Hindu leader asks Brazilian clothes brand to remove image of Lord Ganesh
BRASILIA (Reuters) – An Indian religious leader has asked a Brazilian fashion clothes brand to remove the image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesh from one of its lines of shorts […]
Extraordinary Display of Morals by Muslims During Their Rule
MAGAZINE: EDITION OCTOBER 2020 REVIEW OF RELIGIONS Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih II(ra) HISTORY 19th November 2020 The Taj Mahal, ‘the crown of palaces’, is located in […]
The Biden formula
Nov 22,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Javier Solana MADRID — There is an eternal debate about how much leadership and personality matter in international relations. But after the turbulence of […]
CNN Legal analyst on if electors can vote against their state’s popular vote
Analyst on if electors can vote against their state’s popular vote CNN legal analyst Elie Honig breaks down the likelihood of any of the lawsuits waged by the Trump team changing […]
What do Arabs want from the next US president? Experts analyze results of survey on Election 2020
Short Url https://arab.news/gdsms Virtual event hosted by Arab News Research & Studies Unit discussed results of Arab News/YouGov pan-Arab study Panelists weighed in on views on topics ranging from a […]
The global south’s pandemic path to self-reliance
Nov 21,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Syed Munir Khasru MELBOURNE — COVID-19 continues to have a devastating impact on public health and to rattle the global economy with structural shocks. The pandemic has now killed more than one million people, while the International Monetary Fund estimates that global GDP will […]
Mahershala Ali wouldn’t do sex scene because of his religion
Source: MSN and Independent Mahershala Ali has reflected on shooting The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, revealing that he refused to do a sex scene out of respect for his […]
Trump is the true perpetrator of election fraud
By Joshua A. Douglas is a law professor at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law. He is the author of “Vote for US: How to Take […]
The Trump administration argued today that it can kill my client without even telling him why
Source: MSN Eric Lewis, who is a lawyer working on Bilal’s case. He is also a board member of the company which owns The Independent Last week, President Trump and […]
Saudi ambassador to US: Kingdom wants political solution in Yemen
Saudi Arabia’s sole goal in Yemen is to reach a political solution that would restore a “peaceful and prosperous state,” the Kingdom’s ambassador to the US said on Wednesday. (File/AFP) […]
Ask Islam : Questions on married life
Ask Islam Home > Society > Marriage and Divorce Question → In Islam, does the wife have any right over the money of the husband? Question → Is there any corresponding course Islam prescribes for ladies to chastise a disobedient husband? Question → Why can’t Muslim women marry more than […]
Government restrictions on religion around the world reached new record in 2018
BY SAMIRAH MAJUMDAR Border guard police in Burma (Myanmar) patrol the fence in the “no-man’s land” at the country’s border with Bangladesh in August 2018. More than 14,500 Rohingya Muslims […]
‘Untrue’: Muslim Pro app denies selling user data to US military
Popular Muslim prayer app says it is committed to protecting users’ privacy after Motherboard investigation causes uproar. The Motherboard investigation has raised privacy concerns among Muslims across the world [Getty […]
The Blessed Model of the Holy Prophet Muhammad and the Caricatures
BOOK REVIEW: by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V(aba) Shock waves of indignation ran across the Muslim world following the recent publication of offensive and crude caricatures of the […]
Demystifying “Shariah”
By Nasim Rehmatullah and Amjad Mahmood Khan, originally published in 2010 Shariah is a misunderstood and misused concept. Critics of Islam frequently employ terms like “creeping shariah” to stoke fear amongst the masses. The Park 51 controversy and the increasing media focus on Islam provide an opportunity to educate Americans […]
Rights of the Accused under Shari’ah Law
Carli Pierson Apr 10· 2020 Author’s Note: This brief synopsis of Islamic law emphasizes the classical and medieval interpretative approaches, interspersed with contemporary points of view. This article is in no way attempts to deal with Islamic law in-depth; rather it is the goal of International Bridges to Justice to […]
Islam’s Response to Misconceptions about Sharia Law
WRITTEN BY ANSER AHMAD, ESQ.| NOVEMBER 2018| MUSLIM SUNRISE In the West, Sharia is being portrayed as a source of oppression, violence, and tyranny. This misconception of Sharia stems from […]
US Navy shoots down intercontinental ballistic missile in space from a warship off Hawaii for the first time in a landmark test
Source: Daily Mail The U.S. has shot down an intercontinental ballistic missile in space from a warship for the first time in a successful test, officials announced on Tuesday. In a first for the Pentagon’s push to develop defenses against such missiles capable of striking the United States, a missile […]
Research suggests link between declining fertility rates and increasing secularizing
Source: CT Declining fertility rates have a significant correlation with increased secularization, according to Baylor University professor Philip Jenkins. In a Regent College (Vancouver, British Columbia) live-stream titled “Fertility and Faith: A Conversation with Philip Jenkins,” the Baylor University professor of history and co-director of the programme on historical studies […]
US military buys location data of popular Muslim apps: Report
An investigation by the online magazine Motherboard found the US military was procuring location data from several popular apps, including Muslim Pro. One of the companies involved in selling location data says it tracks 25 million devices inside the US every month and 40 million elsewhere [Getty Images] 17 Nov […]