Explaining Misinterpretations of the Holy Text to a Christian Audience
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times This is modified version of a speech by me in St. Paul Church in Endicott, NY. “No […]
USA: Dr Mahmood joins 2018 race for California lieutenant governor
https://www.dawn.com/news/1323775 A Pakistani-born doctor announced Wednesday that he is joining the 2018 race for lieutenant governor of California, US on a platform of saving the Affordable Care Act, providing free community college education and fighting what he termed “Donald Trump’s hate.” Dr Asif Mahmood A Pakistani-born doctor announced Wednesday that […]
Federal judge in Hawaii extends ruling halting travel ban indefinitely
(CNN) A federal judge in Hawaii granted the state’s request for a longer-term halt of the revised travel ban executive order Wednesday. US District Court Judge Derrick Watson blocked the core […]
China sets rules on beards, veils to combat extremism in Xinjiang
Reuters International MAR 30, 2017 BEIJING (Reuters) – China will step up a campaign against religious extremism in the far western region of Xinjiang on Saturday by implementing a range […]
Another Ahmadiyya shot Dead in Pakistan
Source: The Express Tribune Nobel laureate Abdul Salam’s cousin killed in Nankana Sahib Advocate Malik Saleem Latif was leader of Ahmadi community in Nankana Sahib. An advocate and local leader of Jamaat-e-Ahmadiya was gunned down as unidentified armed men opened fire at him in Nankana Sahib on Thursday morning. Advocate Malik Saleem Latif and […]
UNDER SURVEILLANCE: Turkish ex-spy recounts political espionage
MAR 28, 2017 www.swissinfo.ch In an exclusive interview with Swiss public television, SRF, a former agent of the Turkish National Intelligence Organisation (MİT), confirmed suspicions that political espionage had taken place in the past on members of the Turkish community in Switzerland. On March 24, the Swiss Attorney General’s office announced […]
A year after curbing its power, the Saudi religious police is deemed redundant by many
ARAB NEWS | Published — Thursday 30 March 2017 Sheikh Ahmed Qassim Al-Ghamdi RELATED ARTICLES JEDDAH: As Saudi Arabia marks the first anniversary of curbs placed on the religious police, […]
Arabs to back Mideast talks if Palestine state guaranteed
Hani Hazaimeh | Published — Thursday 30 March 2017 RELATED ARTICLES THE DEAD SEA, Jordan: Arab leaders on Wednesday adopted the Amman Declaration, issued at the conclusion of the Arab […]
MIGRATION FLOWS: Asylum requests in Europe: where things stand
By Duc-Quang Nguyen, Stefania Summermatter MAR 29, 2017 – 15:43 In 2015, Europe had a record number of asylum requests with more than 1.3 million registered first-time claimants. New numbers show a slight decline since, but demands are still twice the number from 2014. https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/31vho/3/ More than 1.23 million […]
Iraqi forces battle toward landmark Mosul mosque
By Reuters – Mar 29,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Displaced Iraqi people shelter from the rain on the street near the city of Mosul, Iraq, on March 23 (Reuters photo) MOSUL — Iraqi special forces and police fought the Daesh terror group militants to edge closer to Al Nuri […]
By whatever name, it is death
Mar 29,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen According to the UN, some 300,000 to 400,000 Iraqi civilians remain trapped in the Daesh-held Old City of Mosul. Caught in the crossfire between Daesh defenders and Iraqi government attackers, trapped families lack food, water and medical supplies. Hundreds have been killed and […]
This is what the UK and the EU’s relationship will look like in ten years’ time
If Brexit is negotiated successfully, the ability of both sides in this squabble to cope with their wider social and economic challenges may well turn out to be better, not worse Hamish McRae @TheIndyBusiness What will Europe be like in, say, 10 years’ time, when the matter of Article 50 […]
In northern Syria, defeated Isis fighters leave behind only scorched earth, trenches – and a crucifixion stand
Endgames: inside Syria Robert Fisk reports from the front line in Aleppo province where, for 40 miles, not a house, stable or even fence remains standing Robert Fisk Tader, eastern Aleppo @indyvoices A Syrian soldier demonstrates how the crucifixion stand erected and used by Isis works photography by George Ourfalian You can’t […]
Arab summit concludes with a ‘message of peace’, call for solidarity
By JT – Mar 30,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Arab leaders and heads of delegations gather for a group photo at the opening of the Arab summit at the Dead Sea on Wednesday (Anadolu Agency photo) AMMAN — The 28th Arab summit meeting held on Wednesday at the Dead Sea […]
UK: Can a Former Islamist Make It Cool to Be Moderate?
met Maajid Nawaz on a drizzly afternoon in March, tucked in a corner of the restaurant at the central London members’ club he uses as a satellite office. He was dabbing the chicken from his Caesar salad into a mound of yellow English mustard, which he stopped doing for long […]
Arab Summit: ‘Arabs lost confidence in their leaders’
The summit will do little to end the conflicts in the region, analysts say. Jordan King Abdullah II (R) receives Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi upon his arrival in Jordan, […]
Christiane Amanpour of CNN on the response of Ahmadi Muslims to the Westminster attack
Inspiring piece by @camanpour of the response of Ahmadi Muslims to the #Westminster Attack.#LoveForAllHatredForNone https://t.co/2q5mDni1F7 — Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@MuslimIQ) March 29, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The Muslim Times has an extensive […]
Westminster attacker was ‘violent Christian’ before becoming ‘violent Muslim,’ says British politician
Lorraine Caballero 29 March, 2017 The suspect in the Westminster terror attack last week was a “violent Christian” even before he became a “violent Muslim,” according to British politician and […]
Why are converts to Islam specifically vulnerable to becoming extremists?
While family and friends may shun the converts for making such a drastic change, the mainstream Muslim community may still see them as outsiders. But extremist fringe groups are always looking for recruits Adam Deen The initial aftermath of the horrific attacks on the Houses of Parliament led many organisations scrambling […]
Why some Muslim Syrian refugees are converting to Christianity This story is a part of
This story is a part of PRI’s The World March 02, 2017 By Rebecca Collard AbuRadwan-1.jpg Abu Radwan and his family converted to Christianity after they fled Syria to Lebanon. […]