Burqa ban splits Morocco society
Source: Arab News RABAT: Morocco’s ban on the sale and production of full-face veils (burqa) has sharply divided opinions in the North African country. Writers and intellectuals have condemned the […]
Dina Powell, Trump’s first Arab-American appointee, draws bipartisan praise
JOYCE KARAM | Published — Sunday 15 January 2017 Dina Habib Powell. (AP) WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump has been heavily criticized this week for controversial tweets and a fiery press conference. However, one announcement from the incoming administration is garnering positive feedback and bipartisan praise: The appointment of Dina […]
Trump’s crazed transition
Jan 14,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Elizabeth Drew With Donald Trump’s inauguration as president of the United States fast approaching, the strangest — even craziest — post-election transition in US history is about to come to an end. This period has provided a clear demonstration of how unpredictable life with President […]
Giving some hope for Syria
Jan 14,2017 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL Syrian President Bashar Assad was recently quoted by the Syrian state news agency SANA as having told French media, following a visit by French MPs to the liberated Aleppo, that he was “ready to discuss anything” at the projected peace conference in the Kazakh […]
Africa’s unique vulnerability to violent extremism
Jan 14,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Mohamed Yahya Africa bears the brunt of lives lost, economies ruined and relationships fractured by terrorism. It is the continent where Al Qaeda launched its war against the United States in 1998, by bombing the US embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; […]
Switzerland: Rail passengers complain to SBB over burqa posters
The Local news@thelocal.ch 12 January 2017 Photo: SBB Members of the public are calling on Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) to remove controversial posters from its railway stations just days after right-wing campaigners launched their provocative publicity campaign. The poster, unveiled in railway stations on Monday, shows a woman wearing a […]
Muslim Girls Must Attend Mixed Swim Class, European Court Rules
Source: Huffington post By Gilbert Reilhac Mandatory school activities overrode religious convictions. A Muslim couple who refused on religious grounds to allow their two young daughters take part in boys-and-girls […]
Pope Francis Completely Trivializes The Reasons Why Women Seek Abortions
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Associate Religion Editor In the years since his election, Pope Francis has appeared to soften the church’s historically punitive tone towards women who have had […]
Gay Couple Will Lead Historic DC Church With A Vision Of Justice
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post A 155-year-old Baptist church in Washington DC recently named a married, gay couple to be its senior ministers with […]
Thousands Sign George Takei’s Petition In Solidarity With Muslim Americans
Source: Huffington Post BY Cavan Sieczkowski Deputy Director, News & Analytics Thousands of people lent their names to a petition created by George Takei to take a stand against a possible […]
The Simple Beauty In How 5-Year-Olds From Different Faiths Prepare For Religious Services
Source: Huffington Post BY Lisa Capretto Five children. Five countries. Five religions. It might seem as if children like that couldn’t be more different, but in less than five minutes, director […]
Religious Leaders Bless Planned Parenthood Health Center And Its Mission
Source: Huffington Post BY Carol Kuruvilla Associate Religion Editor Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, and secular leaders gathered inside Planned Parenthood Metro Washington’s new Carol Whitehill Moses health center on Tuesday to […]
Turmeric May Not Be a Miracle Spice After All
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: Time By Amanda MacMillan Turmeric, the bright yellow spice often used […]
Millennials Keep Losing Ground to Their Parents
Source: Time BY Kate Samuelson Millennial children are earning around 20% less than their baby boomer parents despite being better educated, new research says. Analysis of Federal Reserve data by the […]
Justice Department Releases Scathing Report on Chicago Police Department Abuses
Source: Time By Michael Tarm and Don Babwin / AP (CHICAGO) — Institutional problems within the Chicago Police Department have led to serious civil rights violations for years, including racial bias […]
The next best thing to teleportation
Source: BBC By Douglas Heaven 13 January 2017 Your book talks about the new globalisation. What’s new? Profile: Richard Baldwin Richard Baldwin is Professor of International Economics at the Graduate […]
Trump ‘willing to work with Russia and China’
Source: BBC US President-elect Donald Trump says he is willing to work with Russia and China, providing they cooperate. Mr Trump told the Wall Street Journal that newly-imposed sanctions on […]
US Congress takes big step to Obamacare repeal
Source: BBC The US House of Representatives has taken the first step toward demolishing President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law, known as Obamacare. Republicans passed a budget measure to introduce […]
How an obscure U.S. policy effort could hurt American Muslims
Source: The Washington Post By Abigail Hauslohner January 11 U.S. lawmakers have introduced a measure calling for the Muslim Brotherhood, one of the oldest Islamist organizations in the Middle East, […]
As Shariah Experiment Becomes a Model, Indonesia’s Secular Face Slips
Source: The New York Times By JON EMONT BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Things were hopping at Redinesh Coffee Roastery in this seaside city one recent evening. Electronic dance music blared […]