Hong Kong’s Islamic finance goal boosted by Basel III rules Sukuk demand seen as rising as Islamic banks seek alternative to interest-paying bonds under regulatory need for more high-quality equity Enoch Yiuenoch.yiu@scmp.com Davide Barzilai, of law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, says the government’s timing is right for the launch of […]
Source: Pak Tea House By Obaidullah Khan Ours is a diseased society and anyone who has any sanity left in oneself would hardly differ with it. Many a times a single disease causes multiple symptoms in a body. A deep study of our diseased society may reveal that there is […]
Source: yourlocalguardian.co.uk Young Muslim volunteers helped plant more than 5,000 trees after teaming up with a wildlife charity. Volunteers from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) joined up with the Woodland Trust last Sunday as part of the association’s national tree planting campaign. The group travelled to Heartwood Forest near Sandridge […]
Source: getreading.co.uk More than 65 members of the youth wing of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association joined in with volunteers from Reading, Oxford, Aldershot and Camberley Volunteers from a Muslim organisation picked […]
Source: humanrights.asia December 16, 2013 ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION – URGENT APPEALS PROGRAMME Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-155-2013 16 December 2013 ——————————————————————— INDONESIA: Intimidation of Ahmadis escalates in Singkut, Jambi ISSUES: Freedom of religion; minorities; non-state actors ——————————————————————— Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding intimidation by […]
Source: arabnews.com Uthman ibn Affan was the third caliph of Islam. He was known as the leader of the faithful and ruled for approximately 12 years. The first six years were […]
Epigraph: And thou shalt assuredly find those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ to be the nearest of them in love to the believers. That is because amongst them are savants […]
Source: onislam.net In the time of the Prophet, children were adopted but still retained the name of their birth parents. This wisdom, passed to Muhammad (PBUH) in a revelation, allowed the […]
By Michael Pearson (CNN) — Ho ho — huh? The family of an African-American high school student in New Mexico says he’s crushed after a teacher questioned why he was wearing […]
By Michael Pearson (CNN) — Ho ho — huh? The family of an African-American high school student in New Mexico says he’s crushed after a teacher questioned why he was wearing […]
Source: saudigazette.com.sa Safar, the second month of the Hijri calendar, may be seem slightly lackluster in comparison to blessed months like Ramadan or Dhul-Hijjah, but a number of events took place […]
Source: onislam.net Opening a new field of action in Islamic studies and interfaith relations, the book won praise of intellectuals and theologians CAIRO – As world politicians propagate ‘clash of civilization’ […]
Source: muslimdebate.org The Sanctity and value of life: On that account: We ordained for the Children of Israel that if any one slew a person – unless it be for murder […]
Epigraph: What is the matter with you that you expect not wisdom from Allah? While He has created you in different forms and ever varying states? … And Allah has caused you to grow like plants, as a good growth from the earth. (Al Quran 71:14-18) Lead article written and collected by Zia […]
KARACHI: Despite thunders and lighting by successive governments, there was no downpour for the religious minorities in Pakistan. They are not yet given the dual voting rights nor can they elect their own representatives. According to the Constitution of Pakistan, only Muslim leaders of mainstream political parties can decide the […]
Source: Tarak Fateh.com via Wasim Sr: Many Pakistanis ask why it is only now, 42 years after the Genocide in Bangladesh by the Pakistan Army that war crimes trials have taken place and collaborators of the Pakistan Army are being convicted, including Abdul Quader Molla who was ordered executed by […]
Epigraph: And the Jews say, ‘The Christians stand on nothing;’ and the Christians say, ‘The Jews stand on nothing;’ while they both read the same Book. Even thus said those who had no knowledge, […]
Fox news: This week we watched as world leaders and South Africans bid farewell to Nelson Mandela. The iconic peacemaker and liberator lived under and eventually triumphed over apartheid. He […]
DEC 16 ― In A world where one-dimensional stereotypes about Muslim women abound, it’s so refreshing to discover that there is a small but growing movement of women editorial cartoonists […]