Reason or Orthodoxy: Which One Should Rule?
Epigraph: Say, ‘Bring forward your proof if you are truthful.’ (Al Quran 27:65) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times My Exhibit A in favor of […]
Could Islamic finance save capitalism?
Guardian: Is there a place for ethics and morality in the global economy? Should we continue to rely on governments to tweak at the margins of financial regulation, or is […]
Islam and Successful Marriage
Strengthening families is a subject which is one of the core issues of the contemporary world. Hundreds and thousands families are breaking every year around the world. Lack of stable […]
Top 16 Quotes From Successful Women Who Beat The Youth Trap
Forbes: by Denise Restuari — What are successful women in their thirties thinking, doing and saying? For my Forbes eBook,Their Roaring Thirties, I interviewed over 100 women who are navigating through a decade that is sandwiched between millennial superstars and women at the top –women who are too old to […]
Strathfield synagogue could become a mosque as buyers bid for historic building
abc.net: by Ursula Malone — One of the last remaining synagogues in western Sydney could be given a new lease of life as a mosque. PHOTO: Rabbi Samuel Tov-Lev is uncomfortable with the prospect of the synagogue becoming a place of worship for another religion. (ABC) The Strathfield War Memorial […]
Stephen Hawking warns artificial intelligence could end mankind
By Rory Cellan-Jones, Technology correspondent Stephen Hawking: “Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn’t compete and would be superseded” Continue reading the main story in BBC Related Stories […]
Defiant Putin accuses West of provoking Ukraine crisis
Market watch: MOSCOW — Striking a defiant tone, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the West of provoking a crisis in Ukraine and using sanctions to try to constrain […]
“This Is Not a Protest—It Is an Uprising”
The Nation: by Zoe Carpenter — Shortly before 2 in the afternoon on Sunday, more than a dozen people walked onto an interstate near the Capitol in Washington and formed a human chain. Eight lanes of traffic came to halt. During rush hour the next morning, protestors closed down the […]
9 global charities that probably won’t waste your money on #GivingTuesday
Global Post: It’s been a long year for humanity. There’s been Ebola, the ongoing Syrian civil war, the crisis in eastern Ukraine, the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the Gaza war, Boko Haram, the disappearance and probable murder of 43 students in Mexico, and more. We […]
Indian PM Modi refuses to fire minister for attack on non-Hindus AFP
Dawn: NEW DELHI: India’s Hindu nationalist premier Narendra Modi on Thursday rejected angry calls to dismiss a government minister whose derogatory comment about religious minorities has caused uproar in parliament. India’s upper house has been paralysed by opposition protests since Niranjan Jyoti told a crowd at a campaign rally on […]
Does Religion promote love or hatred?
Source: staffordcountysun.com There is an ever increasing need for world religions to become leading sources of interfaith tolerance and world peace. After all, one of the basic goals of any religion […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association plant thousands of trees
Source: yourlocalguardian.co.uk A Muslim youth group embarked on their campaign to plant 100,000 trees at the weekend. Muslims for Humanity, a scheme run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association, teamed up […]
Ahmadi Muslims: Working to stop the crisis
Source: meridianbooster.com | James Wood | Multimedia Journalist The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Canada are looking to shine a light on radicalization, and how it affects individuals in the country. The workshop is […]
Yusuf Islam, Formerly Known As Cat Stevens, Embraces Dual Identity With U.S. Tour
The Huffington Post | By Carol Kuruvilla Legendary folk-rock star Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, is bringing his peace train back to America. Yusuf will kick off the United […]
Diplomats worldwide target ISIL militants
A global fight against Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants will likely take years to fully succeed, but nations are prepared to engage “for as long as it takes” to defeat the bloody insurgency, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday. Nearly a year after […]
IBN SINA ABU ‘ALI AL-HUSAYN (980-1037)
IBN SINA ABU ‘ALI AL-HUSAYN (980-1037) Ibn Sina (Avicenna) is one of the foremost philosophers in the Medieval Hellenistic Islamic tradition that also includes al-Farabi and Ibn Rushd His philosophical […]
Erdoğan laments Turkish youths know Einstein but not Muslim scientists
Turkish youths know about foreign scientists and pop stars but they are not informed when it comes to Muslim scholars and local musicians, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said during an address at an education conference. Erdoğan said a main objective of the education system should be to instill self-confidence in […]
If you still doubted the wisdom of Separation of Mosque-Church and State and know Urdu
Epigraph: He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book; in it there are verses that are decisive in meaning — they are the basis of the Book — and there are others that are susceptible of different interpretations. But those in whose hearts is perversity pursue such […]
Another white cop, another dead black male;
Source: CNN New York (CNN) — A black man dies after a confrontation with a white policeman. Crowds take to the streets incensed, decrying police brutality. And a grand jury is called to hear the case. The place is not Ferguson, and the case is not Michael Brown’s. It’s Staten […]
March 17 date expected for new Israel elections
Source: CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — New elections will likely be held on March 17, the speaker of Israel’s parliament said Wednesday, a day after the Prime Minister sacked two senior members of his coalition Cabinet for criticizing government policy. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also called for Parliament to be dissolved, […]