Hijab Day in Halifax Canada
About 50 people gathered at the Halifax Central Library Saturday afternoon to take part in hijab day, an event that invites people to try on the hijab to foster understanding […]
Individual Responsibility or Group Punishment: Destroying ISIS and Saving the Western Civilization
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Donald Trump “would certainly implement” a database system tracking Muslims in the United States, the Republican front-runner […]
There are far more Muslims ready to fight for the West than against it
The Washington Post: by Edward E. Curtis IV, editor of the Bloomsbury Reader on Islam in the West. On Oct. 19, 2008, former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman and secretary of state Colin Powell went on NBC’s “Meet the Press” to endorse Barack Obama for president. Troubled by accusations that Obama […]
I will not apologize!
Nov 22, 2015 Khaled Almaeena Khaled Almaeena The Paris attacks that killed 130 people and injured hundreds of others are still capturing headlines. They also occupy the top spot in social media the world over. The attack came days after suicide bombers blew up about 40 people in a Beirut […]
653. Commandment – They swore by Allah their strongest oaths, that if a Warner came to them, they would follow guidance …
653. Commandment – They swore by Allah their strongest oaths, that if a Warner came to them, they would follow guidance better than any other people. But when a Warner did come to them, it only increased them in aversion [35:43] And they swore by Allah their strongest oaths, that if […]
NASIR: WHY SO MANY PAKISTANIS ARE HEADED TO IRELAND AND ELSEWHERE
Photo by Caroline Brady of Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner in Dublin NASIR: WHY SO MANY PAKISTANIS ARE HEADED TO IRELAND AND ELSEWHERE NASIR JAMALNOVEMBER 17, 2015 Applications by Pakistani asylum seekers to Ireland have jumped eightfold so far this year, the Irish Timesreported earlier this month. What is […]
Escaping Hell Through Compassion
Huff Post: by Mathieu Ricard — “No matter who it is you meet, know that they have already walked several times through hell,” writes French poet Christian Bobin. Our Parisian […]
‘Punching in the Dark’: Why Islamic State Is Winning the Online War
Islamistisches Propagandavideo In the wake of the Paris attacks, authorities are becoming increasingly concerned about Islamic State’s skillful use of the Internet. So far, however, European countermeasures have been frustratingly ineffective.By SPIEGEL Staff It sounded like jihadi megalomania. “We will conquer your Rome, break your crosses, and enslave your women.” Every Muslim […]
Rational Monster: How Terror Fits into Islamic State’s Plan
By Christoph Reuter spiegel.de AFP/ WELAYAT TARABLOS Analysts falsely believed Islamic State was too weak to carry out terror attacks abroad. But IS views terror as a means to an end — and will launch attacks as long as they continue to serve its broader strategy. “It was a terrible night. […]
Afghan family finds shelter in Swiss farmhouse
SEEKING ASYLUM Afghan family finds shelter in Swiss farmhouse By Gaby Ochsenbein in Hinterkappelen, Bern NOV 20, 2015 – 11:00 The Sajadi family in their bed-/living room at the Hinterkappelen asylum centre (swissinfo.ch) Growing numbers of Afghans are coming to Switzerland, most of them via the Balkans – including the […]
Mali hunts suspects after deadly hotel siege
By AFP – Nov 21,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Soldiers from the presidential patrol outside the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako, Mali, Saturday (AP photo) BAMAKO — Mali was hunting Saturday for suspects over the militant siege at a luxury hotel that left 19 people dead, mostly foreigners, as the president […]
‘Not in my name’: Muslims hold peace rallies in Italy
By AFP – Nov 21,2015 – JORDAN TIMES A girl holds a placard during a demonstration called ‘Not in my name’ of Italian Muslims against terrorism in downtown Rome, Italy, on Saturday (Reuters photo) ROME — Hundreds of Muslims rallied in Rome and Milan on Saturday to show solidarity with the […]
Need to tackle the environment that enables jihadists
Nov 21,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – MUSA KEILANI Demonising Islam and stereotyping 5 million French Muslims will not bring Paris its peace. The eight terrorists who launched the attacks in the French capital were not the product of Daesh in Raqqa, they arrived there already ripe for recruitment as a […]
‘Hashemite custodianship of Jerusalem’s Islamic and Christian holy sites is a sacred duty’
Sep 29,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Following is the full text of His Majesty King Abdullah’s speech at the 70th Plenary Session of the UN General Assembly in New York on Monday: In the name of God, most Compassionate, most Merciful, Mr President, Mr Secretary General, Your Excellencies: Thank you. It […]
Cameron edges closer to Syria airstrikes as support grows on both sides of Commons
PM will not set date until he is sure he can win vote, but UN’s Isis declaration has swayed influential MPs Children in Douma, a rebel-held town near Damascus. Photograph: Bassam Khabieh/Reuters Toby Helm Sunday 22 November 2015 After the Iraq conflict and British intervention in Afghanistan, it was never […]
Dear Bigot, Here’s Everything You Have Wrong About Muslims (Part 1)
Huff Post: Dear Bigot. I have a confession to make. I’m tired. Tired of rebutting the same old clichés and contradictions that you and your rabid CAPS LOCK brigade constantly spout every time something like the awful events in Paris last week occur. So I’ve decided to do us both […]
Jehlum: Ahmadi mosque and factory set ablaze a day apart
After factory, mob torches Ahmadi place of worship in Jhelum over blasphemy allegations By Rana Tanveer Published: November 21, 2015 847SHARES SHARE TWEET EMAIL PHOTO: REUTERS LAHORE: An Ahmadi place of worship was set ablaze in Jhelum on Saturday, a day after an unbridled mob burnt down a factory owned by members of the Ahmadiyya community in the […]
‘There is a massive paranoia’: UK Muslims on life after Paris
Source: The Guardian Omar Raza was walking near his home in Glasgow’s south side when he was confronted by three men hurling racist abuse, calling him a “**** Paki” and […]
Donald Trump’s horrifying words about Muslims
Source: CNN (CNN)Donald Trump’s words on Thursday detailing the revolting measures he’s open to imposing on Muslim-Americans literally sent a shudder down my spine. A non-Muslim friend of mine tweeted: […]