Speech Should Inspire Peace–not Hate
Source: Patheos By Saima Sheikh Recently, American Freedom Defense Initiative or AFDI, which is co founded by Pamela Geller, hosted a cartoon drawing contest of Prophet Muhammad of Islam in Garland, […]
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Zia H Shah
He is a physician practicing in Upstate New York. He is the Chief Editor of the Muslim Times, which has more than 43,000 followers in Twitter. He is also Chair of Religion and Science for the Muslim Sunrise, the oldest Muslim publication in North America. He has authored more than 400 articles on Islam, Christianity, Secularism and Religion & Science. Follow in Twitter: @The_MuslimTimes
Insights to Tackle Islamophobia in Europe
Epigraph: Do to others what you want them to do to you. This is the meaning of the law of Moses and the teaching of the prophets. (Matthew 7:12) How […]
Pakistan’s silent partition Ahmadis, a persecuted Muslim sect, have been flocking to Sri Lanka in search of asylum. Now they’re being turned away.
INTERNATIONAL Pakistan’s silent partition Ahmadis, a persecuted Muslim sect, have been flocking to Sri Lanka in search of asylum. Now they’re being turned away January 27, 2015 5:00AM ET by Zehra Abid @zehra_abid4 Editor’s Note: This News item is from January 2015. Has anything changed since then? […]
By 2050, India to have world’s largest populations of Hindus and Muslims
Source: PEW Research Center By Conrad Hackett; who is a demographer focusing on religion at Pew Research Center. In the coming decades, India will have the distinction of having the […]
Kayani, Shuja Pasha knew of OBL raid in advance:
Source: ET LONDON: US forces killed Osama bin Laden with the full cooperation of Pakistani military and intelligence agencies, who had kept the 9/11 mastermind prisoner inside his infamous Abbottabad compound for years before the fatal raid, according to a controversial article in the London Review of Books by veteran investigative […]
Mediterranean migrants: Libya rejects EU military plans
Epigraph: And what is the matter with you that you struggle not in the cause of Allah and of the weak — men, women and children — who say, ‘Our […]
People of Faith United: Open Letter Regarding the Events in Garland, Texas
Source: North Texas Interfaith Dear Community, As faith leaders from the Dallas/Fort Worth area we respond to the events of May 3rd in Garland. We are grateful for the officers […]
State persecution of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community demonstrated once more.
Source:Press and Media Office AMJ As part of the long running State-backed persecution of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan, Ahmadiyya Mosques have long been targeted by religious clerics and official authorities. On Monday 4th May 2015 the Punjab Police once again raided the Ahmadiyya Mosque in Pachnand, District Chakwal, […]
'Million Moms March' Walks Washington To Protest Police Violence
Source: NPR Mothers from around the country gathered in the nation’s capital Saturday to protest police brutality in a march from Capitol Hill to the Justice Department. The Facebook page […]
‘Million Moms March’ Walks Washington To Protest Police Violence
Source: NPR Mothers from around the country gathered in the nation’s capital Saturday to protest police brutality in a march from Capitol Hill to the Justice Department. The Facebook page […]
Amnesty International declared Bannu’s Yasmeen Gul one of the bravest women in the world
Newsweek Pakistan: When Yasmeen Gul started teaching, she had only one goal in mind: ensure young girls in Pakistan’s northern areas were not denied access to the education that is their fundamental right. Little did she realize that her attempts would put her at odds with the Pakistani Taliban—or that […]
Muslim daughter and Christian mother celebrate unity on Mother’s Day
By Colleen O’Connor For The Denver Post When Alana Raybon converted to Islam, her mother, Patricia, — a devout Christian — was devastated, feeling that she had failed her faith […]
Muslim daughter and Christian mother celebrate unity on Mother's Day
By Colleen O’Connor For The Denver Post When Alana Raybon converted to Islam, her mother, Patricia, — a devout Christian — was devastated, feeling that she had failed her faith […]
Happy Mother’s Day to All the Mothers of the World
Epigraph: And We (Allah) have enjoined on man to be good to his parents. His mother bears him with pain, and brings him forth with pain. And the bearing of him […]
Happy Mother's Day to All the Mothers of the World
Epigraph: And We (Allah) have enjoined on man to be good to his parents. His mother bears him with pain, and brings him forth with pain. And the bearing of him […]
Repentance: Islam versus Christianity: A Collection of Articles
Epigraph: And those who, when they commit a foul deed or wrong themselves, remember Allah and implore forgiveness for their sins — and who can forgive sins except Allah? — […]
Pope Francis To Send Out Priests To Forgive The ‘Sin’ Of Women Who Have Had Abortions
http://embed.live.huffingtonpost.com/HPLEmbedPlayer/?segmentId=554cfe242b8c2a8eb10011e8&autoPlay=false Source: Huffington Post The Huffington Post | By Carol Kuruvilla Posted: 05/08/2015 7:11 pm Pope Francis is reportedly planning to offer a special pardon of sins to women who […]
Pope Francis To Send Out Priests To Forgive The 'Sin' Of Women Who Have Had Abortions
http://embed.live.huffingtonpost.com/HPLEmbedPlayer/?segmentId=554cfe242b8c2a8eb10011e8&autoPlay=false Source: Huffington Post The Huffington Post | By Carol Kuruvilla Posted: 05/08/2015 7:11 pm Pope Francis is reportedly planning to offer a special pardon of sins to women who […]
Erekat: Netanyahu’s new government is just another one of extremism and war
PALESTINE NEWS NETWORK: Published on Thursday, 07 May 2015 13:59 PNN/ Ramallah/ Chief Palestinian negotiator and PLO member Dr. Saeb Erekat said, in his first official comment on the new Israeli government formed by Netanyahu, said that it was just another one of war and extremism. In an interview with […]
Video shows Delaware police officer kicking man in head
(CNN) Police in Dover, Delaware, have released dashcam video showing one of their officers kicking a man in the head, allegedly “rendering him unconscious.” Cpl. Thomas Webster was indicted Monday […]