U.S. Shuts Down Russia’s Consulate in San Francisco
Source: Time BY Josh Lederman / AP Updated: Aug 31, 2017 2:57 PM ET (WASHINGTON) — In an escalating tit-for-tat, the United States forced Russia on Thursday to shutter its […]
Here’s How Low President Trump’s Approval Rating Could Drop
Source: Time BY Chris Wilson President Trump loves breaking records, even when the evidence is dubious, but here’s one he probably doesn’t want to shatter: It is conceivable that he could become the […]
As Artificial Intelligence Advances, What Are its Religious Implications?
Source: Religion and Politics By Ellen Duffer The concept of artificial intelligence has been fuel for science fiction since at least 1920, when the Czech writer Karel Čapek published R.U.R., his play […]
Here’s why people hate Joel Osteen
Source: The Washington Post By Kate Bowler August 29 Joel Osteen’s Houston megachurch transforms into shelter Lakewood Church, a 606,000-square-foot megachurch in Houston where Joel Osteen preaches, is being used as a […]
Where are the condemnations of Harvey as God’s punishment?
Source: Religion News Service By Kimberly Winston (RNS) When Superstorm Sandy hit the New York metropolitan area in 2012, the floodwaters in Lower Manhattan were still rising when some pastors pointed […]
A journey through Hajj, Islam’s special pilgrimage
Source: CNN By Tamara Qiblawi and Kara Fox, CNN Graphics by Henrik Petterson, CNN (CNN)For the 1.8 billion Muslims around the world, the Hajj is a spiritual pinnacle. Each year, […]
More than 1.7 million Muslims gather for start of hajj
Source: Associated Press By OMAR AKOUR and AHMED HATEM MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — In Saudi Arabia, more than 1.7 million pilgrims are marking the start of the hajj pilgrimage […]
PM Theresa May: I send my warmest wishes to Muslims around the world
PM: “I send my warmest wishes to Muslims around the world, and here in the UK, who are celebrating Eid al-Adha this week.” #EidalAdha pic.twitter.com/5s9ATF1j5f — UK Prime Minister (@Number10gov) […]
Eid al-Azha in pictures – DAWN.com
Muslims around the world celebrate the holiday as two million pilgrims carry out final rites of Haj in Saudi Arabia.Muslim worshippers, some carrying umbrellas to protect them from the scorching sun, gather for prayer at Namirah mosque near Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahmah (Mount of Mercy), where the […]
CNN Video: 66-million-year-old dinosaur skull uncovered
Construction crews in Colorado uncovered a fossil. Denver Museum of Nature & Science’s Joe Sertich says it’s a triceratops skeleton and skull that is at least 66 million years old. […]
Eid Mubarak to All our Muslim Readers and What is the Muslim Times doing for You
Eid Mubarak to all our readers from our Editorial team. The Muslims celebrate Eid twice a year, Eid-ul-Fitr and the other, which comes about 10 weeks later, is called Eid-ul-Adha. […]
TAMA’S TALES: What does it take to feel Swiss in Switzerland?
https://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43474438&locale=en EMBED CODE THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON AUGUST 31, 2017 5:00 PMAUG 31, 2017 – 17:00 Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. Emily has Polish/Chinese roots but grew up in Canada and says she feels Canadian. Tama doesn’t feel terribly Swiss, […]
There is a ‘limit’ to human lifespan despite medical advances, scientists claim
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP THE HAGUE Old couple from Turkey’s Black Sea region smile lovingly at each other. (FILE Photo) Dutch researchers claimed Thursday to have discovered the maximum age “ceiling” for human lifespan, despite growing life expectancy because of better nutrition, living conditions and medical care. Mining data […]
Over a billion Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha with joy
Next 1 of 15 Over a billion Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha with joy Friday marks Eid al-Adha, or Qurban Bayram as it is known in Turkey, a Muslim holiday when animals are ritually sacrificed and their meat is delivered to the poor. The festival starts with prayers […]
More than 2m Muslims begin Hajj
By AFP – Aug 31,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Muslims pray at the Grand Mosque ahead of the annual Hajj to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday (Reuters photo) MECCA, Saudi Arabia — More than 2 million Muslims from around the world began the Hajj pilgrimage at Islam’s holiest sites […]
Head of Indian Medical College and His Wife Charged in Oxygen Shortage
By HARI KUMAR and JEFFREY GETTLEMANAUG. 30, 2017 NYTimes.com NEW DELHI — The chief of the Indian medical college where dozens of sick children died this month after the oxygen supply ran out has been arrested on charges of culpable homicide, the Indian authorities have said. Dr. Rajiv Mishra, who had been chief of Baba […]
Amazon study discovers 381 new species in two-year period
Source: BBC Researchers have discovered 381 new species during a two-year study in the Amazon region. The report by the WWF conservation body and Brazil’s Mamiraua Institute for Sustainable Development said that […]
PM Justin Trudeau: Eid Mubarak! Sending my best wishes to Muslims celebrating Eid al-Adha
Eid Mubarak! Sending my best wishes to Muslims celebrating Eid al-Adha & the end of the Hajj today. https://t.co/UjUx5gg0dE pic.twitter.com/4gsVb3gA0a — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) August 31, 2017 Suggested reading and […]
The price of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
Aug 23,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen The overwhelming majority of takfiri men who in the past two years mounted attacks against civilians in France, Belgium and Spain have been of Moroccan and Tunisian origin. Their hostility is difficult to explain as these North African countries have escaped the mayhem […]
Palestinians’ only option
Aug 31,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Israeli occupation forces demolished Palestinian schools in four West Bank communities ahead of the new scholastic year, depriving several hundred children of proper classrooms and forcing some to meet under the sun or in makeshift tents. All the schools were destroyed under the […]