Gender Equality in Islam?
By Farhan Iqbal, Missionary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Canada In gender equality conversations it is often insinuated that in Islam there is no gender equality. The crux of Islamic teachings is […]
Sowing the Seeds of Peace Through Mutual Respect
4th February 2021 Laiq Ahmed Atif, Malta In this day and age when the world has literally shrunk to a global village in a way that could not have been […]
Pressure grows on Frontex head after new accusations
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AFP ISTANBUL EUROPE FEB 07, 2021 Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri addresses participants of the European Coast Guard Cooperation Network meeting in Warsaw, Poland, Nov. 8, […]
Ottoman stories: Prostitutes, Wine & Sultan Murad
Serenity Savanna ottoman history Sultan Murad, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire would often anonymously go into the midst of the people and see their state. One evening, he felt an uneasiness in himself and the urge to go out. He called for his head of security and and out […]
‘Let’s never lose hope because hope is actually the heart of life’ – Interview with Suicidologist Faryde Lara
Sarah Waseem – UK CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 6th February 2021 According to statistics, there are over a million suicides a year worldwide; more than war victims and homicides combined. Similarly, suicide rates among the youth continue to increase. The Review of Religions spoke to Suicidoligist Faryde Lara from Mexico, […]
UAE’s ‘Hope’ probe to be first in trio of Mars missions
by Dana Moukhallati The UAE’s “Hope” probe, the first Arab space mission, expected to reach Mars’ orbit on Tuesday, blasted off from Japan in July 2020 The first Arab space […]
India becomes first nation to donate COVID-19 jabs to Kabul
Health workers, security force members, teachers and government employees would receive the COVID-19 vaccine first, said a Health Ministry spokesman. (AP) Short Url https://arab.news/5hemy Starting next week, Afghanistan will roll […]
Foreign militaries an obstacle in Libya’s path to peace
Author YASAR YAKIS February 07, 2021 Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah delivers a speech via video link during a meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF). (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/9hfv9 […]
US shakes up Yemen policy, but long road to peace
By AFP – Feb 07,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Supporters of Yemen’s Houthi movement gesture as they chant slogans during a demonstration against the outgoing US administration’s decision to designate the […]
LETTER: Baitul Ehsan Mosque vandalized
The Chronicle Herald Published: Feb 05 A fireplace was one of many items damaged in an act of vandalism last week at a mosque being constructed in Conception Bay South. […]
Rollout of AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Halted in South Africa After Study
Source: WSJ By Gabriele Steinhauser Small clinical trial found that it doesn’t appear to protect recipients against mild and moderate illness from a fast-spreading new strain of the coronavirus JOHANNESBURG—South Africa […]
FGM – It’s a “BIG NO” in Islam
Source: voiceofbritishmuslimwomen | by Voice Of British Muslim Women | Amtul Musawar Ahmad, Walsall Time and again, erroneous acts have been perpetrated in the name of religion, when in reality it is personal and other vested interests that spur individuals to commit them. Terrorism and Islam are often shown to be […]
Saudi Journalist’s Call To Remove Sword From Saudi Flag Sparks Heated Debate
Source: memri.org | By B. Chernitsky Saudi author and journalist Fahd Al-Ahmadi, who writes a column for the government daily Al-Iqtisadiyya, recently sparked a heated debate among Saudis on Twitter by proposing a change to the Saudi national flag. The flag in its present form features the shahada (the Islamic declaration of faith, […]
Ahmadi Muslim Physicist Abdus Salam Receives A Blue Plaque In Putney
Source: londonist.com A Nobel Prize-winning scientist, whose work “paved the way” for the landmark discovery of the Higgs boson (AKA, the “God particle”), has finally been honoured with a blue plaque at his home of almost four decades. Abdus Salam, who passed away in 1996, was a hugely influential physicist. […]
Presenting the true teachings of the Holy Prophet in Germany
Source: alhakam.org Last Updated on 5th February 2021 Zubair Khalil Khan, President Jamaat Bensheim, Germany On 21 January 2021, a virtual tabligh event was held by Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Bensheim, Germany. Murtaza Mannan Sahib, Adil Khalid Sahib and Hammad Haerter Sahib delivered speeches and answered questions as well. Stefan Haerter Sahib amicably […]
Zara the First: Young Scot on becoming first female to lead influential Muslim organisation and her debt to another inspirational woman close to home
By Laura Smith February 7, 2021, Zara Mohammed has just been elected as the first female leader of the British Muslim Council She hopes becoming the first woman to head […]
Pope appoints first woman Under-Secretary with right to vote in Synod of Bishops
By Jennifer Hauser, CNN February 7, 2021 Francis' appointment marks the first time a woman has been given such a position. . (CNN)Pope Francis has for the first time appointed […]
Michael Shermer with Bart Ehrman — Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times: “But you prefer the […]
6-week-old baby dies after baptism at Romanian Orthodox Church
By Josh K. Elliott Global News Posted February 5, 2021 1:37 pm In this file photo, Orthodox archbishop Teodosie blesses water during an Epiphany religious service in Constanta, Romania, Monday, […]
Sir Chaudhry Muhammad Zafrullah Khan (ra)
Only a few geniuses are born in one given century, this one was remarkable. Welcome to a short insight to Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan’s website, we seek to provide with […]