Tension at Temple Mount is escalating week by week
Radical Muslim and Jewish groups at times seem to have forged an unholy alliance to push for holy war The Times of Israel: ……………………………….. The Temple Mount/Haram a-Sharif has always […]
What Muslims and Jews Have in Common
The Huffington Post: When we tell people that we have written a book together entitled Sons of Abraham: A Candid Conversation About the Issues that Divide and Unite Muslims and […]
What Europe’s Far-Right Parties Can Learn From Islam
By Craig Considine The Huffington Post: Today’s far-right parties in Europe, such as the National Front in France and the Party for Freedom in Holland, are surging in popularity and […]
Christians and Muslims Mingle in Bethlehem
The Huffington Post: In Palestine, where Christians are an important minority, Christians tell me they don’t feel treated like a minority. Among Palestinians, one’s Arab-ness trumps their Christian-ness or Muslim-ness […]
Jews and Muslims Speak Out Against Controversial Quebec Bill
Arutz Sheva, Israel: Jewish and Muslim groups in Quebec denounce bill that would ban religious symbols in governmental offices, agencies and institutions. Jewish and Muslim groups in the Canadian province […]
Barrie: Faiths come together to say ‘Love for all Hatred for None’
Building Better Bridges in Barrie ON -3 Love for All Hatred for None is slogan of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, what if it becomes the slogan of our world! Crossing […]
Guiding Jewish/Muslim Relations Through the Life of a Jewish Scholar
The Huffington Post: Despite the current state of tension that exists between them, Muslims and Jews have a long history of tolerance and mutual admiration. Perhaps this is no more […]
A Muslim Poetry Slam – The Five Pillars of i,Slam
Source: Qantara.de Youssef Adlah and Younes Al-Amayra initiated the first Poetry Slam for Muslims in Germany. In it, respect for religion must be maintained – no matter what the theme. […]
Idul Adha a legacy of many religions
Idul Adha, a legacy of a man, three wives and many religions The Jakarta Post: Myth and custom compels us to simplify Idul Adha as an Islamic holiday. Even The […]
A Conclusion on the Prophecies mentioning the coming of The Promised Messiah
The Truth Message – Part – 5.3: A Conclusion to the Prophecies about The Promised Messiah So, where we we? Oh yes, we started with prophecies which mention the coming […]
The Muslims are Coming!
We learnt that any time you read a quote that sounded violent or sexist, people guessed it was from the Koran. Most of those quotes were from the Bible. NY […]
A Note to the Muslims Who Attacked Christians in Peshawar
The Huffington Post: By: Craig Considine It is with disgust that I am writing this note on the Muslims who recently attacked two churches in Peshawar, Pakistan, where over 70 […]
Picture of the Day: The church that looked like a mosque
The Express Tribune: So mindful were the Christians of Muslim sentiments that when they built Peshawar’s All Saints Church in 1882, they made it look like a mosque. Local artists […]
Thinking Aloud: Muslims, Islam, West and the rest — IV
By —Razi Azmi As to the Quranic verses calling for jihad, they must be read in the context of Arabia of the first half of the 7th century. Only crackpots […]
Schools Will Observe Jewish, Muslim Holidays
Source: Everettindependent.com Addressing the growing religious diversity in the City’s public schools, administrators and School Committee members approved a school calendar for the upcoming year that observes Christian, Jewish and […]
From synagogue to church to mosque
What a West Oak Lane building’s transition from synagogue to church to mosque says about religious nonviolence: ……….. A local beacon of hope It started 66 years ago when a […]
Why Muslims celebrate Eid on different days?
Additional reading: Eid Mubarak and What is the Muslim Times doing for You? and: Rumi: The Quran is Like a Shy Bride! Suggested reading: Bringing the Muslims to the Same Day Eid […]
Rebuilding Temple in Jerusalem: holy work or holy mess?
“We pray for holiness, but we also need to be careful of others’ desire for holiness,” “The moment you want to translate that into building a Temple, you upset the […]
Jerusalem in 1896 – Jews, Muslims, Christians living in peace
The Independent Catholic News: A glimpse of a forgotten era. This historic film footage, made shortly after the invention of celluloid by the earliest filmmakers in history – the Lumiere […]
A Prayerbook for Peace: Nurturing Understanding Between Abrahamic Faiths
Huff Post: John Philip Newell: I do not know how many Christians have read the Quran. And I do not know how many Muslims have read the Christian Scriptures. But […]