Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent Within minutes of the end of Sanzaa’s catwalk show, there was a swarm of women flicking through rails of clothing and flashing their […]
Source: The Guardian By Nick Cohen Freedom is worthless if it is not lived. However important rights are in a constitutional democracy, they will wither unless you use them. From John Milton’s […]
Source: Alislam.org Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad makes comments in Gothenburg as his tour of Scandinavia continues On 20 May 2016, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the […]
Source: BBC Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Muslims to reject contraception and have more children. In a speech broadcast live on TV, he said “no Muslim family” […]
Source: BBC Originally the name of an ancient Egyptian goddess, in Oxford “Isis” is merely the name for the River Thames within the city’s boundaries. And the name’s been very […]
Source: Money By Ethan Wolff-Mann Words won’t pay the bills, but they can put things in perspective. We worry about money all the time. It occupies our minds when we’re […]
Source: The Times of Israel The city of Amsterdam will give its Jewish community $11 million as compensation for taxes imposed on Holocaust survivors who returned home to the Dutch […]
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin An important new study has linked cell phone radiation to cancers in the brain and heart. The new research was conducted on rats by the U.S. National Toxicology Program, which exposed rats to radiofrequency radiation that comes from cell phones for about nine hours a day […]
Source: Pew Research Center Many people around the world think it is necessary to believe in God to be a moral person, according to surveys in 39 countries by the Pew Research Center. However, this view is more common in poorer countries than in wealthier ones. In 22 of 39 […]
Source: CNN Updated May 26, 2016 By Tuqa Khalid, CNN Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN): It is Islam’s holiest shrine — and for a few moments on Friday, it will […]
Cathy Newman’s full interview with Philosopher Noam Chomsky. From Trump and Clinton, to climate change, Brexit and TPP, America’s foremost intellectuals presents his views on who rules the world today.
Source: Independent A fascinating, if slightly misleading, short history By Ishaan Tharoor The video below depicts the growth and spread of the world’s two largest religions over a span of 2,000 years. […]
Source: Time By Frances D’Demilio / AP The multi-national patrol has saved thousands this week. (ROME) — Italian coast guard and navy ships, aided by Irish and German vessels as well […]
Source: The Washington Post By Nick Danforth May 28 A drawing of Sultan Mehmet II, or “The Conquerer,” appears behind an Ottoman-style military band in Istanbul. (Murad Sezer/Reuters) On May […]
Sana Altaf/Dubai Filed on May 16, 2016 (PTI) To ease it for your kids, we bring you tips from experts Though fasting till puberty is not obligatory in Islam, many children wish to fast during Ramadan. If you are planning to make your children fast for the first time this […]
May 30, 2016 Saudi Gazette Mahmoud Ahmad Last week two unique reactions to a simple action of mine made me ponder, while literally creating a credible verification of the Newtonian’s third law of motion. The irony was that the action did relate to a person in motion. I was at […]
Guardian: Two months ago, after Governor Salmaan Taseer’s murder and the jubilant support for the policeman who killed him, religious scholars in Pakistantold us that since common people don’t know enough about religion they should leave it to those who do – basically anyone with a beard. Everyone thought it […]
Apparently, Pakistanis don’t need the Taliban to destroy their schools any more – they can do it themselves. Last week, a girls’ high school was set ablaze in Pakistan’s second largest city, Lahore. And no, the Taliban were not the culprits. A mob, enraged after allegations of blasphemy against a […]
There’s another retailer trying to cater to Muslim customers via Ramadan-focused threads — this time, it’s a fast-fashion name. Mango is debuting a collection focused around the Muslim holy month, […]
Kuala Lumpur is fast gaining popularity among Saudi Arabia and UAE tourists as a family-friendly destination. Filepic Saudi Arabian and UAE families love visiting Malaysia during Ramadan MAY 30, 2016 MALAYSIA, TRAVEL BY STAR2.COM Ramadan is a great time to spend quality time with the family. For travellers in Saudi […]