Hagia Sophia: Shrine of 2 Empires
Source: Daily Sabah By Ihsan Aktas Napoleon Bonaparte once said: “If the earth were a single state, Istanbul would be its capital.” Besides its geographical beauty and geostrategic position, Istanbul […]
Fines imposed on violators entering holy sites ahead of Hajj
Source: Arab News MAKKAH: Sixteen people have been caught and fined SR10,000 ($2,666) each in the past week for violating a ban on entry into the holy sites, according to […]
First pilgrims arrive in Makkah for Hajj 2020
Saudi medics at the Jeddah airport await the first group of Hajj pilgrims. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/g63g4 July 2020 RAWAN RADWAN July 26, 2020 JEDDAH: The city of Makkah is opening its arms again to welcome pilgrims for the annual Hajj — although only a handful compared with previous […]
Changing dynamics
Source: Dawn THE geopolitical calculus in Pakistan’s immediate neighbourhood is clearly changing, and those who formulate this country’s foreign policy must plan now to ensure we are comfortably placed to take political and economic advantage of the emerging scenario. Over the past few days, reports have emerged of a 25-year […]
Forget Putin, it’s meddling by America’s evangelical enforcer that should scare us
Source: The Guardian By Simon Tisdall US sheriff Mike Pompeo rode into town last week, telling whoppers as is his wont. The secretary of state – Donald Trump’s top enforcer […]
Sermons with swords part of Turkey’s tradition, head of Diyanet says
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL POLITICS JUL 24, 2020 Head of Diyanet Ali Erbaş delivers first sermon in the Hagia Sophia Grand mosque with a sword, July 24, 2020 (DHA Photo) Turkey’s […]
Pakistani police probe minister after killing of journalist
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police said Saturday they were investigating the shooting death of a local journalist to determine whether a provincial minister was behind the killing. The development comes a day after the family of Anwar Jan accused Abdul Rehman Khetran, a minister for food in Baluchistan province, […]
Why did King Henry II Threaten to join Islam: BBC
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Posted by Dr. H. Koya King Henry II: the Muslim monarch of medieval England? Source: […]
Supermodel and activist Joan Smalls pledges 50% of her wages to fight racial injustice
Source: Yahoo By Reggie Wade Supermodel and activist Joan Smalls did not only put her voice forward in the battle against systemic racism, she also used her paycheck. Smalls is […]
U.S. Supreme Court turns down church challenge to Nevada pandemic rules
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: Yahoo By Jan Wolfe Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the liberals in this […]
The Kiswa: The story behind the covering of the holy Kaaba
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: Arab News MAKKAH: On behalf of King Salman, Makkah Gov. Prince Khalid Al-Faisal on […]
Erdoğan leads first prayers at Hagia Sophia museum reverted to mosque
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: The Guardian By Bethan McKernan in Istanbul Turkish president recites Qur’an at monument as Greece […]
More Canadians say racism is a ‘serious problem’ today than 1 year ago: Ipsos poll
Source: Global News By Katie Dangerfield More Canadians see racism as a serious problem today than one year ago, according to a new Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News. […]
Hajj 2020: An Islamic phenomenon in a pandemic
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page SOURCE: ALHAKAM.ORG After a great deal of speculation and suspense, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has finally announced that Hajj will be performed this year, but only by 1,000 Saudi pilgrims – a downscale from […]
The Truth About Salvation
Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad CHRISTIANITY • CONCEPTS AND BELIEFS 10th JULY 2020 THE REVIEW OF RELIGIONS Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad (ra), Second Worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community […]
Turkey: Hagia Sophia’s first Muslim Friday prayers draw thousands
Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia has opened for Muslim Friday prayers for the first time since the museum was changed back to a mosque. High profile guests joined the crowds of worshippers […]
HHRC 41 written statement : The case of the Ahmadis refugees in Thailand and Malaysia
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community : The Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Pakistan is perhaps the most obviously persecuted religious group in the world today. The Ahmadis suffer under a unique combination […]
Only Palestinians have the final say
Jul 23,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Shehab Al Makahleh The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tried to justify the postponement of the planned annexation process of the Occupied West Bank and the Western part of Jordan Valley by saying that Israel is still discussing this matter with […]
Pushing region, world into chaos
Jul 22,2020 – JORDAN TIMES In an interview this week with the British newspaper The Guardian, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Omar Razzaz warned that the Israeli government’s plans to annex parts of the West Bank would be “ushering in a new apartheid state” that could be a radicalising […]
Tony Blair: Coronavirus will not be eliminated and we must learn to live with it
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: ITV Coronavirus will not be eliminated and Britons must learn to live […]