Austria: Anti-Muslim rhetoric rises after Vienna attack
Some Muslims have experienced death threats, while children have been bullied Muslims pray for victims of a gun attack during their Friday prayer at a mosque in Vienna, Austria [Leonhard […]
Turkish Hamam Etiquette: What to know before you go
BY LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL EXPAT CORNER NOV 16, 2020 Everyone should experience an authentic Turkish bath at least once in their lifetime. (Shutterstock Photo) Hamam, the Ottoman variation of the […]
Swiss churches continue to lose members
Source: Swiss Info The Catholic church saw a 25% increase in the exodus of members last year compared to 2018, while the number of registered Protestants dropped by 18% more […]
Ask Islam : Questions on married life
Ask Islam Home > Society > Marriage and Divorce Question → In Islam, does the wife have any right over the money of the husband? Question → Is there any corresponding course Islam prescribes for ladies to chastise a disobedient husband? Question → Why can’t Muslim women marry more than […]
Government restrictions on religion around the world reached new record in 2018
BY SAMIRAH MAJUMDAR Border guard police in Burma (Myanmar) patrol the fence in the “no-man’s land” at the country’s border with Bangladesh in August 2018. More than 14,500 Rohingya Muslims […]
The Blessed Model of the Holy Prophet Muhammad and the Caricatures
BOOK REVIEW: by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V(aba) Shock waves of indignation ran across the Muslim world following the recent publication of offensive and crude caricatures of the […]
Demystifying “Shariah”
By Nasim Rehmatullah and Amjad Mahmood Khan, originally published in 2010 Shariah is a misunderstood and misused concept. Critics of Islam frequently employ terms like “creeping shariah” to stoke fear amongst the masses. The Park 51 controversy and the increasing media focus on Islam provide an opportunity to educate Americans […]
Rights of the Accused under Shari’ah Law
Carli Pierson Apr 10· 2020 Author’s Note: This brief synopsis of Islamic law emphasizes the classical and medieval interpretative approaches, interspersed with contemporary points of view. This article is in no way attempts to deal with Islamic law in-depth; rather it is the goal of International Bridges to Justice to […]
Islam’s Response to Misconceptions about Sharia Law
WRITTEN BY ANSER AHMAD, ESQ.| NOVEMBER 2018| MUSLIM SUNRISE In the West, Sharia is being portrayed as a source of oppression, violence, and tyranny. This misconception of Sharia stems from […]
French politician Marine Le Pen calls for ban on immigration from Pakistan
Thousands of protestors in Bangladesh even burned effigies of Macron October 31, 2020 File photo of Marine Le Pen French leader Marine Le Pen, in light of protests in Pakistan […]
Muslim prayer leader stabbed in London Central Mosque fears future attack, court hears
Luke O’Reilly A Muslim prayer leader who was stabbed in the neck at a mosque has been left in fear of suffering another attack while worshipping, a court has been […]
Could Turkey’s Kurdish peace process be back on track?
Turkish-backed Syrian rebel fighters, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, take part in a military parade marking the graduation of a new batch of cadets and attended by officials […]
Religious intolerance is ‘bigger cause of prejudice than race’, says report
Source: The Guardian Attitudes to faith said to drive negative perceptions more than ethnicity or nationality The survey found more tolerance for those from different ethnic backgrounds than religious groups. […]
Cultural Understanding and Racial Harmony
by Dr. Ijaz Ahmad Qamar Review of Religions February 1993 This address was delivered at a multifaith symposium held in Winnepeg. The edifice and the whole superstructure of Islamic faith […]
Conversion: With targets & incentives, new breed of evangelical groups are like start-ups
December 27, 2014 By TV Mohandas Pai The Rajya Sabha has been paralysed by the Opposition on the “Ghar Vapasi” programe of a few organisations from the right. However, if you follow the debate, it is clear that this is a political battle by the left and the left of […]
Europe’s terror problem is not Islamic
By Ian Greenhalgh International November 12, 2020 Europe has been experiencing a wave of ‘Islamic’ terrorism for many years now, with the recent attacks in Austria and France being just the latest examples. In my own country of Britain, we have witnessed high profile terror events such as the July […]
One world, many battles
13th November 2020 A year that started off with the uncertainties of a pandemic is nearing its end with uncertainties of many kinds. The battle of Brexit – having lurked […]
Erdoğan backs 2-state solution for Cyprus, opposes more ‘diplomacy games’
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL DIPLOMACY NOV 15, 2020 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (C) was welcomed by the Turkish Cypriot President Ersin Tatar (L) with an official ceremony in the capital […]
A new approach to tolerance from all sides
Nov 01,2020 – JORDAN TIMES .Amer Al Sabaileh For many years, I have dedicated part of my studies to the issues of intercultural conflict management, as it has always been […]
EU says fight against terror not directed at religion
‘Our fight not directed against religious beliefs but against violent extremism,’ EU interior ministers say in statement Rabia Iclal Turan | 13.11.2020 European Union flags are seen waving outside the […]