President Carter: Rebuild Gaza, and avert the next war
Source: Wahington Post By Jimmy Carter March 27 The writer is the 39th president of the United States. Nearly seven months after the end of the latest war in Gaza, […]
The Women’s Mosque of America
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02mw6q0/player The leaders of a new mosque in Southern California say they want to create a “safe space to be with their sisters”. It’s the first all-female mosque in the […]
The Women's Mosque of America
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02mw6q0/player The leaders of a new mosque in Southern California say they want to create a “safe space to be with their sisters”. It’s the first all-female mosque in the […]
Beef Ban in India Reaches Into Cages of Lions and Tigers
Source: New York Times MUMBAI, India — Palash, the largest tiger at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai, still paces his cage for the hour leading up to dinner and still pounces on his meal when his handlers lift the gate to his feeding room. But lately what the […]
The Muslim Times Constant Coverage of Women Rights
Epigraph: Say, ‘We believe in Allah and in that which has been revealed to us, and that which was revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the […]
Anti-Islam protest in Montreal scuttled by opposition groups
An anti-Islam protest by a right-wing European political organization was scuttled in the face of hundreds of counter-demonstrators in Montreal on Saturday afternoon. The Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of […]
Prime Minister’s anti-niqab rhetoric helps terrorist recruiters
Prime Minister Stephen Harper was accused Saturday of playing into the hands of terrorist recruiters with inflammatory comments about the face-covering veil worn by some Muslim women. The accusation came […]
A Muslim Celebrating Palm Sunday, Today
Promoted posts: Our Favorite Christian Prayer by Saint Francis, For the Whole of our Human Family and We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Epigraph: […]
Child Brides and the Quran – Dispelling the Misconceptions on International Women’s Day
Source: Patheos.com March 8, 2015 by Ro Waseem 154 Comments It demands no introduction that many people, including Muslims, believe that Islam permits child marriage. As a result, Islam is […]
Modesty–A universal Value
Source: Patheos By Saima Sheikh “This is America; you don’t have to wear that thing on your head anymore.” “You force your wife to cover herself” shouted a protester at CAIR […]
INTERACTIVE MAP Switzerland’s Bollywood hotspots
By Duc-Quang Nguyen and Anand Chandrasekhar MAR 23, 2015 – 10:59 The courtship scenes in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ) put Switzerland firmly on the tourist map for many Indians (Keystone) To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Indian film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, that was extensively filmed in Switzerland, swissinfo.ch […]
INTERACTIVE MAP Switzerland's Bollywood hotspots
By Duc-Quang Nguyen and Anand Chandrasekhar MAR 23, 2015 – 10:59 The courtship scenes in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ) put Switzerland firmly on the tourist map for many Indians (Keystone) To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Indian film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, that was extensively filmed in Switzerland, swissinfo.ch […]
Saudi women express reluctance to marry men in blue-collar jobs
Source: Arab News: Some Saudi women look down at the idea of marrying a man practicing trades such as mechanic or electrician, but others believe that anyone earning money in an honorable work is good enough. A photographer, Mansurah, claims that while she does not object to the idea of […]
Arab leaders back Yemen operation, agree to set up joint force
by Mohammad Ghazal | Mar 28, 2015 | SHARM EL SHEIKH — The Saudi Arabia-led operation against the Houthi rebels in Yemen is crucial to protect the region’s stability, Arab unity and the Arab identity of Yemen, Arab leaders agreed Saturday. At the 26th Arab League Summit in Sharm El […]
Jordan urges comprehensive strategy to combat terrorism, address Islamophobia
Following is the official translation of His Majesty King Abdullah’s address delivered by Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour at the 26th Arab Summit at Sharm El Sheikh on Saturday: In the […]
The reasons for our Arab wars lie deep
Rami G. Khouri| The Daily Star The latest war in the Middle East, the Saudi Arabian-led assault onYemen to prevent the Houthi movement from taking full control of the country, has triggered a fascinating legal and ideological debate about the legitimacy and efficacy of the venture. The significance of this […]
King Mohammed VI Inaugurates Institute for the Training of Imams, Female Preachers
Source:Morroco Worl News: Rabat- King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, inaugurated, on Friday in Rabat, the Mohammed VI Institute for the Training of Imams, Morchidines and Morchidates (religious preachers), a pilot project that will further enhance Morocco’s religious influence and anchor the Kingdom’s attachment to the precepts and fundamentals […]
Nuclear talks with Iran reach critical point
Source:CNN Lausanne, Switzerland (CNN)Nuclear talks reached a critical point Saturday as the ministers of France and Germany arrived to push a framework agreement with Iran ahead of Tuesday’s deadline. The talks hit a snag as the negotiations entered their third day, with Iran standing firm on several sticking points that […]
Muslim call girl in London offers to marry clients first
The Muslim Times Editor’s note: I believe Nikkah Mu’tah is more akin to prostitution than a marriage. So even if a sect leadership is allowing it, it does not take our accountability to the All Knowing God. We are all answerable as individuals and not as members of sects. Source: […]
The Muslim Times Establishing Sacredness of Each and Every Human Life
Epigraph: On account of this, We prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — it shall be as if he had killed all mankind; and whoso gave life to one, it […]