By Stefania Summermatter and Ester Unterfinger MAR 29, 2017 – 11:00 A goal of Bern’s Catholic mission is to collect donations to allow young Eritreans to practise their faith. (Ester Unterfinger/swissinfo.ch) Italians in Switzerland are considered an integration success story even though they used to face violence and racism. […]
Endgames: inside Syria and Iraq Soon the Assad regime will be able to claim complete control of the major city of Homs for the first time in years. Robert Fisk witnesses a day of huge significance in the history of Syria Robert Fisk Homs @indyvoices a day ago 53 comments They came […]
Mar 28,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Mahmoud N. Zidan Last Thursday, the Royal Jordanian Airlines satirically tweeted 12 recommendations to its passengers because of the US and UK governments’ ban of electronic devices that are larger than “smart” phones on direct flights to their countries. The recommendations are: “Read a book, […]
Mar 28,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah I wrote this article two days before the convening of the 28th Arab summit, due to start in Amman today. How do I […]
As part of Teen Vogue’s #AskA series, we asked Muslim girls to share what it is like being an American Muslim girl today. The Muslim Times has a large collection […]
Bequeathed to the World by Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian Comprising introductions and brief summaries of each of the 91 books written by the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi [May peace be upon him]. Compiled by Syed Hasanat […]
Source: BBC Pakistan’s media regulator has ordered a controversial televangelist to apologise on air for hate speech. Aamir Liaquat Hussain had accused liberal activists, bloggers and journalists of blasphemy and […]
By PHILIP MARCELO Muslims complain they are frivolous bills meant to spread fears and sow suspicion of their religion in a nation divided. But supporters of state proposals to prevent […]
Source: The Atlantic By ANGELA ALMEIDA In the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election, life in the town of Easley, South Carolina, was tense for Leigh Drexler. Pick-up trucks with airborne […]
Source: The Economist Muslims, Christians and JesusA building and a book highlight an odd symbiosis between monotheistic faiths A new theory about the Abrahamic faiths OVER the centuries, the Abrahamic […]
Source: Teen Vogue By Mariam Ansar In celebration of Muslim Women’s Day on March 27, Teen Vogue is highlighting the real stories of Muslim women. In this op-ed, Mariam Ansar talks […]
Source: The Conversation The process of conversion to any religion is best thought of as a journey, and this is how it is often described to others by those who […]
Source: The Guardian By Arwa Mahdawi It happened in history class. Heraa Hashmi, a 19-year-old American Muslim student at the University of Colorado, was supposed to be discussing the Crusades with […]
Source: BBC As younger people leave the desert and head to the cities, the ancient Bedouin lifestyle is under threat. This camp plans to change that. BBC’s Travel Show brings you […]
Source: CNN By Joshua Berlinger (CNN) The world’s biggest dinosaur footprint has been discovered in northwestern Australia, measuring at nearly 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 meters), the lead author of […]
Source: Time By Karl Vick / Zephyrhills, Fla. Mar 23, 2017 For feeling good while getting around, it’s pretty hard to beat the mild glide of a golf cart. But the […]
Source: The Local Turkish citizens line up to vote in Frankfurt. Photo: DPA. Turkish voters in Germany, as deeply split as those in their ancestral homeland, started casting early ballots on Monday in a referendum that could vastly boost President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s powers. Hundreds of expatriates lined up at […]
Source: The Local Early on in Donald Trump’s American presidency, Germans still hold relatively negative views of the US leader, a poll released on Monday revealed. More than half of Germans (55 percent) don’t think Trump will last as president for his entire four-year term, according to a survey released by YouGov […]
Source: CNN The darkening storm over Russia is now looming over President Donald Trump’s innermost circle. The intrigue now threatening to swamp Washington politics deepened on Monday when Trump’s son-in-law and trusted adviser, Jared Kushner, offered to testify to senators about meetings with senior Kremlin officials — including the head […]