211,000 Umrah visas issued for new season
JEDDAH: NADIM AL-HAMID & IRFAN MOHAMMED ARABNEWS Published — Wednesday 18 December 2013 The government has issued 211,000 Umrah visas for the new season so far, while about 12,000 pilgrims […]
Singles, sexuality, and faith
by Dr Aslam Abdullah Source: islamicity.com By: Dr Aslam Abdullah Source: http://www.islamicity.com/ Living together before marriage is generally accepted as a normal practice in the USA and Europe. Pre-marital sex in American and European societies has become the norm. Though adultery is illegal in 23 U.S. states, no one has […]
World’s first travel website for Muslim tourists
Paris – A new website for Muslim travellers which includes a global directory of halal restaurants and dedicated city guides launched on Wednesday in a bid to capitalise on the growing number of Islamic tourists. Specialist Singapore-based firm Crescentrating said the site, which is called HalalTrip.com, offers a wide range […]
Americans Less Likely to Believe in Historical Accuracy of Christmas Story Than a Decade Ago
Epigraph: ‘And peace was on me (Jesus) the day I was born, and peace there will be on me the day I shall die, and the day I shall be […]
Devyani Khobragade: India-US diplomat row escalates
Source: BBC India has ordered a series of reprisals against the United States amid a worsening row over the arrest of one of its diplomats in New York. Security barricades […]
Human Hand Fossil Suggests Complex Tool-Making Began Far Earlier Than Thought
LiveScience | By Charles Q. Choi My source: The Huffington Post The discovery of a 1.4-million-year-old hand-bone fossil reveals that the modern human ability to make and use complex tools […]
‘Royal rescue’ grabs int’l media attention
by Omar Obeidat | Dec 16, 2013 | 20:02 JORDAN TIMES AMMAN –– International media showed interest in the news of His Majesty King Abdullah pushing a car stuck in […]
Maltese Muslim Runs for EU Parliament
OnIslam & Newspapers Monday, 16 December 2013 00:00 CAIRO – A leading Maltese politician and convert to Islam has expressed his intentions to run for a seat in the European […]
Senior Iranian MP: Rift among Muslim Benefiting Israel
FARS NEWS AGENCY TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of Iran-Iraq Parliamentary Friendship Group Nasser Soudani underlined that the Zionist regime of Israel is the common enemy of all Muslims, including Shiites and […]
British Muslim who told his family he was studying abroad but joined Al-Qaeda group fighting in Syria is killed in the war-torn country
Ifthekar Jaman left his home in Portsmouth to fight for Al Qaeda in Syria Details have not revealed exactly how the 23-year-old died Jaman boasted on BBC’s Newsnight he was […]
Switzerland: SKILLS NEEDED: Foreigners could need language passport
December 15, 2013 – 20:01 Foreigners seeking long-term residency in Switzerland could be issued with a so-called language passport as part of the approval process if new legislation on integration […]
A wealthy political party in Bangladesh Jama’ate Islami
By Tarek Fatah Here is only a partial list of businesses and corporations owned by or affiliated with the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. Their revenues go into billions of Takas and they employ tens of thousands of workers and students. Many who support the JI in BD are armed and operate as […]
A wealthy political party in Bangladesh Jama'ate Islami
By Tarek Fatah Here is only a partial list of businesses and corporations owned by or affiliated with the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. Their revenues go into billions of Takas and they employ tens of thousands of workers and students. Many who support the JI in BD are armed and operate as […]
eDigest: Love for Jesus can bring Christians and Muslims together
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 and monks and because they are not proud. (Al Quran 5:83) Lead article collected by Salma Javid Khan, India […]
BRITISH DR. BEATEN UP FOR READING, JAILED IN PAKISTAN: DAILY MAIL REPORT
British doctor, 72, is beaten up by his patients and jailed in Pakistan for ‘posing as a Muslim’ after they film him reading the Koran Masood Ahmad was beaten up by two men pretending to be patients The 72-year-old is now in a Lahore jail, accused of ‘posing as a […]
NSA phone surveillance ‘likely unconstitutional’
Source: BBC A US judge has ruled the National Security Agency’s mass collection of telephone data may be unconstitutional. Federal District Judge Richard Leon said the electronic spy agency’s practice […]
NSA phone surveillance 'likely unconstitutional'
Source: BBC A US judge has ruled the National Security Agency’s mass collection of telephone data may be unconstitutional. Federal District Judge Richard Leon said the electronic spy agency’s practice […]
The Top 10 Religion Stories Of 2013
Huff Post: by Paul Brandeis Raushenbush — 2013 was a huge year for religion news. The transition of power in the Vatican, church state issues in the United States, and religious tension in the Middle East were just a few of the reasons that religion was so often […]
International Islamic Tabligh Ijtema In Bhopal: Press Trust of Inida
International Islamic congregation concludes in Bhopal Press Trust of India | Bhopal December 16, 2013 Last Updated at 16:12 IST Read more on: Bhopal | Delhi | India | Law | National News | New Delhi The 66th Aalmi Tablighi Ijtema, an international Islamic congregation, today ended at Eitkheri with a mass prayer for the well-being of the community and peace and […]
Hong Kong’s Islamic Finance Goal Boosted By Based III Rule
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 […]