Source: Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government is preparing to extradite to the United States a recently arrested Filipino Catholic priest who faces charges of sexually molesting two boys in North Dakota churches in the 1990s, an official said Wednesday. Chief State Counsel Ricardo Paras said Fernando […]
Source: UCA News: Islamic extremists in Pakistan are exploiting a minor constitutional amendment that could have allowed members of a moderate sect to vote without declaring themselves to be non-Muslims.The Ahmadiyya Muslim sect believes Jesus sought to end religious conflict and are accused of not accepting that Mohammad was God’s […]
Source: DW Fishel Benkhald tells DW he has faced immense social discrimination in Pakistan following his registration of Jewish faith, but he will continue to raise voice for the rights […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Happy Thanksgiving Day to all our readers from the whole of our Editorial team, whether in USA, Canada […]
Source: Newsweek By Christina Maza Groups of Sunni Muslim extremists gathered in a Holiday Inn in northern Virginia over the weekend and called for followers to wage jihad—or holy war—against […]
Source: Religion News Service BY Tom Heneghan RABAT, Morocco (RNS) — Chababe is a lively site on Facebook, YouTube and the web where young Moroccans can talk about what troubles […]
Source: The Guardian BY Gareth Hutchens Cabinet appoints former Liberal minister to examine consequences of any changes in light of impending legalisation of marriage equality Philip Ruddock has been appointed to […]
Source: CNN After coalition talks to form a new government unexpectedly collapsed late on Sunday, dealing a blow to longtime Chancellor Angela Merkel, it was President Steinmeier — a man more accustomed to unveiling monuments than dirtying his hands with parliamentary politics — who was given the unenviable task of […]
Source: Reuters BY Ellen Francis, Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Saad al-Hariri on Wednesday shelved his decision to resign as prime minister at the request of President Michel Aoun, easing […]
Source: Assoicated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has added in a private meeting with Myanmar’s military chief during his upcoming trip to the region in […]
Source: CNN By Laura Jarrett, CNN Washington (CNN)The Justice Department is actively investigating Harvard University’s use of race in its admissions policies and has concluded the school is “out of compliance” […]
Source: CNN By Tamara Qiblawi and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Beirut (CNN)Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced Wednesday he was putting his resignation on hold, more than two weeks after he shocked the […]
Source: Reuters BY Antoni Slodkowski, Yimou Lee YANGON/NAYPYITAW (Reuters) – Members of the U.S. Congress said on Tuesday operations carried out against the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar had “all the hallmarks” […]
Source: New York Times By Maya Salam Not to rain on our Thanksgiving Day parade, but the story of the first Thanksgiving, as most Americans have been taught it, is […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated in Canada, the United States, some of the Caribbean islands, and […]
Source: Associated Press By MUNEEZA NAQVI NEW DELHI (AP) — A member of India’s Hindu nationalist ruling party offered 100 million rupees ($1.5 million) to anyone who beheads the lead […]
Source: BBC News Shaimaa Ahmed, a 25-year-old known professionally as Shyma, was arrested by Egyptian police on Saturday on suspicion of “inciting debauchery”. It came after the racy video for her song, I Have Issues, sparked outrage in the socially conservative country. She has apologised to people who took the […]
Source: The Guardian BY Ruth Maclean West Africa correspondent and agencies Dozens of people have been killed by a suicide bomb attack during morning prayers in a mosque in north-east Nigeria. Boko […]
Source: Associated Press KEHRORE PAKKA, Pakistan (AP) — Kausar Parveen struggles through tears as she remembers the blood-soaked pants of her 9-year-old son, raped by a religious cleric. Each time […]
Source: NJ.com By Sara Jerde sjerde@njadvancemedia.com, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com A New Jersey atheist group best known for its national billboard campaign against Christmas now has its hackles up over an event that it calls unconstitutional […]