ICC calls for ‘immediate arrest’ of Qadhafi son
By AFP – Jun 15,2017 – JORDAN TIMES This file photo taken on August 23, 2011 shows Saif Al Islam Qadhafi, son of Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi, appearing in […]
Israeli and international groups warn of looming Gaza disaster
By AFP – Jun 15,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Newborns are seen at Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Monday (Reuters photo by Mohammed Salem) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israeli […]
Cattle slaughter crackdown ripples through India’s leather industry
Reuters International JUN 14, 2017 A shoe-maker poses for a picture in an underground workshop in Agra, India, June 9, 2017. Picture taken June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton (reuters_tickers) […]
U.S. arrests nearly 200 Iraqis in deportation sweep
Reuters International JUN 15, 2017 – A group of women react as they talk about family members seized on Sunday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during a rally […]
This is why Iran should play a major role in the negotiations to ban nuclear weapons
Iran is the only country that has banned the use of WMDs with religious edicts at the highest levels Seyed Hossein Mousavian 10 comments Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has upheld a fatwa against weapons of mass destruction AP Since the advent of nuclear weapons, nations and grassroots movements across the […]
Donald Trump could drop a nuclear bomb on Iran within two years
Iran is boxed in economically, militarily and politically. It has no friends left. Very few neighbours would bat an eyelid and many would quietly applaud Andrew MacLeod @AndrewMMacleod Tehran may need to abandon its own nuclear ambitions to avoid an escalation of tensions with the US Reuters Donald Trump has just signalled that […]
Switzerland: INITIATIVE: Maverick group pushes hardline anti-immigration agenda
JUN 14, 2017 – The head of the initiative committee, Richard Koller, (centre) explaining the aims of his campaign (Keystone) Opponents of the government’s immigration policy are making a new attempt at protecting domestic labour in Switzerland from foreign nationals. A committee, led by a local member of the […]
Google Launches An App That Helps Muslims Find The Direction To Pray
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla QIBLAFINDERWITHGOOGLECOMGoogle launched a webapp that helps Muslims find the Qibla — the direction towards Mecca. Qibla is the direction that Muslims face during prayer. […]
This Muslim Convert Is Prepping The Next Batch Of Muslim Scholars To Be More In Tune With UK Society
Source: Huffington Post BY Akbar Ahmed, Contributor CAMBRIDGE, England ― When Tim Winter became a Muslim in 1979, Islam was still something of a mystery to the West. He was a […]
Supreme Court Ramps Up Review Of Donald Trump’s Travel Ban Losses
Source: Huffington Post The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to allow the Trump administration the chance to submit a new round of court filings supporting the president’s travel ban on […]
Anti-Muslim Hate Marches Across U.S. Draw Violence, Arrests
Source: Huffington Post Hate groups rallied in 28 cities across 21 states. By Sebastian Murdock Hate marches that took place across the U.S. drew violence between white supremacists and counterprotesters […]
Gulf Crisis: A Battle For The Future Of The Middle East And The Muslim World
Source: Huffington Post By James M. Dorsey, Contributor A Saudi and UAE-led campaign to force Qatar to halt its support for Islamists and militants is little else than a struggle to […]
President Trump Calls House Health Care Bill ‘Mean’
Source: Time By Alan Fram / AP (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump told Republican senators Tuesday that the House-passed health care bill is “mean” and urged them to craft a […]
Hundreds of People Have Been Hospitalized as Food Poisoning Strikes a Displacement Camp in Iraq
Source: Time By Balint Szlanko and Sinan Salaheddin / AP (HASSAN SHAM U2 CAMP, Iraq) — Food poisoning at a camp for displaced residents of Mosul has made more than […]
Tough school? War, illiteracy and hope in Afghanistan
Source: BBC News By Bill Hicks BBC Global education Image captionTeach for Afghanistan wants to make sure that girls have an equal chance of going to school The idea of […]
Every Human Life is Precious & Sacred — Rep. Scalise shot in Virginia
Let us all demonstrate from our religion or philosophy that every human life is sacred, to curb terrorism. For Islam: Al Quran 5:32/33. pic.twitter.com/02D9UyAdQO — The Muslim Times (@The_MuslimTimes) May […]
“Truck art” tradition trundles along in Pakistan
Reuters International JUN 13, 2017 A security guard poses for a portrait in front of his favourite decorated truck at a truck stop outside Faisalabad, Pakistan, May 3, 2017. […]
The 712-page Google doc that proves Muslims do condemn terrorism
When a classmate told 19-year-old Heraa Hashmi that “all terrorists are Muslims” she began to compile a dossier of all instances of Muslims condemning terror attacks ‘I wanted to show how weak the argument is that Muslims don’t care about terrorism’ … Heraa Hashmi. Photograph: Courtesy Heraa Hashmi Arwa […]
Saudi Arabia denies Qataris are banned from Umrah
Manama: Saudi Arabia has denied reports that it had banned Qataris from performing Umrah as “untrue and lacked credibility.” Umrah is performed by Muslims at the Grand Mosque in Makkah in western Saudi Arabia. “There is no truth to the reports on social media platforms that Qataris have been […]
London fire: Muslims awake for Ramadan may have saved Grenfell Tower residents’ lives
Source: Independent Muslims awake for Ramadan might have helped save lives after noticing the horrific blaze at Grenfell Tower. Read further