The amazing survival of the Baltic Muslims
Source: BBC It may not be the kind of place you would expect to stumble upon a mosque, but Muslims have lived among the forests and lakes of Lithuania for […]
Chicken grows face of dinosaur
Source: BBC Sixty-five million years ago, an asteroid is believed to have crashed into Earth. The impact wiped out huge numbers of species, including almost all of the dinosaurs. One […]
Indonesian couple caned for violating Sharia law, police official says
Source: CNN Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN)An unrelated man and woman who had been seen alone together were caned in public in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, for violating Sharia law, a police chief […]
Asia Bibi, under sentence of death for blasphemy in Pakistan, forgives her persecutors
Ruth Gledhill CHRISTIAN TODAY CONTRIBUTING EDITOR 30 December 2015 Asia Bibi is in prison in Multan in Punjab, awaiting the result of her appeal against her conviction for blasphemy. Asia Bibi, the Christian woman who has spent her seventh Christmas behind bars under death sentence in Pakistan for blasphemy, has […]
UK Soldiers May Face Iraq War Crime Charges
An inquiry into allegations of murder, abuse and torture by British forces between 2003 and 2009 could result in prosecutions. 05:02, UK,Saturday 02 January 2016 skynews.com British soldiers may face prosecution for war crimes, an inquiry head says Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Share by […]
As New Year dawns, refugee, migrant flows look set to continue
FOR A BETTER FUTURE: Migrants gather in Victoria Square, where migrants and refugees found temporary refuge, in central Athens on Friday. (AFP) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published — Saturday 2 January 2016 ATHENS: Bitter cold, biting winds and rough winter seas have done little to stem the seemingly endless flow of […]
Tawheed: The essence of Islam
ARAB NEWS Published — Friday 1 January 2016 Tawheed (Islamic monotheism) is the greatest foundation of Islamic belief. In fact, a person is considered as Muslim if he/she accepts that […]
Dealing with Boko Haram
By AMINO ABUBAKAR & ADEROGBA OBISESAN Published — Saturday 2 January 2016 Source: Arab News As Nigeria rings in 2016, the ever-present threat of violence by Boko Haram hangs heavy […]
Saudi Arabia Executes 47, Including Shiite Cleric
By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI, ASSOCIATED PRESS RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Jan 2, 2016 The Associated Press FILE – In this Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012 file photo, a Saudi anti-government protester carries a poster with the image of jailed Shiite cleric Sheik Nimr al-Nimr during the funeral of three Shiite Muslims allegedly […]
Before Mosul, Iraqi army may face fight at the gates of Baghdad
By Reuters – Dec 31,2015 – JORDAN TIMES A member of Iraq’s elite counterterrorism service flashes the ‘V’ for victory sign on Wednesday in the city of Ramadi, the capital of Iraq’s Anbar province, about 110 kilometres west of Baghdad (AFP photo) BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces may face a big […]
Parrikar to hold high-level meeting with security officials following Pathankot…
Hindustan Times © Provided by Hindustan Times Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will hold a high level meeting with security officials on Saturday evening following a terror attack on the Indian Air Force base in Indian Air Force (IAF) base in Pathankot district of Punjab early Saturday. The security counter-operation that […]
Jewish Jihadists: How to Combat Violent Extremism in Israel
Haaretz.com: Much has been written about the causes of violent Jewish extremism in Israel, including that its goal is to bring down the state in an apocalyptic civil war in order to impose the extremists’ vision of a Messianic Kingdom upon the rest of us. Even established figures on the […]
What should we teach about Islam?
waqarahmedi.wordpress.com: What a roller coaster of a year 2015 was – especially if you teach about religion. The frenzied debate about free speech post-Charlie Hebdo, spate of ISIS terror attacks and, yes, Donald Trump, propelled classroom practitioners like me into relentless action. But these things and more also made us rethink […]
Khadijah – The Prophet’s beloved, the Princess of Quraysh
By Irfan Ullah Khan “She believed in me when the whole world refuted me and she attested to my trueness when the whole world accused me of falsehood. She offered me compassion and loyalty with her wealth when everyone else had forsaken me.” [Prophet Muhammad (saws): Narrated by Masnad Ahmad] […]
Coons: US must pay for fight against Islamic State
By CHRIS COONSTHE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER – updated Thursday, December 31, 2015 America is at war with the Islamic State, but we are failing to confront the cost of this war. Deployments of American special operations forces to Syria and Iraq in recent months have rightly revived calls for Congress […]
New Zealand: New Year’s Day clean up planned by Muslim youth
Bashir Khan December 31, 2015, 11:59 am The Youth Association of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community NZ, will gather its members from across Auckland, and continue its annual tradition of the New Year’s Day clean up. The location chosen for this year’s event, in liaison with City Parks Services, is the […]
‘Indian Muslims not attracted to Islamic State, Al-Qaeda’
By IANS | 1 Jan, 2016, NEW DELHI: Indian Muslims have little fascination for Islamic radical groups like ISIS and Al-Qaeda, say scholars and Muslim leaders agreeing with Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s assertion that Indian Muslims were not attracted to their ideologies. The minister, while speaking at a conference at […]
‘Britons fighting Islamic State in Syria are the greatest heroes’
Harry, who gave up job in the City to join Kurdish forces, says fears of prosecution won’t keep him off the frontline Harry, who uses the pseudonym Macer Gifford, returned to Syria in early December to fight against Isis. Photograph: Martin Godwin for the Guardian Ben Quinn Friday 1 January […]
The amazing survival of the Baltic Muslims
Source: BBC By Tharik Hussain Keturiasdesimt Totoriu, Lithuania It may not be the kind of place you would expect to stumble upon a mosque, but Muslims have lived among the […]
To end terrorism, we should follow the path of Prophet Mohammed: Dalai Lama
Source: The Siasat Daily Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama who is also a Nobel Laureate termed the Holy Quran as a Sacred Book which is a priceless Gift of God […]