Hajj and Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times How many stones do you have to use to hit Satan during Hajj? Does Satan actually exist and […]
Islam proclaims that all people are born equal
On Saturday 26 August 2017, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad addressed an audience of around 800 dignitaries and guests on the second day of the 42nd Annual Convention (Jalsa Salana) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Germany. At […]
Hajj: Inside Mecca Documentary by National Geographic
Hajj 2018 began in the evening of Sunday, August 19 and ends in the evening of Friday, August 24. It should be a time to meditate on the universal brotherhood […]
Saudi says it’s prepared to handle any stampede or disease at haj
Reuters International AUGUST 28, 2017 A Muslim pilgrim prays in the Hera cave, where Muslims believe Prophet Mohammad received the first words of the Koran in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia August 28, 2017. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (reuters_tickers) By Mahmoud Mourad MECCA (Reuters) – Saudi health officials […]
North Korea neighbours DROP BOMBS near border as nations ‘ready for war’
SOUTH Korea has dropped a series of bombs near the North’s border in a terrifying response to their missile launch. By Jamie Micklethwaite / Published 29th August 2017 The bombing was ordered just hours after North Korea launched three ballistic missiles, with one flying over northern Japan. Four F15K fighter […]
Europeans, Africans agree renewed push to tackle migrant crisis
Reuters International AUGUST 29, 2017 German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C), and Chad President Idriss Deby, (2ndR) attend a meeting with European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini (L) at […]
Non-pork meals must be available for school lunch, rules French court
Guardian: A French court has ruled that schools should provide an alternative to pork school lunches in the interest of Muslim and Jewish children who do not eat the meat. Pork or nothing: how school dinners are dividing France Read more The decision came after a rightwing local authority stopped […]
As thaw seen in Jordan-Syria ties, pundits give credit to Amman’s ‘wisely balanced’ policy
By Mohammad Ghazal – Aug 28,2017 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Relations between Jordan and Syria are moving in a positive direction in light of new realities in Syria in the field and change in the tone of regional and international powers on how to deal with the situation in […]
The road ahead for the Mideast
Aug 28,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – EDITORIAL The apparently imminent fall of the city of Tal Afar to the Iraqi forces backed by local militias, notably Hashed Al Shaabi, so soon after the recapture of Mosul is an added evidence that Daesh’s days in Iraq are now numbered. Tal Afar, strategically […]
J.K. Rowling just destroyed a man’s ridiculous Islamophobic comment
Posted by Greg Evans in news Picture: GETTY IMAGES, EDITED BY INDY100 J.K Rowling is the undisputed queen of Twitter. When she isn’t replying to Donald Trump or Theresa May, she […]
The white part in our flag
67 years later the total population of non-Muslims has dwindled to less than 5 percent. Our Muslim politicians and political parties are deathly afraid of even this small number 28-Aug-17 […]
Pope laments “persecutions” of Muslims in Myanmar
Associated Press VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis decried the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and prayed they receive “full rights.” The pontiff said Sunday there was “sad news about the […]
North Korea launches missile that flew over Japan
Source:CNN A North Korean missile fired over Japan Tuesday was denounced by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as a “most serious and grave” threat. The missile was fired just before 6 a.m. in Japan. The launch set off warnings in the northern part of the country urging people to seek shelter. The […]
More than 41,000 people attend three-day Ahmadiyya convention in Karlsruhe, Germany
More than 41,000 people attend three-day convention in Karlsruhe The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad concluded the 42nd Annual Convention (Jalsa […]
Is Al-Azhar University a Global Security Threat?
By Cynthia Farahat Al-Azhar University, the world’s largest Sunni Islamic educational institution, is where many of the world’s most brutal terrorists received their formal religious training. This is to be expected, given the nature of the material taught there. Al-Azhar has thousands of affiliated mosques, schools, learning centers, and universities […]
Hajj revenues poised to exceed $150bn by 2022: Experts
SAUDI ARABIA TARIQ AL-THAQAFI | Published — Monday 28 August 2017 Saudi military police officers assist pilgrim at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Sunday. (AN photo by Ahmed Hashad) MAKKAH: Economic experts have said Hajj and Umrah revenues are poised to exceed $150 billion by 2022 in light of […]
Hospitals, airports, schools, football clubs: KSA hangs up the ‘for sale’ signs
The summer months appear to have been anything but restful for policymakers in Saudi Arabia working on the Kingdom’s enormous privatization program, judging by the amount of public information that has been made available on this crucial subject. Just by way of background: The Vision 2030 strategy, aimed at diversifying […]
Tillerson raps some U.S. allies for religious freedom violations, slams IS
Reuters International AUGUST 16, 2017 U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson adjusts his glasses as he delivers remarks on the 2016 International Religious Freedom Annual report at the State Department in Washington, U.S. August 15, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (reuters_tickers) By Yeganeh Torbati WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. allies including Saudi […]
India guru rape: Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh jailed for 20 years
Source: BBC News A controversial Indian guru convicted of rape on Friday has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Indian media reported that Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s followers set a vehicle […]
Integration of Muslims better in Germany than in rest of Europe: study
DPA/The Local news@thelocal.de 24 August 2017 Photo: DPA Muslims who have already lived in Germany for a while are better integrated than Muslims in other European countries, according to a study released by the Bertelsmann Foundation on Thursday. But the study revealed some weaknesses in integration, too. The study called […]