Indonesia could be Asia’s next Islamic Finance Hub
Fauziah Rizki Yuniarti – Jakarta / Tue, January 12, 2021 A Bank Mandiri Syariah employee serves a customer on Sept. 3, 2020 at the Islamic lender’s Central Jakarta office. (JP/Wendra […]
Another Muslim prayer app tracks user locations
Salaat First is the second app in two months that has come under criticism for sharing user data belonging to Muslims with US contractors who are linked to the US […]
America in turmoil: The solution world leaders ignore
8th January 20210 Zane Chowdhry, Student at Georgetown University and Chairman of the Muslim Writers Guild of America. As the United States Congress was set to convene to certify the […]
Sheldon Adelson, pro-Israel extremist who ‘crafted the course of nations,’ is dead
BY PHILIP WEISS JANUARY 12, 2021 Miriam and Sheldon Adelson present Trump with a menorah, Dec. 7, 2019. Israeli American Council national summit. Screenshot. Sheldon Adelson, who died last night, […]
Professor enumerates problems in Islamic world but promises bright future
By Javad Heirannia International January 11, 2021 – TEHRAN TIMES TEHRAN – A professor from the George Washington University elaborates on the problems facing the Islamic world, ranging from injustice, […]
UN calls for enhanced international cooperation to tackle terrorism
Vladimir Voronkov, under-secretary-general of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism. (AFP/File) Short Url https://arab.news/v6grs Security Council ministerial meeting told that threats have evolved and spread in the 20 years since 9/11 […]
Jordan, Egypt could join Quartet’s Mideast peace drive
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Ayman Safadi (L), French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, and German Foreign Heiko Maas (R), attend […]
How Israel manipulates suffering of Palestinians
Jan 12,2021 – JORAN TIMES – RAMZY BAROUD Israel’s decision to exclude Palestinians from its COVID-19 vaccination campaign may have surprised many. Even by Israel’s poor humanitarian standards, denying Palestinians access to life-saving medication seems extremely callous. Amnesty International, among many organisations, condemned the Israeli government’s decision to bar Palestinians […]
Military Joint Chiefs condemn “sedition and insurrection” at US Capitol
(CNN) America’s most senior general Mark Milley and the entire Joint Chiefs of Staff, which is comprised of the heads of each military branch, issued a statement Tuesday condemning the violent invasion […]
Are Ahmadis Muslim or Non-Muslim? Who decides?
The verdict of the Holy Quran and Holy Prophet(sa) by Farhan Iqbal, Missionary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Canada Recently, social media has been abuzz with young Pakistanis enthusiastically declaring Ahmadis non-Muslim, using theological debates surrounding the finality of Prophethood as “proof” of their claims. The three reasons provided for this claim […]
Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine immunity to stay at least a year
Source: New York Post Immunity from Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine should last at least a year, the company said on Monday at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference. The drugmaker said it […]
Pakistan PM Imran Khan issues special permit for Dubai royals to hunt internationally protected bird
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page PTIISLAMABAD, JANUARY 12, 2021 Imran Khan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has earlier opposed such […]
Malaysia: Court to decide if members of Ahmadiyya are Muslims
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: Free Malaysia Today SHAH ALAM: The High Court here has fixed March 19 to […]
The Algerian state, Sunni Islam and violations of religious freedom
12/18/2020, 14.07ALGERIA – ISLAM by Kamel Abderrahmani Illiberal laws try to impose a certain view as an absolute “truth”. The law and justice system are used to target Muslim minorities […]
US group appeals for Pakistani woman jailed on blasphemy
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press JANUARY 8, 2021 ISLAMABAD — The U.S. religious watchdog appealed Friday for the rights of a Pakistani woman from the country’s minority Ahmadis who has been jailed on blasphemy charges, declaring her a prisoner of conscience and urging Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government to immediately […]
Will the Deal of Century include Indonesia?
International January 9, 2021 Over the past half a century, presidents of the United States have regularly assured American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) at annual meetings of Washington’s commitment […]
Cult leader Adnan Oktar sentenced to thousands of years in Turkey
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL TURKEY JAN 11, 2021 Adnan Oktar is escorted by police after his arrest, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 11, 2018. (DHA PHOTO) An Istanbul court on Monday […]
Feats of two Saudis offer glimpse of Arab region’s female science talent
Short Url https://arab.news/jvpqt Asrar Damdam and Lama Al-Abdi honored by L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science Middle East Regional Young Talents Program In spite of recent progress, women remain a minority […]
Israel’s self-defeating manipulation of Palestinian suffering
Author RAMZY BAROUD January 11, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/c3kb4 A man receives a vaccine at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv (Reuters) Israel’s decision to exclude Palestinians from its coronavirus disease […]
Reaffirming two-state solution, Quartet ministerial meeting concludes in Cairo
Safadi deplores Israel’s new settlement plans By JT – Jan 11,2021 – JORDAN TIMES Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi , Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas hold a press conference in Cairo […]