Islam was a religion of love, and the Taj Mahal proves it
Source: The Washington Post By Haroon Moghul In the early 1630’s, right around the time the Puritans were beginning to build Boston, Mumtaz Mahal died in childbirth. In those days, […]
Richard Dawkins – Enemies of Reason – Slaves to Superstition
The Enemies of Reason is a two-part television documentary, written and presented by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, in which he seeks to expose “those areas of belief that exist without […]
Today is the Birthday of President Abraham Lincoln: What is Common between the Holy Prophet Muhammad and Him
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Abraham Lincoln (i/ˈeɪbrəhæm ˈlɪŋkən/; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the […]
Can even those lacking in spirituality find salvation through the Qur’an?
By Damir Rafi http://amsa.org.uk/: Rabi’a Al-‘Adawiyya, born around 717 CE, was a prominent figure of early Islam. She was orphaned at an early age and then sold as a slave in […]
‘Violence more common’ in Bible than Quran, text analysis reveals
The Independent: An analysis into whether the Quran is more violent than the Bible found killing and destruction occur more frequently in the Christian texts than the Islamic. Investigating whether […]
Hidden in Plain Sight: The Obsession Over Muslim Women
Huff Post: One shouldn’t be too surprised over the endless pursuit of issues regarding Muslim women by our leaders. Considering how our society strongly stands for freedom of expression, justice and plurality, it’s ironic that the very thing which Muslim women use to express their identity and liberty – the […]
The Quran and Extraterrestrial Life
Alislam.org: THE vision of the universe that the Quran presents is poles apart from the one held by the philosophers and sages of all the past ages. At the time […]
Did NASA Ban Jesus?
Source: The Daily Beast A shady legal organization claims that NASA employees were censored when their worship group mentioned Jesus in a newsletter. Did NASA ban the word “Jesus” as […]
Putin may benefit from meeting of pope and patriarch
Source: Reuters A meeting between Pope Francis and Russia’s Orthodox Patriarch Kirill on Friday could not happen without a green light from President Vladimir Putin, diplomats and analysts say, and […]
This Female Scientist Will Soon Be Featured on Scottish Banknotes
Source: Motto A female astronomer and mathematician who played a vital role in the discovery of the planet Neptune—at a time when women’s participation in the sciences was discouraged—will become […]
President Obama: ‘I Still Believe in a Politics of Hope’
Source: Time President Obama returned to where it all began to once again call for hope and change in politics. On Wednesday, he stood before the general assembly in his […]
Pope Francis promotes a Catholic-Muslim boxing match — in Vegas?
Source: RNS (RNS) No, really. That’s the word from semi-official Vatican media, not the Onion, the totally absurd satirical newspaper. How did this get through the blanket coverage of all […]
Google takes wider action on ‘right to be forgotten’
Source: BBC Tech giant Google says it will hide content removed under the “right to be forgotten” from all versions of the search engine when viewed from countries where removal […]
Syria conflict: Russia submits ceasefire proposal
Source: BBC Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says he has submitted a proposal for a ceasefire in Syria, as world powers meet in Munich. Mr Lavrov gave no further details […]
Los Angeles passes $1.9bn bill to tackle homeless crisis
Source: BBC Los Angeles, known as the homeless capital of the US, has passed a $1.87bn (£1.29bn) plan to help get an estimated 40,000 people off the streets. City authorities […]
Film to pitch US parks to China tourists
Source: China Daily The US tourism bureau will be releasing a new documentary in China on America’s national parks with the hope that Chinese travelers will visit the natural attractions […]
Turkish leader: U.S. responsible for ‘sea of blood’ for supporting Syrian Kurds
Source: CNN CNN)Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has had no shortage of harsh, withering words for enemies involved in the bloody civil war in neighboring Syria. Now, he’s turning his verbal barrage on a key NATO ally: the United States. Erdogan ripped into Washington on Wednesday, claiming it’s responsible for […]
Müslüm: Integration through comedy
IMMIGRATION SATIRE Müslüm: Integration through comedy By swissinfo.ch http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:41947798 EMBED CODE FEB 10, 2016 – 11:00 Swiss-Turkish comedian Müslüm is using humour to raise awareness of the issues surrounding immigration in a new television series. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) Swiss public television, SRF1, is airing new series this spring looking at the country’s […]
SWITZERLAND: SCHOOL PRAYER ROOMS: Should schools be neutral zones for religion?
By Gaby Ochsenbein FEB 10, 2016 – 11:00 Opinions are divided over whether students should be allowed to pray in state schools (Keystone) The decision to make prayer rooms available for Muslims in two Swiss state schools is viewed by some as a pragmatic solution. Others believe prayer rooms have […]
Absurdity of the war in Syria
ALI IBRAHIM Published — Thursday 11 February 2016 Fighters from Chechnya are on both sides of the conflict; on one side they guide Russian aircraft to their targets and on the other they fight Daesh extremists in Syria and Iraq to participate in their absurd war, which has damaged the […]