How Muslims became the good guys on TV
Hit show Homeland is about to end, after many years casting Islam as the enemy. But in its place has come a wave of thrillers portraying Muslims as heroes, writes […]
Why Latinos Are Converting to Islam
Editor’s pick: The Best Collection to Introduce Islam to the Fellow Christians By Jessica Hoppe Thirty four percent of American Christians are Latino. Recently a large portion of that contingent are converting […]
Even the more peaceful versions of Islam are dangerous
Suggested reading: Defensive War in the Holy Quran in 600 Words Source: Life Site News By William Kilpatrick June 19, 2019 (Turning Point Project) — “True Islam is a religion that wholly […]
Who benefits from escalating tensions in the Gulf?
Jun 19,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN Britain is the only Western US ally that has swallowed the proclamation by President Donald Trump’s administration that Iran is responsible for six […]
Iran shoots down US drone as missile strike in Saudi Arabia raises tensions
The Guardian – US military denies aircraft was in Iranian airspace amid strained relations with Tehran after last week’s oil tanker attacks Guardian staff and agencies Thu 20 Jun 2019 […]
There are two people Americans will find tolerable in 2020: Donald Trump and Joe Biden
Take a look at an interactive electoral map and you’ll see some stark truths about the upcoming election. The president’s relaunch this week underlined them Tom Rogan Washington DC The […]
The countries that trust scientists the most—and the least
Source: The Science Magazine By Tania Rabesandratana These are the countries that trust scientists the most—and the least Nearly three-quarters of people worldwide solidly trust scientists: That’s one of the […]
No Palestinians, No Israelis, Maybe Even No Journalists: What’s Left of Kushner’s Bahrain Summit
The White House’s initial sense of euphoria about Arab participation at its economic workshop on June 25 has eroded, much to the (unspoken) relief of Jerusalem Amir Tibon and […]
USA: Lapeer Public library hosts “Meet a Muslim” with Rochester Hills’ Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Report by Muhammad Ahmad, Detroit Lapeer Public library Michigan hosted “Meet a Muslim” program on June 10th where more than 70 guests attended the event. Laura Fromwiller, Head of Reference […]
Why Pope Francis may open the door to married priests
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed in the hearts of those who accepted him compassion and mercy. But monasticism which they invented for themselves — We […]
Every Time an Atheist and a Christian Debate, Islam Wins
Epigraph: And you (Muhammad) shall assuredly find those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ to be the nearest of them in love to the believers. That is because amongst them are […]
Prophet Muhammad was the first person in history to clearly assert racial equality
Prophet Muhammad was the first person in history to clearly assert racial equality. He said in his Final Sermon: “An Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab… a white has […]
opinion: Boycotting artisanal gold miners is not the answer
Jun 18, 2019 – 15:52 Switzerland’s anti-corruption champion Mark Pieth thinks Metalor was wrong to drop artisanal miners. The sudden decision by the giant Swiss refinery Metalor to throw a […]
Black Muslims account for a fifth of all U.S. Muslims, and about half are converts to Islam
January 17, 2019 By Besheer Mohamed and Jeff Diamant This is one of an occasional series of posts on black Americans and religion. Even in the early 20th century, […]
Critics denounce Quebec ban on religious symbols in public sector
Jun 17, 2019 – http://www.swissinfo.ch By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) – Civil liberties and Muslim groups on Monday vowed to challenge a new law in the Canadian province of […]
Don’t open ‘Pandora’s Box’ in Middle East, China warns
Jun 18, 2019 By Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese government’s top diplomat warned on Tuesday that the world should not open a “Pandora’s Box” in the Middle East, […]
Muslim men face pressure to ignore their mental health problems – it is time to stop the denial
Stoicism and the belief that faith should be able to overcome mental illness is stopping men from getting the help they need. This has to change Mohammedabbas Khaki The Independent […]
A Quebec bill to ban some from wearing ‘religious symbols’ is fueled by Islamophobia
Source: The Washington Post By Nora Loreto Nora Loreto is a Canadian freelance writer and author of “From Demonized to Organized: Building the New Union Movement.” Fatima Ahmad was attacked in […]
Is showing compassion to migrants a crime?
Source: MSN By Moustafa Bayoumi On 11 June, a federal jury in Tucson, Arizona refused to convict the immigration activist Scott Warren on felony charges that could have sent him […]
Never-ending tensions in the Ankara-Washington dialogue
BURHANETTIN DURAN @burhanduran 16.06.2019 With the S-400 missile defense system’s delivery around the corner, tensions are escalating between Turkey and the United States. The Turks are committed to buying the […]