Commentary of Surah Fatihah for the 21st Century
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times 1. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ 2. All […]
Air Force captains bond over religion, even though they practice different ones
BY CAITLIN O’KANE DECEMBER 14, 2021 / 1:58 PM / CBS NEWS In 2018, Captain Maysaa Ouza, a lawyer who wanted to join the Air Force, was conflicted. As a Muslim American, she wears a hijab, a religious veil that covers her hair. And while religious accommodations are made once you […]
French, German, Italian, Romansh, English: How do the Swiss talk to each other?
Culture “Rösti ditch” and “Polenta ditch” is how the Swiss refer to their linguistic boundaries – where German, French or Italian stop being the main languages. But the reality is […]
Two rockets hit Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone — Iraqi state media
A handout picture received from the US Embassy in Iraq on December 31, 2019, shows a US army apache helicopter dropping flares over Baghdad’s high-security Green Zone. (File/AFP) Short Url […]
Rohingya refugee island is a prison in all but name DR. AZEEM IBRAHIM December 19, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/y6bsm A Bangladesh government plan to relocate some Rohingya refugees from the […]
Cyprus imam revives island’s historic Islamic sites
Cypriot imam Shakir Alemdar is working to revive Islamic places of worship on the divided Mediterranean island Cypriot imam Shakir Alemdar is working to revive Islamic places of worship on […]
Israel’s malign grip on Sheikh Jarrah
YOSSI MEKELBER G December 18, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/8gjxu There are many faces to Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians, and none of them should make the country feel very proud. […]
OIC countries pledge fund to stave off Afghanistan ‘chaos’
1 / 5Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during the extraordinary session of Organization of Islamic Cooperation Council of Foreign Ministers, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. (AP) 2 / 5Pakistan’s […]
National Geographic: Morgan Freeman Explores Proof of God Feeling, God’s presence and hearing God’s voice in the Quran
Epigraph When your Lord took from Adam’s children, from their very (loins), their offspring and made them bear witness about themselves, He said, ‘Am I not your Lord?’ and they […]
Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the […]
The Early Christians Ebionites – Closest to the Quranic Description of Christianity
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Ebionites are the closest to the Christianity that is described in the holy Quran, as the message of Jesus, […]
Donald Cozzens, Priest Who Pressed Church From Within, Dies at 82
Source: New York Times By Katharine Q. Seelye; Dec. 16, 2021 The Rev. Donald Cozzens, a Roman Catholic priest who challenged the church on its culture of secrecy and its denial that it protected priests who molested children, died on Dec. 9 in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. He was 82. His sister, […]
Who is to blame for the Ukraine crisis? (a view from Russia)
HomeRussia & Former Soviet Union 18 Dec, 2021 Get short URL © Brendan Hoffman / Getty Images By Glenn Diesen, Professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway and an editor at […]
Societies that treat women badly are poorer and less stable
Oppressing women not only hurts women; it also hurts men https://53c45557bb464df365f75fba619e880d.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.htmlSep 11th 2021 BASRA AND TORORO “Awoman who drives a car will be killed,” says Sheikh Hazim Muhammad al-Manshad. He says […]
Trump claims Israel had ‘absolute power’ over Congress
18 Dec, 2021 Get short URL US President Donald Trump delivers a speech at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. May 23, 2017. © AFP / GIL COHEN-MAGEN Follow RT onDonald […]
US reluctance to lift sanctions main hurdle to reviving 2015 pact, Iran official says
Story by Reuters Updated 1031 GMT (1831 HKT) December 6, 2021 Now PlayingOn GPS: What happens…On GPS: What happens if the Iran nuclear deal collapses? 05:46 Dubai, UAEThe reluctance of the […]
US Congress passes import ban on Chinese Uyghur region
Published 1 day ago The US Congress has passed a bill that requires companies to prove that goods imported from China’s Xinjiang region were not produced with forced labour. The […]
An immense mystery older than Stonehenge
(Image credit: mfatih5er/Getty Images) By Andrew Curry 16th August 2021Reshaping previous ideas on the story of civilisation, Gobekli Tepe in Turkey was built by a prehistoric people 6,000 yea rs before […]
Answers to Everyday Issues – Part XXV: Divorce, profit and loss sharing investments, using sadaqah for mosque funds and matters of prayers
17th December 20210Share Click here for Part XXIV Guidance regarding basic Islamic issues – which Hazrat Amirul Momineen, Khalifatul Masih Vaa has given on various occasions in his written correspondence and […]
No room at the inn. Why have Danes turned against immigration?
Many fear that refugees are a drain on their welfare state https://b6a116b1f2ebb241e4c65c347c2d91d3.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.htmlhttps://b6a116b1f2ebb241e4c65c347c2d91d3.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.htmlDec 18th 2021 COPENHAGEN Mjolnerparken, a housing project in Copenhagen’s multi-ethnic Norrebro district, is pleasantly landscaped and dotted with sports […]