‘New research hope’ from pancreatic cancer tissue bank
Source: BBC Medical researchers hope a new bank storing tissue from patients will give them a clearer insight into pancreatic cancer. This complex illness has the worst 10-year survival rate […]
Striking views of our Solar System
Source: BBC Fog on Mars, storms on Jupiter and fiery flares on the Sun – stunning close up images of our nearest planetary neighbours are going on show at London’s […]
Q&A: Why Millennials are less religious than older Americans
Source: Pew Research Center While the U.S. public in general is becoming less religious, the nation’s youngest adults are by many measures much less religious than everyone else. Indeed, one […]
13 rejected headlines for this story about Moroccan boy prince denying hand kisses
Source: The Washington post This practice of kissing the hands of royals has lingered in Morocco, even under King Mohammed VI — much to the dismay of critics who decry […]
A Stricter Islam Displaces Old Ways in Malaysia
Source: The wall street journal KUALA LUMPUR—Kelana Indra Sakti is one of Malaysia’s most successful shamans. Framed testimonials from his customers hang from his office walls. In the driveway of […]
Gambling related problems: An international repository
Epigraph: They ask thee concerning wine and the game of hazard (gambling). Say: ‘In both there is great sin and also some advantages for men; but their sin is greater […]
Add a Muslim holiday? Remove a Jewish one? Schools debate calendars as diversity increases
Source: The Washington Post It came as a victory to many in the Muslim community when a Maryland school district decided to shift its calendar so that students would be […]
Some small German towns want to host more refugees. So why can’t they?
Advocates say Germany needs to update a 67-year-old refugee policy that assigns larger numbers to overtaxed cities and fewer to dwindling towns. By Rachel Stern, Correspondent JANUARY 12, 2016 Save for later Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP View Caption GOSLAR AND BERLIN, GERMANY — Situated at the foot of the Harz […]
Refugee Trail Fame: A Trip, a Fall and a Whole New Life
By Ralf Hoppe SPIEGEL.DE REUTERS One kick was all it took to make Osama Mohsen, a professional soccer coach from Syria, into one of the most famous refugees to arrive in Europe last year. After a Hungarian camerawoman sent Mohsen tumbling, his life took an unexpected turn. A […]
Mini-Republics: A Syrian Village Seeks to Survive amid Carnage
By Christoph Reuter in Korin, Syria spiegel.de Timo Vogt/randbild.de Even as war continues to rage in Syria, normal people in the country are doing their best to survive in places like the village of Korin. It has transformed into a kind of mini-republic and has […]
Why Curing Cancer Is Not a ‘Moonshot’
Source: Time Here are some things that have been compared to moonshots: Google Books, nuclear fusion, Google Glass, artificial brains, drone delivery, getting from New York to London in one […]
Jakarta attacks: Bombs and gunfire rock Indonesian capital
Source: BBC A series of explosions has rocked the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, with gun battles on the streets. The blasts were centred around Thamrin Street, a major shopping and business […]
Chicago lockup claims: Handcuffed to walls, abused and kept from lawyers
Source: CNN Chicago (CNN)Kory Wright dreamed of being a Chicago police officer. But his image of police was shattered when he was arrested on his 20th birthday as he was […]
How I Explained to My Impressionable Student That Islam Is Not Monolithic
Source: Huffington Post By Asma Afsaruddin Professor, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Indiana University On Sept. 29, 2015, President Obama addressed the United Nations summit on violent extremism. He stated that […]
Today is the Great Feast of Anniversary of Jesus’ Circumcision
Written and Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times According to the Islamic understanding, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, John the Baptist and Jesus, may peace of God […]
$7bn humanitarian appeal made by UN to assist refugees
In this Jan. 11, 2016 photo, a convoy of vehicles loaded with food and other supplies organized by The International Committee of the Red Cross, working alongside the Syrian Arab […]
2 wives ‘present’ younger wife to hubby, 70
In this May 11, 2014 file photo, a Saudi couple sit on a bench overlooking the sea, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (AP) ARAB NEWS Published — Monday 11 January 2016 JEDDAH: A 70-year-old citizen of Taif got the surprise of his life when his two wives egged him on to […]
How do we know that we understand Qur’an correctly?
Source: Arab News By SHAHUL HAMEED Is it really good to get the correct message of Islam and so become a believer? How about those who never received the message […]
The Islamic ‘golden age’
NIDHAL GUESSOUM Published — Wednesday 13 January 2016 The Muslim world’s past contributions to science and education were extraordinary. The Islamic “golden age,” during which scholarship and learning flourished across the Muslim world, lasted many centuries, and included the establishment of the world’s first universities. Today, however, Muslim-majority countries lag […]
US navy sailors released unharmed by Iran in less than a day
By AP – Jan 14,2016 – JORDAN TIMES In this October 30, 2015, photo provided by the US navy, Riverine Command Boat 805, along with its crew members, is shown transiting through rough seas during patrol operations in the Arabian Gulf. Iran was holding 10 US navy sailors and their […]