Refuting the ‘westernisation’ narrative
Enlightenment in the Islamic world Refuting the ‘westernisation’ narrative In his latest work, essayist and seasoned correspondent Christopher de Bellaigue presents the Islamic world in the 19th century in […]
Goethe and ISLAM: Religion has no nationality
Source Qantara.De By Melanie Christina Mohr Translated from the German by Ruth Martin Johann Wolfgang von Goethe may have had his reservations about Islam – as he did about Christianity […]
Galileo Galilei About Religion, Rationality and God
The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles about Religion & Science https://t.co/iH3XiH0UGB pic.twitter.com/FirrYmJ4an — The Muslim Times (@The_MuslimTimes) January 22, 2017 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Suggested reading and viewing by Zia H […]
NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar defends nationwide protests in op-ed
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Led by N.B.A., Boycotts Disrupt Pro Sports in Wake of Blake Shooting To Refute the Hate-mongering of White Supremacists I […]
Islam & Black Lives Matter – Guidance of the Khalifa
Abid Khan – UK AHMADIYYAT 24th August 2020 His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad(aba), worldwide head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. ©Makzhan-e-Tasaweer Abid Khan, UK What is a Jama’at? What […]
Do Ahmadis consider Sunni and Shia Muslims as non-Muslims?
Source: Al Hakam By Tahir Nasser, UK Sunnis and Shias, as well as all other sects in Islam, claim that as Ahmadis (in their view) do not consider the Holy […]
Can Lebanon avoid the Venezuela meltdown scenario?
A youth walks with a shoeshine kit past a burnt down branch of a Lebanese bank after it was set on fire and vandalised by protesters earlier, in Al-Nour Square […]
Where state is weak, Mali militants broker talks between rival clans
By Aaron Ross © Reuters/Malick Konate FILE PHOTO: A dead animal is seen amidst the damage at the site of an attack on the Dogon village of Sobane Da By […]
Pompeo in Bahrain on next leg of Mideast charm offensive
By AFP – Aug 27,2020 – JORDAN TIMES A handout photo released by Bahrain’s official news agency (BNA) on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left) meeting with Bahrain […]
What the weaponisation of religion in the US presidential race reveals about the Biden camp’s true stance on Israel
The Democratic nominee may not have offered a statement, says Robert Fisk, but his team’s about-turn on condemning Muslim activist Linda Sarsour was revealing 20 hours ago Joe Biden delivering his […]
Novavax Reportedly Targets December For U.S. Coronavirus Vaccine Application
Source: IBD Novavax (NVAX) reportedly plans to file for U.S. approval of its coronavirus vaccine candidate in December. NVAX stock wavered on the news. Chief Executive Stanley Erck announced the company’s […]
In the Fatiha, Jacob Blake’s father cried for justice and healing for his son
Source: Religion News Service By Omar Suleiman (RNS) — In the name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful All Praises be to God, Lord of all the worlds The Most […]
The Open Secret of Rampant Child Abuse in Catholic Church in Germany
Germany: Over 1,400 youths accuse Catholic religious orders of sexual abuse Source: DW As the German Catholic Church seeks to acknowledge decades of sexual abuse perpetuated and covered up by […]
Lawyers ‘painted as villains by Home Office’ over migrant crossings
By Michael Drummond, PA South East Correspondent 8 hrs ago © Gareth Fuller Small boats thought to be used by migrants are towed into Dover, Kent, by Border Force officers following […]
The death of Mercy Baguma is a tragic reminder of why asylum seekers should be allowed to work
Lauren Crosby Medlicott 5 hrs ago © Provided by The Independent Last weekend, a young Ugandan mother was found dead in her flat in Glasgow while her one-year-old son screamed beside […]
Lebanon at risk of complete collapse after blast, French minister warns
By Associated Press Tenet: 08/26/2020 © Hassan Ammar Lebanese soldiers work at the site of the deadly blast in the port of Beirut (Hassan Ammar/AP) Lebanon is in such a […]
Domestic Violence Permitted by the so called Islamic Scholars
By Dr. Lutf ur Rehman, Nashville, USA Recently in Pakistan, the Punjab Assembly passed a law which would make it easier for the women to report domestic violence, abuse and […]
Another Reason to Believe Pfizer Could Have a Coronavirus Vaccine Ready in October
Source: The Motley Fool “We will go for regulatory approvals in October.” Those were the words of Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) CEO Albert Bourla in a Washington Post live interview earlier this month. He was referring to […]
European court rules insulting Prophet Mohammed ‘not freedom of expression’
Source:Al Arabiya English The decision by a seven-judge panel came after an Austrian national identified as Mrs. S. held two seminars in 2009 in which she insulted the prophet.The court said that the woman’s comments could not be covered by the freedom of expression, stating that it had found that […]
Led by N.B.A., Boycotts Disrupt Pro Sports in Wake of Blake Shooting
Source: New York Times The boycotts, including games in the W.N.B.A., Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer, come as athletes have wondered whether speaking out against systemic racism would […]