Christianity and Islam: Monopolizing Salvation versus Universalism, Who Goes to Hell and Stays There?
Epigraph Surely, the Believers, and the Jews, and the Christians and the Sabians — whichever party from among these truly believes in Allah and the Last Day and does good deeds — […]
Why Richard Dawkins Will Not Debate William Lane Craig, And He in Turn Will Not Debate Me?
Challenge by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times William Lane Craig is the best known and perhaps the most effective Christian apologist. I challenge William Lane […]
Dr. Rupert Sheldrake: A Conscious Universe?
EPIGRAPH And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a little.’ […]
David Bentley Hart – Does Consciousness Defeat Materialism?
Epigraph And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a little.’ […]
Why Human Rights are Different from Monkey Rights or Lemur Rights?
Epigraph Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like killing the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32) On account of this, We prescribed for the children […]
The Most Important Question of Our Life: Why is There Anything at All?
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Tajikistan’s hijab ban latest in decades-long religious freedom violations
Experts acknowledge the country’s long-standing security issues but say the state uses them as a pretext for imposing excessive rules to control the population. AYSE BETUL AYTEKIN When Muslim-majority Tajikistan […]
Ex-US official says she quit over Biden’s ‘destructive support for Israel’
Maryam Hassanein tells TRT World that she hopes Biden would “listen to our voices” and take a better approach to Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. A former US official who […]
French elections: Descendants of North African immigrants unite against far right
Residents of working-class neighbourhoods fear an increase in police violence and discrimination if National Rally takes power Mounia Merzouk (centre) – the mother of Nahel, a 17-year-old who was shot […]
If Christians and Atheists Debate, Islam Wins: Lane versus Ehrman
EPIGRAPH Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word common between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
Hala Mbappé: Kicking Back Against Division
Qasim ChoudharyCONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 2nd July 2024 ©Shutterstock Qasim Choudhary, USA ‘Kylian Mbappé is against the extremes, the groups that divide us. We have the opportunity to choose the […]
France’s snap elections: Muslims face stark choice amid far-right surge
French society has witnessed a sharp escalation in Islamophobia in recent years, along with many anti-Muslim policies. For France, the writing seems to be on the wall: the general elections […]
Germany’s first African-born MP to stand down after racist abuse
Germany Karamba Diaby’s announcement he wants to spend time with family comes after bullet and arson attacks on his office Kate Connolly in BerlinWed 3 Jul 2024 The first African-born MP […]
What the UK general election might mean for the Middle East
What the UK general election might mean for the Middle East SPECIAL Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, soaked in rain, stands at a lecturn as he delivers a speech to […]
French media under fire for biased coverage of Gaza war
SALAH GUEMRICHE July 03, 2024 In his 1986 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, Elie Wiesel said: “Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.” For an Algerian who lived through the […]
Battleground: Jerusalem
The biblical battle for the Holy City Arab News As the holy month of Ramadan approached this year, fears grew that against the backdrop of the conflict in Gaza, Al-Aqsa […]
If Christians and Atheists Debate, Islam Wins: Lane versus Millican
Epigraph Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word common between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
Nearly 21,000 children are missing in Gaza. And there’s no end to this nightmare
OpinionGaza Arwa Mahdawi The numbers that have been coming out of Gaza have been almost too shocking to comprehend Thu 27 Jun 2024 Dead or dismembered Palestinians don’t seem to […]