Obama authorises air strikes on Iraq
US President Barack Obama says he has authorised air strikes against Islamic militants in northern Iraq but will not send US troops back to the country. He said Islamic State (IS) fighters would be targeted to prevent the slaughter of religious minorities, or if they threaten US interests. Strikes have […]
WHO: Ebola outbreak in West Africa an international health emergency
(CNN) — Global health experts Friday declared the Ebola epidemic ravaging West Africa an international health emergency that requires a coordinated global approach. Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone are battling […]
Netanyahu asks U.S. lawmakers to help fend off war crimes charges
Haretz.com: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked United States legislators to assist Israel in fending off charges that Israel committed war crimes during its month-long operation in Gaza, the New York Post reported on Wednesday. “The prime minister asked us to work together to ensure that this strategy of going […]
Obama authorizes ‘targeted airstrikes’ in Iraq
http://www.cnn.com/video/api/embed.html#/video/world/2014/08/07/tsr-sot-us-humanitarian-air-drops-iraq.cnn (CNN) — [Breaking news update at 9:45 p.m. ET Thursday] U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday he’d authorized targeted airstrikes in Iraq to protect American personnel. “We do whatever […]
Islamic society raises awareness of Muslims’ faith
Samina Malik travels about eight months out of the year, meeting with translators around the world in an effort to help publish the Quran, the sacred book of Islam, in […]
Kids today have a lot less freedom than their parents did.
Slate.com: What were you allowed to do when you were a kid? In July, South Carolina mother Debra Harrell was arrested for allowing her 9-year-old daughter to play in the park unattended while she was at work. Harrell’s arrest prompted outrage, but also an outpouring of nostalgia, as indignant readers remembered activities […]
Now THIS Is A Commercial EVERY Woman Should See.
Petflow.com — For as long as I can remember, hearing someone do anything “like a girl” was generally an insult, so how do you think it feels when you are an adolescent girl? Pretty insulting, right? Always is trying to change all that with their new commercial #LikeAGirl, which shines the light on […]
On Israel’s Defeat in Gaza
FP: by David Rothkope — In the end, Israel lost in large part because despite its massive military and resource and advantages and Palestinian poverty and the comparative weakness of Hamas’s fighters, the Palestinians have one secret weapon that, like the images and narrative of the past conflict, trumps the […]
Dilemma of Saudi students abroad
TAMIM ALMOUSA ARABNEWS.COM As an international student from Saudi Arabia living in the United States, a question I’m frequently asked and find it difficult to answer is, “where do you work?” Or, a more direct way of phrasing that sentence would be, “Where do you get the money you need […]
Canada beaten by Ghana in U20 FIFA Women soccer
U-20 World Cup: Host Canadians blanked in tournament opener Canada gets off to disappointing start with 1-0 loss to Ghana. Chris Young / THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada’s Ashley Lawrence , right, tussles with Ghana’s Fatima Alhasan during first-half action at the Under 20 Women’s World Cup at BMO Field Tuesday […]
Is No One Willing to Help the Gazans?
Source: On Faith By Qasim Rashid and Dr. Nasim Rehmatullah After slaughtering nearly two thousand Palestinians, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu rebuked the United States “not to ever second guess [him] again […]
Gaza blockade must end: Jimmy Carter and Mary Robinson
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be […]
Reconciling God and Evolution
Epigraph: And We bestowed on David, Solomon who was an excellent servant. He was always turning to Us. When there were brought before him at eventide steeds of noblest breed […]
A Book of Poems: Rawzan-e-Khayal by Kalimullah Khan
I would like to share a collection of poems written by Kalimullah Khan Sahib. He is an amazing author, writer, thinker, individual and a good role model to many of his family and community. You will get a glimpse of his thoughts in his poetry. The poems are in Urdu […]
U.S. General Is Reportedly Killed by Afghan Soldier
Source: NY Times KABUL, Afghanistan — A United States Army major general was killed on Tuesday by an Afghan soldier, shot at close range at a military training academy on the outskirts of Kabul, officials of the American-led coalition said Tuesday. The officer was the highest-ranking member of the American […]
Book Review: Muslim, Christian and Jew: Finding a Path to Peace Our Faiths Can Share
Muslim, Christian and Jew: Finding a Path to Peace Our Faiths Can Share Book by David Liepert An honest and wholehearted attempt to fulfill a task that is incumbent upon […]
When Israel Remembers Their Covenant, They Will Change The World
Huff Post: by Dr. David Liepert — Up here in Canada, I’m a pretty popular Muslim, even though I’ve been defending Israel’s right to live safely and securely in God’s Holy Land for as long as I’ve been a Muslim. More important than that though — by far — is […]
Abdus Salam Science Fair at Jalsa Salana USA 2014
Epigraph: “The ink of the scholar is more sacred than the blood of the martyr.” Holy Prophet Muhammad Formal walk through on Sat. Aug. 16th, 2014, 2-4 PM (along with the […]
[Urdu Artcile] Naseehato’n ka Guldasta (20) by Imam Shamshad A. Nasir
Kindly click on the images to zoom them. Imam Shamshad A. Nasir Shamshad A. Nasir is imam & missionary-in-charge of the Baitul ul Jaam’e Mosque, Glen Ellyn Cell Phone: 909-636-8332 | Email: Shamshadanasir@gmail.com