Prophet’s regard for Christians and Jews
IBRAHIM H. MALABARI ARABNEWS.COM Published — Friday 6 February 2015 The protests by Muslims against depictions of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), as misguided as they were, have given […]
A believer should be patient, thankful
SHEIKH BIN BAAZ Thanking Allah keeps one on the right path and helps to remain grateful until He increases His favors. If someone persists in being ungrateful and disobeying His commandment, they will be subjected to His punishment and wrath. Punishment may take different forms; some in this world and […]
Muslims primary target of war waged by terrorists — King
by JORDAN TIMES | Feb 06, 2015 AMMAN – His Majesty King Abdullah has said that the global Muslim community is the primary target of the war waged by terrorists in the Middle East, adding that “my region is on the front lines”. “We have seen a few days ago […]
Scholar examines Jordan’s role in interfaith dialogue
by Rula Samain | Feb 05, 2015 | 23:49 AMMAN — Jordan is a pioneer in international faith-based and faith-driven dialogue initiatives, and the Kingdom’s Christian-Muslim dialogue is a daily experience, according to a researcher at Humboldt University in Berlin. Sarah Markiewicz, also a teaching associate at the university, discussed […]
Moaz al-Kasasbeh and ISIS’ fatal misjudgment
The turnaround is extraordinary. I have only been in Amman for little more than two weeks, but it was very clear that there was a strong current of Jordanian public opinion opposed to Jordanian participation in Coalition air attacks against ISIS. That critical current had apparently been simmering here in […]
Civil society protesters, led by Jibran Nasir, ‘arrested’ during Karachi sit-in
Source: ET Jibran says he will not give up till justice is served. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: Jibran Nasir and members of the civil society were reportedly arrested after resuming the Shikarpur sit-in outside the CM house in Karachi, pressing the government to take swift action against Ahl-e-Sunnat-wal Jamaat’s (ASWJ) solidarity rally […]
Can a police constable determine if someone is Muslim or infidel? IHC
Daily Times: ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday remarked that no one had the right to “kill anyone and violate the law” as it heard convicted killer Mumtaz Qadri’s appeal against his death sentence. Qadri murdered former Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer and was sentenced to death by an […]
The Chinese Communist Party cracks down on religion: All party members must be atheist
The Indepedent: Applicants to the Communist Party of China (CPC) will be rejected in future if they are found to embrace any religion, and existing members forced to denounce their beliefs. Party authorities in Zhejiang province said that the pre-examination system for recruiting CPC members should be improved and stricter […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 367. Commandment – And marry not idolatrous women until they believe
367. Commandment – And marry not idolatrous women until they believe [2:222] And marry not idolatrous women until they believe; even a believing bond-woman is better than an idolatress, although she may highly please you. And give not believing women in marriage to idolaters until they believe; even a believing […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 368. Commandment – And give not believing women in marriage to idolaters until they believe
368. Commandment – And give not believing women in marriage to idolaters until they believe [2:222] And marry not idolatrous women until they believe; even a believing bond-woman is better than an idolatress, although she may highly please you. And give not believing women in marriage to idolaters until they […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 369. Commandment – Bad things are for bad men, and bad men are for bad things
369. Commandment – Bad things are for bad men, and bad men are for bad things [24:27] Bad things are for bad men, and bad men are for bad things. And good things are for good men, and good men are for good things; these are innocent of all that […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 370. Commandment – And good things are for good men, and good men are for good things
370. Commandment – And good things are for good men, and good men are for good things [24:27] Bad things are for bad men, and bad men are for bad things. And good things are for good men, and good men are for good things; these are innocent of all […]
Ground assaults against IS not likely, spec-ops are — pundits
by Khetam Malkawi | Feb 05, 2015 | 00:49 AMMAN — Ground military operations against the so-called Islamic State (IS) terrorist group are a highly unlikely option for Jordan now, military experts said on Wednesday, noting that the Kingdom has the ability to direct all raids against the group’s “centres […]
Prince Ali taking on Blatter, FIFA ‘culture of intimidation’
LONDON — Seeking to clean up scandal-scarred FIFA would seem a comparatively straightforward mission for HRH Prince Ali compared with one of his current roles in Jordan. “I work right now in the field in crisis management, which is probably a good thing for someone running for the FIFA presidency,” […]
What was behind the smooth Saudi transition?
BY DAVID IGNATIUS, DAILY TIMES, LEBANON Summary Saudi Arabia, which often confounds outsiders with its slow and opaque governance, has moved surprisingly quickly under King Salman, its new monarch, to streamline government and purge officials who were seen as underperformers. The architect of the Cabinet shake-up has been Mohammad bin […]
War with Isis: If Saudis aren’t fuelling the militant inferno, who is?
BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT The image of a Muslim burned alive is more terrible for millions of Muslims than that of an “unbeliever” burned alive. So just who are […]
Opinion: Will Jordan lead ISIL to the ‘gates of hell’? The Jordanian government must shift its stance on ISIL from containment to confrontation.
About the Author: Afzal Ashraf is a consultant fellow at Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI) and served in the UK Armed Forces. He was involved in developing a counterinsurgency strategy and in the policing and the justice sectors in Iraq. The Islamic world has a […]
The ISIS Phenomenon and the role of Saudi Arabia and the Western Powers
By Munir Varraich, Sweeden The recent change of guard in Saudi Arabia, with the death of King Abdullah and taking over the reign of the Kingdom by Salman, was the headline news of world media. President Obama, who was on a state visit to India, cut short his state visit to […]
Indonesia’s Ahmadis hopeful about new president Widodo’s law draft
Source: ucanews.com Indonesian Ahmadis are no strangers to persecution, with attacks and discrimination rife, but leader Iskandar Gumay hopes better days are ahead for the minority Muslim sect under new President […]
Robert Fisk: Muath al-Kasaesbeh video: Genghis Khan-style cruelty of Isis shows Jordan and Japan exactly what the militants think of them
The tens of thousands of Sunni Muslims who had demanded the pilot be freed now know what their fellow Muslims in Syria and Iraq had in mind for him So they burned him in hellfire. That was what Islamic State (Isis) wanted to show the world. This was Genghis Khan-style […]