Is Isaac Newton a Part of the Muslim Heritage: His Religious Views?
Alexander Pope‘s couplet: “Nature and nature’s laws lay hid in Night. God said, ‘Let Newton be!’ and all was light!” Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of […]
BBC: Islam leaflet campaign in London ‘to build bridges’
By Catrin Nye BBC Asian Network A group of London Muslims are knocking on doors in a bid to “restore” the image of Islam. The group said the Prophet Muhammad […]
Court: internet users must pay TV fee
Source: The Local Everyone with a computer connected to the internet in Germany must pay television and radio license fees, the Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday – just a few months before the system is changed to one levied per household. More:
Dermatology or Skin Medicine in the Old Testament: Leviticus 13
Those who live in Glass houses and constantly hatemonger against Islam or bogeyman of Shariah Law, may want to read this: Source: New International Version of the Bible The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 2 “When anyone has a swelling or a rash or a shiny spot on their skin […]
It’s Time To Take Steps To Reverse The Decline Of Men
Businessinsider.com: Of all the things that need to be said about Hanna Rosin’sThe End of Men, the most significant is that it is not entirely true. Even before the book’s […]
Defending the Prophet — and free speech
Source: Belfast Telegraph By Waqar Ahmad Ahmedi Tuesday, 2 October 2012 I will never forget my first visit to Hyde Park. I was then an A level student, accompanied by […]
Books to Read and Spread in light of last week’s Friday Sermon
Based on last week’s Friday Sermon (found here) we should commit to reading and spreading the following books: Deebacha Tafseer-ul-Quran (page 103) Life of Muhammad ﷺ (English translation of selected […]
These ‘savages’ created some of history’s finest art
The Long View: It’s true, I suspect, that “cultural” Islam, which includes a lot of Christian artists, is greater than the Islamic religion by Robert Fisk, The Independent On sale […]
The secret of Switzerland’s low abortion rate
by Clare O’Dea, swissinfo.ch After a decade of largely unrestricted access to abortion, the rate in Switzerland remains stable and is among the lowest in the world. How is the […]
UK: Archbishop Rowan Williams defends outspoken approach
Guardian: The archbishop of Canterbury has said that making “risky and anything but infallible judgments” is a key part of the job as spiritual head of the Church of England, […]
Russia bans controversial anti-Islam video
Source: TOI MOSCOW: A Russian court paved the way for a potential closure of the video-sharing website YouTube by banning an anti-Islam video on Monday that sparked violent protests across the Muslim world. Moscow’s Tverskoy Court ruled that the crude video, which was made in the United States and portrays […]
Nuclear Technology for Iran : German Investigators Uncover Illegal Exports
Source: Spiegel. Recent arrests suggest that Germany remains a hub for sales of prohibited supplies to Iran that are being used in Iran’s nuclear program. Illegal exports are undermining Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has pursued an embargo policy in order to prevent a possible war in the Middle East […]
UN considers imposing global taxes
Russian TV: The United Nations will stay busy even after the annual General Assembly meetings wrap up this week, and on the agenda for upcoming debates are whether several global […]
Turkish ruling party model for Muslim states – Erdogan
Source: BBC Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has said his ruling political party has become a model for others to follow in Muslim states. He was addressing a […]
German court tells Catholics to serve both God and money
Some say you cannot serve both God and money, but a top German court has ruled that Catholic worshippers must do just that. In Germany, registered Catholics pay a religious […]
British universities receive Saudi (and other Arab) funds
ARAB NEWS Sunday 30 September 2012 JEDDAH: Over the past decade, Saudi Arabia has been the largest source of donations from Islamic states and royal families to British universities, much of which is devoted to the study of Islam, the Middle East and Arabic literature. A large share of this […]
The Lives Of Salafists’ Wives
Source: Spiegel-Germany By Özlem Gezer and Barbara Hardinghaus Djamila Grossman/ DER SPIEGEL Salafist men wear beards, hand out copies of the Koran and cause headaches for Germany’s domestic intelligence agency. But how do the women feel? SPIEGEL spends a weekend with two veiled women and learns about their vision of […]
‘West wants end of Syria as a functioning independent state’
Russian TV: The Syrian insurgency will never win its war because its means are unsupported even among the opposition, political analyst Dan Glazebrook told RT. But thanks to a flood of weapons from the West, they will continue to destabilize the country. Syria, Glazebrook says, is the only link keeping Western […]
Antarctic research at risk as British government cuts back on science
A base that discovered the lethal hole in the ozone layer is threatened by David Cameron’s ‘greenest government ever’. In the early 1980s British meteorologist Joe Farman, based at the […]
British fatalities in Nepal plane crash: Pilot error likely cause of plane crash
The plane crash in Nepal which left 19 dead was likely caused by a “panic-stricken” pilot, according to Nepalese aviation officials. The plane’s right engine burst into flames after being […]