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 […]
‘NOT SURE HOW BALI CAN SURVIVE’ HOTEL OCCUPANCY UNDER 4%
THE BALI SUN AUGUST 30, 2020 The Bali Hotel General Managers Association is speaking up after domestic tourism has failed to help tourism on the island. “We are not […]
Sons must leave UK after boat crossing but father stays after flight arrival
Diane Taylor 1 hour ago Three members of the same family who arrived in the UK in a small boat have been locked up in an immigration detention centre while […]
Solving the Coronavirus’ Immunity Mystery
Scientists target coronavirus immunity puzzle By Rebecca Morell Source: BBC A new effort is under way to understand how the immune system responds to coronavirus. Scientists from 17 UK research […]
Existence of God – The Perception Paradox
Epigraph: Such is Allah, your Lord. There is no God but He, the Creator of all things, so worship Him. And He is Guardian over everything. Eyes cannot reach Him […]
Ignorance Begets Ignorance – Condemning the Qur’an Burning in Sweden
Sarmad Naveed CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 29th August 2020 ©Shutterstock Sarmad Naveed, Canada ‘If we respond to the actions of the ignorant with ignorance also, it will only lead them […]
Ashura in Afghanistan shows sectarian solidarity
Hikmat Noori Aug 29, 2020 Afghans say tradition of Sunni participation in Shiite commemoration gives lie to divisions created by war and politics Mohammad Jan, right, 29 and a Sunni Muslim, greets […]
The travel industry won’t survive the coronavirus pandemic without a radical change of direction
Source: Independent UK Travel has therefore profoundly shaped the modern UK economy. Yet for many UK tour agents and operators, the situation could soon prove terminal By Ali Shah The UK […]
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. PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has remitted to the High Court to determine whether 39 individuals, including […]
Shiite Muslims mark holy day of mourning in virus’ shadow
© Provided by Associated Press In a photo provided by Fatima Mukhi-Siwji, people gather with flags in a parking lot for a drive-in commemoration of the seventh-century death of Imam Hussein, […]