Source: The New York Times By LAURIE GOODSTEIN Former President Jimmy Carter, who has long put religion and racial reconciliation at the center of his life, is on a mission […]
Mourad Laachraoui was left ‘devastated’ by his brother’s actions. Photo: Emmanual Dunand/AFP Published: 20 May 2016 15:28 GMT+02:00 Belgian Mourad Laachraoui, the younger brother of one of the Brussels airport bombers, has won gold in the European Taekwondo Championships and will compete in this summer’s Olympics. Switzerland condemns Brussels attacks […]
ISTANBUL CONFERENCE Swiss aid official upbeat after humanitarian summit MAY 25, 2016 – 16:39 United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, second left, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, centre, pose at the closing ceremony of the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul (Keystone) While there was disappointment that leaders of the […]
FACT CHECK By Geraldine Wong Sak Hoi with input from Duc-Quang Nguyen and Stefania Summermatter MAY 25, 2016 – 11:00 (Keystone) As voters prepare to vote on reforms to Switzerland’s asylum law on June 5, the conservative right Swiss People’s Party has insisted that most applicants arriving in the country […]
By swissinfo.ch and agencies MAY 25, 2016 – 12:20 Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga at the traditional New Year’s reception of the diplomatic corps. Basel’s education body says shaking hands is important for one’s future career (Keystone) Students in canton Basel Country can no longer refuse to shake a teacher’s hand on religious […]
Whether out of conviction or convenience, thousands of migrants in Europe are converting to Christianity.Why Are So Many Muslim Refugees in Europe Suddenly Finding Jesus? – Why Are So Many Muslim Refugees in Europe Suddenly Finding Jesus? – The Daily Beast Nadette de Visser The Daily Beasthttp://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/25/why-are-so-many-muslim-refugees-in-europe-suddenly-finding-jesus.html?via=newsletter&source=DDMorning AMSTERDAM — Hundreds […]
Source. The Nation. VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Wednesday asked God to “convert the hearts of those who sow death and destruction” following a series of deadly attacks by the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria. During his weekly audience in Saint Peter’s Square, the pontiff prayed for “eternal rest to […]
Source: BBC Imagine realising that you’ve spent your whole life unable to visualise anything in your mind. Helen Thomson speaks to a 42-year-old man whose internal world is pictureless By […]
Source: The Washington Post By Max Bearak Writes about foreign affairs for the Washington Post. Previously, he reported from South Asia for the New York Times and others. With a […]
Source: Huffington Post Liaquat Ali Khan Founder, Legal Scholar Academy and Professor of Law, Washburn University School of Law The 18th century British colonists, the self-righteous Anglican males of the self-assessed superior civilization, upon arrival in the Mughul-Muslim India, wererepulsed by the sight of Hijras (transgenders) and baffled over why […]
Source: Huffington Post By Maddie Crum Culture Writer, The Huffington Post Stephen King and Michael Chabon are among the writers who signed an open letter to the American people, addressing their […]
Source: IBT Times BY JEFF STONE The U.S. Department of Defense is working with the intelligence community to develop a plan in the event of a Chinese or Russian attack […]
Source. The Nation. Chenab Nagar: Dawood Ahmad S/O Haji Ghulam Muhiyuddin, 55, was shot dead in Gulzar Hijri, Karachi last night by unidentified assailants due to religious hatred. He was waiting for his friend outside his house when two unidentified men came on a motorbike, the man sitting behind disembarked […]
Source: ET PHOTO: THE GUARDIAN WASHINGTON DC: North Carolina’s governor and the US federal government on Monday upped the ante in a battle over the rights of transgender Americans, filing dueling lawsuits over a state law restricting their use of public restrooms. The showdown comes amid a wider debate on equal […]
Source: The Independent The leader of the Christian Church in Samoa has called for the country to bring in a blanket ban on Islam.Reverend Ma’auga Motu, secretary general of the […]
Mississauga woman used charity to defraud ‘vulnerable’ victims: Judge Nuzhat Mamoon Mississauga News, May 11, 2016 By Pam Douglas A Mississauga woman used a charity she set up for needy women to help her meet “vulnerable, financially unsophisticated” people who she went on to defraud of close to $100,000, a […]
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Source: Huffington Post BY Hasheemah Afaneh ‘Born in one place, raised in two’ kind of writer. “Once I go back to America, I’m going to officially change my last name. Just imagine […]
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: Huffington Post By Ian Mevorach; Theologian, minister, ethicist, and activist; co-founder of Common Street Spiritual […]
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post With Ramadan quickly approaching, when Muslims around the world will fast from sunrise to sunset, Rev. Cynthia Bronson Sweigert has […]