Huff post: As tension rises between the modern-Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in Israel, women are speaking out. Having just written “The Feminists Of Zion” published in The New Republic, Allison Kaplan Sommer, in addition to Nili Philipp who was featured in the article, joined HuffPost Live’s Mike Sacks to discuss the unlikely alliance to fight […]
dailymail.co.uk: An Australian election candidate has drawn comparisons to Sarah Palin after an embarrassing interview in which she displayed ignorance of basic facts about Islam. Stephanie Banister referred to Islam as a country, and confused the word ‘halal’ with ‘haram’ – which has the opposite meaning. She also claimed that […]
Source: Ynetnews: Muslim cleric instructs mosque criers in northern city to avoid calls to prayer on loudspeakers during High Holidays. ‘There are things we can do without for the benefit […]
Russia Today: William Engdahl is an award-winning geopolitical analyst and strategic risk consultant whose internationally best-selling books have been translated into thirteen foreign languages. Developing Pakistan-China ties which can drastically change the economic map of the region are threatened by Pakistani separatism, which might suddenly transform into another ‘terror ground.’ […]
Prophets of Peace. By Earl Shugerman: Most people outside Israel are not aware of the fact that 25% of Israel’s population, are not from a Jewish background, and among them […]
Source: CNN For the world’s Muslims, the festival of Eid al-Fitr is a perfect conclusion to Ramadan — the month-long period of fasting and contemplation practiced by observers of Islam […]
AUSTRALIA has lost 40 young men, sustained hundreds of seriously wounded troops and invested about $7.5 billion on war-fighting alone in Afghanistan – but that isn’t enough for an Afghan Government that now wants to tax us as we leave. The regime of President Hamid Karzai has imposed a $3545 […]
Source: Morocco World News: MECCA, August 8,2013 (AA) Around two million Muslims performed their Eid prayer at Masjid al-Haram in the sacred city of Mecca on the first day of Eid […]
Source: TOI NEW DELHI: In a fascinating study of how different types of populations mixed in India, scientists have found that there were three stages of intermixing. In ancient times, over 4000 years ago, there were two separate populations based in north and south India with no mixing. Then, in […]
Source: ET For, we too are floating about merrily, unaware that we are plumb in the sights of a dangerous, most fearful, and cruel enemy who would not think twice about cutting men, women and children’s heads off with a blunt knife (to cause the most pain) in his quest […]
VIEW : The weight of persecution — Aisha Fayyazi Sarwari Source: The Daily Times Pakistan has seemingly ensured that no Ahmedi demographic, including the dead, are spared the harsh reminder that they do not belong “That looks very biblical,” I said out loud while approaching the place Ahmedis call their […]
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s gurdwara management committee president Manjeet Singh GK and other members of a Sikh delegation were not cleared to board a flight from Rome after they refused to […]
August 8, 2013 – 13:59 By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebels said on Thursday they targeted President Bashar al-Assad’s motorcade heading to a Damascus mosque to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, but state television showed him unharmed and the government denied he had been attacked. […]
Aug 07, 2013 | 23:38 JORDAN TIMES Jordan, a country with limited resources, has become the main refuge for Syrians fleeing the violence in their country, with thousands entering the Kingdom on a daily basis at one point. Recent studies indicate that there will be one Syrian for every six […]
Petra | Aug 07, 2013 | 23:40 JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs-of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey will pay an official visit to Jordan in coming few days, during which he is scheduled to meet several officials. Dempsey will also meet Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff […]
Today is the first day of Eid Al-Fitr in Saudi Arabia as the Supreme Court yesterday confirmed the sighting of Shawwal crescent by reliable witnesses, the Royal Court announced. The Supreme Court, meanwhile, congratulated Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, Crown Prince Salman, other members of the royal […]
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR Published — Thursday 8 August 2013 Source: Arabnews http://arabnews.com/news/460618 There is an urgent need to spread the divine message of Qur’an in the modern world, which […]
Source: Gulf News: Ras Al Khaimah: An unknown number of residents in Ras Al Khaimah will have to fast an extra day following a TV station blunder that aired the Maghreb adhan on Friday about 20 minutes earlier than the actual timing. RAK television, widely followed by residents here especially […]
Source: ET QUETTA: DIG Operations and 28 other officials were killed, while 42 others were injured in a suicide blast at Police Lines, Quetta, on Thursday, Express News reported. The blast took place just before the funeral prayers of SHO City Mohib Ullah commenced at the Police Lines mosque. Around 300 […]
Source: Dawn.Com IT is said that Hazrat Aisha was six years old when her nikah was performed with Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in Makkah, and nine years old when she moved in to live with her husband in Madina after Hijra. This piece of misinformation has led to the wrong view […]