News By Jonathan Amos US research has found that chemicals in everyday household products are now a key contributor to city air pollution, rivalling some vehicle emissions. The […]
Prominent Republican Donor Issues Ultimatum on Assault Weapons
Source: MSN News By ALEXANDER BURNS A prominent Republican political donor demanded on Saturday that the party pass legislation to restrict access to guns, and vowed not to contribute to […]