Source: Ydr.com By Brett Sholtis; bsholtis@ydr.com @BrettSholtis on Twitter When she’s not busy working as a marketing and communications consultant, Rabiya Khan likes to take photos, kayak on Lake Redman and organize family parties. The 38-year-old York woman was born in London, went to high school in Lancaster and moved to […]
The Indepedent: When a Muslim leader heard that a member of his own community had vandalised a nearby church, he realised he had to act. Not just with words but with deeds. So Hamid Slimi, imam of the Sayeda Khadija Centre in Mississauga, Canada, paid a visit to the St […]
Tribune: BEIJING: China’s Foreign Ministry denied restricting religious freedom on Wednesday in a sharp response to Turkey for voicing concern over reports that ethnic Uighur Muslims had been banned from worship and fasting during Ramazan. Some local governments in China’s far western region of Xinjiang have stepped up controls on the […]
Indianewslink.co.nz: War! Bloodshed! Hatred! Enmity! The world is passing through very turbulent times and so-called ‘religious’ fanatics are causing an upstir in the name of their faiths. Nations, acting on the pretext of bringing about peace, are in fact further causing the fall into a spiral of unrest and agitation. […]
Daily Times: The unifying point of this nation is to guarantee freedom of religion to Muslims globally Each year, the United States of America publishes a list of countries that continually violate religious freedoms. Through the Commission on International Religious Freedoms, these countries are analysed and ranked, and the most […]
Epigraph: The month of Ramadan is that in which the Qur’an was sent down as a guidance for mankind … Therefore, whosoever of you is present at home in this […]
Epigraph: The month of Ramadan is that in which the Qur’an was sent down as a guidance for mankind … Therefore, whosoever of you is present at home in this […]
Patheos.com: August 1, 2011 by Wajahat Ali 26 Comments When Ramadan-ing, it’s encouraged to have a Ramadan State of Mind. It’s a state of mind and state of body that […]
Canberrra Times: Canberra’s Muslim community has had its hopes for a new mosque at Hume dashed after the ACT government advised against the site it raised as an option in January. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association had agreed to the larger “industrial area” site in January to avoid antagonising traders in […]
Two Egyptians have been honored by Queen Elizabeth, making it to the monarch’s birthday honors list announced on Saturday. Deputy governor of the Bank of England, Dr. Nemat Talaat […]
Daily Times: here are only a few countries in the world that deny their citizens the basic right to self-identity. Pakistan and Burma are two examples that come to mind. In both cases, the state-mullah nexus has changed the meaning of basic identities to exclude a group of people it […]
FP: On Sunday morning, March 15th, 22-year-old Akash Bashir volunteered to guard the gates outside of St. John’s Catholic Church in Lahore, Pakistan. As the service drew to a close, an armed gunman strapped with explosives sprinted towards the entrance, firing at the gate. Bashir and a fellow security volunteer […]
Daily Times: ANKARA: A record number of women, together with Christians, ethnic Kurds and Armenians, are set to enter Turkey’s parliament after Sunday’s election, a huge shift for a country that has long viewed demands for diversity as a threat to national unity. Emblematic of the change sweeping parliament is […]
ballandalus.wordpress.com: Islamic civilization currently encompasses every culture, ethnicity, race, and language on the planet. The foundations of Islam are quite egalitarian and encourage diversity, a fact which has attracted various […]
you tube: This is the edited version of the Karachi event. A significant portion of Jibran’s speech had to be cut out being contrary to the spirit of the event. A full unedited version will be posted separately. Watch
Over the last few weeks multiple news items made me wonder why hatred is mistakenly perceived to be linked with religion, whereas the realities are so different. In April I read about the anti-Islam advertisement that started running on 84 SEPTA buses in Philadelphia. The ad made a false allegation […]
Tribune: Since the tragedy of 9/11, Islamophobia has been persistently on the rise in America. The anti-Muslim rhetoric from the far right and the new atheist community continues to serve as fuel for the growing climate of fear, hate and suspicion of Muslims in America. Just this past Friday, a significant anti-Muslim rally was held outside […]
Rueters: An Arizona mosque where hundreds gathered last week for an anti-Islam demonstration, with counter-protesters shouting “Go home, Nazis,” was the site of a “love not hate” event on Monday to promote peace and inclusiveness, participants said. The Islamic Community Center of Phoenix said it was hosting a gathering that […]
Rueters: An Arizona mosque where hundreds gathered last week for an anti-Islam demonstration, with counter-protesters shouting “Go home, Nazis,” was the site of a “love not hate” event on Monday to promote peace and inclusiveness, participants said. The Islamic Community Center of Phoenix said it was hosting a gathering that […]
Dawn: A small girl who I will call Hina, sits perched on a stool, in the one corner of the living room untouched by the light streaming in from a […]