Macron, French media and Muslims: Big brother is watching
BY ABDENNOUR TOUMI OP-ED DEC 29, 2020 French President Emmanuel Macron on a screen as he attends a conference round table via videoconference in Paris, France, Dec. 17, 2020. (Reuters […]
People are fundamentally good: why is this such a revolutionary idea?
Source: Arab News By Nidhal Guessoum, who is a professor at the American University of Sharjah. Twitter: @NidhalGuessoum. The best book I read this year (and COVID-19 allowed me to read […]
Russia, Turkey to develop military ties despite US sanctions
By AFP – Dec 29,2020 – JORDAN TIMES A handout photograph taken and released on Tuesday by the Russian Foreign Ministry shows Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (left) welcoming his […]
Building a Religious Case against Racism?
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: Muslim Sunrise Fall Volume 2020 By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim […]
Einstein’s Quote on Human Compassion
A human being is part of the whole, called by us “universe,” limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest […]
Indonesia: Jokowi’s new religious affairs minister a challenger to growing radicalism
Marchio Irfan Gorbiano The Jakarta Post PREMIUM Jakarta / Sat, December 26, 2020 Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) youth wing GP Ansor chairman Yaqut Cholil Qoumas (left) holds a press briefing in […]
Indonesia: New religious affairs minister vows to protect Shia, Ahmadiyah
Source: News Desk The Jakarta Post Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, the newly appointed religious affairs minister, has promised to uphold the rights of the Shia and Ahmadiyah minority religious groups and […]
Cataloging 750 verses of the Holy Quran inspiring believers to study nature
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Mirza Tahir Ahmad writes in his book, Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge and Truth: The Quran manifestly acknowledges […]
NIH: Phase 3 trial of Novavax investigational COVID-19 vaccine opens
Source: NIH NIH- and BARDA-funded trial will enroll up to 30,000 volunteers. The Phase 3 trial of another investigational coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine has begun enrolling adult volunteers. The […]
Israel, UAE collaborating to eliminate UNRWA – report
In doing so, Abu Dhabi would be rallying to a long-standing demand from Israel, insisting for years that UNRWA is obstructing peace. By SARAH CHEMLA DECEMBER 27, 2020 Israel and […]
Brexit: European Parliament overwhelmingly backs terms of UK’s exit
Members of the European Parliament have overwhelmingly backed the terms of the UK’s departure from the EU. MEPs ratified the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement by 621 votes to 49 following an […]
Feds investigate whether Nashville bomber motivated by ‘paranoia over 5G technology’
LOCAL NEWS by: Josh Breslow Posted: Dec 28, 2020 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Federal investigators are “looking seriously” at whether “paranoia over 5G technology” led an Antioch man to detonate […]
African Traditional Religions
Fazal Ahmad – UK 27th December 2020 Fazal Ahmad, UK Introduction The great faiths of the world have a religious text to refer to, and yet, our observance of religious […]
“What did I do to you?” – Last words of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi to rebels just before he was killed
MICHAEL ELI DOKOSI Oct 20, 2019 FULL BIO Michael Eli Dokosi is a journalist and a formidable writer with a decade’s experience. He is a blogger, voice-over artist and MC. […]
Happy Kwanzaa! Here are seven facts you may not know about the pan-African holiday
MILDRED EUROPA TAYLOR Dec 26, 2020 Mildred Europa Taylor is a writer and content creator. She loves writing about health and women’s issues in Africa and the African diaspora. Tech. […]
UNGA adopts Pak-led resolution on interreligious dialogue
Our Staff Reporter December 04, 2020 ISLANABAD – The United Nations General Assembly yesterday adopted a resolution co-sponsored by Pakistan and the Philippines on the “Promotion of interreligious and intercultural […]
“Everyone has a dream. Not just one dream – dreams. Everyone has a story.”
by Chelli Stanley, USA “Everyone has a dream. Not just one dream – dreams. Everyone has a story.” So begins Alaa Jaber from Hebron, Palestine. Though his story is profound, rich, multi-layered, real, it is one that is rarely heard in the West. Why? The clarifying truths he shares can […]
Peace and zero hunger go hand in hand
Author PRINCE FAISAL BIN FARHAN & DAVID BEASLEY December 28, 2020 About 300 children gather at Coronationville Secondary School as they wait for a food and goods distribution ahead of […]
Muslim Sunrise Publishes a Landmark Volume to Refute Racism
Source: Muslim Sunrise Fall Volume 2020 Editorial by the Chief Editor Mubasher Ahmad The United States of America is not alone in suffering from the fatal malady of racism; the […]
Nashville Christmas Bomber, Anthony Quinn Warner not only shattered the Downtown, But Many a Stereotypes
Source: CNN Anthony Quinn Warner has been identified as the Nashville bomber, said Don Cochran, US attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, during a Sunday evening news conference. “We’ve come […]