Jun 17,2015 – JORDAN TIMES by Michael Jansen The battle between Kurdish militiamen and Daesh over the strategic Syrian border town of Tel Abyan has been a crucial test for both sides; Daesh is certain to try to regain control. The town, across from the Turkish city of Akcakale, is […]
Nepal quake forces ‘living goddess’ to break decades of seclusion By AFP – Jul 22,2015 – JORDAN TIMES 0 0 googleplus0 0 0 Dhana Kumari Bajracharya only ever appeared in public while being carried in an ornate wooden palanquin (AFP photo) PATAN, Nepal — When a massive earthquake struck Nepal in […]
The Ahmadis and the Politics of Religious Exclusion by Rabwah Times In this path-breaking new work, Ali Usman Qasmi, assistant professor at LUMS (Lahore University of Management Sciences) traces the history of the political exclusion of the Ahmadiyya religious minority in Pakistan. According to a recent assessment of state persecution in […]
aleteia.org: by Theresa Branch — Why “I’m spiritual, not religious” doesn’t really work “Spiritual but not religious” is a cliché among many young people, including Christians. “Why,” goes the question, “do I need church when I can pray anywhere?” A 2012 Pew Research Poll reports the appalling numbers. Twenty percent […]
Huff Post: by Qasim Rashid — In his July 17 Facebook post, Franklin Graham, president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse, spewed unhinged hatred and bigotry against American Muslims. Writing his response to the Chattanooga shooting, Graham used language that can only succeed in radicalizing Americans: We are under […]
Recent Natural Disasters — Update 11:40 pm Nepal Seismological Center has confirmed magnitude 4.6 aftershock with epicenter inKathmandu. Below is the message posted by NSC: Due to some technical problem in National Seismological Center, location of 2015/07/22 22:14 earthquake was given in Sindhupalchok. Now we corrected the location of that event to Kathmandu. We are very […]
Source: The Huffington Post By Kashif N. Chaudhry; Physician, writer and human rights activist I recently wrote a blog post demonstrating no conflict exists between science and faith. The perceived conflict […]
By Haris Raja; tweet him @harisaraja The Iran nuclear deal has started political posturing from both sides as congressional members begin assessing the deal in the next few weeks. The GOP […]
Source: Wired.com Spiny grass and scraggly pines creep amid the arts-and-crafts buildings of the Asilomar Conference Grounds, 100 acres of dune where California’s Monterey Peninsula hammerheads into the Pacific. It’s […]
World Bulletin / News Desk A U.S. fashion retailer has agreed to pay more than $25,000 to a Muslim woman who was denied a job because she wore a […]
Source: CTV News About 30 metres off the edge of Iqaluit’s Road to Nowhere, construction is underway on the territory’s first mosque. Right now, the structure is barebones – just […]
Erdoğan’s stances against Israel made him a hero in the eyes of Arabs, something they don’t usually see in their leaders Yeni Şafak | Haya Al-Atassi | 22 July 2015, 17:37 The mosques are our barracks The domes our helmets The minarets our bayonets The faithful our soldiers This sacred army guards […]
Arab News © Provided by Arab News Daesh extremists have made it a priority to mold children under their rule into a new generation of militants, luring them into becoming fighters, suicide bombers and executioners. Academics in the kingdom have urged parents to play an active role in protecting their […]
Epigraph: Indeed, We (Allah) Ourself have sent down this Quran, and most surely We will be its Guardian. (Al Quran 15:9/10) New Light on the History of the Quranic Text? Source: The […]
BY PAUL IDDON Jul 22, 2015 U.S.-made Humvees being used by Shia militias against Daesh in Tikrit. When the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) lost control of Anbar’s provincial capital Ramadi just under a year after their infamous loss of Mosul to the marauding Islamic State (Daesh) group late last May […]
In this photo taken June 24, 2015, an imam leads evening prayers during the month of Ramadan at the Al Farooq Omar bin Al Khattab Mosque in Dubai. The UAE has outlawed religious or racial discrimination. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili) AGENCIES ARABNEWS.COM Published — Tuesday 21 July 2015 DUBAI: The […]
534. Commandment – The day full of light for work and night dark for rest [10:68] He it is Who has made for you the night dark that you may rest therein, and the day full of light. Surely, therein are Signs for a people who listen. [25:48] And He […]
JUL 22, 2015 – 13:20 The Swiss army is coming to the aid of a canton struggling to accommodate asylum seekers by pitching tents for them to temporarily live in. […]
Jul 21,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – HASAN ABU NIMAH The fact that the Iran nuclear deal with Western powers was concluded despite mounting obstacles, Middle Eastern allies’ objections and technical difficulties proves that both sides were determined not to allow the effort to fail. US President Barack Obama was clear […]
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