Decades-Old Soviet Studies Hint at Coronavirus Strategy
Source: New York Times A married pair of virologists in Moscow tested a vaccine on their own children in the 1950s. Now, a side effect they found is sparking new […]
Who are the Nordadler?
Source: DW A neo-Nazi group called Nordadler, on the police radar for years, has now been banned by the German Interior Ministry. Its members believe in Adolf Hitler and anti-Semitism. […]
The Hajj Pilgrimage Is Canceled, and Grief Rocks the Muslim World
Source: New York Times By Ben Hubbard and Declan Walsh The coronavirus pandemic upended the plans of millions of Muslims, for whom the once-in-a-lifetime trip is a sacred milestone. BEIRUT, […]
White Southerners, our souls are at stake. We must speak up now
By Rev. Dr. Joanna Adams, who is a retired pastor in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and has served as a trustee for the Presbyterian Church Foundation, Agnes Scott College and […]
COVID-19 antibodies may fade in as little as 2 months, study says
Source: Yahoo As the world grapples with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a new study suggests that antibodies — the proteins produced by the immune system that can grant protection against reinfection — may fade […]
One of the Best English Translations of the Quran Now Available Online
Translator: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem Publisher: Oxford University Press; Click here to read the translation of the individual surahs. If subscription is not possible or choose not to buy from Amazon, find […]
NY, NJ and CT require travelers from states with high coronavirus rates to quarantine for two weeks
(CNN) New York, New Jersey and Connecticut issued a travel advisory Wednesday that requires people arriving from states with high coronavirus rates to quarantine for 14 days. New York Gov. […]
U.S.-China Tensions Leave Germany Squirming in the Middle
Source: WSJ Germany is struggling to pick sides in the escalating dispute between the U.S. and China over issues ranging from trade to human rights, amid mounting American pressure and Beijing’s authoritarian […]
How did Jordan end up with the highest smoking rate in the world?
When international correspondent Michael Safi began looking into why Jordan had become the country with the highest smoking rates in the world, he began to uncover what public health advocates […]
Forget our ‘special relationship’ with the US – we need to play a dirtier game to keep a hold of democracy
If liberal nations of the world want to salvage what’s left of their enterprise, they can’t just stand aside and allow authoritarian regimes to manipulate the US colossus. They must […]
US Muslims Condemn Tennessean AD
US MUSLIMS CONDEMN TENNESSEAN AD ” ISLAM IS GOING TO DETONATE NUCLEAR DEVICE. By Dr. M H Koya Suggested reading by the Muslim Times Tennessee paper religious ad claims ‘Islam’ will detonate nuclear bomb in Nashville The Muslim Times has the best collection to refute Islamophobia and for counter terrorism Pulitzer Prize Winner, Garry […]
Pig vaccine trial for Covid-19 yields ‘positive’ results
Source: BBC A trial vaccine for Covid-19 being developed by Oxford scientists could produce a greater antibody response in larger doses, a study involving pigs suggests. The ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine, […]
The Serenity Prayer: One of the Best Prayers
The Serenity Prayer is the common name for a prayer written by the American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr[1][2] (1892–1971). The best-known form is: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to […]
East of the Sun (West of the Moon): Islam, the Ahmadis, and African America
Journal of Asian American Studies 4.3.3 (2001) 251-263 moustafa bayoumi Prologue This article attempts to intervene in the standard narrative of African American Islam, where ideas of separation and exclusion reign. […]
Trump Suspends Visas Allowing Hundreds of Thousands of Foreigners to Work in the U.S.
The move is fiercely opposed by business leaders, who say it will block their ability to recruit critically needed workers from countries overseas. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration has issued a series of policy changes affecting almost every aspect of the immigration system.Credit…Doug Mills/The New York Times By Michael […]
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 […]
Why doesn’t the Muslim community look up to its black celebrities?
Source: Washington Post By Sarah A. Harvard September 20, 2017 at 6:00 a.m. EDT The biggest headlines out of Sunday’s Emmy Awards involved the diversity among the winners, particularly all […]
Book Review: Intersectional Islamophobia: The Case of a Black Ahmadi Muslim Celebrity
Journal of Afri… Vol. 7, No. 1, … Intersectional … JOURNAL ARTICLE Intersectional Islamophobia: The Case of a Black Ahmadi Muslim Celebrity Kristian Petersen Journal of Africana Religions Vol. 7, […]
The Islamic history behind the George Floyd protests
A protester carries a U.S. flag upside down, a sign of distress, next to a burning building Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis. Protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody on Memorial Day, have broken out across the country. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) […]
Mansa Musa: The richest man in history?
Noel Wong @ FMT Lifestyle – June 3, 2020 King Mansa Musa of Mali is depicted holding a gold coin in the 1375 Catalan Atlas. (Wikipedia pic) If someone were […]