Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Acknowledging the right of all non-Muslims to follow their respective personal laws, the Council of Islamic […]
this would not only be a very risky undertaking militarily but a fiasco in the political sense for Pakistan at least January 09, 2017, 2:06 am Syed Fazl-e-Ali Naqvi The media is agog with the news of General Raheel Sharif’s likely appointment as the Commander of the 39 nation Islamic […]
Source: The Express Tribune ISLAMABAD: Acknowledging the right of all non-Muslims to follow their respective personal laws, the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) declared that Shariah laws allowed all non-Muslims […]
REUTERS BERLIN EPA Photo Germany’s insistence on austerity in the euro zone has left Europe more divided than ever and a break-up of the European Union is no longer inconceivable, German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel told Der Spiegel magazine. Gabriel, whose Social Democrats (SPD) are junior partner to Chancellor Angela […]
patheos.com: To whom it may concern, “The world suffers a lot, not because of the violence of Bad people, but because of the silence of good people.” – Napoleon Bonaparte In the Quran, Allah the Most Gracious and Merciful says: 1. “For you is your religion, and for me is […]
NTB/The Local news@thelocal.no 6 January 2017 Police did not reveal what led them to suspect arson. Photo: Heiko Junge / NTB scanpix Police suspect that a fire at an asylum centre in Gibostad in Troms county in the early morning hours of Thursday was arson. The fire broke out in […]
Reuters International JAN 7, 2017 – U.S. first lady Michelle Obama speaks in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S., October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (reuters_tickers) By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – First lady Michelle Obama made an impassioned case for embracing diversity and welcoming all religious groups on Friday in a […]
Jewel Topsfield Karuni Rompies Jakarta: Permadi Arya became famous – or infamous, depending on how you look at it – for his satirical YouTube videos lampooning extremism. One of them, You are Shiite, sends up those who preach that only Sunni Muslims will be guaranteed a plot of land in […]
ARAB NEWS | Published — Monday 9 January 2017 Cpl. Gibran Jaber Awagy, the brave police officer, who shot and killed two Daesh-linked wanted terrorists, is recuperating in a hospital. JEDDAH: The brave police officer who shot and killed two Daesh-linked terrorists has been hailed as a hero by […]
By AFP – Jan 08,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Senior British Foreign Office official Alan Duncan is seen prior to a meeting in Athens on Thursday, one week ahead of a summit in Geneva aimed at reunifying Cyprus (AFP photo) LONDON — The Israeli embassy in London sought Sunday […]
By AFP – Jan 09,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Displaced people flee during a battle with Daesh militants in Al Zuhoor neighbourhood of Mosul, Iraq, on Sunday (Reuters photo) ERBIL — Iraqi forces battling extremists in Mosul reached the Tigris River that divides the city Sunday, a key step […]
Jan 08,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh Daesh shifted technically and tactically its method of carrying out terrorist operations in Istanbul; moreover, the assailant attacked at a vital time, New Year’s Eve celebrations, in spite of the warnings and the security measures that had been taken to face such […]
3 January 2017 Bobi Dodevski wasn’t supposed to be working on the rainy March day when he met his future wife. Mr Dodevski, a 35-year-old Macedonian border guard, had agreed to cover for a colleague. Among the thousands of refugees hoping to cross the border that day was Noora […]
The Shahi Imam of Tipu Sultan Mosque in Kolkata has issued a Fatwa against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over inconvenience faced by people due to demonetisation, said reports. Maulana Nurur Rehman Barkati reportedly said that he would offer a reward of Rs 25 lakh to anyone who will “cut off […]
Source: The Guardian Pope Francis has encouraged women attending a ceremony in the Sistine Chapel to feel free to breastfeed their children in the church. “The ceremony is a little […]
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Associate Religion Editor As an American Muslim living in a climate of Islamophobia, Reza Aslan has had to develop a thick skin when speaking about […]
Source: Huffington Post By Elyse Wanshel Associate Editor, Trends, The Huffington Post A small restaurant is giving with a big heart. Marché Ferdous, a Muslim-owned eatery in Montreal, hands […]
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Associate Religion Editor When Thuy Nguyen was just 12 years old, she left her native country of Vietnam and boarded a South Korean boat in […]
Source: Time By Lisa Wade Lisa Wade is associate professor of sociology at Occidental College and the author of American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus. A demographic shift […]
Source: BBC Four Israeli officer cadets have been killed in Jerusalem by a Palestinian man who rammed a lorry into them, in what police say was a terrorist attack. Three […]