‘For Indians, the silence in Switzerland can be deafening’
Don’t talk to strangers – unless they’re Swiss! Indian parents have a unique way of raising their kids which includes making us perform customary dance routines for visiting guests […]
Split between Ukrainian, Russian churches shows political importance of Orthodox Christianity
Source: Pew Research Center By David Masci The recent decision by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to split from its Russian counterpart after more than 300 years of being linked reflects […]
Lauren Booth’s Video – Tony Blair’s Sister in Law: ‘My Journey To Islam!’
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How the idea of hell has shaped the way we think
Source: The New Yorker By Vinson Cunningham For centuries, we’ve given lavish attention to the specifics of punishment, and left Heaven woefully under-sketched. When I was a kid of ten […]
This obscure law could help MPs wriggle out of Theresa May’s Brexit deal deadlock
The ‘Humble Address’ is a Parliamentary mechanism under which MPs can make their desires known directly to the Queen – and they could use it to withdraw Article 50 Philip […]
Suggested Reading for the best understanding of personal religion in the 21st century
Americans Trust Clergy Less Than Ever, Gallup Poll Finds Pope Francis: Satan Is Stalking The Catholic Church A Message of Compassion and Love from the Holy Bible Deciding to Leave: The Last Straw […]
Al-Haj Muhammad Abdul Hadi Italo Chiussi (1919-1973)
In the 14 December 2018 issue of Al Hakam, Abdul Hadi (Italo) Chiussi was mentioned who was formerly an Italian Esperantist and later translated the Quran into the Esperanto […]
Europe’s far right seems determined to hijack Christianity in its bid for power
Today Catholic fundamentalism is fully mixed with anti-Muslim feeling, disguised antisemitism, racism and a narrow anti-EU nationalism Andrea Mammone The Independent Voices An 800-year-old monastery in Italy’s Apennine mountains has become the latest battleground in a bitter war of ideas. The imposing buildings of Trisulti to the east of Rome […]
German hacker spread right-wing, anti-Muslim views on Internet
This content was published on January 11, 2019 BERLIN (Reuters) – A 20-year-old student who disclosed the private data of nearly 1,000 politicians and others in one of Germany’s biggest […]
Man fined 210 Swiss francs for saying ‘Allahu akbar’
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 10 January 2019 Police in the Swiss city of Schaffhausen have defended their decision to fine a man who used the words “Allahu akbar” in public. […]
How Islamic inventors changed the world
Epigraph: You are the best people raised for the good of mankind; you enjoin what is good and forbid evil and believe in Allah. And if the People of the […]
Refugees in the Channel are risking everything because of western intervention in the Middle East
Though the US and its allies are unlikely to win victories against Iran or Bashar al-Assad, by keeping a permanent crisis simmering they ensure many civilians risk everything to flee […]
Probe over Frankfurt police neo-Nazi network widens
DAILY SABAH WITH WIRES Istanbul Amid an ongoing probe over a neo-Nazi network within the Frankfurt police force, a German police officer in Hesse was identified as a suspect for […]
Why Trump’s absence could benefit Davos
Press Reactions Why Trump’s absence could benefit Davos This content was published on January 11, 2019 The US government has already spent millions in Davos If this year’s World […]
What Can We Learn From the Treaty of Hudaibiyya: Flexibility of Thought?
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 33:21/22) Written […]
The holy Quran speaks more often to men than women
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times There is a commonly known verse of the Quran: “If you fear that you cannot treat orphans […]
The day a Twitter mob came to life to hunt an MP
The political temperature is rising in the UK and Europe and don’t think Canada is immune. Opinion 05:38 AM by Heather Mallick Toronto Star Monday looked pleasant enough outside the […]
Oxford diocese in meltdown as clergy reject bishops’ view on sexuality
Source:CT The warning comes in response to the Oxford bishops’ offer of ‘interim LGBT guidance and support’ in their diocese last October, in a move seen by many as pre-empting the outcome of the official Church of England ‘Living in Love and Faith’ discussions on sexuality, which will not conclude […]
Turkish Islamic union in Germany calls for reducing tensions, returning objectivity
Source: DAILY SABAH; ISTANBUL Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB) in Germany called for reducing tensions and returning to “objective issues,” referring to a debate in recent years in which […]
Belgium Bans Religious Slaughtering Practices, Drawing Praise and Protest
BY MILAN SCHREUER Source: MSN BRUSSELS — A Belgian ban on the Muslim and Jewish ways of ritually slaughtering animals went into effect on New Year’s Day, part of a […]