Photosynthesis: deserving of our awe or ridicule?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times After centuries of research, technology has created solar panels. The plant kingdom has been converting solar energy into […]
Life at 50C: How to cool a megacity (on the example of Karachi)
https://www.bbc.com/reel/embed/p09vxt1f Life at 50C: How to cool a megacity 28 SEPTEMBER 2021|CLIMATE CHANGE With 2021 set to be one of the hottest years recorded on earth, some big cities are […]
Why Muhammad Ali formed a close relationship with Malcolm X, and then turned his back on him
HISTORY September 20, 2021 at 02:00 pm On the day newly crowned 22-year-old heavyweight champion of the world Muhammad Ali announced that he had rejected Cassius Clay as his “slave name”, Malcolm X, […]
Playing a weak hand well: Jordan’s Hashemite kings and the United States
Playing a weak hand well: Jordan’s Hashemite kings and the United States [28-09-2021 02:49 PM] BY Bruce Riedel The American interaction with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has revolved around […]
Afghan withdrawal may spark ex-forces terrorism in Europe
OPINION British and Irish soldiers, serving here in Mali. UK prime minister Boris Johnson was forced to write to British troops, reassuring them their efforts in Afghanistan were not in […]
ÖZIL WANTS TO VOTE FOR JÜRGEN TODENHÖFER’S PARTY
Former soccer world champion Mesut Özil has revealed who he wants to vote for in the federal elections. On September 26th, he would vote for the Team Todenhöfer party, founded […]
US exploited 9/11 to reshape Islamic world, but ended up weaker
By Nadia Helmy Published: Sep 13, 2021 A vendor selling Taliban flags waits by the roadside in Kabul on Thursday. Photo: AFPThe end of the Cold War constituted a major […]
Pakistan: Minorities ask government to protect their communal property
09/25/2021 ASIANEWS by Shafique Khokhar An amendment to a 2001 ordinance threatens to multiply cases of illegal occupation. Christians, Sikhs and Hindus worried about their historic places of prayer. Civil […]
Afghanistan on brink of financial collapse
ABC Radio National Play Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. LISTEN7m 39sVolume 90%00:0000:00 Image: News Video Download Afghanistan on brink of financial collapse (7.01 MB)Download 7.01 MB The drums have been beating for some time that Afghanistan’s economy […]
Muslim community gathers in Istanbul for calendar unity
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL TURKEY SEP 26, 2021 4:11 PM GMT+3A view of dignitaries attending the congress in Istanbul, Turkey, Sept. 26, 2021. (AA PHOTO) Scientists, experts and Islamic scholars convened in Istanbul […]
China urges NATO not to provoke military tension in Asia-Pacific
CHINA / DIPLOMACY By Global Times Published: Sep 28, 2021 Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs NATO member states have been frequently deploying aircraft to the Asia-Pacific region but the region doesn’t welcome […]
CIA ‘made secret plans to kidnap or assassinate Julian Assange after Wikileaks published sensitive hacking tools – and even plotted to shoot plane tires if he tried to flee embassy in 2017’
CIA ‘made secret plans to kidnap or assassinate Julian Assange after Wikileaks published sensitive hacking tools – and even plotted to shoot plane tires if he tried to flee embassy […]
“Unconstructive” approach may result in failure of Vienna talks
Politics September 28, 2021 – TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN — In yet another unconstructive move, the International Atomic Energy Agency on Sunday said Iran had prevented access to the Tesa Complex […]
Three UN speeches, three different takes on Palestine
OSAMA AL-SHARIF September 28, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/42jyr Every year, and for many decades, at the UN General Assembly’s September meetings, the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Palestinian question are tackled […]
Book Review: Jews and the Qur’an
Source: Princeton Press By Meir M. Bar-Asher, who is the Max Schloessinger Professor of Islamic Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His books include Scripture and Exegesis in Early […]
Benefits of not eating pork and bacon
Source: Nature Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder that affects more than 10 million Indians1 and about 70 million people globally2. Its high incidence, especially in the developing world, can be […]
‘The Lightning Proclaims Allah’s Praise and Glory’ — The Quran
Suggested reading and viewing by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times for the Creator God of the Abrahamic Faiths ‘The Lightning Proclaims Allah’s Praise and Glory.’ (Al […]
Terrorism, Islam and Tony Blair: countering a ‘first-order threat’
by IAN LINDEN| @IANLINDEN| @PROFIANLINDEN SHARE: Member ratings Well argued: 58% Interesting points: 68% Agree with arguments: 51% 20 ratings – view all Tony Blair at Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan 2002 (Alamy). We had almost forgotten […]
How the world’s biggest Islamic organization drives religious reform in Indonesia – and seeks to influence the Muslim world
Nahdlatul Ulama is the world’s biggest Islamic organization, initiating a reform movement, which it is calling ‘Humanitarian Islam.’ A gathering during the 73rd anniversary of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), in […]
Afghanistan – Yet another Super Scalp on its Rocks
by Asad Durrani Lt Gen (retired) The Taliban’s Reconquista rocked the world – perhaps because of its blitz. Many on our streets whirled in a trance – they don’t get […]