Ten million face acute food shortages in Yemen — UN
By AFP – Jul 11,2020 – JORDAN TIMES Pro-government fighters give food to Yemeni children on January 26, 2017 (AFP photo) GENEVA — Nearly 10 million people are facing acute […]
The Srebrenica massacre anniversary should serve as a reminder – when we ignore atrocities, we do so at our peril
Twenty-five years later, the UK government is following a foreign policy with no strategy for confronting similar horrors head-on, writes Ray Collins @Lord_Collins Remember the victims of Srebrenica, 25 years on ( Getty ) […]
‘You cannot fight the pandemic with lies’ — Angela Merkel knows how to insert a dagger
Source: CNN Angela Merkel may not scream down the phone at President Donald Trump — but she knows how to insert a dagger.Trump, as well as Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, must have felt his ears burning when theGerman Chancellor demolished their approaches to the coronavirus in a […]
Ahmadinejad set ‘to mediate between Saudi Arabia and Houthis’: reports
The New Arab Staff The former Iranian president has allegedly sent letters to the Saudi Crown Prince [Getty] Date of publication: 9 July, 2020 Ahmadinejad is “ready” to visit the […]
MP man marries girlfriend, bride chosen by parents at same ceremony
Both girls happy with the arrangement Posted: Jul 11, 2020 The district administration is now investigating how this could happen. Betul (Madhya Pradesh), July 11 In what could be first-of-its-kind […]
Statement by the Prime Minister on Imamat Day
Source: Cision The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Imamat Day: “Today, Ismaili Muslims in Canada and around the world will celebrate Imamat Day. This day […]
For 17 Years, This Bedouin Family Lived Behind a Jordan Valley Monastery. Then Israeli Abuse Began
The army expelled the Abu Dahuq family any number of times and now, again, the 30 souls among them have no place to go Share in Facebook323 Share in Twitter […]
Religion can help tackle Covid, meeting told
byTIM WYATT 19 JUNE 2020 Faith leaders and faith-based aid agencies met with government officials last week JASON BRYANT A verger at Wells Cathedral, Keiron Rowley, lights a candle, on Sunday, […]
Delhi Sultanate: Slave Dynasty
Qutb-ud-din Aibak was a sipahasalar under Muhammad Ghori as well as his slave. He was born to a Turkish family in Central Asia and was sold as a slave […]
East Africa’s forgotten slave trade
Over several centuries countless East Africans were sold as slaves by Muslim Arabs to the Middle East and other places via the Sahara desert and Indian Ocean. Experts say it […]
Faith Matters: Islam declared slavery’s endIslam declared slavery’s endby HAMEED NASEEM
July 4, 2020 at 1:00 a.m. Arabs, in the days of ignorance, i.e., before Islam, were steeped in idolatry and all types of injustices against humanity. They were divided in […]
An essential reading list on Black Muslim history
Aisha Yusuff An essential reading list on Black Muslim history Explore the rich history of Black Muslims in these ten books. [Getty] Date of publication: 18 June, 2020 Book Club: […]
Breaking the Myth that Islam Promotes Extremism
3rd October 2012 REVIEW OF RELIGIONS On the 2nd Day of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Germany’s Annual Convention (Jalsa Salana) on 2nd June 2012, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad(aba), Khalifatul Masih […]
Ahmadi graves desecrated in Pakistan ASIA
ASIA RABWAH TIMES5 days ago Pakistan’s minority Ahmadi Muslims say scores of headstones have been destroyed by Pakistani authorities at a cemetery in Sheikhupura. Amir Mahmood, a spokesman for the […]
Pakistan’s “Commission for Minorities” without the Ahmadis
Endemic anti-Ahmadiyya discrimination Pakistan’s conduct towards the Ahmadis and its obsession with religious identity is symptomatic of the radicalisation of society that permeates all areas of life and is […]
Srebrenica genocide source of unending pain for Bosnian Muslims after quarter-century
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AP ISTANBUL EUROPE JUL 09, 2020 A woman prays at the memorial cemetery in Potocari, near Srebrenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina, July 7, 2020. (AP Photo) While the international community has long turned away from the unending pain of the Bosnians, Bosnian Muslims are still unearthing the bones of their […]
US court orders Iran to pay $879m to 1996 Khobar bombing survivors
Photo released by the US department of defense showing US and Saudi military personnel surveying the damages to Khobar Towers in Dhahran 26 June caused by the explosion of a […]
In Nigeria, a new crisis deadlier than Boko Haram is rising
Security forces, aside from being outnumbered, ill-equipped and underfunded, are stretched on all fronts across the entire country Orji Sunday @orjisunday32 22 hours ago Around 300 people have been killed […]
Erdogan Signs Decree Allowing Hagia Sophia to Be Used as a Mosque Again
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: New York Times By Carlotta Gall The decree came after a Turkish court revoked […]
Gilead says remdesivir coronavirus treatment reduces risk of death in severely sick patients
Source: CNBC Gilead Sciences announced new findings Friday that its antiviral drug remdesivir reduced the risk of death for severely sick coronavirus patients by 62% compared with standard care alone. […]