Vadodara’s Jama Masjid claims to have world’s largest Quran
Source: Hindustan Times The Jama Masjid in Gujarat’s Vadodara has added another feather to its cap with the claim of having the biggest Quran in the world. The length and […]
Survey suggests majority of Britons think Islam is not compatible with British values
Source: BBC The majority of Britons believe Islam is not compatible with British values, a poll suggests. The survey’s also found almost a third of those questioned believe Islam is […]
Pope Francis urges France to respect Muslim women’s right to wear hijab
Source: Albawaba News Pope Francis has urged France to respect the right of Muslim women to profess their faith and wear the hijab just like Christians are allowed to wear […]
Cameron: Trump’s statements on Muslims ‘very dangerous’
Source: World Bulletin / News Desk British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday that U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s comments on banning Muslims from entering the U.S. […]
Surrendering the Sword of the ‘Sword-Verse’
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Here is the verse that has been called by the critics of Islam as the sword verse: […]
Pakistan says US drone strike that killed Taliban leader violated its sovereignty
Source: The Guardian Pakistan on Sunday accused the United States of violating its sovereignty with a drone strike against the leader of the Afghan Taliban in a remote border area […]
Humans damaging the environment faster than it can recover, UN finds
Source: The Guardian By Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent Degradation of the world’s natural resources by humans is rapidly outpacing the planet’s ability to absorb the damage, meaning the rate of deterioration […]
Syrian refugees give new life to struggling city of Malmö
Source: The Guardian By Richard Orange in Malmö When Fisal Abo Karaa stepped off the train in Malmö’s central station this time last year, exhausted after a long journey by train […]
Yale introduces gender-neutral bathrooms amid national debate
Source: The Guardian By Jessica Glenza in New York Yale has become the latest college to introduce gender-neutral restrooms. The move comes as conservative and liberal legislators in states across the […]
Female World War II Pilots Can Now Have Their Ashes at Arlington National Cemetery
Source: Time By Katie Reilly The pilots were previously excluded from the cemetery under official policy Female pilots who served in the military during World War II can officially have their […]
UAE signs agreement to ensure equality for all religious groups
Source: The National UAE By Haneen Dajani Senior officials from 52 Muslim nations are to meet in Abu Dhabi later this year in a bid by Muslim states to get their […]
Beyond Belief: Why Australians don’t go to church, but call upon God in times of crisis
Source: ABC News By Chloe Brant Most Australians claim they believe in God or some kind of “higher power” and yet fewer than one in 10 of us attend church […]
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Zika Cases In U.S. Pregnant Women Near 300
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin New numbers from federal officials reveals high numbers of pregnant women with Zika There are 279 pregnant women in the United States and in U.S. territories who have Zika, health officials announced on Friday. There are 157 women pregnant women with the virus in the continental […]
If a Bomb Brought Down EgyptAir 804, the War on Terror Is About to Change
Source: Time By Karl Vick While the cause of the crash is still unknown, the possibility of terrorism looms large First, the caveats: No hard evidence of a bomb has […]
The fault in our star
Source. The Nation In a town that is always ringing with slogans and high on religious hatred, lived Sitara. Tiny and beautiful like her name, she had an unquenchable thirst to learn new things and phenomena around her. She grew up questioning everything around us. Such was the scale of […]
Book Review: The Atheist Muslim
Leaving Islam not like other religions, author says Author of The Atheist Muslim speaking at Imagine No Religion conference in Richmond May 21 By Liam Britten, CBC News Posted: May 21, […]
Master, Master, please give me a camel!
Once upon a time, a long long time ago, there lived a Noble Man in Basrah (now in Iraq). He lived in his home together with one servant to look after all his needs. The servant used to go daily to the market to look for the freshest fruits and […]
Israeli Navy arrests 8 Gaza fishermnen at work, confiscates boats
PNN/ Gaza/ Israeli Naval Forces on Sunday morning have have arrested eight fishermen off the Sudaniya shores, northeast of Gaza city. The Official News Agency, WAFA, said that according to fisherman […]
Sports, hidden assets challenge corruption fight
LONDON SUMMIT Sports, hidden assets challenge corruption fight MAY 12, 2016 – 21:03 In the wake of revelations of a huge offshore account network via the Panama Papers, world leaders met in London to discuss combating corruption (Keystone) At a summit where he signed an international agreement to fight corruption, […]