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, […]
Riots in Sweden after far-right activists burn Koran
Source: MSN Far-right activists have burned a Koran in the southern Swedish city of Malmo, sparking riots and unrest after more than 300 people gathered to protest. Rioters set fires […]
Hollywood Actress Emilie Francois, Now a Muslim, Speaks of Social Justice in Islam
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran Forty Hadiths or Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad about Compassionate Living The […]
Overcoming Islamophobia: Photos of the Week by Religion News Service
By Kit Doyle (RNS) — Each week Religion News Service presents a gallery of photos of religious expression around the world. This week’s photo selection includes the sentencing of the […]
Does Islam Condone Domestic Violence?
Written by Dr. Lutf U Rehman. Nashville, TN, USA Place of women in the religion of Islam has been the subject of much debate in recent years. There is a […]
Why Novavax’s Coronavirus Vaccine Might Be First to Market
Source: The Motley Fool By Taylor Carmichael, who is a former attorney and filmmaker. He’s the author of a line of murder mysteries, including Whodidit in the Supreme Court? and […]
Friday Sermon Summary 28th August 2020: ‘Uniting the Muslim Ummah’ – Muharram
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba) 28th August 2020 After reciting Tashahhud, Ta’awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness (aba) said that in this era, according to the promise of God, the Promised […]
Opinion – Nigeria: Islam, blasphemy and the growing religious intolerance
28th August 2020 Taofeek Ajibade, Majlis Ansar Sultan Qalam (MASQ), Nigeria On Monday, 10 August, 2020, the Nigerian society was greeted with the following news: “A Kano Upper Sharia Court […]
Today is August 28 and the Anniversary of ‘I have a Dream,’ Speech
Epigraph: O people! We created you from a male and a female, and made you races and tribes, that you may know one another. The best among you in the […]
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 […]