Francis becomes 1st pope to endorse same-sex civil unions
By NICOLE WINFIELD 16 minutes ago Pope Francis, center, makes the sign of the cross during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, […]
Flashback to 2007: Iraqis With Ties to U.S. Cross Border Into Despair
Mustafa Ahmed holds a written death threat and a letter that praises his work for ACDI/VOCA, a U.S.-funded nonprofit group for which he worked. (Photos By Yasmin Mousa For The Washington […]
France, the way to Islamic reformation is to challenge institutions — not stigmatize Muslims
Source: Washington Post By Ezzedine C. Fishere, who is a senior lecturer at Dartmouth College, where he has taught courses on Middle East politics and culture since 2016. He previously […]
Policies targeting Arabs and Muslims did not just start with Donald Trump
Oct 19,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby Donald Trump is not the first politician to use demonisation of foreigners, whether Arabs or Muslims, as a campaign tactic. And […]
How Switzerland and France approach ‘Islamic separatism’
President Emmanuel Macron wants to rid France of what authorities say is a “parallel society” of radical Muslims thriving outside the values of the nation. Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. […]
Palestinians accuse Gulf visitors of ‘desecrating’ Al-Aqsa Mosque
Visitors of the Al-Aqsa Mosque were accused of promoting normalization with Israel and “desecrating” the holy site. By KHALED ABU TOAMEH OCTOBER 17, 2020 The Dome of the Rock mosque is […]
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar appreciates Pakistan’s role in the Afghan peace talks
Prime Minister Imran Khan meeting with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has expressed the importance of the Aghan peace talks in stabilizing the region News Desk – October 21, 2020 Prime Minister Imran […]
Afghanistan: A graveyard of empires?
Ultimately, foreign forces must leave Afghanistan but this should ideally only happen when a peace agreement involving the Kabul government, Afghan Taliban and all other stakeholders in that country is […]
Inside Australia’s asylum system – a possible model for the UK
Australia news Guardian Australia reporter Ben Doherty looks at the history behind Australia’s asylum seeker policies, including the controversial practice of offshore processing and resettlement. It’s one of the options […]
I helped fight legal action against the government’s export of arms to Saudi Arabia. What I know now makes me ashamed
When governments consider themselves above the law, the consequences can be horrifying. I did not become a Foreign Office lawyer in order to justify this moral depravity Molly Mulready@MulreadyMolly 1 […]
Two Muslim women are stabbed under the Eiffel Tower by white female attackers shouting ‘Dirty Arabs’
Source: Mail online French police have arrested two female suspects after suspected racist attacks Two Muslim women were ‘stabbed repeatedly’ under the Eiffel Tower on Sunday Paris Police have now […]
Debate: Human Morality, Monotheism and Organized Religion?
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times for understanding morality and promoting secularism in every country of the world Only 15% of the French Believe […]
Islam contains all commandments needed for improving present-day world
16th October 2020 Hazrat Khalifatul Masih offers guidance to Atfal in Australia In his Friday Sermon of 1 April 1938, with regard to the moral training and upbringing of youth, Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih IIra, said, “A nation cannot be reformed without first reforming its youth.” (Al […]
Pilgrimage to the House of Allah and the Hijaz Conflict – Part III
Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih II(ra) ISLAMIC HISTORY 17th October 2020 Annual procession of the departure of the kiswah, the clothing of the Ka’bah, from Cairo, Egypt, […]
Wahhabism and the Rise of the Saudis: The Persecuted Become the Persecutors
19th October 2020 Facsimile of a folio from a nineteenth-century manuscript (Or 7718) of Ibn Bishr’s chronicle, Unwan al-majd fi taʾrikh najd [The glorious history of Najd], one of the two foremost […]
Churches knew of allegations against notorious paedophile priests, royal commission says
Source: The Guardian By Melissa Davey The Anglican and Catholic churches missed crucial opportunities to stop them abusing other children, unredacted reports find The Anglican and Catholic churches knew about […]
Jamal Khashoggi’s Fiancée Sues Mohammed bin Salman and Everyone Else Who Conspired to Murder Journalist in ‘Brazen Crime’
MATT NAHAMOct 20th, 2020 It’s been more than two years since journalist and Saudi Arabian dissident Jamal Khashoggi, 59, walked into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey and never walked out. […]
French imam says beheaded teacher is martyr for freedom of speech
Epigraph Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) By Antony Paone PARIS (Reuters) – A French imam said on […]
How Saudi Arabia obliterated its rich cultural history
Rosie Bsheer 20 October 2020 New book sheds light on how the state has laboured to shed the multiple histories that did not conform to its national self-representation An aerial view shows the Grand Mosque and the Mecca Tower on 24 April 2020 (AFP) In late 2009, I began traveling […]
Pakistan protests gain momentum, putting PM Imran Khan under pressure
A nationwide series of rallies have been calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan.PHOTO: REUTERS PUBLISHED 9 HOURS AGO ISLAMABAD (BLOOMBERG) – Pakistan is bracing for more protests […]