Islam and Science – Concordance or Conflict? by Abdus Salam
By Dr Abdus Salam, Nobel Laureate in Physics A semi-quantitative measure of this is given by George Sarton in his monumental History of Science. Sarton divides his story of the […]
US Supreme Court to Start Hearing Muslim Hijab and Discrimination Case Today
Epigraph: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” — First Amendment to […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Germany: What a Tremendous Break Through!
By Zubair Khan He has God given instinct and potential for the politics. Few years back, under this instinct, he wanted to lead Pakistan Political Party Muslim League Germany Overseas Wing. However his attention was drawn to anti Ahmadiyya stance of PML and was advised to try his luck in German Politics. He took […]
Five children hospitalized in possible poisoning in Fort McMurray, Canada
Source: Edmonton Journal BY MARTY KLINKENBERG AND ANDREA ROSS, EDMONTON JOURNAL, FEBRUARY 22, 2015 EDMONTON – Five young children were taken to the hospital in Fort McMurray on Sunday after possibly being poisoned. Officers from Wood Buffalo RCMP received a call shortly after 3 p.m. from firefighters who requested help […]
CNN Up-coming Series: Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact or Forgery
http://www.cnn.com/video/api/embed.html#/video/tv/2015/02/19/cnn-original-series-finding-jesus-03-01-15.cnn-creative-marketing Six ancient relics. Can today’s technology prove their authenticity? And what can they reveal about the story of Jesus? Premieres Sunday, March 1 at 9pm ET/PT Two New CNN […]
Czech Republic: 8 killed plus shooter in restaurant shooting in Uhersky Brod
By Ivana Kottasova and Laura Smith-Spark, (CNN) A man armed with a gun killed eight people at a restaurant in the town of Uhersky Brod, in the eastern Czech Republic near Zlin, a Czech Interior Ministry spokesman said Tuesday. “The shooter is also dead,” the spokesman said. Interior Minister Milan Chovanec […]
Moderate Sunni Islam leader blames Zionism and ‘new colonialism’ for Middle East collapse
Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar University, appears to blame Israel and by implication the US for chaos in Arab world Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb Photo: Getty Images By Richard Spencer, Middle East Editor The leading “moderate” authority in Sunni Islam has blamed Zionism and the “new colonialism” for the […]
Islamic State Goes Official in South Asia
Islamic State Goes Official in South Asia Although its prospects in the region are likely limited, IS could bring further death and destruction to South Asia. By Arif Rafiq February 04, 2015 The group that describes itself as the Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS or ISIL) has […]
A parallel state within Turkey? How the country’s democracy came under attack from two men’s rivalry
A parallel state within Turkey? How the country’s democracy came under attack from two men’s rivalry They were once allies but since 2013, the feud between exiled preacher Fethullah Gulen and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been steadily escalating Once upon a time, Fethullah Gulen and Recep Tayyip Erdogan […]
UK Muslims Launch Manifesto at House of Lords
Source: OnIslam.net By Farrukh I. Younus Freelance Writer – United Kingdom Tuesday, 24 February 2015 00:00 LONDON – With the upcoming political elections in the UK a new initiative the Muslim Manifesto, was launched at the House of Lords on February 23rd. “I have been in politics for 38 years, […]
The best of the scientists today do not fully understand, how evolution affects religious discourse
Epigraph: And many of them follow nothing but conjecture. Surely, conjecture avails nothing against truth. (Al Quran 10:37) The proverbial elephant in the room The Muslim Times’ collection about […]
Muslim’s case takes ‘look’ at Abercrombie & Fitch policy
Source: USA Today By Richard Wolf, USA TODAY8:40 a.m. EST February 24, 2015 WASHINGTON – Samantha Elauf didn’t look like a typical Abercrombie & Fitch sales associate, or “model,” when she […]
UK: Islamic ‘radicals’ at the heart of Whitehall
Islamic ‘radicals’ at the heart of Whitehall Baroness Warsi gave official roles to people with links to Islamist groups 5K 2K 2 32 6K Email Lady Warsi arrives in Downing Street on July 6, 2010 Photo: Getty Images By Andrew Gilligan,8:30AM GMT 22 Feb 2015, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/11427370/Islamic-radicals-at-the-heart-of-Whitehall.html Entryism, the favourite tactic of […]
A Danish Answer to Radical Jihad
A Danish Answer to Radical Jihad By Manfred Ertel and Ralf Hoppe Der Spiegel If you ask Allan Aarslev, the friendly blond police commissioner from Aarhus, about his almost globally famous program, he answers with numbers. He mentions, for example, 31, 16 and one. In 2013, he says, 31 Muslim […]
Evolution – Survival Without Direction?
Source: Review of Religions, February 2015 By Dr. Adeel Bajwa – Birmingham UK The Muslim Times’ perspective is explained in the comment section Introduction The theory of evolution by natural selection was […]
US Supreme Court to hear hijab case
WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court will make a rare foray into popular clothing Wednesday to weigh in on accusations that Abercrombie & Fitch illegally rejected a Muslim job applicant because of her hijab. Abercrombie argued that its store policy forbids sales staff — whom it calls “models” — from wearing […]
Joko Widodo: No foreign interference on death penalty
Continue reading the main story in BBC Related Stories Tsunami aid cited in execution row Boycotting Bali over the death sentence The Indonesians collecting coins for Tony Abbott Indonesian President […]
Yemen president retracts resignation: aide
Summary Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi has retracted his resignation after escaping house arrest in the militia-controlled capital, an aide said on Tuesday. An aide to Hadi said he had sent a letter withdrawing the resignation to Yemen’s parliament, which had never met to formally accept it. Prime Minister Khalid […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 388. Commandment – They are a garment for you, and you are a garment for them
388. Commandment – They are a garment for you, and you are a garment for them [2:188] It is made lawful for you to go in unto your wives on the night of the fast. They are a garment for you, and you are a garment for them. Allah knows […]