550. Commandment – Only defensive wars are permitted [22:40] Permission to fight is given to those against whom war is made, because they have been wronged — and Allah indeed has power to help them — [2:191] And fight in the cause of Allah against those who fight against you, but do not […]
553. Commandment – Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah and against the friends of Satan [4:77] Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah, and those who disbelieve fight in the cause of the Evil One.Fight ye therefore against the friends of Satan; surely, Satan’s strategy is […]
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Swiss sense and Indian sensibility spark art exchange By Anand Chandrasekhar AUG 9, 2015 – 11:00 Indian artist Hetal Chudasama is interested in myths and local folklore (Hetal Chudasama) Switzerland and India couldn’t be more different if they tried. A Swiss-funded exchange programme allows artists from both […]
SAAD AL-DOSARI ARABNEWS.COM Published — Monday 10 August 2015 We endure shock, grief and bewilderment with every incident of explosion in our land; with every piece of news telling a story about one of our kids joining the forces of darkness to fight his own religion and […]
Daesh battles Syria rebels for key supply lifeline — monitor By AFP – Aug 09,2015 – Last updated at Aug 09,2015 0 0 googleplus0 0 0 BEIRUT — The Daesh terror group advanced Sunday against rival rebel forces, including Islamists, in a bid to capture a series of key villages […]
Iraqi Christians mark one year in Jordan after fleeing their homes By Rula Samain – Aug 09,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Iraqi Christians attend an ecumenical prayer held at the Latin Church in Fuheis, 20km northwest of Amman, on Saturday (Photo by Nader Daoud) FUHEIS — Iraqi Christians who were forced to leave […]
The Hindu: Amid the perceived and possible dangers of the terror group like the Islamic State (IS) radicalising and recruiting Muslim youths, the Barelwi sect among Muslims has decided to include a chapter against terrorism in all madrassas functioning under its fold across the country. The Dargahe-Aala-Hazrat, the headquarters of […]
Our source: Huffington Post PATNA, India (AP) — Dozens of villagers in eastern India beat to death five women Saturday, accusing them of practicing witchcraft and blaming them for a […]
Global ssues: by Thalif Deen — UNITED NATIONS, Aug 04 (IPS) – The United Nations has declared that 2015 is already “the deadliest year” for millions of migrants and asylum seekers fleeing war and persecution in their countries. A group of refugee women and their children await the arrival of […]
HARUN YAHYA Published — Friday 31 July 2015 ARABNEWS.COM People, generally speaking, do not want to die. Even at an advanced age, they remain unconcerned about imminence of death. They live as though death is a far distant reality. Almighty God draws attention to this human instinct, saying: “And you […]
FEATURE How Saudi Arabia exports radical Islam The Week Staff AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili August 8, 2015 Saudi Arabia has spent billions promoting its extremist version of Islam. What has it wrought? Here’s everything you need to know: Why do the Saudis proselytize? To combat the spread of Shiite Islam and […]
Surely 70 years is long enough for us to put to rest the tired canard of the atomic bombings on Japan being “the lesser of the two evils”, and recognise […]
551. Commandment – And fight them until there is no persecution, and religion is freely professed for Allah. But if they desist, then remember that no hostility is allowed except against the aggressors [2:194] And fight them until there is no persecution, and religion is freely professed for Allah. But if they desist, then remember that no hostility […]
Buzz Feed: 1. People in Pakistan do not speak Arabic. Zainab Shah / Via ethnologue.com 2. None of the neighboring countries speak Arabic either. Zainab Shah / Via acdemocracy.org 3. And while we have our maps open: Pakistan is not in the Middle East. Middle East Zainab Shah / Via […]
By Staff writer | Al Arabiya News Friday, 7 August 2015 A picture of two Palestinian men shielding an Israeli policewoman from rocks being thrown by Israeli settlers has gone […]
With God on whose side? Indonesia’s guarantee of religious freedom looks hollow Aug 8th 2015 | JAKARTA | From the print edition The economist image: http://cdn.static-economist.com/sites/all/modules/custom/ec_bookmark/assets/timekeeper-btn.png image: http://cdn.static-economist.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/290-width/images/print-edition/20150808_ASP004_0.jpg Ahmadis: always under threat LAST month, just days before Idul Fitri, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, worshippers at the An-Nur mosque in southern […]
Source: BBC A Bangladeshi blogger known for his secular views has been hacked to death by a gang armed with machetes in the capital Dhaka, police say. Niloy Neel was […]
Epigraph: And if you are in doubt as to what We (Allah) have sent down to Our servant (Muhammad), then produce a Chapter like it, and call upon your helpers […]
Source: Economist LAST month, just days before Idul Fitri, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, worshippers at the An-Nur mosque in southern Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, had a […]
As Turkey recently ‘joined’ the US assault on the IS militant group in Syria, their renewed attacks on PKK separatists have resulted in an end to a two-year peace treaty with the Kurdish Workers’ Party Bassem Aly , Wednesday 5 Aug 2015 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (C), flanked by Prime […]
