Source: Los Angeles Times By Zahira Torres Contact Reporter A High school yearbook is supposed to be a keepsake, but for a Muslim student in Rancho Cucamonga it will be a painful reminder of being misidentified as “Isis Phillips” in a photo that showed her smiling and wearing a hijab. Bayan Zehlif, […]
Source: The Guardian By Ryan Schuessler in Houston Alfonso Flores looked relieved. Standing at the front of the prayer hall, the 29-year-old dental technician accepted hugs and handshakes from other members of […]
Source: The Baltimore Sun By Alison Knezevich Contact Reporter The Baltimore Sun The Archdiocese of Baltimore has posted a list of dozens of priests and religious brothers accused of sexual abuse in a move church officials say came from listening to feedback from abuse survivors. All of the names had previously been […]
Source: Muslimwise A blog of the Centre of Islamic Studies at SOAS, University of London By Michael Mumisa (Shaykh) In January this year (2016), the “Marrakesh Declaration on the Rights of […]
Source: ABC News By ARLETTE SAENZ President Obama will become the first sitting U.S. president to visitHiroshima when he travels to Japan later this month, the White House announced this […]
Source: Time By Olivia B. Waxman The bison has been named America’s first national mammal, after the President signed the National Bison Legacy Act on Monday, the culmination of a […]
Source: Time By Mark Leftly / London Sadiq Khan, 45, was declared the new mayor of London in the early hours of Saturday, becoming the most powerful Muslim politician in Europe. A Transport Minister in the Labour government of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Khan came under severe attack during the […]
Source: BBC Sadiq Khan has rejected US presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s offer to make the new London mayor an “exception” to a ban on Muslims travelling to the US. “This […]
Source: BBC A man who killed a commuter and injured three others in a knife attack at a railway station near Munich suffered from psychological problems and drug addiction, state […]
Source: Business Insider By Mark Abadi It’s all too common for veterans in the US to wind up in jail. And behind bars, many of them don’t have access to the […]
Former Daily Show host Jon Stewart chimed in on the presidential election Monday, calling Donald Trump a “man-baby” and jokingly questioning the presumptive Republican nominee’s eligibility to be president. To […]
Charity wants Muslims to donate money to victims of the Syrian Civil War. England cricketer Moeen Ali supports the advertising campaign. Source: Khalij Times London’s iconic red buses and public […]
By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor Updated 5:08 PM ET, Mon May 9, 2016 http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/09/living/methodist-clergy-lgbt/index.html# (CNN)Dozens of United Methodist clergy members came out as lesbian, gay or bisexual on Monday, defying their church’s ban on “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” serving in ministry and essentially daring their supervisors to discipline them. In a […]
Guardian: There are 1.9 billion Muslims worldwide, and Muhammad, or one of its variants, is the most common name in the world. In America, 3.3 million people identify as Muslim, according to a recent Pew study. While former GOP contender Ben Carson would “absolutely not agree” with the US being […]
NY Times: As the military and political battle against the Islamic State escalates, Muslim imams and scholars in the West are fighting on another front — through theology. Imam Suhaib Webb, a Muslim leader in Washington, has held live monthly video chats to refute the religious claims of the Islamic […]
KARACHI: Names of 259 Pakistanis with links to offshore companies have surfaced in one of the world’s biggest ever data leaks through an online searchable database made public by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) late Monday evening. http://www.dawn.com/news/1257275/259-pakistanis-named-in-fresh-panama-papers-leak The names in the latest release of documents on the websiteoffshoreleaks.icij.org include: Abdul […]
By Matt Atherton May 9, 2016 17:59 BST ibtimes.co.uk An artificial ‘second skin’ that reduces the appearance of wrinkles has been created by scientists. The synthetic skin has been shown to restore the youthful appearance of skin by temporarily tightening and protecting it − a discovery that has implications for both […]
Report by: Mirza Mashhood “Islam Teaches Love, Respect, Harmony and tolerance in the society”, said Imam shamshad Friday, May 6th, 2016: Imam Shamshad and few members from Ahmadiyya Mosque “Baitul Jaamay” in Glen Ellyn Chicago area, were invited by a local Synagogue in Lombard “Congregation ETZ Chaim” located at 1710 […]
Source: The Daily Beast By Majid Nawaz Yes, Sadiq Khan sucked up to extremist Muslims in the past, but, still, congratulations are in order for him—and the voters. LONDON — […]
Source: Aljazeera By Angela Singh Couffo, Benin – As the hazy morning air lifts, a group of villagers dance into focus, kicking up dust as they make their way down a […]