Tariq bin Ziyad — The conqueror of Spain
Source: Arab News BY ABU TARIQ HIJAZI Published — Friday 22 May 2015 Burn your boats, said Tariq bin Ziyad while addressing his small army after entering Spain through sea […]
Rep. Keith Ellison to speak at a mosque inauguration in Coon Rapids
Epigraph: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right […]
474. Commandment – Go, thou and thy brother, with My Signs, and slacken not in remembering Me
474. Commandment – Go, thou and thy brother, with My Signs, and slacken not in remembering Me [20:43] “Go, thou and thy brother, with My Signs, and slacken not in remembering Me. [71:2] We sent Noah to his people, saying, ‘Warn thy people before there comes upon them a grievous punishment.’ [10:91] And We […]
The effects of arrogance on the soul
HARUN YAHYA Published — Friday 22 May 2015 • Arrogant people are always “on tenterhooks” • Their behavior is never sincere and genuine. • They think they will never make a mistake. • They therefore live in a constant state of discomfort. Arrogance leads people to sickness of mind […]
Hajis’ number to touch 5m in five years
Umra pilgrims arrive in Madinah. (SPA) ARAB NEWS Published — Friday 22 May 2015 JEDDAH: The number of Haj pilgrims is expected to reach five million and Umrah pilgrims 30 million in the next five years, said Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar on Thursday. Speaking to businessmen in Madinah, he […]
Who Are The Rohingyas And Why Are They Fleeing Myanmar?
Religion News Service | By Brian Pellot Posted: 05/19/2015 2:56 pm EDT Updated: 05/19/2015 2:59 pm EDT (RNS) Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims live in squalor in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State. That number has been falling fast as thousands flee by land and sea in search of better lives […]
Iraq’s Sunni tribes feel deserted after Ramadi fall
AFP | May 21, 2015 | JORDAN TIMES Displaced Iraqis from Ramadi cross the Bzebiz Bridge fleeing fighting in Ramadi, 65 km west of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday (AP photo) BAGHDAD — They were always seen as the key to defeating the jihadists in their bastions but the fall of Ramadi […]
Iraq's Sunni tribes feel deserted after Ramadi fall
AFP | May 21, 2015 | JORDAN TIMES Displaced Iraqis from Ramadi cross the Bzebiz Bridge fleeing fighting in Ramadi, 65 km west of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday (AP photo) BAGHDAD — They were always seen as the key to defeating the jihadists in their bastions but the fall of Ramadi […]
Stuck in Gaza, hackers open lines to the world
Reuters | May 22, 2015 | 00:18 GAZA — With jobs scarce and time on their hands, some tech-savvy Gazans have found a new way to make money — hacking Internet-based phone lines and routing international calls for a fee. Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) hacking has been a phenomenon […]
MUSLIM WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA, NATION-WIDE WORKSHOP: MUSLIM NEWS
MILPITAS, CA – An an affort to encourage new writers to take to pen as to campaign against anti-Islamic write ups, a nation wide workshop carried out last week by SOHAIL AWAM, the national chair of the Muslim Writers Guild of America. Speaking at Baitul Basir Mosque workshop, Suhaib focused […]
Freddie Gray death: Grand jury indicts all six police officers in Baltimore, USA
Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Indeed, the […]
World’s largest hotel to be built in Mecca
World’s largest hotel to be built in Mecca The biggest hotel in the world is being built in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, offering 10,000 rooms, helicopter pads and convenience for the […]
World's largest hotel to be built in Mecca
World’s largest hotel to be built in Mecca The biggest hotel in the world is being built in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, offering 10,000 rooms, helicopter pads and convenience for the […]
Qaddafi’s home town falls to Islamic State in anarchic Libya
REUTERS Published — Thursday 21 May 2015 SIRTE, Libya: Standing guard at his frontline post, Libyan soldier Mohammed Abu Shager can see where Islamic State militants are holed up with their heavy weaponry less than a kilometer away. The militants have effectively taken over former dictator Muammar Qaddafi’s home […]
USA: Al Qaeda at MIT – MSA – watch the video
http://www.clarionproject.org/videos/al-qaeda-mit Al Qaeda at MIT A number of prominent Muslims at MIT were fundraisers for Al Qaeda, including MIT’s Muslim chaplain Suheil Laher and Aafia Siddiqui, who the US listed as one of the seven “most wanted” Al-Qaeda fugitives until her capture in 2008 in Afghanistan.
5 ways churches inflicted pain on themselves
By Tom Ehrich | May 19, 2015 | 62 Comments (RNS) Let’s be clear: The much-heralded “decline of Christianity in America” isn’t about God losing faith in humankind. It isn’t about losing our moral compass thanks to whatever you happen to loathe. It isn’t about fickle millennials. It isn’t about zigging […]
India: Bihar Muslims donate land for the largest Hindu Mandir
Bihar’s Muslims Donate Land for World’s Largest Hindu Temple 20 May 2015 PATNA: Muslims in Bihar, in a stellar demonstration of communal harmony, have donated land to help build the world’s largest Hindu temple which will have the capacity to seat a staggering 20,000 people. “Muslims have not only donated […]
Emrah and his Brothers: Germany’s Struggle for the Soul of Returning Islamists
Emrah and his Brothers: Germany’s Struggle for the Soul of Returning Islamists By Özlem Gezer German Islamists are returning from war abroad, some reformed but others more dangerous than ever. Social workers, imams and extremists are fighting for their souls — and for Germany’s safety. Government officials have few answers […]
Emrah and his Brothers: Germany's Struggle for the Soul of Returning Islamists
Emrah and his Brothers: Germany’s Struggle for the Soul of Returning Islamists By Özlem Gezer German Islamists are returning from war abroad, some reformed but others more dangerous than ever. Social workers, imams and extremists are fighting for their souls — and for Germany’s safety. Government officials have few answers […]
‘Outward looking’ universities boost Swiss ranking
UNIVERSITAS 21 STUDY ‘Outward looking’ universities boost Swiss ranking By Isobel Leybold-Johnson swissinfo.ch MAY 21, 2015 – 01:00 Looking forwards: students in Switzerland get a good education (Keystone) Switzerland’s higher education system has been ranked 2nd in the Universitas 21 2015 global ratings. One aspect […]