Employment in the platform age
Apr 12,2021 – Jordan Times NEW DELHI — One of the most significant socioeconomic changes accelerated by COVID-19 must surely be the rise of digital labour platforms. Of course, platform-based […]
Noam Chomsky, ‘Libertarian Socialist’ Provocateur, Has No Regrets
U.S. BY KELLY CANDAELE ON 4/12/21 AT 6:00 AM This story is co-published with Capital & Main At 92, Noam Chomsky remains a political activist. In recent interviews and in a new book, Chomsky […]
Ramadan is About the Quran and We Have a Collection for You
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 […]
A Pastor’s Son Becomes a Critic of Religion on TikTok
Source: New York Times John Piper is one of the most influential theologians in America. His son Abraham calls evangelicalism “a destructive, narrow-minded worldview.” By Ruth Graham; April 12, 2021, 5:00 a.m. […]
Bollywood to Hollywood: Celebrities hold fast to their beliefs during Ramadan
A look at celebrities observing Ramadan around the world Published: May 10, 2020 Nilanjana G. Javed, Senior Web Editor 2 of 12 3 of 12 4 of 12 5 of 12 […]
Saudi Arabia: First day of Ramadan 2021 is Tuesday, April 13
The moon-sighting committee said that the crescent moon had not been sighted Published: April 11, 2021 19:24 Last updated: April 12, 2021 Dona Cherian, Assistant Online Editor and Inputs from Khitam Al Amir, Chief News […]
UN Refugee Agency plans global expansion of Zakat fund
The United Nations’ refugee agency has unveiled plans for a global rollout of its zakat fund as it seeks to better leverage Islamic giving to support its relief work and plug funding […]
Mohammed bin Rashid launches ‘100 Million Meals’ to provide food support in 20 countries
BY PRESS RELEASE 11 APR 2021 PRESS RELEASE Beneficiary countries include Sudan, Lebanon, Jordan, Pakistan, Angola, Uganda and Egypt. MBRGI teams up with MBRCH, UN World Food Programme and food banks […]
Kumbh Mela religious festival: Millions of Hindu pilgrims head to the Ganges River as India’s daily coronavirus cases continue to surge
By Jessie Yeung and Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) Hindu devotees packed the streets of Haridwar, in northern India, on Monday for the largest religious pilgrimage on Earth, in scenes that defied social […]
What Does Islam Have to Say About the ‘Male Gaze’?
Mahrukh Arif-TayyebCONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 3rd April 2021 THE REVIEW OF RELIGIONS Mahrukh Arif-Tayyeb, UK Have you ever watched a perfume commercial and wondered why half-naked women feature in almost […]
Minorities struggle racism in Europe as right-wing movements rise: scholar
By Mohammad Mazhari International April 11, 2021 – 15:35 TEHRAN – A London-based history professor says that today many people across the world face every day discrimination fuelled by the […]
How gas windfall could save Lebanon from bankruptcy
DR. DANIA KOLEILAT KHATIB April 11, 2021 23:37504 Short Url https://arab.news/mw6ej Lebanese President Michel Aoun gave a speech last week in which he lashed out at the political elite, the central […]
Dates, the staple of every Ramadan table in Saudi Arabia
From Al-Ahsa to Madinah, from Al-Kharj to Hawtat Bani Tamim, date festivals vary and the most famous is the Dates Festival in Buraidah with merchants coming from across the region […]
Iran’s flagship nuclear plant crippled by ‘sraeli sabotage’
Centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran. The facility lost power on Sunday. (AP/File)Short Url https://arab.news/6fhhk Iran calls atomic site blackout Israeli ‘nuclear terrorism’ US defense […]
Iran atomic agency says nuclear facility hit by act of ‘terrorism’
No-one was injured and there was no radioactive release By AFP – Apr 12,2021 – Last updated at Apr 12,202100 googleplus000 Iranians walk past closed shops in the capital Tehran, on Sunday, following […]
80% of those 65 and older, have received at least one dose of vaccine, CDC data shows
Fed Chair Powell says economy about to grow much quicker due to vaccinations and fiscal support Source: CNBC By Tucker Higgins KEY POINTS The U.S. economy is at a turning […]
Two Christian Nurses in Pakistan Accused of Blasphemy
Source: Voice of America By Ayaz Gul Police in eastern Pakistan have registered blasphemy accusations against two female Christian nurses and launched an investigation into a crime that carries the […]
Spreading the beauty of the Quran: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih announces new Quran search engine by Al Islam team
9th April 2021 Islamabad, Tilford, 9 April 2021: In the Friday Sermon today, Hazrat Amirul Momineenaa announced the launch of a new Quran website search engine created by the alislam.org team. The new […]
Explainer: What is behind the latest unrest in Northern Ireland?
Source: Dawn Geographically, Northern Ireland is part of Ireland. Politically, it’s part of the United Kingdom. Ireland, long dominated by its bigger neighbour, broke free about 100 years ago after centuries of colonisation and an uneasy union. Twenty-six of its 32 counties became an independent, Roman Catholic-majority country. Six counties […]
The Best Advice on Engaging Muslims, from Arab Evangelical Scholars
Source: CT American evangelicals often find themselves frustrated in their approach to Islam. Two options are consistently placed before them: a polemical argument few are educated enough to engage in, or an awkward dialogue urging friendship but emptied of theological significance. Help, therefore, may come from abroad—where evangelicals interact with […]