Epigraph
O Prophet! Tell thy wives and thy daughters, as well as all [other] believing women, that they should draw over themselves some of their outer garments [when in public]: this will be more conducive to their being recognized [as decent women] and not annoyed. But [withal,] God is indeed much- forgiving, a dispenser of grace! (Al Quran 33:60, translated by Muhammad Asad)
Hijab comes in many colors
Lead post collected by Falak Rahman, the Muslim Times’ Editor for Women Rights and Family Values
To Be or Not to Be Veiled
Source: The Huffington Post By Bushra Alvi, Freelance writer and Editor The standard reaction of all those who heard that we were shifting to Dubai was, “Wow, that’s a beautiful place,…
The Problem With Banning the Burqa
The Huffington Post, By Craig, Considine When I was recently invited to speak at a debate at Ireland’s University College of Cork on banning the burqa, I was a bit…
Crimean referendum, 2014
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Crimean referendum, 2014 whether Crimea should join the Russian Federation or restore 1992 Constitution and remain within Ukraine Location Crimea, Ukraine Date 16 March 2014 (in 2 days) Results…
Legal or not, Crimean referendum will shape Ukraine crisis
Washington (CNN) – To President Barack Obama and U.S. allies in Europe, Sunday’s secession referendum in Crimea is unconstitutional, illegal and a fraud because Russian troops have essentially taken over the…
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is hosting a travelling conference on Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh)
Source: loyolamaroon.com The conferences, taking place in several U.S. cities, will take place in the St. Charles Room on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, from 7 to 9 p.m. The conference is…
A History of Religion in 11 Objects
Huff Post: by S. Brent Plate — Humans are needy. We need things: keepsakes, stuff, tokens, tchotchkes, knickknacks, bits and pieces, junk and treasure. We carry special objects in our pockets…
Right to information: YouTube ban equated with stopping blasphemy
ET: LAHORE: A group of lawyers favouring the ban on YouTube staged protested demonstration outside the Lahore High Court against “blasphemy or any steps taken to defend blasphemers.” Bytes for All,…
Muslim volunteer from Southfields recognised on ITV’s Daybreak this morning for work helping flood victims
yourlocalguardian.co.uk: A 16-year-old boy appeared on ITV’s Daybreak show this morning in recognition of his work helping flood victims. Zafar Ahmad, from Southfields, volunteers for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association and helped…
A letter to the Religious Minister of Indonesia
Humanity remains one. kemanusiaan tunggal ika. The Jakarta Post: By Natalia Laskowska, Dear Minister Suryadharma Ali. I wish to share with you the feeling of restlessness that may be common…
Denmark: Islamists threaten poet Yahya Hassan.
Der Spiegel Since his rise to fame, Islamists have threatened to kill 18-year-old Danish poet Yahya Hassan. They are angered by the portrayals in his writing of his immigrant family background, which…
My father came home from Iraq a monster
Kristi Anne Raspperry, 19, lives with her mother and father, Heather and John Moates, outside Savannah, Georgia. Heather cares full time for her husband, John, an Army veteran who developed…
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: New plans for a mosque in the western part of Frankfurt (Germany)
The Ahmadiyya community wants to build a house of prayer in the Frankfurt district Nied . The stated goal is: “a place to break down prejudices ” . By RAINER…
Mississippi man who awoke in body bag dies two weeks later
(CNN) – Walter Williams, the Mississippi man who returned to life after being pronounced dead about two weeks ago, diedThursday. He was 78. “They came and got him again around…
On Islam and Feminism
Huff Post: by Sami H. Elmansouri — For those who may use this piece to attempt to demonize over one billion Muslims, know this: I am not your ally. Although…
Nine unopened Dead Sea Scrolls found
Foxnews.com: Nine newfound penny-sized pieces of parchment belonging to the Dead Sea Scrolls laid unopened for nearly six decades before they were rediscovered in Israel. The scrolls went unnoticed for…
Blasphemy law use on rise, led by Pakistan: US group
Dawn: WASHINGTON: Governments around the world are increasingly invoking blasphemy laws, with Pakistan by far the country that jails the most citizens for allegedly attacking religion, a US report said…
Daniel Pipes and the anti-Islam crowd’s cries for attention sounding increasingly desperate
Dailycaller.com: Imagine if you picked up your morning paper and the news story read “Judaism’s inadvertent effects on adherents.” Imagine if article’s non-Jewish author wrote, “The Torah strictly bans the…
Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD As only the Islamophobes, who hate Islam or those Muslims, who want to enforce Shariah Law, of their imagination, by hook or…
The original inhabitants of Crimea are the Tatars
Source: Asia Times: No question the original inhabitants of Crimea are the Tatars – whose rights will be fully protected in a new Crimea. They had not achieved their self-determination…
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