Building the case for Nobel Peace Prize for Justin Trudeau
We, in the Muslim Times, are building the case for Nobel Peace Prize for PM Justin Trudeau, given his dedication to all minority groups and human rights for every […]
UK: The Jihadi Joker, Anjem Choudary, Was a Terror Mastermind
For 20 years, long before ISIS, he abetted terror plots in the U.K. and around the world. Now that he’s in jail, will he continue his work there? MAAJID NAWAZ 08.22.16 1:13 AM ET LONDON — Perhaps the world’s most mainstream pro-ISIS Western media agitator, Anjem Choudary, finally has […]
Malian radical begs forgiveness for ‘evil’ Timbuktu attacks
MAUDE BRULARD AND JAN HENNOP | AFP | Published — Monday 22 August 2016 Previous Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi, a member of Mali’s Ansar Dine Islamist group appears before the International Criminal Court in The Hague on Monday at the start of his trial on charges of involvement in […]
Green light for Haj emergency plan
ARAB NEWS | Published — Monday 22 August 2016 RIYADH: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif, deputy premier, minister of interior and chairman of the Supreme Haj Committee, has approved the Civil Defense plan to cope with emergencies during Haj, Director General of Civil Defense Lt. Gen. Sulaiman bin Abdullah Al-Amr […]
Malaysian rapper held for allegedly insulting Islam in video
Source: Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — An ethnic Chinese rapper in Malaysia has been detained for allegedly insulting Islam in his latest music video. Wee Meng Chee, popularly […]
Fundamentalists gain ground in Algeria as war memory fades
Source: Associated Press By AOMAR OUALI ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Mosques are going up, women are covering up, and shops selling alcoholic beverages are shutting down in a changing Algeria […]
Extremist prisoners ‘may be separated’ from other inmates
Source: BBC Violent extremist prisoners could be held in separate special units inside jails under government plans to stop other inmates being radicalised. Justice Secretary Liz Truss will reveal the […]
Turkey vows to cleanse Islamic State from border after wedding attack
Source: Reuters By Orhan Coskun and Daren Butler | ANKARA/ISTANBUL Turkey vowed on Monday to “completely cleanse” Islamic State militants from its border region after a suicide bomber suspected of links to the group killed 54 people, including 22 children, at a Kurdish wedding. Saturday’s attack in the southeastern city […]
Hindu American Olympic medal winner says religion taught him control on the court
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer When Rajeev Ram stood on the Olympic podium alongside doubles partner Venus Williams to receive their silver medal in tennis, children much like the […]
Police Thought This Florida Mosque Fire Was Accidental, But Now Say It’s Arson
Source: BuzzFeed News By Talal Ansari BuzzFeed News Reporter A fire at a small one-story mosque in Tampa, Florida — originally thought to be caused by a faulty electrical cord — […]
Zika Virus Spread Renews Focus on Abortion Debate
Source: The Wall Street Journal By ARIAN CAMPO-FLORES and DAN FROSCH MIAMI—For the dozen or so pregnant women infected with the Zika virus in the care of Christine Curry, an […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s campaign #MobileMuslims reaches Victoria
Cross-country #MobileMuslims tour reaches Victoria Members of a campaign called #MobileMuslims reached the legislature this weekend after a 40-day road trip across Canada focussed on peace and understanding. The journey, with members of Ahmadiyya Muslim community, began July 13 in St. John’s, NL, before coming to its final two stops […]
India lose top Test spot to Pakistan after draw against West Indies
Source: TOI NEW DELHI: India lost their top spot to Pakistan in the ICC Test rankings after the fifth day’s play of the fourth Test between India and West Indies was abandoned owing to wet outfield at Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain in Trinidad on Monday. India thus won […]
Q&A | What is the theory of evolution in Islam?
Source: youtube.com/TrueIslam Question: What is the theory of evolution in Islam? A video made by Abdul shafi Bharwana, Missionary in Sierra Leone; Editor African Crescent, Sierra Leone; Lecturer in Jamia Ahmadiyya, Sierra Leone; Secretary History Committee, Sierra Leone; Officially Incharge of Social Media Wing, Sierra Leone; Vice President, Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya, Sierra […]
Where’s the Outrage Over Nun Beachwear?
Source: The Daily Beast By Barbie Latza Nadeau While the French are banning Muslims in burqinis, Italian Catholic bishops find it ironic there’s alarm when a woman is “overdressed while […]
Now that he’s in jail, will he continue his work there?
Source: The Daily Beast LONDON — Perhaps the world’s most mainstream pro-ISIS Western media agitator, Anjem Choudary, finally has been convicted of terrorism in the United Kingdom. It took 20 years to bring him to justice, but after jurors at the Old Bailey heard last week that he’d pledged allegiance to […]
Govt advice to stockpile food criticized as ‘scaremongerin
Source: The Local “By bringing out new plans all the time, the government could completely worry people and even lead them to panic buy,” Dietmar Bartsch, co-leader of Die Linke (The Left Party) told the Rheinische Post on Monday. The government shouldn’t be adding to the sense of fear on […]
Why German babies cry differently to Chinese ones
Source: The Local If you’ve ever thought that babies in Germany sound just a bit more German than those crawling around in other countries, you’re not just hearing things. Researchers at the University of Würzburg found in two different studies that even newborns cry differently depending on their mother tongue, the […]
Muslim teen banned from wearing face veil in school
Source: The Local The teenager had taken her school to court after they told her she would not be able to attend classes so long as she continued to wear the conservative Islamic clothing, which leaves the whole body covered except for a slit for the eyes. The young woman […]
Turkey’s hit list of enemies is growing as Erdogan prepares to buddy up with Putin in Syria
Could it be that the Sultan is thinking of renewing his old friendship with the Lion of Damascus? Be sure that he is Robert Fisk @indyvoices Sunday 21 August 2016 It says a lot about post-failed-coup Turkey that you can spot the priority list of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s foreign antagonists […]