pewforum.org: Modest Drop in Overall Rates of Belief and Practice, but Religiously Affiliated Americans Are as Observant as Before Is the American public becoming less religious? Yes, at least by some key measures of what it means to be a religious person. An extensive new survey of more than 35,000 U.S. […]
Economist: FAR from preaching abstinence from earthly pleasures, the Buddhist priests behind the counter of Vowz, a Tokyo bar, encourage the opposite. There are different paths to Buddha, says Yoshinobu Fujioka, the head priest, as he pours a gin and tonic for a customer. “Spiritual awakening can come in any […]
The NEWS: The role of the once-important religious parties in Pakistani politics has undergone a transition. Until the early 1990s, all of these parties had some sort of electoral strength which in pockets could prove decisive with some significance at the national political scene too. The steady erosion in their […]
Quran holds many things in itself, from advises to admonishes, promises of bounties to promises of punishment and hundreds of miracles as well. The miracles of Quran are unfolding with time and it […]
Hamtramck is 1st American city to elect majority Muslim council 4 of 6 Hamtramck City Council members are Muslim The Polish flocked to Hamtramck in the 1900s and evidence of […]
Majority of European recruits of ISIS are Catholics and atheists and even Jews not Muslims; read the bold print below Source: Reuters Anthropologist Dounia Bouzar used to try religious arguments […]
Source: Huffington Post Hummus is a signature dish of Middle Eastern cuisine — a delicious spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, olive oil and seasonings. On Thursday, hummus will become […]
Source: Huffington Post Across the globe, diverse people watch with a mixture of sadness, frustration, and even anger as violence once again escalates in Israel. The co-directors of The Abraham […]
Source: Huffington Post Father Paul Sullins discusses the latest alleged Vatican leak. To watch the video click on the link below Video Here
Source: Pew Research Center Ben Carson’s religion has been in the spotlight in recent weeks after Donald Trump, one of Carson’s leading rivals in the Republican presidential primary, mentioned it […]
Source: Pew Research Center Adults in the New York City metro area Religious composition of adults in the New York City metro area Christian59% Evangelical Protestant9% Mainline Protestant8% Historically Black […]
(CNN) A passenger plane that crashed on the Sinai peninsula may have been brought down by a bomb, the British Prime Minister’s office said Wednesday. That possibility prompted British authorities to […]
Source: The Guardian A video has emerged of what appears to be a young Afghan woman, married against her will, stoned to death for trying to elope with another man. […]
OTTAWA – The 31 members of the new Liberal cabinet were sworn in Wednesday at Rideau Hall. The list: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, also minister of intergovernmental affairs and youth; Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale; RELATED STORIES PM Justin Trudeau, new cabinet sworn in to office Rookie MP Bill Morneau named […]
“Religious dialog brings people together and helps promoting better understanding and respect for each other and this is Islamic teachings to respect all regardless of faith, creed or color“, said […]
“A separate Messiah will not come for each faith. Only one Messiah will come to unite all people & resolve all disputes and He has come“, said imam Shamshad Report […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times A good place for the non-Muslims to start learning about the Holy Prophet Muhammad is a […]
Source: Radio Free Europe – Radio Liberty Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned the Islamic State (IS) extremist group at the opening of the new Moscow Cathedral Mosque. Speaking at […]
Source: BBC Vladimir Putin has been in power in Russia either as president or prime minister, since Boris Yeltsin’s surprise resignation on 31 December 1999. Fifteen years later Russia’s main […]
If the Oceans Were Ink An Unlikely Friendship and a Journey to the Heart of the Quran By Carla Power American writer Carla Power and a madrasah-trained sheikh debated Islam’s […]