Muslim unity key to defeating forces of Takfirism
By Syed Zafar Mehdi August 21, 2018 TEHRAN – For Muslims, the staggering fall from grace can largely be attributed to fragmentation in their ranks, exacerbated by the scourge of […]
Muslim pilgrims scale Mount Arafat for peak of Hajj
j By AFP – Aug 20,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal Al Rahma (Mount of Mercy), southeast of the Saudi holy city of […]
Pentagon raises alarm about sharp drop in Iraqi refugees coming to US
By Reuters – Aug 20,2018 – JORDAN TIMES US soldiers gather at a military base north of Mosul, Iraq, on January 4, 2017 (Reuters file photo) WASHINGTON — Military officials […]
Israel is building another 1,000 homes on Palestinian land. Where’s the outrage?
Never in the field of human rights has so much been owed by so many to so few Robert Fisk @indyvoices The Independent Voices The construction of another 1,000 […]
‘Green Haj’ slowly takes root in Makkah
AFPAugust 23, 2018 Thousands of cleaners are busy separating plastic from other rubbish as more than two million Muslims wrap up a pilgrimage to Makkah that presents a huge […]
Alcohol Causing 2.8 Million Deaths a Year
No amount of alcohol is good for your overall health, global study says Source: CNN By Sandee LaMotte (CNN) If you’re one of the third of all humankind who drinks […]
The Muslims who cannot perform Haj
Prabhash K Dutta New Delhi August 23, 2018 Muslim pilgrims walk to cast their stones at a pillar symbolising Satan during the annual Haj pilgrimage in Mina, Saudi Arabia August […]
BREAKING NEWS: Ahmadi Mosque set on Fire – worshippers shot at …
JUST IN: 6 Ahmadi Muslims shot, Ahmadi Mosque set on fire and now extremist mob heading towards houses of local Ahmadis in Ghaseet Pura, Faisalabad. Please pray for & raise […]
The true costs of the Afghan war, America’s longest war
The true costs of the Afghan war, America’s longest and most invisible war August 8, 2018 by Charles Koch Foundation Soldiers from D Company of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, […]
U.N. warns of ‘lost generation’ of Rohingya children
Source: Reuters GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations warned on Thursday of what it described as a lost generation of Muslim Rohingya children, with half a million in refugee camps […]
Indonesia:Earthquake survivors celebrate Eid in makeshift camps
Rattled quake survivors mark Muslim festival on Indonesian island Source: Reuters KEKAIT, Indonesia (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of earthquake survivors on the Indonesian island of Lombok celebrated the Muslim […]
Police probe sexual misconduct claims against Chinese monk
Source: Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese police have opened an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against one of the country’s best-known Buddhist monks whose case has highlighted the growth […]
Book Review: The Prophet of Love: A Catholic’s Note on Prophet Muhammad
The final art cover of my book “The Prophet of Love: A Catholic’s Note on Prophet Muhammad.” Published by @NouraPublishing in Jakarta, Indonesia. Translated into Indonesian. Forthcoming! pic.twitter.com/UwryPSUirY — Dr. […]
PM Justin Trudeau’s Video Eid Message
Eid Mubarak! Sophie and I send our best wishes to Muslims in Canada and around the world as they celebrate Eid al-Adha. https://t.co/dUh9FyQYKf pic.twitter.com/nQa5WdhQ15 — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) August 21, […]
U.N. warns of ‘lost generation’ of Rohingya children Politics
Reuters International This content was published on August 22, 2018 Rohingya refugee children attend an Arabic school to learn to recite the Koran at Jamtoli camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, January 22, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain – RC1EDE937F60 (reuters_tickers) By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations warned on […]
Islamic State chief, in rare speech, urges followers to fight on
Reuters International This content was published on August 22, 2018 A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi at a mosque in […]
Uri Avnery, the Israeli optimist who played chess with Yasser Arafat, has died – he was one of my few Middle East heroes
There he is in my six-year-old notebook, very much alive, still demanding peace with the Palestinians, peace with Hamas, and generosity and a Palestinian state on the old 1967 borders […]
Learn all about the Muslim festival Eid al-Adha
(Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images) Eid al-Adha (say “EED al UDD-ha”) is a Muslim festival, which lasts for several days (it varies based on where you live). Keep reading to learn more about this special festival. Where does the festival come from? Allah is said to have replaced Ibrahim’s son with a […]
A year after the assault on the Rohingya, Myanmar’s generals are unapologetic
Source: The Washington Post By Shibani Mahtani SINGAPORE — A year ago, the Myanmar military embarked on a sweeping crackdown in restive Rakhine state — driving out almost a million Rohingya to […]
Taliban to travel to Moscow for peace talks after 17 years of war
Source: The Guardian BY Emma Graham-Harrison The Afghan Taliban will travel to Moscow for peace talks next month in a high-profile embrace of public diplomacy that will be a landmark for the group […]