Aga Khan development fund to buy Seacom cable for $603m
29 July 2020 | Alan Burkitt-Gray An international development agency run by the Aga Khan has applied for regulatory permission to buy 100% of Seacom, the subsea cable that links […]
Pope Francis’ critics are dividing the church and families—including mine.
Mike LewisAugust 13, 2020 Pope Francis is seen silhouette as he arrives to meet New Zealand’s Governor-General Jerry Mateparae during a private audience at the Vatican May 15. (CNS photo/Gabriel […]
Novavax Launches Covid-19 Vaccine Efficacy Trial In South Africa
Source: Yahoo Finance Late-stage biotech Novavax ( NVAX) has announced the beginning of a Phase 2b clinical trial in South Africa to evaluate the efficacy of NVX-CoV2373, Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine […]
‘Highest temperature on Earth’ as Death Valley, US hits 54.4C
Epigraph: The sun and the moon run their courses according to a fixed reckoning. And the stemless plants and the trees humbly submit to His will. And the heaven He […]
In ‘The Second Mountain,’ David Brooks Chronicles His Journey Toward Faith
Book: The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life, by David Brooks Source: New York Times Book review by Mark Epstein, who is a psychiatrist in New York City. […]
Covid vaccine tracker: when will we have a coronavirus vaccine?
Source: The Guardian By Niko Kommenda and Frank Hulley-Jones Researchers around the world are racing to develop a vaccine against Covid-19, with more than 170 candidate vaccines now tracked by the World Health Organization […]
What does Islam say about climate change and climate action?
Muslims already have an environmentalist framework to follow. It is set in Islam. by Ibrahim Ozdemir 12 Aug 2020 Large areas in the Middle East are expected to become uninhabitable due to frequent heatwaves in the next few decades. File photo, September 2015, Mecca, Saudi Arabia [Mosa’ab Elshamy/AP Photo] […]
MN faith leaders gather in support of Muslim community following attack
A Twin Cities imam was assaulted earlier this month. DECLAN DESMOND ISAIAHMN, Twitter Minnesota religious and political leaders are making a show of support for the state’s Muslim community following an attack on a local imam. On Friday, a group of speakers gathered outside the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington. Among […]
More than 170,000 people with coronavirus have died in the US
More than 170,000 people with coronavirus have died in the US, a Johns Hopkins University count shows https://t.co/QTg3pvYDtT pic.twitter.com/WPyGXPRJJB — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 17, 2020 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The best […]
Al-Mujeeb: the Answerer of Prayers
Source: The Muslim Sunrise WRITTEN BY FAZAL MASOOD MALIK & FARHAN KHOKAR An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 hit the Polynesian Kingdom of Tonga in the early hours of May […]
UAE minister says UAE-Israel agreement not directed at Iran
Short Url https://arab.news/rz5zp The UAE summoned the Chargé d’Affairs at the Iranian embassy in Abu Dhabi The official was handed a “strongly worded memo” over threatening statements made by Iran’s President […]
Can Lebanon rise from the rubble?
Aug 16,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – John Andrews WINCHESTER, UK — Haram Lubnan, poor Lebanon. As if hosting more than a million refugees from the Syrian war next door, an […]
The Israel-UAE Agreement: Busting Myths and Sending Messages
By Prof. Eytan GilboaAugust 17, 2020 President Trump announces normalization of relations between Israel and the UAE, August 13, 2020, Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,696, August 17, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Israeli peace agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is […]
Disease deaths per day worldwide – needs to be studied
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page source: Facebook Alexander Suriel The best of the Muslim Times’ collection for war against Covid 19: In this day and age, understanding bacteria and viruses and developing vaccines are national security issues. In my view […]
Malaysia’s Mahathir: UAE-Israel deal divides Muslim world into ‘warring factions’
Source: This week in Asia By Amy Chew, who is a journalist currently based in Kuala Lumpur. She covers politics, terrorism, economics, climate change in Southeast Asia. She was previously […]
Bill Maher and Me Apologizing for President Thomas Jefferson — The First President Accused of Being a Muslim
Suggested reading and viewing by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times From Thomas Jefferson’s own family, a call to take down his memorial We hold these Truths to […]
US decision to file new charges against Julian Assange ‘astonishing and potentially abusive’
Lawyer for WikiLeaks founder slams US decision to serve a second indictment at the 11th hour alleging that Assange conspired with hackers, as a potential abuse of process By Charlie […]
The Real Reason the American Economy Boomed After World War II
How expanding opportunity for women, immigrants and nonwhite workers helped everyone — and why we need to do so again. Credit…AJ Dungo By Jim Tankersley Mr. Tankersley covers economic policy in […]
Einstein’s Quote on Human Compassion
A human being is part of the whole, called by us “universe,” limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest […]
Surah Al Baqara (The Cow): Section 4: Adam and Eve
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times 2:30. Call to mind, when your Lord announced to the angels: I am about to place a vicegerent in […]