Is al-Azhar under attack?
Sulaiman Lkaderi , Mohamed Hassan 15 October 2020 16:17 UTC | Egypt’s parliament rejected a bill that was set to strip the thousand-year-old al-Azhar University of its religious authority. It’s the latest […]
Judith Collins, the woman taking on juggernaut Jacinda Ardern in New Zealand’s election
Source: CNN The woman taking on Jacinda Ardern is a tough-on-crime veteran politician who admires former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and won the nickname “Crusher” due to her bold policy on illegal street racing.When New Zealanders head to the polls on Saturday they will decide whether to elect 61-year-old […]
PBS Documentary: Kingdom of David
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Muslim Times Leading the Way to Interfaith Tolerance Among Abrahamic Faiths A Slight Twist Makes David Attenborough a Great […]
Slaves, Dowry and a Tale of Two Weddings
Zafir Malik CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 15th October, 2020 ©Pixabay Zafir Malik, UK Billions of people have walked the face of the earth. There are some who achieved great feats […]
Thailand’s king seeks to bring back absolute monarchy
Maha Vajiralongkorn has provoked something new in Thailand: open criticism of a king The moments disappear in the dark. In April 2017 it was a small bronze plaque from Bangkok’s […]
CHRISTIAN TERROR: EVENTS THAT TESTIFY TO GOD’S DIVINE GLORY
Extermination of American Indians In the words of John Winthrop, the first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony: “… justifieinge the undertakeres of the intended Plantation in New England… to carry […]
Bali could build a better kind of tourism after the pandemic
ASIA & OCEANIA Wednesday, 14 Oct 2020 By AGENCY A different approach may now be needed to save the tourism industry in Indonesia’s top destination, Bali. — AFP Relaxnews Covid-19 has […]
Here are all the reasons why Pakistan deserves to be on United Nations Human Rights Council
Apart from speaking for oppressed people all over the world, the country has taken numerous steps to safeguard the rights of children, women, transgenders, prisoners, and laborers. News Desk – […]
Indonesia’s constant battle against malaria amid pandemic Elly Burhaini
Faizal The Jakarta Post Jakarta / Tue, October 13, 2020 / Anopheles mosquito (Shutterstock/Somboon Bunproy) 0 SHARES Transmission of COVID-19 in Indonesia has continued unabated and expanded […]
EXCLUSIVE: Israel stops granting visas to UN human rights workers
OHCHR foreign employees left in limbo amid Israeli crackdown on rights monitors The UN’s OHCHR writes regular reports highlighting alleged Israeli rights abuses in the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem […]
Urdu Debate: Theocracy versus Democracy?
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times for promoting secularism in every country of the world I believe there is a very simple criterion about […]
Ted Talk: A message of peace, hope and inclusion | Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens)
Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; 21 July 1948), commonly known by his stage name Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.[1] His 1967 debut album reached the top 10 in the UK, and the album’s title […]
Rohingya fear deportation after Saudi Arabia calls on Bangladesh to give minority passports
Riyadh threatens Dhaka with curbing migration if it fails to adhere to its request, which could be disastrous for Bangladesh’s economy Rohingya refugees living in Malaysia shout slogans during […]
Thirty Plus Quotes from the Poet of Love – Rumi
Selection of quotes by Mayukh Saha “Words are a pretext. It is the inner bond that draws one person to another, not words.” “Wherever you are, and whatever you do, […]
Is love just a fleeting chemical high in the brain?
Source: BBC By Parashkev Nachev Romantic feelings rely on a complicated concoction of chemicals and psychology. But as part of our series on Life’s Big Questions with The Conversation, we […]
Jihad in the Contemporary World
Al-Hafiz Yunus Omotayo FACTS FROM FICTION 10th October 2020 Add Comment ©Shutterstock Al-Hafiz Yunus Omotayo, Nigeria In the contemporary world, there appears to be no other religious concept as grossly […]
Untold stories of Black Muslims in America: The Mufti and the mission
9th October 2020 This series of articles focuses on the African-Americans who Hazrat Mufti Muhammad Sadiqra brought under the banner of the true Islam during his time in America between 1920 […]
How migrants are aiding the global fight against coronavirus
Anti-migrant rhetoric has been common in the US during the pandemic, but the country has tallied a total of 214,00 deaths from COVID-19, making it the hardest-hit nation in […]
Lebanon, Israel start talks on disputed maritime border — UN source
REUTERS October 14, 2020 NAQOURA, Lebanon: Long-time foes Lebanon and Israel met on Wednesday for unprecedented talks on their disputed maritime border, a United Nations source said. The talks, […]
Swiss factory rushes to prepare for Moderna Covid-19 vaccine
Lonza is building three vaccine production lines in Visp, canton Valais, at a cost of $210 million (CHF191 million) to supply 300 million doses annually. Keystone / Olivier Maire Source: Swiss […]