NY Times: I might as well tell you upfront that this column is a book report. Since 2007, when it was published, academics have been raving to me about Charles Taylor’s “A Secular Age.” Courses, conferences and symposia have been organized around it, but it is almost invisible outside the […]
Huff Post: by Yasmine Hafiz. Researchers at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga report that atheists are just as heterogenous of a group as people of faith, in a study done by doctoral student Christoper F. Silver and project manager Thomas J. Coleman III. Many previous religious surveys placed people without […]
Illteracy and prejudice knows not boundaries.
Please go here to sign the petition Dear United Nations, I demand Pakistan repeal its discriminatory blasphemy laws and voter disenfranchisement laws. These laws stifle free thought and free discussion, encourage violence and oppression, and promote conditions favorable to extremists and terrorism. The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is among […]
Epigraph: “And We (Allah) made the son of Mary and his mother a Sign, and gave them refuge on an elevated land of green valleys and springs of running water.” (Al […]
The Muslim Times is promoting secularism in every country of the world Journalist Mustafa Akyol, from Turkey, talks about the way that some local cultural practices (such as female circumcision […]
Source: assistnews.net LAHORE, PAKISTAN (ANS) — I asked my tailor, a hardworking man in his early forties, who works in his shop in a peaceful locality in Lahore where I have been living for […]
Source: euronews.com An increasing number of technological innovations are helping Muslims to meet the requirements of their religion, particularly during the holy month of Ramadan. The evolving mobile applications for believers […]
Source: khaleejtimes.com THE CONCEPT of charity assumes new dimension in the blessed month of Ramadan, especially because the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to be most generous during this month. For Muslims the joy of giving in this holy month knows no bound. And it is during this […]
Source: khaleejtimes.com Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), known for good ethics, has shown mercy not only on Muslims but the mankind and all creatures. This was affirmed by Saudi scholar Dr Sheikh Nasir Al Zahrani in his lecture ‘Peace be upon you Prophet Muhammad’, on Wednesday night. The preaching, the […]
Source: dhaka Tribune Bangladesh and the spirit of Ramadan Mahdin MahboobOp-Ed As a nation we are completely misguided about how we should lead our lives during Ramadan People purchasing various iftar itmes from Chawkbazar in Old Dhaka Photo- Focus Bangla Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar […]
Alislam.org Reaching the Corner of the Earth with message of Peace from Promised Messiah and Mehdi
Source: AHRC Report via Nasim Malik of Sweden The persecution of the Ahmadis, a minority sect, by police and fundamentalist Muslim groups is continuing unabated. In the month of June, two persons from the Ahmadiyya sect were gunned downed by ‘unknown killers’ in Karachi and Lahore. Another Ahmadi was shot […]
Source: middleeastexperience.com In this video, Bill O’Reilly discusses an alarming new Pew Research poll that highlights global Muslim’s attitudes towards violence. Harris Zafar, the spokesperson for the Ahmadiyya Muslim community (a […]
Source: cumberlandvillage.ca On Canada Day the Ottawa Ahmadiyya Muslim Community celebrated the country’s 146 th birthday at their Cumberland property, and they invited members of the community to join them in the festivities. In spite of the short notice of just a couple of days, several local residents were able to […]
In the Muslim Times we have a category, ‘Separation of Mosque-Church and State,’ which is under ‘Law and Religion,’ tab in the menu below the picture of the Mosque of […]
Polish Jewish community leaders: Decision harms Jews, Muslims. The Jerusalem Post: The Polish parliament voted on Friday to uphold a ban on Kosher slaughter in the country. A government sponsored […]
Source:The Local A former school – which closed due to a lack of local children – is due to be converted into a home for around 400 refugees in the Marzahn-Hellersdorf area of Berlin. The plan has been greeted with hostility from some locals and sparked a campaign from members […]
Source: The Local Morsi is currently being held in a “safe place, for his safety” and has not yet been charged with anything, according to the Egyptian foreign ministry, but military and judicial sources say he may eventually face charges.The German ministry spokesman said a “trusted institution” such as the […]