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 surely grasped a strong handle which knows no breaking. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (Al Quran 2:257)
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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…
Ireland ‘the most truly Muslim country in the world’
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Charles Darwin: An Epiphany for the Muslims, A Catastrophe for the Christians
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Video: US Congressman Stivers condemns murder of Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar
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eDigest: Al-Mahdi Mosque, Neufahrn, Munich inaugurated
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Fans Wait Hours to See Hillary Clinton at Book Signing
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Muslim stars such as Yaya Toure, Edin Dzeko and Karim Benzema could be affected with Ramadan set to begin during World Cup for first time since 1986
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Israel Minister Calls for One-State Solution on Jerusalem Day Calls for Jewish State Rule ‘From Jordan to Sea’
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G4S “to end” Israel prison contracts as pressure mounts over torture complicity
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Thanks God America is saved from terrorist attacks! (my headline): This map shows every school shooting since Sandy Hook
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Hands off Islamic law?
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Can an Islamic caliphate survive in today’s Mideast? As the Muslim militant group ISIS advances in Iraq and Syria
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Qur’an lesson for today: Kill not game while you are in a state of pilgrimage
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If the Las Vegas Killers Were Muslims, We’d Call Them Terrorists
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Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Opens their Mosque to Neighbors
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ISIL abducts Turkish consul staff in Mosul Turkish government warns of retaliation if its citizens are harmed
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British Ahmadi Muslims Ride4Peace
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Europe’s far-Right in crisis as Geert Wilder expresses ‘disgust’ at Jean-Marie Le Pen comments
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