Muslim charity’s entire board steps down over antisemitism row
Source: The Guardian The entire board of the UK’s largest Muslim charity is stepping down after it emerged that the man drafted in to replace a trustee who made antisemitic […]
UN, rights groups accuse Greece of using pandemic to ‘step up’ migration restrictions
Henrique VALADARES 7 hrs ago © Alkis Konstantinidis, Reuters While numerous NGOs and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have accused Greece of using the Covid-19 epidemic as […]
COVID-19 (Coronavirus): Its Worldwide Devastation
WRITTEN BY KHALIDA JAMILAH| JULY 2020| When we hear the word devastation, an image that comes to mind is of a ruined building in a war-torn country. With the ongoing coronavirus […]
What can the Holy Quran teach the world about justice
WRITTEN BY TARIQ SHARIF| NOVEMBER 2018| Have you ever been wronged by another person? Has someone you care about been wronged by another person? Have you seen examples in the news […]
Istanbul hosts 32nd Bosporus Cross-Continental Swimming Race
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL SPORTS AUG 23, 2020 AA Photo Organized by the Turkish National Olympic Committee, the 32nd edition of the Bosporus Cross-Continental Swimming Race was held in Istanbul Sunday […]
German population of migrant background rises to 21 million
Source: Migrants Info Germany saw a 2.1% increase in the population with a migrant background in 2019, though the rate of increase was the least rapid since 2011. The largest […]
Joel Osteen’s Video: Enlarging the Circle of Love
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 […]
Survivors will face New Zealand mosque gunman at sentencing
Source: MSN WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — When Aya Al-Umari faces her brother’s killer in the dock, she intends to tell him that his hatred stole away her best friend, […]
Lebanon needs a new start
Aug 22,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Javier Solana MADRID — “The intellectual capital of the Arab East” and “the ideal place for maximum flowering and pluralism” is how the writer […]
South Asian heritage isn’t solely about food and cultural identity – it’s deeply linked to anti-racism too
Though there is much to enjoy in our music, art and architecture, we have and should continue to tap more deeply into our roots of solidarity and mutual care Savi Hensman 23 hours ago South Asian Heritage Month UK, with online events and exhibitions, words and images, recently came to an […]
Timeline Documentary: Who Was The Real Jesus Christ?
Suggested reading and viewing Did Jesus Die on Cross — BBC Documentary How Jesus became a God: A Four Hour PBS Documentary Refuting William Lane Craig’s: ‘The Birth of God’ We have saved the above documentary in the Muslim Times as well:
Separate reports find that the integration of migrants in Germany is proceeding ‘well’
Source: Migrants Info By Sertan Sanderson Four scientific studies in Germany conclude that the integration of migrants and refugees is proceeding increasingly well. The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) […]
Most Russians Say ‘Hell, No!’ They’re Not Taking Putin’s COVID-19 Vaccine
Source: The Daily Beast By Anna Nemtsova Russia is desperate for a vaccine against the coronavirus, but skepticism that dates back to the Soviet era means people don’t trust Putin’s […]
Trump defies Congress — to shield MBS from accountability on Jamal Khashoggi
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin during the talks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2019. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP) Opinion by Editorial Board August 21, 2020 […]
Economic value of newly discovered Black Sea natural gas nearly $65 billion, energy minister says
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL BUSINESS AUG 21, 2020 Turkey’s drilling ship, the Fatih, sailing through the Bosphorus toward the Black Sea on May 29, 2020, Istanbul (AP Photo) The […]
After Hagia Sophia, Turkey’s historic Chora church also switched to mosque
Source: Reuters The mediaeval Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, built near the ancient city walls of Constantinople, contains 14th century Byzantine mosaics and frescoes showing scenes from biblical […]
Ahmadi killed in Peshawar due to his faith in Ahmadiyyat
21st August 2020 Nazarat Umur-e-Aama, Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya Rabwah An Ahmadi man, Mairaj Ahmad, was killed in Peshawar in a religiously motivated attack. The murder follows a concerted hate campaign […]
A new direction for Palestine
Source: Arab News By Daoud Kuttab, who is an award-winning Palestinian journalist and former Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton University. Twitter @daoudkuttab Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin, U.S. President Bill Clinton […]