Malala Speaks Out In Support Of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims
Epigraph: And what is the matter with you that you struggle not in the cause of Allah and of the weak — men, women and children — who say, ‘Our […]
A Net Assessment of the Middle East – Geopolitical Weekly – Stratfor
Geopolitical Weekly JUNE 9, 2015 | 08:00 GMT By George Friedman The term “Middle East” has become enormously elastic. The name originated with the British Foreign Office in the 19th century. The British divided the region into the Near East, the area closest to the United Kingdom and most of […]
493. Commandment – Punishment of Apostasy is not Killing
Commandment – Punishment of Apostasy is not Killing [4:138] Those who believe, then disbelieve, then again believe, then disbelieve, and then increase in disbelief, Allah will never forgive them nor will He guide them to the way. [2:218] They ask thee about fighting in the Sacred Month. Say: ‘Fighting therein is a great transgression, but to hinder […]
Meet The Nine Muslim Women Who Have Ruled Nations
Source: Egyptian Street By Dalia Gebrial, who is an Egyptian writer and journalist living in South-East London. Currently, she is particularly interested in raising awareness about the historical and current labor […]
New Hope for Ethnic Minorities in Indonesia
Hopes are now high among religious minorities that Indonesia’s new President, Joko Widodo (Jokowi), will restore Indonesia’s reputation as a tolerant and pluralistic Muslim majority nation. Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | Int’l Desk Source/Credit: East Asia Forum By Ihsan Ali-Fauzi | May 29, 2015 During the past decade […]
‘False legitimacy’: Saudi Arabia hosting UN Human Rights Council slammed by watchdog
Russia Today: The decision to hold a UN-backed human rights summit in Saudi Arabia in early June, attended by the Human Rights Council’s chief, has sparked an outcry from rights organizations, claiming that the visit gave the Gulf kingdom “false legitimacy.” The main point of the international summit held in […]
Ahmedis in a Chakwal village fear for their lives
Dawn: CHAKWAL: On a first visit, one only notices the calm which engulfs the sleepy village of Pichnand, located some 90 kilometres from the district capital, in Talagang tehsil. Most of its 24,000 residents earn their livelihood from agriculture and cattle farming. And walking through the quiet winding streets of […]
492. Commandment – There should be no compulsion in religion
492. Commandment – There should be no compulsion in religion [2:257] There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has surely grasped a strong handle which knows no breaking. And Allah […]
Why Should a Non-Muslim Discover Islam?
Our world has changed so much over the last twenty years. If Islam was mentioned at all on the TV before the events of 9/11 in the USA, it was […]
Op Ed by Yasser Latif Hamdani: Rohingyas and Ahmedis
Source: The Daily Times By Yasser Latif Hamdani While Ahmedis can get passports as citizens of Pakistan, the officially sanctioned Muslims of Pakistan have to certify on the passport application that they consider Ahmedis non-Muslims Though there are some questions about the story but if Tahera Ahmad — the chaplain […]
Erdogan's AKP may struggle to govern Turkey alone as pro-Kurdish party advances
JUN 7, 2015 – 18:44 By Ercan Gurses ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s ruling AK Party may struggle to form a stable government alone, partial results from a parliamentary election indicated on Sunday, dealing a significant blow to President Tayyip Erdogan’s ambitions of assuming greater powers. With more than 80 percent […]
Erdogan’s AKP may struggle to govern Turkey alone as pro-Kurdish party advances
JUN 7, 2015 – 18:44 By Ercan Gurses ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s ruling AK Party may struggle to form a stable government alone, partial results from a parliamentary election indicated on Sunday, dealing a significant blow to President Tayyip Erdogan’s ambitions of assuming greater powers. With more than 80 percent […]
Jordan-Palestine ties as strong as ever — Palestinian prime minister
By JT – Jun 06,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour meets with his Palestinian counterpart, Rami Hamdallah, in Amman on Saturday (Petra photo) AMMAN — A senior Palestinian official has said that the Jordanian-Palestinian ties are as strong as ever, “not being disturbed by anything”. Palestinian Prime Minister Rami […]
491. Commandment – Have patience, then, as had the Messengers of strong determination; and be in no haste about them
Commandment – Have patience, then, as had the Messengers of strong determination; and be in no haste about them [46:36] Have patience, then, as had the Messengers of strong determination; and be in no haste about them. On the day when they see that with which they are threatened, it […]
Pakistan: Why the urban-based clerical establishment grows bolder by the day
By Pervez Hoodbhoy Source: Dawn.com When Information Minister Pervaiz Rasheed spoke at the Karachi Arts Council on May 3, he stated the self-evident. Without explicitly naming madressahs, he said large […]
Saudi court upholds blogger's 10 years and 1,000 lashes
Epigraph: The hypocrites say, “If we return to Medina, the one most honorable will surely drive out therefrom the one most mean (‘Muhammad’);” while true honor belongs to Allah and […]
Saudi court upholds blogger’s 10 years and 1,000 lashes
Epigraph: The hypocrites say, “If we return to Medina, the one most honorable will surely drive out therefrom the one most mean (‘Muhammad’);” while true honor belongs to Allah and […]
Netanyahu’s Palestine stance erodes Israel’s credibility — Obama
This article was originally posted by Rafiq Tschennen in the Muslim Times Source: Jordan Times and Reuters OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — US President Barack Obama said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s […]
Saudi woman deflates husband’s tyres over second wife
Last month a Saudi woman racked up SR300,000 in traffic fines over husband’s second marriage PUBLISHED: 10:30 JUNE 2, 2015 02 BY: HABIB TOUMI,BUREAU CHIEF Manama: A woman who thought her husband was seriously planning to take another woman felt she found the perfect solution to exact revenge on him […]