Cold Weather Can Actually Help You Burn Calories
Source: Time This time of year is filled with opportunities to pack on extra pounds. Think Christmas cookies, eggnog, lazy days when your only exercise is shuffling from the couch […]
Thousands Evacuate German Town on Christmas Morning After World War II Bomb Is Found
Source: Time By David McHugh/AP (FRANKFURT, Germany) — Thousands of people in the southern German city of Augsburg have left Christmas presents and decorations behind, forced to evacuate while authorities disarm […]
Muslim, Sikh faith groups in Regina embrace Christmas
Source: Global News By Christa Dao Reporter Global News It’s the season of giving and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at community in Regina is all hands on deck this Christmas season. […]
Why can’t Muslims celebrate Christmas?
Source: The Tribune Express By Azam Gill Moderating BBC Asian Network phone-ins, the DJ’s energetic voice brusquely interrupted my overlapping memories of Christmas and Eid. Coarse cotton straight from the forty-yard tha’an bolt. Shimmering saris, suits, and achkans. Coriander, jasmine and mustard seed hair oil. Old spice, khas attar, and shalimar. Narcissus and roses surrounding individually wrapped […]
Book Review: The Islamic Jesus: How the King of the Jews Became a Prophet of the Muslims
The Islamic Jesus: How the King of the Jews Became a Prophet of the Muslims – Hardcover – February 14, 2017 Book by Mustafa Akyol When Reza Aslan’s bestseller Zealot came out […]
Wishing everyone celebrating Hanukkah a happy, blessed and peaceful holiday
Wishing everyone celebrating Hanukkah a happy, blessed, and peaceful holiday. Chag Hanukkah Sameach! https://t.co/NxMfyfnG4h pic.twitter.com/WbTogGOS20 — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) December 24, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Video: The Story Of God With Morgan Freeman: Apocalypse
Morgan Freeman[2] (born June 1, 1937)[3] is an American actor, producer and narrator. Freeman won an Academy Award in 2005 for Best Supporting Actor with Million Dollar Baby (2004), and […]
TED Talk: How I’m working for change inside my church
Chelsea Shields: How I’m working for change inside my church How do we respect someone’s religious beliefs, while also holding religion accountable for the damage those beliefs may cause? Chelsea […]
The Obamas deliver their final Christmas message from the White House
Merry Christmas to all our Christian readers from the Muslim Times’ Editorial team Source: Independent By Feliks Garcia New York @feliksjose The President and First Lady took the opportunity to give […]
THE LAST DIPLOMAT
As Robin Raphel worked for the State Department in Pakistan, her brand of traditional diplomacy ran into the new realities of covert surveillance. The collision turned her life upside down BY ADAM ENTOUS AND DEVLIN BARRETT THE LAST DIPLOMAT Just before 8 on the morning of Oct. 21, 2014, Robin […]
This Is the Number One Mistake Parents Make When Arguing With Kids
Time: How do you deal with out of control kids? The authors of the bestseller How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk have some […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: An Overview
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is a dynamic, fast growing international revival movement within Islam. Founded in 1889, it spans over 206 countries with membership exceeding tens of millions. Its current […]
Updated: Zurich gunman was 24-year-old Swiss with ‘links to occult’
The gunman who shot three people in a Muslim prayer hall in Zurich on Monday afternoon was a 24-year-old Swiss, chief of police Christiane Lentjes Meili has said in a press conference. The shooter was later found dead a few hundred metres from the Islamic Centre where the crime took […]
NATO Chief Auditor Yves Chandelon found dead in suspicious incident
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL File Photo Yves Chandelon, the chief auditor of NATO relating to terrorism financing and money laundering, has been found dead in his car in an incident that raises suspicions. 62-year-old Chandelon’s death, resembling a suicide with a shot fired to his head, occurred on Dec. 16 and […]
Pope says Christmas ‘hostage’ to materialism, God in shadows
POLITICS Religion Conflict Reuters International DEC 24, 2016 – Pope Francis holds a statue of baby Jesus during the Christmas night Mass in Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican December 24, 2016. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (reuters_tickers) By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Saturday that Christmas had […]
Bill Gates reveals three skills that will get you hired
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Bill Gates said on Friday that those who understand engineering, sciences and economics will be in high demand in the upcoming years. The Microsoft founder-turned-philanthropist told LinkedIn […]
Haramain train to be fully operational by end 2017
ARAB NEWS | Published — Sunday 25 December 2016 An artist’s impression of the Makkah train station that will be the costliest of the Haramain trains stations. MAKKAH: The Haramain high speed train will start operating gradually in six months, with the first trip departing from Makkah to Madinah […]
The year that ended an epoch?
Dec 24,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Javier Solana As 2016 comes to an end, the outlook for 2017 is shrouded in uncertainty. Tensions in the Middle East are rising, and populist movements have appeared in Europe and the United States. In the Middle East, the tragic conflict in Syria continues, despite […]
Israel on defensive after landmark UN vote
US abstains as Security Council passes resolution condemning Israeli settlements By AFP – Dec 24,2016 – JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel scrambled Saturday to contain the fallout from a […]
Iraq is invaded… and the first casualty of war is truth
BY MARK STEELE, THE INDEPENDENT You expect lies, but usually they’re found out once a war is over. But in this war the lying is so inept that it gets […]