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 […]
Source: Associated Presss By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER HONOLULU (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the latest travel ban to take full effect. […]