npr: John Burnett. Islam in America is growing exponentially. From 2000 to 2010, the number of mosques in the United States jumped 74 percent. Today, there are more than 2,100 American mosques but they have a challenge: There aren’t enough imams, or spiritual leaders, to go around. The 200 mostly Pakistani-American […]
Huff Post: Matthew Fox. The lack of conscience in the yes-men Benedict and Pope John Paul II appointed to positions of decision-making means that Catholics should not be holding their breath expecting the Holy Spirit to elect a decent leader. The church as we know it is finished and that is a […]
Huff Post: Erika L. Sanchez. According to Patel, one of the most controversial issues among Muslim feminists today is the notion of native informants, which is how she describes women who become known as authorities on Muslim issues, such as so-called honour killings. She believes it’s dangerous when any individual […]
RT: Iran’s president has said he is ready for directs talks with the US if the West stops pressuring his country. His comments directly contradict the words of the Supreme leader of Iran who rejected the US proposal of direct negotiations. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made his statement at a rally to […]
The Telegraph: David Barrett and Ben Leach. The communications watchdog, Ofcom, has made a series of rulings against channels which allowed “inflammatory” material to be broadcast in breach of rules which forbid extreme opinions gaining a platform on British television. The cases, disclosed today, include examples of an imam telling viewers […]
ScienceDaily: Feb. 6, 2013 — The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced February 6 that a national park, once home to Africa’s largest forest elephant population, has lost a staggering 11,100 individuals due to poaching for the ivory trade. The shocking figures come from Gabon’s Minkebe Park, where recent surveys of areas […]
Opposing Views: Alex Carpenter. Islam has been a significant presence in Kosovo since the 1300s. Once a part of the Roman empire, the Ottoman empire, greater Yugoslavia and now a small, independent republic in the heart of the Balkans, Kosovo has for centuries been both a seat of Islamic learning […]
RT: A state of emergency has been declared in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York and Maine with citizens being warned to stay indoors. A potentially record-breaking snow storm has brought the US northeast to a grinding halt and left one dead. Thousands lost power amid flight cancelations and a nuclear […]
Louvre Museum in Paris that recently added a wing about Muslims Source: WorldMag.com By Angela Lu Islam has been growing in European countries—especially the urban areas of France, the U.K., and Spain—through […]
Duluth News Tribune: Imran Hayee. The Quran champions religious freedom in these remarkable words, “There is no compulsion in religion.” It also promotes peaceful coexistence by pronouncing, “For you, your religion, and for me, my religion.” The Quran does not stipulate any secular punishment for apostasy and leaves the matter […]
abc NEWS: Sheila Marikar. A 13-year-old says she got raped by four men, her country wants her to die: That’s the saga of Kainat Soomro, who’s been fighting for justice in Pakistan for four years. Since Soomro’s alleged rape, she and her relatives have lived in fear that a Pakistani tribunal will […]
The UK attracts more immigrants than any other country in the European Union, new figures have shown. In 2010, the latest year for which the data is available, 591,000 people […]
Riyadh: A Saudi cleric says even girls who have not yet reached puberty should be covered from head to toe, citing instances of child molestation in the ultraconservative kingdom and elsewhere. Read more
Express Tribune: Editorial. Misuse of the law has become increasingly widespread, resulting in suffering for the hundreds in jail on blasphemy charges. Minority groups, including the Ahmadis, are especially vulnerable The number of persons victimised under the blasphemy law continues to grow. Recently, four employees of a printing press in […]
HuffPost: Monique Parsons. “There are good things happening in many places, but Chicago seems to me to kind of have it all,” said Jane I. Smith, who recently retired as a dean at Harvard Divinity School. “It’s got all different backgrounds represented, and different ways of approaching Islam.” CHICAGO (RNS) […]
Express Tribune: Farahnaz Zahidi Moazzam. Today, as the world observes the “International Zero Tolerance Day to FGM/C”, many remain blissfully unaware that this custom, often referred to as female circumcision, is also practiced in Pakistan. In Pakistan, female circumcision is practiced by a few communities along the Iran-Balochistan border, and a few isolated […]
French officials conceded on Wednesday that it was at the outset of a “real war” in Mali that would involve tough fighting to weed out al-Qaeda and its allies in […]
Top Facts: Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946. Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960. Both were shot in the back of the head in the presence of their wives. Both […]
Huff Post: Jessica Elgot. Speaking clearly, but with noticeable damage to the right side of her face, said: “Today you can see that I’m alive. I can speak. I can see you, I can see everyone. I am getting better day by day and it’s just because of the prayers of […]
Ahmadiyya Times: Mohammad Jibran Nasir. Dr. Salam lived as a Muslim for the first 48 years of his life during which Pakistan loved him and decorated him. He was declared a Non-Muslim for the remaining 22 years during which he was shunned by liberals and conservatives alike. His faith did […]