Happy Birthday, Muhammad
Source: New York Times By Haroon Moghul, who is the author of “How to Be a Muslim: An American Story.” The prophet was an outsider. Just like me. Tuesday is the Prophet […]
Finnish Women Convert to Islam in Search of Spirituality, Logic – Researcher
Source: Sputnik Finnish women converting to Islam don’t see the veil as a symbol of oppression, but as a sign of liberation from superficial beauty, a researcher specialising in religious […]
Eid el-Maulud (from the Nigerian Press)
By . | Published Date Nov 20, 2018 Today is being celebrated throughout the Muslim world as Eid-el Maulud, the birthday of the Holy Prophet of Islam, Muhammad. Maulud is […]
Ahmadiyya Muslims Participate in Book Fair Interliber Croatia
By Zubair Khan Report compilation: Misel Androic. Pictures: Rana Munawwar Khan Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Croatia stall in Interliber Interliber, recognized to be one of the most famous book fairs in the region, was held from 13th to 18th of November. Organized under the auspices of Ministry of Culture of […]
Fake psychiatrist prompts UK investigation of 3,000 foreign doctors
Source: CNN BY Rob Picheta London (CNN) Up to 3,000 foreign doctors in the UK are having their backgrounds checked after it emerged that a fake psychiatrist with no qualifications was […]
Migrants sending money home are being charged far too much – it’s time we stopped taking their hard-earned cash
Back home, jobs are sometimes hard to come by, and usually far less well paid than they are in the west. British pounds are thus a vital source of foreign […]
Alcohol is killing women at an alarming rate – so why aren’t we talking about it?
Women are the target of a force-fed story that wine is their best friend, “mommy-juice” makes children more tolerable, low-calorie booze is good for them, a glass of red wine […]
Asia Bibi’s Life Still in Grave Danger as She Desperately Seeks Asylum in the West
By Will Maule Author November 13, 2018 Christian mother Asia Bibi continues to remain in Pakistan, despite open threats against her life from Islamist radicals who are desperate to […]
Khilafat: A Blessing for Humanity
The Promised Messiahas described his mission as having two main objectives: establishing a connection between God and mankind and ensuring that human beings become dutiful towards fellow human beings. He […]
A third of young people back polygamy and a quarter want to see marriages allow people to ‘upgrade’ to a new partner, major poll finds
Young people believe marriage should be more like a rolling mobile phone deal Researchers found that a quarter of 18 to 24-year-olds think marriage should be a temporary contract A […]
Muslims in Turkey observe Mawlid al-Nabawi, the birth of Prophet Muhammad
ANADOLU AGENCY ANKARA Millions in Turkey joined Muslims throughout the world Monday to mark the Mawlid al-Nabawi, the celebration of the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad, a day of spiritual […]
Freed Pakistani Christian needs German passport to leave – lawyer
Reuters International Nov 20, 2018 – 13:06 FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The lawyer for Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian acquitted of capital blasphemy charges, appealed on Tuesday to Germany to give […]
Outrage: High-profile Swiss women abandon Catholic church
Source: Swiss Info In protest against Pope Francis’s incendiary remarks equating abortion with the hiring of a contract killer, six prominent Swiss women have resigned from the Catholic church. They […]
The Greek Orthodox Church faces a battle over secularisation
Source: The Economist Archbishop Ieronymos is struggling to sell a deal to his bishops THERESA MAY is not the only public figure in Europe who is making a rearguard defence […]
Younger adults in Western Europe are more socially, politically progressive than older age groups
Source: Pew Research Center BY LAURA SILVER AND COURTNEY JOHNSON People line up to vote at Els Llorers school in Barcelona, Spain, on Oct. 1, 2017. (Nicolas Carvalho Ochoa/Picture Alliance via Getty Images). […]
UK tables UN security council resolution calling for Yemen truce
US response to UK push for ceasefire in port city of Hodeidah remains unclear Julian Borger in Washington Bethan McKernan in Beirut First published on Mon 19 Nov 2018 […]
From economic crisis to World War III
Nov 18,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – QIAN LIU BEIJING — The next economic crisis is closer than you think. But what you should really worry about is what comes after: […]
Macron’s vision for French Islam may present him with his biggest challenge yet
Reported plans to provide state funding for places of worship mark a radical and contentious departure from secular republican principles By Colin Randall, who is a former executive editor of The […]
Merkel protege eyes female quota for lawmakers, takes aim at dual citizenship
Reuters International This content was published on November 17, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Christian Democratic Union (CDU) candidate Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer speaks at a regional conference in Luebeck, Germany, November 15, […]
Bravo Zayn Malik for standing up for what you believe in – although I do feel a little sorry for your Muslim fans
If we are to move towards a world where the secular voice is heard and not overridden, Malik should now be invited to do a ‘Thought for the Day’ on […]