US city’s first Muslim mayor struggles against anti-Islam sentiment
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ANKARA AMERICAS APR 16, 2021 The first Muslim mayor of Irvine, California said that she had a difficult time getting to the city’s top office due to a strong […]
Hostage to extremism
Hostage to extremism Zahid HussainPublished April 14, 2021 IT is not for the first time that a religiously motivated group has disrupted civic life but what happened this week is extremely serious. The […]
Video: Teaching Evolution to Muslim Students by Dr. Rana Dajani.
Additional reading and viewing suggested by the Muslim Times: Surah Al Baqara (The Cow): Section 4: Adam and Eve Exposing Creationism of Zakir Naik, Tahir ul Qadari, Yusuf Estes and […]
Women of Faith Gather for a Peace Symposium
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Women Auxiliary of Atlantic Canada Region held an Interfaith Symposium at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Parish Church in Sydney, Nova Scotia on April 10, 2021. Amidst essential […]
Pakistani, Indian officials held talks in Dubai over Kashmir
Pakistani, Indian officials held talks in Dubai over Kashmir Reuters Published April 15, 2021 – NEW DELHI: Top intelligence officers from Pakistan and India held secret talks in Dubai in January in […]
Beyond the ban
Beyond the ban Aasim Sajjad Akhtar Published April 16, 2021 – FOR more than four days, the PTI government remained mum in the face of pitched battles across Pakistan between activists of […]
Booster shots and re-vaccinations could be needed. Drug companies are planning for it.
Source: New York Times By Remy Tumin Scientists have long said that giving people a single course of a Covid-19 vaccine might not be sufficient in the long term, and that […]
Forgiveness vs. Retaliation in Islam
Islam is a religion that takes into account the nature of humankind; after all, the One who created us knows us best. We were not created perfect, we make mistakes, […]
‘Swiss tourism could benefit from the crisis’
Banking & Fintech After a year of empty airports, deserted beaches, cities and hotels, SWI swissinfo.ch caught up with David Ruetz, head of the Internationale Tourismus Börse Berlin (ITB) to discuss how […]
Quran: Can We Squeeze an Ocean into a Swimming Pool?
Epigraph: And if all the trees that are in the earth were pens, and the ocean were ink, with seven oceans swelling it thereafter, the words of Allah would not […]
What does the Quran say regarding polygamy?
Photo credit: economist.com Mohammad Golam Sarwar It was not Islam that had initiated polygamy rather polygamy was the widespread customary practice in pre-Islamic Arabia which continued in the later ages […]
Islam’s Response to Misconceptions about Sharia Law
WRITTEN BY ANSER AHMAD, ESQ.| NOVEMBER 2018| ISLAM, POLITICS, RELIGIOUS CONCEPTS “Islam’s Response to Misconceptions about Sharia Law” In the West, Sharia is being portrayed as a source of oppression, violence, and tyranny. This misconception […]
Vaccines and Fasting – What is the True Islamic Perspective?
Dr Shahzaib Ahmad – London UK, Sarmad NaveedFACTS FROM FICTION 15th April 2021 Sarmad Naveed, Canada & Dr. Shahzaib Ahmad, UK Fasting during the month of Ramadan is one of the […]
Istanbul’s Museum of Turkish, Islamic Arts hosts exhibit on faith
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL EVENTS APR 15, 2021 The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts at Istanbul’s Sultanahmet Square is holding a new exhibition, featuring 150 works from its collection. The “Faith […]
As US withdraws, new players to dominate Afghan scene
TALMIZ AHMAD April 15, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/bfr3v President Joe Biden this week publicly declared that all remaining US troops in Afghanistan will be withdrawn by Sept. 11 this year. […]
France should mobilize rather than marginalize its Muslims
ZAID M. BELBAGI April 15, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/wbu8p The egalitarian principles of the French republic would suggest that the state is blind to the creeds and private beliefs of […]
UNESCO board unanimously adopts resolution on old Jerusalem, its walls
By JT – Apr 15,2021 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — UNESCO Executive Board, during its 211th session, has unanimously adopted a resolution on old Jerusalem and its walls. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Deifallah […]
India: Majlis Ansarullah have Honour of Virtual Meeting with World Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
PRESS RELEASE APRIL 14, 2021 Majlis Ansarullah India have Honour of Virtual Meeting with World Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community “Do not simply follow the old methods with a passive attitude and by letting the work continue as it always has. Rather, you should work passionately and fervently […]
The Fifth Khalifa His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad hold’s First Virtual Meeting from Qadian – the Hometown of the Promised Messiah (as)
PRESS RELEASE APRIL 13, 2021 First Virtual Meeting from Qadian – the Hometown of the Promised Messiah (Peace Be Upon Him) – Takes Place Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya India have honour of virtual meeting with World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community On 10 April 2021, the World Head of […]
Archaeology sheds light on the persistence of Muslim cuisine after the Catholic conquest of Granada
by Aleks Pluskowski, Guillermo García-Contreras Ruiz and Marcos García García, The Conversation Granada, in southern Spain’s Andalusia region, was the final remnant of Islamic Iberia known as al-Andalus—a territory that once […]