France’s reckoning with colonial past reviewed in Algeria report
By AFP – Jan 19,2021 – JORDAN TIMES In this file photo taken in 1957, Algerian fighters from ALN (National Liberation Army), armed wing of the nationalist National Liberation Front […]
US surpasses 400,000 deaths from Covid-19
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like the saving of the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) (CNN) The United States has reported at least […]
The Muslim Times has the best collection to promote secularism and to deaccelerate sectarianism
Two Viruses; Worse than COVID Political leaders using religion….. Religious leaders playing politics — Faheem Younus, MD (@FaheemYounus) January 18, 2021 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Suggested Reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief […]
Biden appoints staunch Turkey critic Brett McGurk to National Security Council
Turkish official says McGurk, who served as envoy to anti-IS coalition, ‘harmed Turkish-American relations’ Brett McGurk resigned from Trump administration late in 2018 in protest against decision to pull US […]
The Historical Context of Jesus Being Called the ‘Son of God’
Azhar Goraya CHRISTIANITY • FACTS FROM FICTION 18th January 2021 Azhar Goraya, Mexico This is article is the summary of a comprehensive study done into the historical context of the term ‘son of God’ used for Jesus (as). For a detailed, in-depth look into the subject, read ‘Jesus, ‘the ‘Son […]
Last heir to Ottoman throne passes away at 90
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL TURKEY JAN 19, 2021 The late Dündar Abdülkerim Osmanoğlu is seen in this undated photo shared by family member Orhan Osmanoğlu on Jan. 19, 2021 (Photo […]
Conjoined Pakistani twins get ‘new life’ following rare separation surgery
Sarim Burney holds the previously conjoined Pakistani twins, Muhammad Ayan and Muhammad Aman, in this undated photo. (Supplied) Short Url https://arab.news/ykfyq Although there is no known cause for the conjoining, […]
Fear of Palestinian narrative behind Israeli ban of ‘Jenin, Jenin’
Author RAMZY BAROUD January 18, 2021 Israeli Arab actor and filmmaker Mohammed Bakri at the Dubai International Film Festival. (Reuters) Short Url https://arab.news/pvb39 Israel’s Lod District Court last week ruled […]
Biden’s foreign policies in the world and the Middle East
Jan 18,2021 – JORDAN TIMES It is commonly anticipated that any new American administration, whether a democratic or republican president, will embark on introducing a set of changes in the […]
Macron hails French Muslim charter against extremism
By AFP – Jan 18,2021 – JORDAN TIMES PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron praised French Muslim leaders on Monday after they agreed on a “charter of principles” aimed at combatting […]
To Refute the Hate-mongering of White Supremacists I visited Martin Luther King’s Memorial
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Original post dated August, 2017 Recent tragedies in Charlottesville has shook the conscience of a nation wounded by racism […]
In Pakistan, a Tale of Two Very Different Political Movements
Khadim Rizvi, Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan leader. The past few years have seen the emergence of two major new political movements in Pakistan—each of which holds important implications for understanding the country’s […]
Boeing’s deal with the DoJ highlights the limits of US justice
Opinion US financial regulation The aircraft maker’s exculpation following two 737 Max crashes includes some remarkable provisions ANKUSH KHARDORI Though Boeing’s promise to pay $2.5bn over the 737 Max crashes […]
World on the brink of ‘catastrophic moral failure’ due to unfair vaccine rollouts, WHO chief says
Source: CNBC By Holly Ellyatt, @HOLLYELLYATT LONDON — The head of the World Health Organization said Monday the equitable distribution of coronavirus vaccines is at “serious risk.” Warning of a […]
‘I’m being punished’: Guantanamo’s ‘most tortured detainee’ still can’t leave Mauritania
Amandla Thomas-Johnson 22 August 2019 Mohamedou Salahi says he is being blocked from having a passport as US does not want him to travel the world and recount his 14 […]
Ghanaian Ahmadis to benefit from new terrestrial TV Channel
By Ghana News Agency -Jan 17, 2021 Mta Channel The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Ghana will benefit from a new terrestrial 24-hour Channel, dubbed the Muslim Television Ahmadiyya (MTA) Ghana, […]
First Christian arrested under new anti-conversion law in India
A Korean Christian and three nationals have been accused of fraudulent conversion attempts while distributing food to people in need. https://evangelicalfocus.com/world/9772/first-christian-arrested-under-new-anti-conversion-law-in-india MORNING STAR NEWS NEW DELHI · 15 JANUARY 2021 […]
Israel: Converts to Islam on the rise as Jewish group vows to show ‘a way out’
Source: Middle East Monitor Palestinian Muslims pray during the first Friday Prayer of Islamic holy month of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa Mosque after Israeli authorities allowed. An Israeli organisation which […]
Israel isn’t a democracy, it’s an ‘apartheid regime,’ rights group says
By Sam Kiley, Senior International Correspondent, CNN January 12, 2021 The West Bank, explained What is the West Bank and why is it important? CNN Jerusalem (CNN)Israel is no longer […]
6 reasons to eat homemade yogurt every day, plus some classic Turkish recipes
BY AYLA COŞKUN ISTANBUL FOOD JAN 17, 2021 Many Turks would insist yogurt tastes best in earthenware pots. (Shutterstock Photo) Delicious, creamy, gut-loving. Yogurt has long been a part of […]