Latinos: Fastest-growing group of Muslims in US
There are an estimated 150,000 Islam converts among the Latino community in the US Source: World Bulletin Latinos in the U.S. are considered to be the fastest-growing demographic as well […]
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A Q Farhat
A Retired Asst Professor of Pediatrics currently working in Canada.
How people react to parents’ rejection of daughter’s Muslim fiancé
How would you feel if your non-Muslim daughter or son introduced you to her or his Muslim fiancé? In light of the heated debates about Muslim people and refugees, the […]
Premier meets with Saskatoon’s Ahmadiyya Muslims
Source: Global News Premier Brad Wall gathered with members of Saskatoon’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community Monday in a meeting that covered several topics. The premier requested the gathering during the nationwide […]
A brief history of Islam in America
So much of the recent debate in the US over Syrian refugees and Islamophobia has tended to assume that Muslim Americans are mostly migrants and that Islam is a new […]
Meet the Muslim woman awarded US Professor of the Year 2015
Source: The Daily Siasat I never knew chemistry could be a source of happiness, excitement and create positively critical citizens until I heard it from Collin College Professor Dr. Amina […]
Why isn’t it ‘terrorism’ when the perpetrators aren’t Muslim?
By Frank Vyan Walton At this week’s Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas and in the courts of America, it seems like when we talk about “terrorism” we only […]
Sofia University Professor converts to Islam after translating Holy Quran into Bulgarian language
Promoted post: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy Istanbul: Prof. Dr Svetan Teofanov, a Classical Arabic Studies lecturer at the Sofia University, has […]
Mayor Lehman speaks at the 1st Annual Ahmadiyya Interfaith Peace Symposium in Barrie
Building Better Bridges in Barrie, Ontario-6 Mayor Jeff Lehman opened the 1st Annual Interfaith Symposium on December 18, 2015 held at the Army Navy & Air Force Centre in Barrie, […]
Islamic Jihad — Symptom of a Western Cause
By Raymond Ibrahim, The Free Canada Press As someone specializing in Islamic jihadism, one would expect I’d have much to say immediately after jihadi attacks of the sort that recently […]
Violence Against Muslim Women Is Racist and Misogynist
Source: The Times Black women, Muslim women and all women need to realize we have a common cause More By Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley, Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley is associate professor of […]
PM Justin Trudeau says linking sins of ISIS to all Muslims ‘irresponsible’
Trudeau calls Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Muslims ignorant By Rob Gillies The Associated Press Our Source: Global News Trudeau calls Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Muslims ignorant Prime Minister Justin Trudeau […]
US to demand visas for some Muslim EU citizens
The Israel National News: Congress passes deal to screen Muslims with dual nationalities from Iran, Iraq, Sudan, and Syria; EU threatens repercussions. The US Congress struck a huge spending deal […]
Muslim Parents on How They Talk to Their Children About Hatred and Extremism
A Muslim parent in Tokyo tells her children to “work 100 times harder” and “be 100 times kinder.” A father in Ontario advises his teenagers to be wary of anyone […]
What would the US look like without Muslims?
Source: Mid-Missouri Public Radio By KIERRAN PETERSEN 10 Muslim musicians you should already be listening to That was my first reaction last week, after I heard about Republican presidential front-runner […]
How Well Do You Know Religion?
The New York times: So here’s my quiz on religion. Some questions have more than one correct answer. Which holy scripture declares (when fighting a defensive war): “Slay the idolaters […]
‘What Canada is about’: country gives a warm embrace to Syrian refugees
By William Marsden, The Washington Post MONTREAL – Several weeks ago, Danielle Létourneau, a Quebec actress, found herself in her kitchen reading on social media some disturbing reactions to the […]
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau personally welcomes Syrian refugees at Toronto Airport
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be […]
Sad news: Scientists say happiness won’t extend your life after all
Happy people live longer, a relationship that’s been documented in a variety of research studies. But a new paper published in the medical journal Lancet comes to the sad conclusion that […]
Why is a Hate Campaign being Waged against Muslims?
Why is a hate campaign being waged against Muslims? Why are Muslims increasingly categorized as terrorists? Why is this hate campaign part of the US presidential election campaign? Why is […]
Pew: Muslims ‘fastest-growing religious group in the world,’ 70% Democrat
Muslims are the fastest-growing religious group in the world, with 23 percent of the global population, and will take over Christianity as the top religion by the end of the […]