BY ISMAILIMAIL POSTED ON AUGUST 23, 2017 The Shi‘i Ismaili Muslims, better known today as the Ismailis, make up the second largest branch of Shi‘i Islam after the Twelvers (Ithna ‘Ashariyyah). Shi‘i Muslims believe that the Prophet Muhammad’s divinely-ordained spiritual authority and divinely-inspired knowledge continues in members of his family, beginning […]
Source: BBC News Donald Trump says he will close down the US government if necessary to build his wall along the Mexico border. The president told supporters at a “Make […]
CLAIRE COHEN 23 AUGUST 2017 • http://tpc.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-10/html/container.html#eid=21060375 Acouple of years ago, I was ‘goosed’ on my way to work. A man stood behind me on the tube and firmly pressed his groin into my backside, leaving it there for an uncomfortably long time. I could feel his hot breath on […]
By NOOR JAVEDNews reporter Wed., Aug. 23, 2017, thestar.com With just two weeks before the school year begins, students at a private Islamic high school in Toronto are “devastated” and scrambling to find other options after they were informed over the weekend it was abruptly shutting down. Management of the Islamic […]
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is pleased to announce that on 21 August 2017, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad […]
Source: Financial Times and SwissInfo.ch By Clive Cookson and Science Editor The first new malaria drug to emerge for 20 years is beginning clinical trials in nine countries across Africa […]
Breitbart, with Bannon once again running it, is already openly deriding Trump with one piece headlined ‘His McMaster’s Voice: Is Trump’s Afghanistan policy that different from Obama’s?’ Kim Sengupta The sending of more troops to Afghanistan by Donald Trump was not, in the end, unexpected. It was, however, a […]
He is now so enfeebled that the Generals and Admirals are not just emboldened to ignore his orders with contempt (not a blind bit of notice was taken of his ban on transgender people in the military). They are dictating foreign policy even when it directly undermines the support of […]
Discussions cover Mideast peace process, region By JT – Aug 23,2017 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah receives Senior Adviser to the US President Jared Kushner in Amman […]
. Aug 22,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah The Middle East is a region that has been deprived of peace for no less than a full decade. All efforts, by the UN, superpowers, regional actors and mediators over the years to resolve causes of instability have failed. Actually, the […]
A look into the life of Rafiq A. Tschannen, your Associate Chief Editor of The Muslim Times. (Cultural shock: From Expatriate Life in Bangkok to Humanitarian Relief in Kosovo). Well, […]
Telegraph: The earliest Latin interpretation of the Gospels has been brought to light by a British academic – and it suggests that readers should not take the Bible literally. Lost for 1,500 years, the fourth-century commentary by African-born Italian bishop Fortunatianus of Aquileia interprets the Gospels as a series of […]
Source:pressahmadiyya.com Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad says all immigrants must be loyal to country of residence and calls for religious tolerance and understanding The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is pleased to announce that on 21 August 2017, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza […]
While some pray for Barcelona after the terrorist attack that left at least 13 people dead and more than 100 injured, others offer prayers of celebration. The bitter truth is that Islamic extremists celebrate the death and carnage in Barcelona as an answer to their prayers, and a victory for […]
Source: American University Radio GUEST HOST: STEPHEN HENDERSON Presidents are expected to serve as moral leaders. But after the shows of hatred and violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, many Americans are turning to […]
Source: Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A Bangladesh court has sentenced to death 10 leaders and activists from a banned Islamist group for a plot in 2000 to kill […]
Source: BBC News By Selin GiritBBC News, Istanbul 22 August 2017 Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionThe new curriculum will affect five-year-olds, 10-year-olds and teenagers in year nine (file pic) “In Turkey, […]
Source: The Star By MICHELE HENRYStaff reporterJAYME POISSONNews reporter Women from a small Muslim sect called the Dawoodi Bohras have reported that female genital mutilation has been performed on them in […]
Source: The New York Times By SEWELL CHAN and MIKKO TAKKUNENAUG. 21, 2017 Photo A moment of silence in Turku, Finland, on Saturday to commemorate the victims of the stabbing attack in the […]
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Bishops in Ireland have created detailed guidelines to address an issue the Roman Catholic Church has tried to keep under […]