Justice: The Most Important Quranic Theme
Justice in the Quran from Wikipedia Justice is a central theme in the Qur’an, dictating the traditions of law and how should put into practice. There are two ways in […]
UN chief: US will be replaced if it disengages from world
Source: Yahoo News BY EDITH M. LEDRER UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the Trump administration on Tuesday that if the United States disengages from many issues confronting […]
Shariah Law: The Five Things Every Non-Muslim (and Muslim) Should Know
Source: Huffington Post By Qasim Rashid 1. What does Shariah mean? Shariah is the law of the Qur’an and literally means “A path to life giving water.” In fact, the […]
Saudi king’s son Mohammed bin Salman is new crown prince
Source: BBC News Saudi Arabia’s king has appointed his son Mohammed bin Salman as crown prince – replacing his nephew, Mohammed bin Nayef, as first in line to the throne. […]
Queen’s Speech: Brexit bills dominate government agenda
Source: BBC News A host of proposed new laws designed to prepare the UK for a “smooth and orderly” departure from the EU have been announced in the Queen’s Speech. […]
Brussels bomb suspect was Moroccan and ‘known to police’
Source: BBC News A man suspected of setting off a bomb at Brussels Central Station on Tuesday has been identified as a 36-year-old Moroccan from a city district that has […]
Breaking Fast With Uncle Sam in Paris
Source: The New York Times By AKRAM BELKAÏD PARIS — On June 8, I was invited to break the Ramadan fast at the residence of the United States ambassador. It […]
The Silence of the Lambs
Source: New Republic Are Protestants concealing a Catholic-size sexual abuse scandal? BY KATHRYN JOYCE June 20, 2017 It was a hot day in July, a Saturday afternoon, and Kim James […]
Ken Ham disputes reports the Ark Encounter is sinking
Source: Religion News Service By Emily McFarlan Miller | June 19, 2017 The full-scale Noah’s Ark replica at the Ark Encounter during a preview of the park on July 5, […]
12-year-old girl comes out to her Mormon congregation
Source: CNN By Paul P. Murphy, CNN (CNN)Savannah, 12, made a decision this January; she was going to come out as lesbian at her Mormon Church. Nothing was going to […]
Supreme Court Rules Former Detainees Cannot Sue Bush Administration Officials
Source: NPR BY MERRIT KENNEDY The Supreme Court has ruled that six men detained after the September 11 attacks are not legally able to sue top officials from the Bush […]
Arabia: Saudi King upends royal succession, names son Salman as 1st heir
Riyadh, June 21 , Tribune India Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Wednesday appointed his 31-year-old son Mohammed bin Salman as Crown Prince, placing him firmly as first-in-line to the throne and removing the country’s counter-terrorism czar and a figure well-known to Washington from the royal line of succession.Crown Prince Muhammad […]
Why Do Muslims Fast?
Source:/www.academia.edu Certain truths are by nature evident and need not be discussed in normal circumstances. But,in a day and age when the most evident truths are shrouded by the clouds of doubts and questioned, one is forced to discuss even the most obvious of them. One such truth is the necessity for […]
Saudi Arabia’s king deposes crown prince, promotes son as successor
Source:CNN In a surprise reshuffle at the top of Saudi Arabia’s royal hierarchy, the country’s king has deposed his nephew as crown prince in favor of his son, Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. Mohammed bin Salman will now be first in line to succeed his father King Salman as ruler […]
‘Deadlier than terrorism’ – the right’s fatal obsession with red tape
Guardian: Everyone loves to hate “red tape”. The EU rules and regulations that supposedly restrict Britain’s freedom were the primary theme of the non-racist wing of the leave campaign during the referendum. Brexit, we continue to be told by its champions, is a golden opportunity to make a “bonfire of […]