2. Discrimination and conflicts in U.S. society
Source: Pew Research Center The public makes clear distinctions in assessing the extent to which some groups in the society face discrimination today. A large majority of Americans (82%) say […]
In a push against anti-Muslim hate crimes, U.S. attorney general set to visit mosque
Source: Los Angeles Times Amid a rise in anti-Muslim hate crimes since the presidential election, U.S. Atty. Gen. Loretta Lynch plans to make her first visit to a mosque while […]
Methodist church eases post-election fears for Muslim, minority artists
Source: Chicago Tribune BY Manya Brachear Malik Gillani remembers the first day his world turned upside down. It was Sept. 11, 2001, the day terrorist attacks cast a cloud of […]
Man stabs worshiper near Simi Valley mosque in hate crime, police allege
Source: Los Angeles Times A 29-year-old Simi Valley man has been arrested and booked on suspicion of committing a hate crime after he stabbed an apparent worshiper near a mosque, […]
If a Trump and a Muslim American can put aside their differences, why can’t we?
Source: ET In this atmosphere, my wife and I watched David Sedaris, a writer/comedian, at Beniroya Hall in downtown Seattle. Before the introduction, the host ranted against Trump, the audience groaned and moaned, and the show went on. Sedaris delivered his trademark monologue, balancing tragedy and comedy, his sister’s suicide and the idyllic Carolina […]
Jewish-Muslim hate: A manufactured enterprise of illegitimate rulers
Source: ET Autocratic regimes within the Muslim world have long practiced a contrived and self-serving anti-Semitism. They use state-controlled media and politicised clergies to cultivate anti-Jewish animus in their citizenry. It is taught in schools and mosques through selective and acontextual readings of both scripture and history. This de rigueur hatred serves such regimes several uses. It provides them with […]
Saudi police detain young woman for removing abaya
Source: ET DUBAI: Saudi police detained a young woman for violating modesty rules after she removed her abaya, the loose-fitting, full-length robes women are required to wear, on a main street in the capital Riyadh, local media reported on Monday. The Arabic-language al-Sharq newspaper reported that the woman was detained […]
As a Muslim woman, I support Angela Merkel’s ban on niqabs in Germany
Source: ET Any ban on wearing the niqab in public is one that defends secular society. In Germany today, secularism and the perceived integrity of the nation are strained with the influx of 1.2 million Syrian refugees, the rise in Islamist terrorism, and the looming threat from the so-called Islamic […]
Muslim teacher resigns after being told to remove burqa in India
Source: ET Nazneed said she was being targeted by the new headmistress who joined the school in June, 2016. Nazneed had been working at the school for two years and nine months. “Since the new headmistress joined, she has asked me to remove my hijab and burqa on several occasions, […]
Man stabs passenger in London then shouts ‘I want to kill a Muslim’
Source: ET “A man has been arrested after a man was seriously assaulted at Forest Hill station this afternoon,” British Transport Police said in a statement on their website. “We are investigating the circumstances of the Forest Hill incident, but at this time we are not treating it as terrorism-related.” […]
Emergence of political Islam puts Indonesian president to a test
Source: Reuters By Kanupriya Kapoor and Agustinus Beo Da Costa | JAKARTA As the ranks of protesters thickened in central Jakarta on Dec. 2, turning into Indonesia’s biggest mass demonstration […]
UK adopts antisemitism definition to combat hate crime against Jews
Source: The Guardian John Mann calls Ken Livingstone a ‘Nazi apologist’ in front of TV cameras in April. Photograph: ITN BY Peter WalkerPolitical correspondent The government is to formally adopt a […]
A Message Of Tolerance And Welcome, Spreading From Yard To Yard
Source: NPR By CAMILA DOMONOSKE It’s a simple sign. One message — “No matter where you are from, we’re glad you’re our neighbor.” Three languages: Spanish, English and Arabic. They’ve popped […]
How Worrying Can Actually Make You Sick
Source: Time By Mandy Oaklander Some people—even those who are strong and healthy—are totally convinced that disease is just around the corner. An estimated 5-10% of people have health anxiety, meaning […]
Reprisals, Rape, and Children Burned Alive: Burma’s Rohingya Speak of Genocidal Terror
Source: Time BY Nikhil Kumar / Teknaf, Bangladesh Around 21,000 Rohingya have sought refuge in Bangladesh over the past two months, as Burmese forces launched what one U.N official says is […]
The curse of interruption addiction You might think multitasking is amazing, but your brain is not happy about it
Source: BBC By Renuka Rayasam 12 December 2016 When instant messaging became popular in the 1990s, Judi Wineland was not a fan. The constant disruption of chat pop-ups made it […]
Nigeria Maiduguri: Two ‘young girls’ used as human bombs
Source: BBC Two girls said to be aged seven or eight have been used to bomb a market in north-east Nigeria, killing at least one other person and wounding 18. […]
Read Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize Speech: ‘I Recognize That I Am in Very Rare Company’
Source: Time By Maya Rhodan “I am most definitely with you in spirit and honored to be receiving such a prestigious prize” Bob Dylan was not in attendance at the 2016 […]
Donald Trump Mulls Exxon Mobil CEO as Secretary of State
Source: Time BY Zeke J Miller President-elect Donald Trump is considering Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his nominee for Secretary of State, capping a month-long audition process ripped from his […]
Darul Uloom Deoband Comes Out Openly Against the Tablighi Jamaat and Its Chief Maulvi Sa’ad Kandhaulvi
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page By New Age Islam Special Correspondent 10 December 2016 Perhaps first time in its age-old history, the largest Islamic seminary in India Darul Uloom Deoband has issued a categorical fatwa against the Tablighi Jama’at. Accusing […]