Burying the Dead in Taipei’s Public Parks
The eco-friendly approach reflects Taiwan’s shifting funerary practices. Source; Atlas Obsecura by Amandas Ong Twice a year, the Chen brothers Boris and Po-An hop onto the latter’s motorcycle and make […]
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A Q Farhat
A Retired Asst Professor of Pediatrics currently working in Canada.
Air Force Issues New Guidelines for Beards, Turbans and Hijabs
Source: Stars and Stripes | By Chad Garland Airmen will be allowed to wear up to 2-inch beards under a new Air Force guidance that outlines grooming standards for religious […]
Doctors in Egypt launch anti-genital cutting campaign after girl dies
Source: Reuters By Menna A. Farouk Doctors in Egypt have taken time out of their surgeries for a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of female genital mutilation (FGM) […]
Two Historic Deeds. The Common Muslim Has Done What Even Gandhi, Nehru, Ambedkar Or Azad Couldn’t
Source: Outlook India By Akeel Bilgrami Professor of Philosophy Columbia University In that spontaneous burst of poetry and speech, a deeper citizenship is forged — via the many-spangled ethos of […]
Is absolute secularism the only path to Islamic modernity?
Source: Daily Times By Saad Hafiz The tussle between religion and modernity hasn’t been confined to Islam. Western civilization also experienced a similar tug-of-war. The West chose the path of […]
Belgium to hire female theologians to assist Muslim women
Source: Yebiladi English Female theologians will soon be able to assist Muslim women in Belgian mosques. The Muslim Executive of Belgium (MEB) plans to hire 18 female theologians and preachers […]
Pakistan court rules men can marry underage girls
Source: ICN By Fionn Shiner and Marta Petrosillo Underage girls can be married as long as they have had their first menstrual cycle, a High Court in Pakistan has ruled, […]
How Bosnia’s Muslims helped build the Ottoman Empire’s Hejaz Railway
Source: TRT World By Hamza Karcic Bosnian Muslims living outside the Ottoman Empire financially supported Sultan Abdulhamid II’s ambitious Hejaz railway project. On 1 September 1900, the construction of a […]
IKEA defends veil-wearing employee after anti-Muslim review online
Source: Daily Sabah, Europe Swedish furniture and home goods retailer IKEA came to the defense of a Muslim employee after an Islamophobic online customer review of its store in Aubonne, […]
Mosque on wheels rolls in to help Muslims pray at Tokyo Games
Source: Reuters By Jack Tarrant For the thousands of Muslim athletes, officials and supporters arriving in Tokyo for the Olympic Games later this year, it may be a struggle for […]
U.S. Launches The First-Ever International Religious Freedom Alliance
Source: Forbes By Ewelina U. Ochab On February 5, 2020, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo launched the International Religious Freedom Alliance (IRF Alliance), “an Alliance of like-minded partners who treasure, […]
Why I converted to Islam and buried my Hindu identity: Dalit Camera founder
Source: The Print By Raees Mohammed Periyar had suggested Ambedkar convert to Islam. After years of research, I too found Islam to be the only religion in India that could […]
Muhammad cracked the list of top 10 baby names in America for the first time
Source: Good By Heidi Lux Worldwide, Muhammad is an extremely popular name, and largely considered to be the most popular. According to the Independent, 150 million men and boys across […]
What’s the Church’s relationship with Islam?
Source: The Catholic Spirit By Maria Wiering Scholar: Church urges Catholics to engage in dialogue, cooperation with Muslims on peace and social justice issues Lonsdale priest Father Nick VanDenBroeke apologized […]
Why Muslim-majority countries need secular citizenship and law-making
Source: open Democracy By Ahmet T. Kuru, who is professor of political science at San Diego State University. He is the author of Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and […]
Egypt court backs niqab ban on Cairo University staff
Source: New Straits Times A top Egyptian court has ruled in favour of banning female academic staff at Cairo University from wearing the Muslim face veil, known as the niqab, […]
Seven Abrahamic influences on contemporary Hinduism
Source: Mumbai Mirror By Devdutt Pattanaik Once you believe in the popular misconception that ‘all religions are the same’, you stop noticing that there is a unique idea that separates […]
13 year old and TV chef among 28 Muslim named in the New Year’s Honours in UK
Source: The Muslim News By Elham Asaad Buaras Twenty-eight members of the Muslim community have been named in the New Year’s Honours, among them a TV chef, a thirteen-year-old fundraiser, […]
Province proclaims day against hate and intolerance
Source: Yorkton This Week January 29), has been proclaimed Day of Action Against Hate and Intolerance in Saskatchewan. This proclamation recognizes that there’s no place for racism in Saskatchewan. The […]
The sunnah of monogamy
Source: The Sun The notion that “African men are polygamous in nature” is an excuse often used to justify the infidelity of menfolk in marriage in African societies. That […]