Published on Sep 20, 2013 This week, the Canadian province of Quebec announced controversial, wide-ranging legislation keeping religion out of the workplace, called the “Quebec Charter of Values.” The measure would include a ban on state employees from wearing overt religious symbols, including Muslim hijabs (headscarves), Jewish yarmulkes (skullcaps) or Christian […]
Source: muslimvillage.com Digging into the history of Islam in America, students at Louisiana University will have the opportunity to get better information about Islam and Muslims in a five-week series […]
RT: Member states of the UN nuclear agency voted down an Arab-backed resolution targeting the Jewish state for criticism over its clandestine nuclear weapons arsenal. Fifty-one countries voted against the […]
RT: Bolivian President Evo Morales will file a lawsuit against the US government for crimes against humanity. He has decried the US for its intimidation tactics and fear-mongering after the […]
Forced marriages a hidden problem in Canada The Toronto Star, By: Debra Black Immigration Reporter, Published on Fri Sep 20 2013 Ground-breaking study finds 219 reported cases over just 3 years, cutting across lines of culture and nationality. And there may be many more flying the radar. Sandeep Chand experienced […]
metronews.ca: The University of Regina is going to great lengths to help its Muslim students avoid doing the same when washing for on-campus prayer sessions. The university has installed “foot-baths” […]
Huff Post. Many countries and courts have taken action over the past decade to regulate, restrict or ban the use of Muslim veils and headscarves in public. Here is a look at the issue around the world: More
If Jesus suddenly came back to earth today, would he approve or disapprove of modern Christianity? Answer Share Next question Results Demographics:U.S.CaliforniaChicagoDemocratsFacebook PercentageGeoTrend last answered 5hrs ago Approve 438 votes 17% Disapprove 2,132 votes 83% Distribution of answers submitted by America. 17% Approve 83% Disapprove 1 Approve answers 1 Disapprove answers 0 overlapping answers Data […]
Source: Congresswoman Jackie Speier’s website Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) today donated blood as part of the third annual “Muslims for Life” nationwide blood drive. A partnership of the Ahmadiyya […]
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Global Post: BANGKOK, Thailand — The ragtag militants who stormed one of thePhilippines’ major cities to carve out a new nation — an imagined state they call “Bangsamoro Republik” — must have known they were on a suicide mission. Following their initial Sept. 9 assault, armed rebels from the Moro National Liberation […]
The latest shooting spree at the US Navy Yard Complex in Washington DC is one of the many terror attacks witnessed on the soil of the world superpower during the last two decades, where non-Muslim Native Americans have either been found involved or have been suspected of their involvement. In […]
Washington Post: WASHINGTON — Atheists and humanists hope to increase their influence in politics with the launch of the Freethought Equality Fund, a new political action committee for nonbelievers. “When people see respected ethical humanists and atheists serve in public office, this will begin to dispel many myths about nonbelievers,” said […]
By Muzaffar K. Awan, MD; Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Just half a century ago, my parents gave me permission to transfer from a close-by government college (near my native Pakistani village) near the city of Chakwal to enroll at a Talim-ul-Islam (Ahmadiyya) College in Rabwah (several hundred miles) away from […]
Source: Fox Nation Author: Todd Starnes A Tennessee high school has decided to revise its field trip policy after a group of freshmen were taken to an Islamic mosque where they were given copies of the Koran and while a student who opted out of the trip was given a […]
The National Post: About half of Bloc Quebecois and Parti Quebecois supporters think that Muslims and Jews have too much influence in their province, while nearly a third of British […]
The Title has been modified by the Muslim Times, from the original: Friends Say Aaron Alexis Was Into Buddhism for the Thai Women Source: The Daily Beast by Pete Freedman Sep 18, 2013 […]
AMSA: by Tahir Nasser “He’s mad that trusts in the tameness of a wolf…” (King Lear III, vi, 19) I cannot speak for others, but only for myself. Perhaps it was the carefree nature of my younger years (I’m only in my mid-twenties), but when the invasion into Afghanistan and […]
Speaking Tree.in: by Tanveer Ahmad. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, who Manji-described Muslim leaders consider heretical, was founded on an interpretation of Islam that is practical, peaceful, and wholly ingrained in […]
American supermodel Kendra Spears became a princess yesterday after marrying the eldest son of billionaire racehorse owner, His Highness Aga Khan IV. The Seattle-born beauty, 24, wore a stunning ivory sari with gold embroidery to marry Prince Rahim Aga Khan, 41, in a traditional Muslim ceremony. After a short engagement […]