Gender Equality in Islam?
By Farhan Iqbal, Missionary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Canada In gender equality conversations it is often insinuated that in Islam there is no gender equality. The crux of Islamic teachings is […]
Islam’s anti-racist message from the 7th century still resonates today
Muslims of all backgrounds pray during the 2019 Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. Fethi Belaid/AFP via Getty Images Juli 6, 2020 7.10pm WIB Asma Afsaruddin Professor of Islamic Studies […]
Liberty and Justice…For All? Reflections of an African-American, Ahmadi Muslim, Aspiring Imam
Muzammil Jalaal CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 17th December 2020 My father is an African American convert to Ahmadiyyat raised in Ohio, while my mother was born in Qadian, India and […]
Cultural Understanding and Racial Harmony
by Dr. Ijaz Ahmad Qamar Review of Religions February 1993 This address was delivered at a multifaith symposium held in Winnepeg. The edifice and the whole superstructure of Islamic faith […]
Thomas Jefferson and his slave girl
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Who knows about Sally Hemings? She was Thomas Jefferson’s slave. Called his “mistress,” […]
India’s caste system is broken – it’s time to tear it down and rebuild the nation
Have we learned nothing since the Delhi bus gang rape and murder almost a decade ago? We must stand up for our brothers and sisters’ rights and privileges, no matter […]
Legal group demands Israel end impunity for killing of Palestinian citizens
Adalah says public perception of Palestinians as the ‘enemy’ encourages deadly police violence Four Palestinians pray in front of Israeli police at a street in Jerusalem’s old city after they […]
I can’t wait any longer for racial justice and neither can my children
I’m proud to say the ‘Racial Justice Can’t Wait’ motion passed with a huge majority at the Liberal Democrat conference Rabina Khan 1 day ago Today I spoke on […]
US Muslim Athlete Barred for her Hijab: AMA Council
On behalf The Muslim News as editor/publisher, Secretary Publication of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Bay Point (San Francisco Bay Area), and contributing writer to The Muslim Times, I joined the AMERICAN MUSLIM ADVISORY COUNCIL in condemning the action the US Muslim Athlete in Tennessee. Editor: Dr. Hanif Koya
The rise of nationalism has led to increased oppression of minorities around the world – but the Uighur and Kashmir are reported differently
The repression of 182 million Muslims in India by the Modi government is leading to a giant disaster Patrick Cockburn @indyworld We live in an era of resurgent nationalism. From Scotland […]
Black Yemenis remain in shadows, far from global protests
By AFP – Jul 16,2020 – JORDAN TIMES Black Yemenis count among the poorest of the poor in the Arab world’s most impoverished country blighted by more than five years […]
Religion and Racism
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page By Ayesha Lateef, MHS, RN, Fitchburg, Massachusetts Monotheistic religion and racism are two powerful belief […]
Islam’s anti-racist message from the 7th century still resonates today
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: The Conversation By Asma Afsaruddin; Professor of Islamic Studies and former Chairperson, Department of […]
Black Iraqis say George Floyd’s death sheds light on their own centuries-long plight
The community, many of whom are descendants of African slaves, want recognition as a minority group African-Iraqi men are calling for equal representation and rights. December 6, 2008. Reuters […]
Race Relations in USA – True Justice and Lasting Peace
5th June 2020 Hassan Wahab, New Jersey, USA There has been widespread condemnation and protest in the United States and around the world over police brutality towards African Americans following the killing of an African American man, George Floyd, on May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis, while in police custody.[i] […]
Persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan ‘worse than ever before’: report
Source: Daily Times The report states that Ahmadis are the victims of institutionalised bigotry and are being prosecuted for their faith in growing numbers in the wake of Prime Minister […]
Equality of citizenship
OP-ED Equality of citizenship Yasser Latif Hamdani @theRealYLH MAY 6, 2019 90 years ago when Jinnah stood up to speak on the Child Marriages Restraint Bill in […]
Americans are increasingly critical of Israel
Shibley Telhami Wednesday, December 12, 2018 Editor’s Note: New polling shows that the U.S. public’s views on Israel’s policies are shifting, writes Shibley Telhami. This piece originally appeared on […]
From slavery to Windrush, when will the discrimination end?
Windrush is a chance to end British intolerance dating from slavery Guy Hewitt On the anniversary of abolition, we must end the discrimination that is the legacy of that horrific […]
