Why You Should Not Ask a Muslim Woman to Remove Her Hijab
Source: Huffington Post By Hawa Fuseini Writer, spoken word artist, and poet I am a Muslim woman and an American citizen. I wear the hijab as an expression of my free […]
Delivering on the Promises of Paris: Why the World’s Muslims Are Demanding Climate Action Now
Source: Huffington Post By Naser Haghamed CEO of Islamic Relief Worldwide, an independent humanitarian and development organisation with a presence in over 40 countries worldwide. The global Muslim community – made up of around 1.6 billion followers from world leaders to academics, from teachers and healthcare workers to business people and […]
I’m Afraid To Speak Arabic On Southwest Airlines
Source: Huffington Post By Deanna Othman Freelance journalist Southwest Airlines seems to have embraced an unspoken policy that sees Arabic as a terrorist threat. Virtually every time I travel, aside […]
The spy who loved me? Chinese warned off dating foreigners
Source: CNN By Vivian Kam, CNN, Anna Kook and Georgia McCafferty, for CNN (CNN)China’s government workers are being warned off dating handsome foreigners — because they may be potential James Bonds. A 16-panel comic book-style poster that’s been widely displayed across Beijing tells the story of an attractive young […]
Restrictions on Women’s Religious Attire
Source: Pew Research Center More countries restrict women’s ability to wear religious symbols or attire than require women to dress a certain way In many countries around the world, women’s choices about their attire and appearance are restricted to some degree by government laws, policies or regulations. In recent years, […]
Religion in Everyday Life
Source: Pew Research Center Highly religious Americans are happier and more involved with family but are no more likely to exercise, recycle or make socially conscious consumer choices A new Pew Research Center study of the ways religion influences the daily lives of Americans finds that people who are highly […]
World’s oldest library in Morocco to reopen in May
The ancient al-Qarawiyyin Library in Fez, founded in 859 by a woman, is the oldest working library in the world, holding ancient manuscripts that date as far back as 12 centuries and will reopen in May after a major renovation. World Bulletin / News Desk The Moroccan Ministry of Culture […]
TIME magazine names Priyanka Chopra, Raghuram Rajan, Sania Mirza, among 100 most influential people
New Delhi, Apr 22: Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, tennis star Sania Mirza, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and founders of Flipkart Binny Bansal and Sachin Bansal have been appeared in the TIME list of the ‘100 Most Influential People in the World, released on Thursday. […]
Venezuela to begin electricity rationing
Source: Aljazeera Venezuela’s government has said it will turn off electricity supply in its 10 most populous states for four hours a day for at least 40 days to deal […]
Riyadh moving against ‘distortion of religion’
Source: Gulf News Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Bin Abdul Aziz said he has no problem with the official religious authority on the issue of women driving. The prince told Bloomberg the problem he’s “working to resolve is with those who distort the facts of the […]
When Muslims and Christians Flourished Side By Side in Sicily
The Other Al-Andalus — When Muslims and Christians Flourished Side By Side in Sicily Source: The Huffington Post I sometimes think about the glories of “Islamic Spain,” or Al-Andalus. Starting […]
Is The Quran One Solution to Terror?
Source: The Huffington Post By Kabir Helminski ………………… A small minority of the world’s one and a half billion Muslims has misconstrued the teachings of Islam to justify their misguided […]
No more ‘Lucifers’: Senator proposes tough restrictions on Russian children’s names
Fight for Children’s Rights; to find some way to establish a legal balance between rights of the parents and the rights of the child Source: RT In a bid […]
Are Ahmadis Muslims? Let us ask Prophet Muhammad
Source: Huffington Post By Kashif N. Chaudhry, Physician, writer and human rights activist An Ahmadi Muslim shopkeeper, Mr. Asad Shah, was recently stabbed to death in Glasgow, UK. Mr. Tanveer Ahmad, a […]
Newton’s theory in Palestine
Apr 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – DAOUD KUTTAB The cycle of violence in Palestine is so predictable that almost anyone following the news can easily forecast what happens next. This ability to anticipate what happens if the cycle of violence is not broken is perhaps the most concrete proof that […]
Concocting lies before Iraq war
Apr 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – JONATHAN POWER President Barack Obama observed: “ISIL [Daesh] is a direct outgrowth of Al Qaeda in Iraq that grew out of our invasion — which is an example of unintended consequences — which is why we should generally aim before we shoot.” Many of […]
Finally, Israel and Palestine is a US election issue. The ‘last taboo’ is not broken, but it’s splintering
An America which can stomach the anger of its Arab allies is in no mood to suffer the humiliations of Israel either Robert Fisk @indyvoices Edward Said, 13 years dead but intellectually un-buriable, used to say that there was only one “last taboo” in the United States. You could talk […]
Obama reaffirms US to deter aggression against Gulf Arabs
By Reuters – Apr 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES President Barack Obama, with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman (right), speaks after a Gulf Cooperation Council session at the Diriyah Palace during the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Thursday (AP photo) RIYADH — The United States will deter and […]
Media speculates over Lindsay Lohan ‘converting to Islam’
Al-Arabiya: Media reports have speculated that Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan – whose career has been marred by stories of drug use and drink driving offences – is considering whether to convert to Islam. Rumors began swirling after Lohan, 27, was pictured last year holding an English translation of the Quran. […]
Isis documents leak reveals profile of average militant as young, well-educated but with only ‘basic’ knowledge of Islamic law
The Independent: Male, 26, single, quite well-educated but not an expert on the Quran – this is the profile of an average fighter joining Isis. Analysis of thousands of entry documents leaked from the terrorist group has provided vital new insight into the background and expertise of its international jihadists. […]