Muslim daughter and Christian mother celebrate unity on Mother’s Day
By Colleen O’Connor For The Denver Post When Alana Raybon converted to Islam, her mother, Patricia, — a devout Christian — was devastated, feeling that she had failed her faith […]
Muslim daughter and Christian mother celebrate unity on Mother's Day
By Colleen O’Connor For The Denver Post When Alana Raybon converted to Islam, her mother, Patricia, — a devout Christian — was devastated, feeling that she had failed her faith […]
Europe and America’s Journey from Religious Bigotry to Pluralism, A Book Review
Epigraph: 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 […]
Book Review: Being German, Becoming Muslim: Race, Religion, and Conversion in the New Europe, by Esra Özyürek
19 MARCH 2015 | BY URSULA KING Ursula King on a profile of the many faces of Islam in one country Muslims feature daily in news headlines in the West. […]
How the CIA gets away with it: Our democracy is their real enemy
Source: Salon.com Excerpted from “Lords of Secrecy: The National Security Elite and America’s Stealth Warfare” The inside, untold story of CIA’s efforts to mislead Congress — and the people — […]
Adam Walker’s book on the life of the Holy Prophet has won an outstanding achievement award from the American Library Association.
By Coeli Fitzpatrick Ph.D. (Editor), Adam Hani Walker (Editor) This in-depth examination of the life, history, and influence of Muhammad as discussed by leading scholars provides a wide-ranging look at […]
Bart Ehrman interview – Hidden Christianity
In Forged, Ehrman reveals: The Apostle Peter was illiterate, and therefore could not have written two letters (1 & 2 Peter) credited to him in the Bible. Six of the […]
Man of the Decade: President Jimmy Carter in the Light of His Books
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be […]
Book Review: Pathfinders: The Golden Age of Arabic Science by Jim al-Khalili
Source: The Guardian Book reviewed by Tim Radford The ‘bubbling invention’ of the Islamic world lit up the dark ages. The relay-race model of intellectual history is simple enough: a […]
A Book to Improve Marital Harmony: Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, an enormously popular book by author John Gray, contains many suggestions for improving relationships between men and women through understanding the communication […]
A New Book: Invocations of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace and blessings of Allah be on him
Epigraph: Indeed, you have in the Prophet of Allah an excellent model, for him who fears Allah and the Last Day and who remembers Allah much. (Al Quran 33:22) Written […]
The feminist case for the veil
Source: New Statesman A critical book review by Myriam Francois-Cerrah, who is a freelance journalist and broadcaster (France, Middle East and North Africa, Islam) and a DPhil candidate in Middle […]
Book: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Book is by Imtiaz Ahmed, Missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Ottawa, Canada To read the book, please click here.
Kamila Shamsie, Bilal Tanweer shortlisted for South Asia fiction prize
Dawn.com — Kamila Shamsie (L) and Bilal Tanweer are among the five frontrunners for 2015 DSC Prize. Two Pakistani authors are among the five frontrunners for 2015 DSC Prize, one of South Asia’s biggest literary awards, according to the shortlist announced in London on Thursday. The Pakistani writers selected are […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat participates in National Book fair (Interliber) of Croatia. Quran and Ahmadiyya Islam exhibition remained main attractions.
By Zubair Khan By the Blessings of Almighty Allah, Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission Croatia participated (from 11 to 16 of November-2014) in National Book Fair of Croatia. The only book fair which is organised in the country from last 37 years. According to locals, first time any Muslim Organization participated in it. A […]
Book Review: Confronting Political Islam: Six Lessons from the West’s Past
Source: Princeton University Press Read 25 page introduction of the book online. Author: John M. Owen IV How should the Western world today respond to the challenges of political Islam? Taking an original […]
No, Religion Does Not Cause All Wars – A Conversation With Karen Armstrong
Source: huffingtonpost.com Welcome to this week’s ALL TOGETHER, the podcast dedicated to exploring how religious ideas and spiritual practice inform and shape our personal lives, our communities and our world. The […]
Europe and America’s Journey from Religious Bigotry to Pluralism, A Book Review
Book Review: Thomas Jefferson’s Qur’an: Islam and the Founders Author: Denise Spellberg Review from Amazon.com In this original and illuminating book, Denise A. Spellberg reveals a little-known but crucial dimension […]
LISTEN: No, Religion Does Not Cause All Wars – A Conversation With Karen Armstrong
Huff Post: Welcome to this week’s ALL TOGETHER, the podcast dedicated to exploring how religious ideas and spiritual practice inform and shape our personal lives, our communities and our world. The show is hosted by Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, the Executive Editor of HuffPost Religion. This week we talk to […]
Poverty and class: the latest themes to enter the US banned-books debate
theguardian: by Mary O’Hara — Young readers in Florida enjoy the freedom to choose their library books, but campaigners are attempting to restrict content that deals with the challenges of low income. Late last month, for the 32nd year in a row, Banned Books Week was marked across the US. Spearheaded by the […]