‘It’s brutal’ – how French football’s hijab ban is affecting Muslim women
This week we speak to the activist Shireen Ahmed and the lawyer Marion Ogier about the fight to end the ban on the hijab Júlia Belas TrindadeWed 4 May 2022 […]
Korea still grappling with acceptance of Muslim residents
Multicultural Community Posted : 2022-05-05 Worshippers pray at a temporary mosque in Daehyun-dong, Daegu, April 29. Korea Times photo by Kim Kang-min Amid Islamophobic incidents, experts call for better understanding of Islamic cultureBy Lee Hyo-jinThe ongoing neighborhood standoff between Muslim immigrants and non-Muslim Koreans surrounding the construction of a mosque […]
Muslim-minority countries should emulate Malaysia, says religious minister
ABU DHABI, May 10 — Tolerance and goodwill practised in Malaysia should serve as a guide for the Muslim world to unite the ummah. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious […]
Muslims praise Blackburn Rovers for hosting Eid prayers on the pitch
Max McLean May 2, 2022·2 min read A football fan who recently moved to the UK from Sudan said “now I’m feeling like a part of the community” after Blackburn Rovers hosted Eid prayers on their pitch. Hundreds attended Ewood Park on Monday morning – Blackburn say this is the first time in the country a […]
The Story of Adam and A Progressive, Metaphorical Reading of the Quran
Surah Al Baqara (The Cow): Section 4: Adam and Eve Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times 2:30. Call to mind, when your Lord announced […]
What the Marcos’ return to power means for the Philippines
By Jonathan HeadSouth East Asia correspondent Published3 hours ago History has come full circle in the Philippines. A ruling family which was driven out of power 36 years ago, accused […]
Sri Lanka tense after protesters torch leaders’ homes in night of unrest
By Tessa Wong & Simon FraserBBC News Published 18 minutes ago A curfew is in force across Sri Lanka after mobs burned down homes belonging to the ruling Rajapaksas and […]
Polygamy: Muslim women in India fight ‘abhorrent’ practice
By Geeta PandeyBBC News, Delhi Published6 hours ago A 28-year-old Muslim woman’s petition to a court, seeking to prevent her husband from taking another wife without her written consent, has […]
Over 20 million worshippers visited the Prophet’s Mosque during Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr
Source: Arab News May 09, 2022 406,000 people visited the Noble Rawdah during the holy month of Ramadan Around 5 million iftar meals were distributed at the mosque RIYADH: 22 […]
Anti-Palestinian racism is widespread and must be tackled
CHRIS DOYLE May 09, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/jff5g One of the clearest imbalances in the debate surrounding Israel and Palestine is that, while the issue of anti-Jewish prejudice, anti-Semitism, gets […]
The Great Starvation is coming, and the world must prepare for it
/ / April 21, 2022 at 8:09 pm | Published in: Article, Coronavirus, Europe & Russia, Opinion, Russia, Ukraine Farmers inspect the wheat plants during their production process in Nile Delta province of al-Minufiyah, Egypt on 25 […]
Religious Freedom: Washington maintains Algeria on its watch-list
North Africa PostMay 9, 2022 12:45 pm The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a bipartisan U.S. government advisory body, has recommended maintaining Algeria on the U.S. Department of […]
Afghan women footballers in exile fight to keep their sports dreams alive
Source: Swiss Info After the Taliban returned to power last August, Khalida Popal, former captain of Afghanistan’s national women’s football team, urged female players to burn all evidence of their […]
New chapter in Turkey-Saudi Arabia relations
BY BURHANETTIN DURAN MAY 09, 2022 – DAILY SABAH President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan walks with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman (R) in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, April 28, 2022. (AP Photo) ‘One […]
The regional accentism that secretly affects job prospects
(Image credit: Getty) By Christine Ro 9 th May 2022 Judgements around regional accents can impact candidates’ hireability and pay. Is there a way to end this discrimination? A At age […]
Palestine and Israel on the verge of a new escalation
Arab Israeli protestors during a demonstration near the city of Sakhnin in northern Israel. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/2qupp Updated 09 May 2022 HAZEM BALOUSHA May 09, 2022 Israeli officials reportedly […]
A British Convert to Islam: ‘I found Qur’an mother of all philosophies’
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: Arab News By Myriam Francois-Cerrah, who became popular when she was a child for […]
Putin’s Disaster and What Could Happen Next
The world has overestimated Putin’s power. His army is much weaker than thought, his intelligence services have failed and sanctions are starting have an impact. Will all this weaken the […]
US ‘strongly oppose’ expansion of Israeli settlements in West Bank
Israeli officials said they would approve 4,000 new housing units in the West Bank. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/cxdsh Updated 07 May 2022 ARAB NEWS May 07, 2022 The United States […]
A Lebanese online archive chronicles Arab immigration to Latin America
Members of the Lebanese community marching and waving flags in downtown Sao Paulo. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/8cpp3 Updated 06 May 2022 EDUARDO CAMPOS LIMA May 05, 2022 Most of the […]