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There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has surely grasped a strong handle which knows no breaking. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (Al Quran 2:257)
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Murfreesboro Mosque, In Tennessee, USA
Opponents Of Islamic Center Of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Have Case Declined By U.S. Supreme Court
Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has…
Pastor apologises for anti-Islam sermon
Belfast Pastor James McConnell has been released by police investigating comments he made about the Islamic faith during a sermon last month, which he has apologised for. Earlier, he apologised…
‘Islamic Jew-Hatred’: It’s NOT in the Qur’an
Source: Belief Net By Hesham A. Hassaballa Pamella Geller has put up bus ads in Washington, D.C. that say: Islamic Jew-hatred: It’s in the Quran. Two-thirds of all US aid goes to…
eDigest: The Spirit of Shanti and Salaam: Transforming Hindu-Muslim Dialogue Into Action
Epigraph: Allah forbids you not, respecting those who have not fought against you on account of your religion, and who have not driven you forth from your homes, that you be kind…
Islamic prayers to be held at the Vatican
Staff writer, Al Arabyia News Friday, 6 June 2014 For the first time in history, Islamic prayers and readings from the Quran will be heard at the Vatican on Sunday,…
RETURNING ASYLUM SEEKERS : A fresh start in Nigeria, brought to you by Switzerland
by Veronica DeVore, swissinfo.ch June 6, 2014 – 11:00 Thousands of asylum seekers have come to Switzerland from Nigeria in the past decade, often with all their family’s hopes on…
Sir Charles Darwin: An Epiphany for the Muslims, A Catastrophe for the Christians
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The National Museum of Natural History, located on the National Mall just across from the Smithsonian castle, is America’s…
Jordanian diplomat tapped to be new UN rights chief
Source: The Daily Star :: Lebanon News UNITED NATIONS, United States: Jordan’s ambassador to the United Nations has been nominated as UN high commissioner for human rights, to replace South…
Jerusalem chosen as 2016 Islamic tourism capital
RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has chosen Jerusalem as the capital of Islamic tourism for 2016, Palestinian officials said Thursday. MORE http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=702584…
Pakistan’s First Online Hate Speech Report- Ahmadis & Shias the worst targets
Source: globavoicesonline: Bytes For All, an advocacy organization in Pakistan has released the first ever empirical-based research report on online hate speech in Pakistan (here are some of their key findings).…
Reinterpreting ‘honour killings’
Dawn.com By Hasan Zaidi THE brutal murder of Farzana Parveen in broad daylight in Lahore and in front of a crowd of apathetic or complicit spectators has justifiably outraged decent…
eDigest: Ahmadi Muslims in UK Arranging an Unprecedented Charity Walk for British Charities Today
Epigraph: Gabriel kept recommending treating neighbors with kindness until I thought he would assign a share in inheritance, for them. The Prophet Muhammad Celebrating 125 years of the Ahmadiyya…
Ahmadi Muslims Debate Sharia Law with One Law for All (Maryam Namazie) at UCL
On Thursday the 8th of December 2011, University College London Union Atheist Secularist and Humanist Society (UCLU ASHS) hosted a debate, the motion of which was “Sharia Law Negates Human…
Pakistani teen survives attempted ‘honour killing’ over love marriage
Woman, 18, shot in face, thrown in canal by her father for marrying against family’s wishes. The Toronto Star, 2014/06/07 Frame grab from Sky News Saba Maqsood, of Hafizabad, Pakistan,…
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