Bush 41 apologizes for groping of 16-year-old girl
Source: MSN By Jessica Estepa George H. W. Bush apologized Monday after another woman said the former president groped her during a 2003 photo op when she was 16 years […]
Jihadism and far-right fanaticism viewed as responses to the same malaise
Source: The Economist IS IT correct to find parallels between violent white supremacism and neo-Nazism on one hand, and the nihilist fury of ultra-militant Islam on the other? A Franco-American […]
Pope reaffirms conscience as heresy debate divides church
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday reaffirmed the “primacy” of using one’s conscience to navigate tough moral questions in his first comments […]
Lebanese cardinal arrives in Saudi Arabia to meet Hariri
Source: Associated Press By BASSEM MROUE BEIRUT (AP) — The head of Lebanon’s Maronite Catholic community arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday in the first public visit by a Lebanese […]
Pope Says No Phones in Church. Parishioners Keep Scrolling.
Source: The New York Times By SARAH MASLIN NIR Dianne Alfaro sat in a pew in the back of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan, her head bowed during Mass on Sunday […]
Ex-members say church uses power, lies to keep grip on kids
Source: Associated Press By MITCH WEISS and HOLBROOK MOHR SPINDALE, North Carolina (AP) — As a court-appointed advocate for two foster boys, it was Nancy Burnette’s job to ensure they […]
Bible Museum expects capacity crowds for opening
Source: The Washington Post By Peggy McGlone When the Museum of the Bible throws open its bronze doors Nov. 17, it will invite the world to engage with the Great Book […]
Marine drill instructor gets 10 years for abusing recruits
Source: Associated Press By EMERY P. DALESIO RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Marine Corps drill instructor has been sentenced to 10 years behind bars after being convicted of tormenting and […]
Ahmadiyya Successfully Participates in Croatian National Book Fair,”Interliber”
By Zubair K Khan By the Blessings and Mercy of Almighty God, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat successfully participated in Croatia National Book Fair, “Interliber”. It was organized in Exhibition Arena Zagreb from 07 to 12th of November 2017. In series it was 40th Croatian National Book Fair. Total 13 countries participated. […]
Islamic Rationalism
By Dr Imadaldin Al-Jubouri, 13 November 2017 The early period of rationalism in Islamic thought was led by a school of thinkers known as the Mutazilites (‘isolationists’), in the second half of the first century of Islam (7th Century, CE). It is very difficult to research the Mutazilites’ early years […]
The Qur’an: A New Translation By Tarif Khalidi
The Quran Applauded as a Landmark Contribution to ‘Words of Justice’ by Harvard Universityhttp://t.co/UCvyGzJmHk pic.twitter.com/gafTxBAaHL — Zia H Shah (@ZiahShah1) September 10, 2015 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Source: The Guardian Reviewed by Ziauddin Sardar Tarif Khalidi’s new English edition of Islam’s sacred book offers valuable perspectives, says Ziauddin Sardar We look for two […]
The Islamic Revolution Part 2: An incredible prophecy
Huff Post: This is the second article in a three-series on the geopolitical, social and religious backdrop to the rise of Islam in the 7th century, what it historically reveals and how it contextualizes against narratives of extremists and critics. Read the first part here. Historians have marveled at how the […]
Sexual Assault Charges Against Islamic Scholar Divide Europe’s Muslim Communities
November 13, 2017 Lisa Bryant FILE – This file photo taken on March 26, 2016 shows Swiss Islamologist Tariq Ramadan taking part in a conference on the theme “Live […]
Nigeria’s Buhari to visit heartland of Biafra secessionists
Reuters International This content was published on November 13, 2017 8:39 PMNov 13, 2017 – 20:39 Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in New York, U.S., September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton […]
Arab countries in row with Qatar are not interested in solution – Emir
Reuters International This content was published on November 14, 2017 Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New […]
Dial A for Apartheid
November 13, 2017 Dial A for Apartheid This year’s annual Khatm-e-Nabuwwat Conference (October 19-20) couldn’t have asked for a more perfect timing.… By K. K. Shahid | Newsbeat National | Published 18 hours ago This year’s annual Khatm-e-Nabuwwat Conference (October 19-20) couldn’t have asked for a more perfect […]
A Tale of Two Civilisations: The Viking and the Muslim Civilisation
By: Cem Nizamoglu and Sairah Yassir-Deane Dating back to March 2015, news regarding the discovery of a ring found on a Viking woman in an ancient burial ground with the […]
Disorder in the British foreign policy
Chris Doyle | Published — Tuesday 14 November 2017 US President Donald Trump may have trashed all previous records in losing or firing key members of his administration, but British […]
America’s Best-Selling Poet was a Muslim: And His Name Was Muhammad
11/13/2017 This piece was written by Bahar Davary, an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of San Diego. Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhī (1207-1273), better known as Rumi, is the […]
Czech Republic’s tiny Muslim community subject to hate
by Philip Heijmans A Czech Muslim holds a banner during a protest rally against ‘terrorism’ in Prague on August 10, 2016 [David W Cerny/Reuters] MUSLIMS IN CZECH REPUBLIC Estimates […]
