Henna business gets an Eid boost
Eid is not only a time for happy celebrations, but also the chance for enterprising women to boost their henna businesses. These enterprises have evolved to such an extent that […]
Eight hundred dead Palestinians. But Israel has impunity There’s something very odd about our reactions to these two outrageous death tolls
by Robert Fisk, The Independent Impunity is the word that comes to mind. Eight hundred dead Palestinians. Eight hundred. That’s infinitely more than twice the total dead of flight MH17 […]
Islamic State ‘fatwa’ ordering FGM ‘likely to be a hoax’
The Telegraph: by Richard Spencer — A “fatwa” by the extremist group Islamic State ordering women in areas of Iraq under its control to undergo female genital mutilation is now thought to be a hoax. The supposed order by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the head or self-styled “Caliph” of the Islamic […]
Islamic State 'fatwa' ordering FGM 'likely to be a hoax'
The Telegraph: by Richard Spencer — A “fatwa” by the extremist group Islamic State ordering women in areas of Iraq under its control to undergo female genital mutilation is now thought to be a hoax. The supposed order by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the head or self-styled “Caliph” of the Islamic […]
If we can have just war, why not just terrorism?
theguardian: by Giles Fraser — For decades now the United Nations has been unable to agree a definition of terrorism. Even our own supreme court recently concluded that there is no internationally agreed definition. The stumbling block has been that western governments want states and state agents to be exempt […]
On arrogance and war: How and why is Israel weakening Abbas, strengthening Hamas, and destroying Gaza?
Marwan Bishara ALJAZEERA Only a few weeks ago, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu seemed to get away with it all. He rebuffed the Obama administration’s peace overtures, expanded illegal settlements in the West Bank, and reneged on his agreement with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas by refusing to release the last […]
eDigest: Laylat Al Qadr 2014: What Is The ‘Night Of Power?’
Epigraph: The Night of Destiny is better than a thousand months. Therein descend angels and the Spirit by the command of their Lord — with every matter. (Al Quran 97:4-5) […]
Mecca: Fire at Grand Mosque in Mecca leaves 14 injured
Fire at Grand Mosque in Mecca leaves 14 injured Three were hospitalized after a fire broke out in scaffolding. World Bulletin / News Desk muslimworld/141273 A fire broke out on Wednesday night at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, leaving 14 people injured. The Saudi Red Crescent Authority […]
The new generation of Muslim American leaders
When widespread criticism arose from President Barack Obama’s gratuitous lecturing of Muslims at a White House iftar, about Israel’s right to defend itself as unarmed civilians in Gaza died by the hundreds, it signalled a generational shift in Muslim American leadership. This year’s White House iftar could have proceeded uneventfully like the many others […]
Guiding Dr. Yasir Qadhi to Better Understanding of Evolution and Providence of God
Written and Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Let me first of all applaud Dr. Yasir Qadhi for being one of the few Sunni […]
Whose God Is the One True God?
The Huffington Post: By Ronald Tiersky, Eastman professor of political science, Amherst College As ISIS/Islamic State takes over Mosul and other parts of Syria and Iraq it is imposing an […]
My soul was thirsty till I found Islam
Source: Arab News By: DR. ABDUL KARIM GERMANUS Dr. Abdul Karim Germanus is a well-known Orientalist of Hungary and is a scholar of world repute. He visited India between the […]
ISIS jihadists order genital mutilation of all women in Iraq
Source: TOI GENEVA: Jihadists in Iraq have ordered that all women between the ages of 11 and 46 must undergo female genital mutilation, which could affect up to four million women and girls in the war-ravaged country, a UN official said Thursday.The UN’s second most senior official in Iraq, Jacqueline […]
Laylat Al Qadr 2014: What Is The ‘Night Of Power?’
Epigraph: The Night of Destiny is better than a thousand months. Therein descend angels and the Spirit by the command of their Lord — with every matter. (Al Quran 97:4-5) […]
Laylat Al Qadr 2014: What Is The 'Night Of Power?'
Epigraph: The Night of Destiny is better than a thousand months. Therein descend angels and the Spirit by the command of their Lord — with every matter. (Al Quran 97:4-5) […]
For Muslims in New York, Observing Ramadan Is a Blend of Rituals Far and Near
By KIRAN NAZISHJULY 23, 2014 Mahmud Syed, 67, from Long Island, during Friday prayers at the Imam Al-Khoei Foundation in Jamaica, Queens. On a sweltering afternoon, Mohab A. Sewilam worked […]
Argentina is now very close to default
http://i.cdn.turner.com/money/.element/script/7.0/players/embed.js?videoid=/video/news/2014/07/01/n-richard-quest-interviews-former-argentina-finance-minister.cnnmoney By Charles Riley @CRrileyCNN July 25, 2014 HONG KONG (CNNMoney) The clock is ticking. Argentina will default in just a few days unless the country can find a way […]
Prepare for the Middle East’s version of the Thirty Years’ War
Summary It is a region wracked by religious struggle between competing traditions of the faith. Conflicts take place within and between states; civil wars and proxy wars become impossible to distinguish. That could be a description of today’s Middle East. In the Middle East in 2011, change came after a […]
Ex-Israeli Security Chief Diskin: ‘All the Conditions Are There for an Explosion’
Interview Conducted by Julia Amalia Heyer REUTERS SPIEGEL.DE In an interview with SPIEGEL, Yuval Diskin, former director of Israel’s internal security service Shin Bet, speaks of the current clash between Israel and the Palestinians, what must be done to achieve peace and the lack of leadership in the Middle East. […]
Ex-Israeli Security Chief Diskin: 'All the Conditions Are There for an Explosion'
Interview Conducted by Julia Amalia Heyer REUTERS SPIEGEL.DE In an interview with SPIEGEL, Yuval Diskin, former director of Israel’s internal security service Shin Bet, speaks of the current clash between Israel and the Palestinians, what must be done to achieve peace and the lack of leadership in the Middle East. […]