China’s 1st big passenger jet completes maiden flight
Source: CNN China’s first large jetliner has successfully completed its maiden flight, a key moment in the country’s push to challenge the U.S. and Europe as a global manufacturer. The […]
Egyptian Saad Mohammed creates 700 metre Koran by hand
Source: BBC An Egyptian school drop-out is hoping to make history after spending three years painstakingly creating what he believes to be the world’s largest Koran. Saad Mohammed’s intricately decorated, […]
Why catwalk Hijabs are upsetting some Muslim women
Source: BBC There’s a growing number of fashion brands and multinational companies showcasing women wearing an Islamic headscarf. But, for various reasons, some women from Muslim backgrounds aren’t happy with […]
Trump vows to broker Israeli-Palestinian peace, offers no new policies
Source: Reuters By Jeff Mason and Matt Spetalnick | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump vowed on Wednesday to do “whatever is necessary” to broker peace between Israel and the Palestinians as […]
Pastor was assessing woman for demons just days before decapitation
BY OLIVER MORRISON Rachael Hilyard had asked a friend: Where could she get an exorcism? Her friend told her Pastor Terry Fox. A few days after Fox visited Hilyard’s home […]
Paul Davies: The Best 5 Minute Video for the Argument from Design
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times A small quote from the video: “It is extraordinary to ground the rationality and logical nature of […]
Prof. Paul Davies – A Conversation about Universe, Life and Consciousness
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Saint Augustine did build a bridge from Christian tradition to Islam!
Epigraph “We think that since God is the author both of his Word the Bible and of this universe, there must ultimately be harmony between correct interpretation of the biblical […]
Angela Merkel’s censored photo in Saudia Arabia was actually doctored
Source:ET Saudi Arabia had run into a controversy after a recent visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel as social media users criticised the kingdom for censoring her hair on a TV channel. But the incessant criticism was uncalled for as the image of Merkel users kept sharing on social media showing […]
Book of Optics from Wikipedia from 2010
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times I had saved this material back in 2010 and the present article in Wikipedia is significantly changed […]
True Dreams
” Oh, Allah, bless my sleep and grant me true dreams, dreams that are beneficial to me and dreams that remain in my memory. “ According to the German Orientalist Dr. Annemarie Schimmel in her book “Die Traeume des Kalifen” the above prayer was recited by Hadhrat Aisha, wife […]
Merkel backs defence minister in scandal on racism in military
Reuters International MAY 3, 2017 – German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen addresses journalists, after her visit at the 291st fighter squadron based at the “Quartier Leclerc”, a military […]
U.S. State Dept. seeks tougher visa scrutiny, including social media checks
Reuters International MAY 4, 2017 – FILE PHOTO: International travellers arrive at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Dallas, Texas, U.S. February 4, 2017. REUTERS/Laura Buckman (reuters_tickers) By Yeganeh Torbati and […]
Trump to wade into Middle East politics on first foreign trip
Reuters International MAY 4, 2017 – U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence attend a National Day of Prayer event at the Rose Garden of the White House […]
‘DISCOVERY SEMESTER’: Refugees get a taste of Swiss university life
By Veronica DeVore MAY 3, 2017 The University of Zurich, Switzerland’s largest university, recently launched its first “discovery semester” for refugees(Keystone) Students at Swiss universities have banded together to […]
Will Israel reciprocate Hamas’ gesture?
May 04,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri I was in Doha, Qatar, Monday evening when Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, issued a new policy statement that amended some of the long-standing hardline positions on Israel in its charter. The next day I also took part in a public panel […]
Route to Raqqa dotted with discarded veils, burned cars
By AFP – May 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A female fighter from the Syrian Democratic Forces, which consists of an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters, stands near Tishreen Farms, some 17 kilometres north of Raqqa, on Tuesday (AFP photo) MAZRAAT TISHREEN, Syria — Dozens of black veils dotted […]
Russia, Turkey, Iran ink deal on safe zones in Syria
By AFP – May 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Russian mediator Alexander Lavrentiev, Iranian deputy foreign minister, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov and UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura attend the signing of a memorandum on creating safe zones in Syria during the fourth round […]
If Theresa May is happy to call out anti-Semitism in other parties, isn’t it time she addressed Islamophobia in her own?
The number of incidents is truly staggering. These have not, however, been sufficient for the Conservatives to hold an independent inquiry into Islamophobia Miqdaad Versi a day ago 252 comments It is quite reasonable to expect that in this day and age, all bigotry will be challenged and scrutinised rigorously. […]
Egyptian President al-Sisi is employing militia in the Sinai – a sign of how desperate his war against Isis has become
Egyptian police and soldiers are now attacked daily and civilians are disappearing, either for fear of Isis or because they are seized by the army’s ‘collaborators’ Robert Fisk Cairo @indyvoices […]