Book Review: Islam Without Extremes by Mustafa Akyol
Epigraph: Thus, have We made of you an Ummat justly balanced, that ye might be witnesses over the nations, and the Messenger a witness over yourselves. (Al Quran 2:144) Piety […]
The anesthesia of familiarity: There should be a Creator of Our Universe
Epigraph Allah is He Who raised up the heavens without any pillars that you can see. Then He settled Himself on the Throne. And He pressed the sun and the […]
Anonymous Begins Revealing Information About Alleged Ku Klux Klan Members
Source: Huffington Post By Ryan Grenoble; News Editor, The Huffington Post The group claims to have identified 1,000 KKK members and will release their names on Nov. 5. Last week, a group […]
Thank you, Hamza Ali Abbasi, for supporting my right to be Ahmadi
Tribune.pk: Pakistani actor, Hamza Ali Abbasi, is always in the headlines for one reason or another. Recently, I wrote an article criticising his comments that apparently belittled Pakistan’s minorities. However, […]
Ahmadiyya Apartheid and the Quest for Tolerance
I took this picture last month in Lahore, Pakistan. I knew of this place, I knew what happened there on May 28, 2010. But actually standing before it and seeing the undeniable reality of it sucked the life out of me for a few seconds. This is a place of […]
Indian imams issue joint fatwa against IS, call it un-Islamic
Source: Islamic News Daily Describing the acts and actions of Islamic State as against the basic tenets of Islam, over 1,050 Islamic scholars in India have issued a fatwa against […]
These Technologies Will Shift the Global Balance of Power in the Next 20 Years
Source: Singularity University Governments, businesses, and economists have all been caught off guard by the geopolitical shifts that happened with the crash of oil prices and the slowdown of China’s economy. Most believe that the price of oil will recover and that China will continue its rise. They are mistaken. […]
Libya warns it could flood Europe with migrants if EU does not recognise new Islamist government
Source: The Telegraph Libya has issued a veiled threat to send “hundreds of thousands” of extra migrants to Europe if Brussels does not give official recognition to its self-declared Islamist […]
Rabbinical Council of America officially bans ordination and hiring of women rabbis
Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency The Rabbinical Council of America, the main modern Orthodox rabbinical group, formally adopted a policy prohibiting the ordination or hiring of women rabbis. The policy announced Friday by the RCA came after a direct vote of its membership, according to the organization. The resolution states: “RCA members […]
With new chief rabbi, black Hebrew-Israelites make bid to enter the Jewish mainstream
Source: The Washington Post The Israelites walked slowly, chanting in Hebrew and wrapped in loose white robes. A reverential silence spread across the crowd as one figure emerged above the […]
F.B.I. Tool to Identify Extremists Is Criticized
Source: The New York Times The F.B.I. is about to introduce an interactive program it developed for teachers and students, aimed at training them to prevent young people from being drawn into violent extremism. But Muslim, Arab and other religious and civil rights leaders who were invited to preview the […]
Episcopal Church installs its first African-American leader
Source: The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Episcopal Church, whose history is entwined with the founding of the United States, is installing its first black national leader this weekend. […]
Ice Age engravings found at Jersey archaeological site
Source: BBC News A dig in Jersey has yielded a stash of hunter-gatherer artefacts from the end of the last Ice Age, including stone pieces criss-crossed by carved lines. They […]
Why don’t people see the yeti any more?
Source: BBC News Until recently it was common for people in Bhutan to share stories of their encounters with the Himalayan yeti. But with the arrival of modernity, villagers no […]
Sinai plane crash: ‘External influence’ caused crash
Source: BBC News The Russian airline Kogalymavia has blamed “external influence” for Saturday’s Sinai plane crash which killed 224 people. A senior airline official said: “The only reasonable explanation is […]
Netanyahu Retracts Assertion That Palestinian Inspired Holocaust
Source: New York Times JERUSALEM — After more than a week of local and international condemnation, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel issued a statement on Friday retracting his accusation […]
How Can God Be Real If the World Is So Broken?
Source: Huffington Post There is a lot of bad news. I often hear people lament, how can you possibly believe in God when bad things happen? I look at it […]
Turkish faith movement secretly funded 200 trips for lawmakers and staff
Source: Religious News Service WASHINGTON — A Turkish religious movement has secretly funded as many as 200 trips to Turkey for members of Congress and staff since 2008, apparently repeatedly […]
German Protestant church’s scandalous idea rocks evangelical community
Source: Religious News Service One of Germany’s largest Protestant regional churches has come under fire from other Christians for speaking out against efforts to convert Muslims just as tens of […]
Challenging Ben Carson to a Written Debate About Facts of Evolution from Molecular Biology
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Republican presidential contender Ben Carson restated his views on creationism Sunday (Nov. 1), wrapping up his weekend […]