Source:Qantara.de via Wasim Ahmad n Pakistan, a radical minority of Muslims has usurped the definition of “Islam”. Since the 1980s, government policies have supported their radical and violent ideology, and the judiciary confirmed that trend. The bitter irony is that the militant groups that benefited from state action are now […]
Source ET Yesterday, a very close family friend – someone I have always considered an uncle – was arrested in Pakistan. His crime: he had printed verses from the Holy Quran in an Urdu publication. My uncle is an Ahmadi, and under Pakistan’s notorious anti-Ahmadi laws, he committed a ‘crime’ punishable […]
Source:TOI Nepal on Saturday morning was rocked by a 7.9 magnitude earthquake, the worst in last 81 years. The quake hit with a devastating force less than 80 miles from the capital Kathmandu causing tremors and damage in various parts of India also. Stay with us for all the live […]
Author: Atif Munawar Mir Published in Spring 2015 Issue of Muslim Sunrise Freedom of speech and expression is a corner stone of western democracy. Islam equates freedom of speech and expression with human dignity.[1] This freedom ensures the free flow of ideas in social and political spheres making possible the […]
Deductive reasoning – “How old are you, Mullah?”, a boy asked. – Mullah Nasruddin responded, “3 years older than my brother”. – “How do you know that?” the boy asked. -“Reasoning!”, said Mullah Nasruddin. “Last year, I heard my brother tell someone that I was 2 years older than him. […]
Source: Arab News By Myriam Francois-Cerrah, who became popular when she was a child for acting in the 90s hit film ‘Sense and Sensibility.’ Now she is gaining more popularity […]
Source: Arab News By Myriam Francois-Cerrah, who became popular when she was a child for acting in the 90s hit film ‘Sense and Sensibility.’ Now she is gaining more popularity […]
by Jordan Times, April 23, 2015 HRH Prince Hussein chairs a UN Security Council meeting in New York on Thursday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court ) AMMAN — HRH Crown […]
Report by Tahir Ahmad Arif, President, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Pune FRUITS DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITY AT GOVERNMENT GENERAL HOSPITAL IN PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has been at the forefront of […]
Posted on April 2, 2014 by Thom Prentice [Apartheid Israel using its Private Water Company to Parch the Palestinians. Real Auschwitz of the Iraelis, I would say…] by AYMAN RABI This week UN celebrated World Water Day – a day to remember the billion people who are unable to meet […]
By Denise Natali APRIL 22, 2015 Kurdish Peshmerga forces celebrate on the eve of Newroz Day, a festival marking their spring and the Persian New Year, in Kirkuk on March 20, 2015. (Ako Rasheed / Reuters) Within Iraq and Syria, the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State(ISIS) relies heavily on […]
By Denise Natali APRIL 22, 2015 Kurdish Peshmerga forces celebrate on the eve of Newroz Day, a festival marking their spring and the Persian New Year, in Kirkuk on March 20, 2015. (Ako Rasheed / Reuters) Within Iraq and Syria, the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State(ISIS) relies heavily on […]
Why Muslims are the world’s fastest-growing religious group BY MICHAEL LIPKA AND CONRAD HACKETT The expected growth of Islam around the world is perhaps the most striking finding in the […]
JERUSALEM, April 22, 2015 (WAFA) – Jewish settlers Wednesday broke into Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound through Bab El-Magharbeh (Dung Gate) bridge, and toured its yard under the heavy protection of Israeli police units, said WAFA correspondent. Israeli settlers gathered early Wednesday at the Western Wall, to commemorate the so-called ‘Israel’s […]
Commandment – O ye who believe! be not forward in the presence of Allah and His Messenger, but fear Allah [49:2] O ye who believe! be not forward in the presence of Allah and His Messenger, but fear Allah. Verily, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
Commandment – Love the Prophet of Allah as you love your own near and dear relatives [42:24] This it is whereof Allah gives the glad tidings to His servants who believe and do good works. Say: ‘I ask of you no reward for it, except that I am inviting you to […]
Summary Brahma Chellaney| The Daily Star Since toppling the Taliban regime in Afghanistan 14 years ago, the United States has been waging a nonstop battle against its foot soldiers. Months after President Barack Obama declared that America’s “combat role” in Afghanistan was over, the U.S. and its allies continue to […]
Source: Huffington Post | By Yasmina Blackburn I often get into debates with people about women in Islam. How we dress. How we don’t dress. What we think or don’t think […]
Indonesia has introduced a ban on small retailers selling most alcoholic drinks, the latest move to curb drinking in the Muslim-majority country despite opposition from tourism hotspots. The ban restricts the sale of beer and pre-mixed drinks – such as spirits with soft drinks – to large supermarkets only. Hotels, […]
Summary BY RAMI G. KHOURI Millions of primary and secondary school-age youth have never entered a school, and millions more are in danger of dropping out. It shows that more than 21 million children and young adolescents across the Arab world are either out of school or at risk of […]