EU envoy sees Serbia-Kosovo normalisation deal in months
By Marja Novak 1 hour ago © Reuters/JOHANNA GERON FILE PHOTO: European Union foreign ministers hold an emergency meeting to discuss ways to try to save the Iran nuclear deal, in […]
Turning 100: Lebanon, a nation branded by upheaval, crises
By BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press © Provided by Associated Press FILE – In this Oct. 24,1983 file photo, rescuers continue to probe the wreckage of the U.S. Marine barracks a day […]
Umar Farooq and the Treaty of Jerusalem
Source: The Lost History of Islam Original Title: Jerusalem and Umar ibn al-Khattab Jerusalem is a city holy to the three largest monotheistic faiths – Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. Because of its […]
Our Favorite Christian Prayer by Saint Francis, For the Whole of our Human Family
Saint Francis of Assisi (Italian: San Francesco d’Assisi); nicknamed Francesco; 1181/1182 – October 3, 1226)[1][3] was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men’s Order of Friars Minor and the women’s Order […]
King Salman’s legacy: The world has lost faith in Saudi Arabia
Source: Middle East Eye By Madawi al-Rasheed, who is visiting professor at the Middle East Institute of the London School of Economics. She has written extensively on the Arabian Peninsula, […]
Biden’s ‘partnership plan’ receives mixed response from Arab-Americans
The New Arab Staff Date of publication: 30 August, 2020 Biden’s plan touches issues from the Muslim ban, no-fly lists, refugee resettlement, census representation, to foreign policy pledges including reviving […]
Saudi Arabia ‘backing Pakistan’s ex-army chief to replace Imran Khan’: reports
The New Arab Staff & Agencies Saudi Arabia ‘backing Pakistan’s ex-army chief to replace Imran Khan’: reports Imran Khan has denied talk of a rift with Riyadh [Getty] Date of […]
Mosque Attacker Sentencing Welcomed With Wish For Similar Justice
Monday, 31 August 2020 Press Release: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community NZ Ahmadiyya Muslim Community welcomes sentencing of the Christchurch shooter as it remembers systemic targeting of its own members Members of […]
What if Facebook Is the Real ‘Silent Majority’?
Source: New York Times Right-wing influencers are dominating the political discussion on Facebook, raising questions about whether it will translate into electoral success in November. Listen, liberals. If you don’t […]
Bangla Talk Show Video: The State Religion is Islam in Bangladesh?
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times for promoting secularism in every country of the world Is This Christian Shariah Law for USA? 95 Years After […]
Drinking bans are back in fashion during the Covid pandemic. But experts are wary of Prohibition 2.0
London (CNN) South Africa is slowly emerging from one of the world’s strictest Covid-19 lockdowns. As the threat of the pandemic loomed in March its government sealed national borders, restricted […]
Inside the Secret Israeli Industry of Fake Facebook Profiles
Source: Haaretz An investigation reveals a network of fictitious Facebook accounts — all linked to one Israeli firm — and sheds light on how these avatars and their operators evade […]
Pakistan’s balancing act may be failing
Pakistan’s strategy to keep good relations with everyone is no longer working in an increasingly polarised Muslim world. by Abdul Basit & Zahid Shahab Ahmed 14 hours ago Saudi Arabia’s […]
FDA willing to fast track coronavirus vaccine before phase three trials end
Source: CNBC The chief of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is prepared to bypass the full federal approval process in order to make a Covid-19 vaccine available as soon […]
FDA Chief Promises Transparency for Covid-19 Vaccine Review
Source: Bloomberg By Drew Armstrong; August 30, 2020, 11:44 AM EDT Updated on August 30, 2020, 12:35 PM EDT ‘We’re going to let the data’ dictate vaccine look, Hahn says FDA’s Hahn speaks […]
Why Did Muhammad Fly to Jerusalem?
Epigraph: Glory be to Him, Who carried His servant (Muhammad) by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Distant Mosque (Prophet Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem), the environment of which We […]
Malaysia: Court orders trial judge to determine religious status of 39 Ahmadiyya followers
Members of the Ahmadiyya at the Court of Appeal in Putrajaya last year. Source: Free Malaysia Today PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has remitted to the High Court to determine […]
The Smile of God by Joel Osteen
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Joel Osteen has no less than a thousand, half hour wonderful presentations, about positive thinking, hope, optimism and success. […]
No return of workers to offices ‘could cost UK economy £480bn’
Simon Goodley 5 hrs ago © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Peter Summers/Getty Images The UK economy could lose almost half a trillion pounds of output if workers fail to […]
Austrian law extends citizenship to descendants of Jewish refugees
Tim O’Donnell © ALEXANDER KLEIN/AFP via Getty Images Austrian flag. Descendants from Jewish refugees expelled from Austria under Nazi rule can apply for Austrian citizenship under a new law that goes into […]