Lecture: Islam for Catholics 101
Presenter: Natana J. DeLong-Bas This presentation covers major themes in Islam, including the role of the Qur’an and the Prophet Muhammad, the 5 Pillars, and common beliefs and scriptural ties […]
Germany’s Merkel Cancels Summit With Israel in Wake of Palestinian Land-grab Law
The official reason given for the cancellation is the election in Germany, but German and Israeli sources say the real reason was Berlin’s anger at Israel’s expropriation law. Barak Ravid Feb 13, 2017 German Chancellor Angela Merkel decided to cancel a joint summit with Israel’s government, scheduled for May 10 […]
UAE’s UN ambassador elected as president of UN Women Executive Board
Caline Malek February 14, 2017 Topics: United Nations About Lana Nusseibeh Lana Nusseibeh was appointed Permanent Representative of the UAE to the United Nations in New York in September 2013. She was elected President of the Executive Board of UN Women last month and also serves as co-chair of […]
Toshiba chairman quits over $3.4bn loss
Source: BBC Toshiba chairman Shigenori Shiga has resigned, hours after the Japanese conglomerate revealed details of a multi-billion dollar loss. Earlier Toshiba had delayed issuing its results, but it then […]
Dubai announces passenger drone plans
Source: BBC A drone that can carry people will begin “regular operations” in Dubai from July, the head of the city’s Roads and Transportation Agency has announced at the World […]
Why Snowstorms Are Bad for Your Heart
Source: Time By Amanda MacMillan Take caution when shoveling yourself out of a fresh snowstorm: A new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal finds that days following heavy snowfall […]
Michael Flynn’s Early Departure Shows a Rocky Start for Trump White House
Source: Associated Press Zeke J Miller,Philip Elliott Capping crippling weeks of disclosures about President Trump’s top national security aide, the White House late Monday evening sent Michael Flynn packing and […]
Wars and principles and regulations (according to Islam)
Wars and principles and regulations When the Holy Prophet(sa) engaged in a battle, he used to firmly order that: No woman be killed; No children be killed; The old not be impeded; Nothing be said to the refugees, monks or hermits; No person be set on fire; No animal be […]
Judge grants injunction against Trump travel ban in Virginia
Source: Associated Press By MATTHEW BARAKAT McLEAN, Va. (AP) — A federal judge Monday granted a preliminary injunction barring the Trump administration from implementing its travel ban in Virginia, adding another judicial ruling to those already in place challenging the ban’s constitutionality. The ruling is significant from a legal standpoint […]
First Muslim Is Elected President Of The College Chaplains Association
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg A national organization of university religious leaders elected its first Muslim president last week in a move that could influence college diversity for years. […]
A century in the making, Athens set for first mosque since Ottoman times
Source: Reuters By Karolina Tagaris | ATHENS Athens’s half a million Muslims are set to get their first official mosque in more than a century. The city has not had […]
In France, Some Muslims Seek To ‘Adapt’ Islam To Secular Culture
Source: NPR By ELEANOR BEARDSLEY The carpeted prayer hall at the grand mosque in the French city of Bordeaux is full on a recent Friday afternoon. Behind a sculpted wooden railing […]
SHARIAH RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RELIGION AND POLITICS IN ISLAM
A speech delivered by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad Khalifatul Masih IV at the Inter‑religious Consults, Suriname, on 3rd June 1991 Published by: Islam International Publications Ltd. Islamabad, Sheephatch Lane, Tilford, Surrey GU10 2AQ, […]
Is Saudi Arabia on the cusp of change?
Source: BBC Ask about change in Saudi Arabia. The reply used to be: it will come, in its own way and in its own time, in the conservative kingdom. It […]
Sweden defends officials wearing headscarves in Iran
Source: BBC The Swedish government has defended its decision to have its officials wear headscarves during a trip to Iran, saying that failing to do so would have broken the […]
What Steve Bannon really wants
February 6, 2017 by yalibnan Whatdoes Donald Trump want for America? His supporters don’t know. His party doesn’t know. Even he doesn’t know. If there is a political vision underlying Trumpism, however, the person to ask is not Trump. It’s his éminence grise, Stephen K. Bannon, the chief strategist […]
Russia: The scandal Trump can’t shake
Source: BBC Throughout the confusion of Donald Trump’s campaign and the chaotic events of his early days in the White House, one controversy has clung to the Trump train like glue: Russia.The sudden departure of Michael Flynn from his role as national security adviser on Monday was the latest in […]
5 Years After Gaddafi’s Murder: Libya Destroyed
NIRAJ SRIVASTAVA 5 Years After Gaddafi’s Murder: Libya Destroyed NIRAJ SRIVASTAVA Friday, November 25,2016 BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA: When I arrived in Libya in March 1994 as a middle-ranking diplomat, the country was under UN sanctions related to the 1988 Lockerbie disaster. No flights to and from Libya were permitted; we had […]
God Bless Croatia: Trump it
The trolling of President Donald Trump continues with a global viral video trend. After the Dutch show ‘Zondag met Lubach’ created an “America First” spoof“Netherlands Second” in January, the joke took off as countries from Iran to Slovenia jumped on the bandwagon with Trump-style pitches of their own. In a […]
Flynn: pro-Russia and fixated on Islamic extremism
Paul HANDLEY AFP February 14, 2017 View photos Donald Trump and Michael Flynn speak at a rally in Colorado in October (AFP Photo/) More Washington (AFP) – President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Michael Flynn, who resigned late Monday over his controversial contacts with Russia, is a former military intelligence chief […]