The Spread Of Islam To Southeast Asia
Islam From The Beginning To 1300 Date: 2002 The spread of Islam to various parts of coastal India set the stage for its further expansion to island Southeast Asia. As […]
Ottoman Empire (1301-1922)
Introduction The Ottoman Empire The Great Mosque in Damascus, Syria © The Ottoman Empire was the one of the largest and longest lasting Empires in history. It was an empire […]
Mullah Nasruddin Jokes
Mullah Nasruddin Jokes Vengeance – Nasruddin style One day, Mullah Nasruddin heard a knock on his door. He opened the door and found his daughter standing there crying with […]
India’s A.T.M.s Are Running Out of Cash. Again.
By Hari Kumar, NYT NEW DELHI — For the second time in 18 months, India has a shortage of cash. And like last time, economists say, it’s primarily the government’s […]
Pakistan: HRCP report
April 19, 2018 BY Editorial Unflattering report card Once again the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) delivered a damning account of the human rights situation of the country in […]
Bangladesh: Anti-Ahmadiyya rally: Qadianis must officially be banned
Ujjal Chakraborty, Brahmanbaria Published at 06:47 PM April 20, 2018 Khatme Nobuat members at an anti-Ahmadiyya rally at Jamiya Ramiziya Siddiquiya Madrasa field in Nasirnagar Sadar on Friday; April […]
North Korea’s Kim promises no more nuclear or missile tests
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Reuters) Reuters April 21, 2018 Suspension will be effective immediately Kim Jong Un said his country no longer needs to conduct nuclear tests SEOUL: […]
The ISIS regime you’ve never seen
By Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry April 13, 2018 | A member of the Iraqi forces walks past a mural bearing the logo of the Islamic State group in a tunnel […]
Why this India priest carried an ‘untouchable’ into a temple
Source: BBC News A Hindu priest from a temple in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad made headlines for carrying a Dalit (formerly known as untouchable) man on his shoulders into the temple’s inner sanctum. It has been seen as a dramatic move because Dalits have historically been denied entry […]
Kashmir erupts demanding justice for young rape victim
Source: Aljazeera Activists say cases of rape and sexual violence on women are common as they decry ‘reluctant and delayed response’. by Rifat Fareed 20 hours ago Protesters demand justice […]
Did the Prophets Ever Sin According to Islam?
Questioner Ahmad Reply Date Dec 06, 2017 Question As-salamu Alaykum Did Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, ever sin in his life? Did any of the prophets? Salam. Consultant Taqwa Saifulhaq Answer Short Answer: No. They were fallible human beings, though. Before they received revelation, it’s unclear if they […]
The Messiah and the Mahdi = One and the Same Person
From the Traditions of the Holy Prophet it is evident that the Promised Messiah was to be a follower of the Holy Prophet. One Tradition tells us that ‘the Mahdi […]
A Strange Drawing Found in Sinai Could Undermine Our Entire Idea of Judaism
Is that a 3,000-year-old picture of god, his penis and his wife depicted by early Jews at Kuntillet Ajrud? More than four decades after its excavation wound down, a small […]
US drops more bombs in Afghanistan than Iraq and Syria for first time in 4 years
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, prepares to receive fuel over Afghanistan from a KC-10 Extender, March […]
USA: Foreign-born recruits, promised fast track to citizenship, stuck in ‘mindless bureaucracy’
NOGA AMI-RAV/STARS AND STRIPES ILLUSTRATION By DIANNA CAHN | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 9, 2018 WASHINGTON — Their brains, specialized talents and home country made them sought-after assets for […]
Trump is right about Syria: It’s time to leave
Opinion | Jeffrey D. Sachs AP Photo/Hussein Malla A US soldier in an armored vehicle in Manbij in northern Syria on Wednesday. By Jeffrey D. Sachs April 05, 2018 […]
‘Haifa is essentially segregated’: cracks appear in Israel’s capital of coexistence
For decades, Haifa has been Israel’s model of what a ‘mixed’ Jewish-Arab city could be. But as the country’s 70th anniversary nears, the strain is showing Cities is […]
An open letter to the US Congress: don’t let Trump rip up the Iran deal
It was a major breakthrough, drastically reducing the risk of a nuclear arms race. Abandoning it now will do lasting damage • Signed by parliamentarians from Britain, Germany and France […]
Providing better conditions to Rohingyas top priority for Turkish NGOs
ŞEYMA NAZLI GÜRBÜZ @SeymNazli Cox Bazar A Rohingya woman with her child at the Kutupalong camp, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, March 25. Turkish NGOs operating in Cox Bazar, Bangladesh are […]
Mediator seeks ‘relaunch’ of UN-led Syrian talks
UN Photo/Violaine Martin Staffan de Mistura, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria briefs the press on the last day of the 8th round of the Intra-Syrian talks, Geneva. 14 December […]