The forgotten Muslim heroes of WWI
How Muslim soldiers helped save the allies from defeat in the First World War David Crossland June 7, 2018 A grave of a Muslim soldier who died during the First World War […]
UK top court says it can’t demand abortion law change in Northern Ireland
Source: Reuters BY Estelle Shirbon, Amanda Ferguson LONDON/BELFAST (Reuters) – Britain’s Supreme Court expressed the view on Thursday that Northern Ireland’s strict abortion law was incompatible with the European Convention on […]
These Women Survived Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries. They’re Ready to Talk
Source: The New York Times By Ed O’Loughlin DUBLIN — They are a haunting sight in the aftermath of wars and natural disasters: the notice boards that spring up outside […]
Climate change activists find ally in Orthodox Church leader
Source: Associated Press By DEREK GATOPOULOS SPETSES, Greece (AP) — Leading climate change experts and campaigners said Wednesday they would work with the leaders of the Orthodox Church and other […]
Friday Sermon: A comprehensive discourse on various prayers at the last day of Ramadhan
Sermon Delivered by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad(at) Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Video Audio Summary Text Formats NOTE: Alislam Team takes full responsibility for any errors or miscommunication in […]
Dutch anti-cowbell campaigner finally handed Swiss citizenship
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 28 March 2018 Nancy Holten with her daughter’s Swiss passport. Private photo. A Dutch woman who twice had her Swiss citizenship application refused by her local […]
OPINION: France shows its ‘irrational collective hysteria’ towards Muslim veil once again
The Local news.france@thelocal.com @thelocalfrance 18 May 2018 France has once again been reduced to near hysteria over the Muslim veil, this time after the president of a local student’s union […]
Zurich’s ETH named world’s seventh best university
The Local news@thelocal.ch @thelocalswitzer 7 June 2018 ethqs global rankingsepfl ETH Zurich. Photo: Gian Marco Castelberg/ETH Zurich Zurich’s Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) has been named the seventh best […]
Man arrested over fires at mosque and Sikh temple in Leeds
Source: The Guardian Frances Perraudin North of England reporter A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a mosque and a Sikh temple in Leeds were set on fire, in what […]
#DroneFrontier: How drones are transforming humanitarian aid
By Celia Luterbacher in Boston This content was published on June 5, 2018 Unmanned aerial vehicles can help provide relief in disaster situations, but there are logistical challenges as well as […]
June 8 is the Anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad and We have the Best Collection
According to Encyclopedia Britannica: Muhammad, in full Abū al-Qāsim Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim, (born c. 570, Mecca, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia]—died June 8, 632, […]
The Far-Right Has Capitalized on the West’s Population Problem. These Policies Could Help
Source: Time By CHARLOTTE MCDONALD-GIBSON/BRUSSELS When it comes to debating declining birth rates, it seems like everyone is a winner—no matter your political allegiances. When the National Center for Health Statistics revealed […]
Islamophobia – what Islamophobia?
Anti-Muslim sentiment cuts across vast swathes of social, economic, cultural and political life in Britain today Tahir Abbas Monday 4 June 2018 Leading figures in the Conservative Party, such […]
Making most of the third ashra of Ramadan
The blessed month of Ramadan is about to leave but its blessings will remain throughout the year if we make it best by offering maximum worship of Allah Almighty. Last […]
May resists Tory calls to act on Northern Ireland abortion
Source: The Guardian BY Jessica Elgot Political correspondent Theresa May is unwilling to act to change restrictive abortion rules in Northern Ireland, telling a private meeting of Conservative MPs that the political climate […]
New PM’s swearing-in ceremony prompts question: just how secular is Spain?
Source: El Pais BY LUCÍA GONZÁLEZ On Saturday, Pedro Sánchez became the seventh head of government in modern Spanish democracy to take the oath of office, and the first one to do so […]
Evidence shows coalition attacks on Syria’s Raqqa broke law — Amnesty
By Thomson Reuters Foundation – Jun 05,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Women walk past rubble of damaged buildings in Raqqa, Syria, on May 14 (Reuters photo) BEIRUT — There is evidence […]
Italy’s PM takes aim at migrants and austerity in maiden speech
Giuseppe Conte calls for redistribution of asylum seekers and review of Russian sanctions Agence France-Presse Wed 6 Jun 2018 Italy’s new prime minister, Giuseppe Conte. Photograph: AFP/Getty Italy’s incoming prime […]
Pope blocks German plan for Protestants to receive Catholic communion
Source: Reuters VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has blocked a move by German bishops to allow Protestants married to Roman Catholics to receive communion in Catholic churches, a prospect […]
Christian women are wearing hijabs in solidarity with Muslims during Ramadan
Source: Independent By Narjas Zatat in news Non-Muslim women across the world are wearing the hijab for 30 days as part of the Ramadan Hijab challenge. The initiative was created by the World […]