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 […]
Geneva talks on Syria ‘must go forward’
Jan 14,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN UN envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura must have the patience of the biblical figure Job, the tenaciousness of a limpet and the strength of Hercules if he is to succeed in bringing the proxy-warring and street-fighting parties in this Arab country […]
History of the California Blacks Nation Califians (Khalifians) The First Americans
Shoah.org — “…They; manipulate our history books; the history books are not true; it’s a lie. The history books are lying, you need to know that, you must know that.’ – Michael Jackson by Diane Blackmon image: http://www.eurweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/diane5.jpgPhoto of Indigenous Americans – black native Americans *According to, author James W. Loewen in his […]
11 Must-Read Books By Muslim Authors
Huff Post: by Antonia Blumberg — Explore the richness and beauty of Islam. The Islamic faith began with a series of divine revelations, which were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad beginning in the early 7th century CE. Muhammad’s revelations went on to form the basis of the Qur’an, the holy […]
Muslim journalists no longer as rare in US newsrooms
(RNS) Rummana Hussain was one of those children whose Muslim parents envisioned her in a white coat with a stethoscope around her neck. Instead, she became a metro editor and reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times, where she covers criminal courts and remains the only Muslim member of the editorial staff. […]
Charlie Hebdo attacks: Paris hero Lassan Bathily tells of mixed emotions a year after atrocity
The young Malian went from migrant worker to right-wing target after helping hide Jewish hostages at a kosher supermarket before briefing police before their successful assault John Lichfield Paris Thursday 7 January 2016 Lassana Bathily with his book ‘Je ne suis pas un heros’ (‘I Am Not A Hero’) Getty Images Lassana […]
The death of an Irish general during the Christmas period recalls an earlier bloody episode in the Middle East
General O’Callaghan knew that peace is a much harder struggle than war Robert Fisk @indyvoices Sunday 3 January 2016 Israeli tanks AFP/Getty Images Bill O’Callaghan was not the kind of general to fade away. And given the number of Christmas cards we exchanged over the years, I’d begun to think he […]
11 Must-Read Books By Muslim Authors
Source: Huffington Post The Islamic faith began with a series of divine revelations, which were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad beginning in the early 7th century CE. Muhammad’s revelations went […]
Christians, Muslims and monotheism
The disciplining of a professor raises an old philosophical question Jan 13th 2016 BY ERASMUS EVERY so often a question that seems purely abstract and philosophical passes into the realm of hard reality where people’s lives and destinies are determined. One such conundrum is whether or not Christians and Muslims can […]
Denmark extends border checks, to debate immigration reform
Danish lawmakers debate seizing refugees’ valuables Image Credit: AFP Migrants and refugees walk in a muddy road after crossing the Macedonian border into Serbia near the village of Miratovac on January 7, 2016. Migrants and refugees are facing deteriorating weather conditions as they make their way to the EU via […]