Turkey wants region to become ‘island of peace’ — Erdogan
By AFP – Mar 25,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Turkish president and leader of Justice and Development (AK) Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) and his wife Emine Erdogan arrive on stage […]
Déjà vu
TODAY’S PAPER | MARCH 27, 2021 Ashraf Jehangir Qazi Published The writer is a former ambassador to the US, India and China and head of UN missions in Iraq and […]
Man axed to death over blasphemy allegations in Punjab’s Jhang
Imran Gabol Published March 26, 2021 Taqi Shah was attacked while he was visiting a local mela in Basti Murad of Shorkot tehsil with a friend on March 24. — […]
Gender bias against female surgeons fuelling surgical backlogs
By Solarina Ho CTVNews. Female surgeons in Canada have long faced gender-based referral biases that result in large pay gaps, and an inequitable and inefficient environment for patients, Canadian surgeons […]
Children who come to Canada more likely than those born here to enter post-secondary education
By Jeremiah Rodriguez CTVNews When Sara Asalya immigrated to Canada with her young family from the Palestinian territories nine years ago, she knew very little English and she had few […]
Movie Philomena: When Organized Religion Rules Rather Than Human Rights
Philomena is a 2013 drama film directed by Stephen Frears, based on the 2009 book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee by journalist Martin Sixsmith. Starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan, it tells the true story of Philomena Lee‘s 50-year search […]
Uighurs: China bans UK MPs after abuse sanctions
Source: BBC China has imposed sanctions on nine UK citizens – including five MPs – for spreading what it called “lies and disinformation” about the country. The group are among […]
New Zealand’s Catholic Church apologises to survivors of abuse
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Catholic Church formally apologised on Friday to the survivors of abuse within the church and said its systems and culture must change. Cardinal John Dew, who is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington and Metropolitan of New Zealand, made the apology at the Royal Commission […]
Study Reveals Queen Elizabeth II is A Descendant of the Prophet Muhammad?
Study Reveals Queen Elizabeth II Is A Descendant of the Prophet Muhammad Source: Observer+ ENGLAND – According to a study in 1986 by Burke Peerage, one of the top genealogical […]
Mississippi GOP senator says it’s wrong to vote on Sunday for religious reasons
Source: The Hill Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday said she believed it’s wrong to hold voting events on Sunday due to religious reasons. As The Washington Post reports, Hyde-Smith […]
Glenorie flooding victim Ayaz Younus remembered by friend as community-minded and hard-working
Robert Ovadia, Alex Chapman and Summer Woolley 7NEWS Published: Thursday, 25 March 2021 Outpouring of grief for man who lost his life in floods (Source: 7NEWS) The friends of a young man who tragically died inside his car as it sank in NSW floodwaters have remembered him as kind-hearted, community-minded […]
Why ‘Islamic’ Trended After a Mass Shooting in Boulder and ‘Christian’ Did Not After One in Atlanta
Source: Daily Beast By Wajahat Ali A Christian 21-year-old appears to have been driven by his twisted religious beliefs while a Muslim 21-year-old mass shooter doesn’t appear to have been […]
Portrait of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent goes to auction
A rare 16th-century portrait of Suleiman the Magnificent, the longest-reigning Ottoman sultan, will be auctioned by Sotheby’s. The portrait of the sultan will be on live auction at Sotheby’s with a starting bid of 60,000 pounds ($83,000). Estimates suggest it will be sold for around 80,000 – 120,000 pounds. The […]
Why did Turkey withdraw from the Istanbul Convention?
BY HILAL KAPLAN COLUMNS MAR 26, 2021 Passengers are seen leaving a ferry during a partial lockdown against the COVID-19 pandemic, Istanbul, Turkey, March 7, 2021. (Photo by Getty Images) […]
Egypt races to free giant vessel blocking Suez Canal
An Egyptian canal authority official called Ever Given’s refloating a ‘very sensitive and complicated’ operation which needs to ‘be handled very carefully.’ (AFP) The Ever Given ran aground some 6 […]
Unequal treatment under a flawed democracy
Mar 25,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN This year’s elections reflect the status of democracy in both Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. In Israel, a 73-year old state, the political system is broken and the appearance of democratic legitimacy is sustained by repeated elections. In the virtual state […]
Islamic party becomes surprise kingmaker after Israel vote
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page By AFP – Mar 25,2021 – JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel’s election brought a […]
Biden Says He’ll Run for Re-Election, Along With Harris
Source: Bloomberg KEY TAKEAWAYS from Biden’s first formal press conference as president: Biden said his “expectation” is that he will run again in 2024, with Kamala Harris as his expected running mate. […]
Nearly all Black Americans believe in God or another higher power
Epigraph When a person is afflicted, he cries unto Us; but when We confer upon him a favor from Ourself, he says: This has been given to me on account […]
Here’s what we know about the Boulder, Colorado, mass shooting suspect
Epigraph Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) By Ray Sanchez, Paul Murphy, Blake Ellis and Amir Vera, CNN (CNN) Ahmad Al […]