Berlin court rules in favor of hijab-wearing teacher
Source: DW Berlin’s Labor Court has ruled that the city violated a teacher’s rights by denying her a job. The woman had been told that she could not wear her […]
Trump May Turn to Arab Allies for Help With Israeli-Palestinian Relations
Source: The New York Times By PETER BAKER and MARK LANDLERFEB. 9, 2017 Photo An Israeli settlement in the West Bank. President Trump initially presented himself as an unstinting supporter […]
Hong Kong bishop hints at Vatican deal with China
Source: Associated Press By GERRY SHIH Yesterday BEIJING (AP) — The head of the Catholic church in Hong Kong has expressed optimism that the Vatican and Beijing can overcome the […]
Two years after slayings, these Muslims show hate cannot overpower love
Source: RNS By Yonat Shimron RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) Wrapped around the porch molding of a blue clapboard house in this capital city is a saying inscribed on thin sheets of […]
Pentagon journal explores what could happen if a president called for Muslim internment camps
Source: The Washington Post By Dan Lamothe The scholarly journal of the Pentagon’s top general published an essay that examines what someone in his position should do if a president […]
Pope says “at peace” confronting Vatican corruption, sex abuse
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella | VATICAN CITY Pope Francis says he is at peace with himself and not taking “tranquilising pills” while dealing with corruption in the Vatican and […]
Archbishop of Canterbury: ministers should reconsider child refugee decision
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent Justin Welby leads calls among religious figures following government announcement that it will no longer accept lone children Justin Welby said he […]
Dutch Far-Right Leader Tweets Fake Image Showing Rival With Islamists
Source: NPR Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders tweeted an fake image this week, purporting to show a political rival demonstrating with Islamists holding signs calling for sharia law. Wilders’ party […]
CIA Memo: Designating Muslim Brotherhood Could ‘Fuel Extremism’
Source: Politico Magazine By BLAKE HOUNSHELL and NAHAL TOOSI Trump administration officials pushing to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization face at least one significant obstacle: analysts […]
100 evangelical leaders sign ad denouncing Trump’s refugee ban
Source: CNN CNN)-Scores of evangelical leaders, including at least one from each state, have taken out a full-page newspaper advertisement to denounce President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on refugees, urging […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan approves bill that will give him unprecedented executive powers
Turkish public will vote on proposed constitutional changes in referendum announced for April Bethan McKernan Beirut @mck_beth Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has approved a controversial bill that could see him stay in office until 2029, before it goes to a country-wide referendum. Under the proposed far-reaching changes to the executive […]
‘Christianity theme park’ in Mao Zedong’s home province sparks outrage
Source: The Guardian Neo-Maoists have launched an online crusade against a “Christianity theme park” that recently opened in the southern Chinese city where Mao Zedong “converted” to communism. The park […]
I Am Not a Moderate Muslim
By SHIREEN YOUNUS, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER When I was four years old, my mother taught me how to read the Quran. We started with the Arabic alphabet. I remember learning how to sound out “alif,” the first letter in the word “Allah,” and “sheen,” the first letter of my own […]
Trump says he really wants Israel-Palestinian peace deal, warns both sides to be ‘reasonable’
View of the Israeli settlement of Efrat in the West Bank on Feb. 7, 2017. (Ammar Awad/Reuters) By William Booth February 10, 2017 JERUSALEM —President Trump warned Israel on Friday that building more homes in Jewish settlements was not “good for peace” and said he wanted Israel to “act reasonably” […]
‘Shariah Law’ And ‘Checks and Balances,’ Needed in Constitution
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Revelation and intuition on the one hand and human reason, logic and humanity’s cumulative experience on the […]
Video: The Millennials in healthcare standing up for coexistence and tolerance in age of Trump
A pledge from Medical Students to maintain our values of compassion, inclusion and evidenced based decision making, despite the current political climate; and to resist policies which negatively impact our […]
US Judiciary Sets Another ‘Golden Example’ for ‘Absolute Justice’
Trump loses appeal court bid to reinstate travel ban Source: BBC A US federal appeals court has rejected President Donald Trump’s attempt to reinstate his ban on citizens from seven […]
Germany warns the City over Brexit risk
Source: BBC Dr Andreas Dombret, executive board member for the German central bank, the Bundesbank, said that even if banking rules were “equivalent” between the UK and the rest of the European Union, that was “miles away from access to the single market”. Mr Dombret’s comments were made at a […]
Minorities in India facing discrimination
Source: ET Intolerance against minorities has increased in India under the premiership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) said on Wednesday. The American body analysed mounting concerns over the fate of minorities in the secular country, highlighting constitutional laws which violate religious freedom of […]
Battle Over Trump Authority Heats Up
Source: The Daily Beast The 9th Circuit Court has ruled, and the U.S. will stay open to refugees and travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries—at least for now.At about 3:15 p.m. PST on Thursday, the court announced it had ruled unanimously on the side of the states of Washington and Minnesota, […]