American Muslims Tackle Terrorism With Teens’ Best Tool: The Internet
Source: NPR As the Islamic State uses social media and the Internet to recruit followers, a group of American Muslim millennials are also using the same tools to clear up […]
What Happened After A Blindfolded Muslim Asked London For Hugs
Source: Huffington Post From Prime Minister David Cameron questioning their ability to integrate into British society to facing an increasing number of Islamophobic attacks, Muslim women in the United Kingdom are finding that their personal choices and their very identities are becoming a subject for national debate. It’s no surprise, then, […]
Egyptian writer Fatima Naoot jailed for insulting Islam
Source: The Indian Express An Egyptian court has sentenced secular writer Fatima Naoot to three years in prison and a fine of $2,550 after being found guilty of insulting Islam, […]
Scholar calls for more research on oldest Quran manuscript
Source: Gulf News Dubai: A leading UAE scholar has called for more research into the oldest Quranic manuscript found at the University of Birmingham, after new theories have shed light […]
Isn’t deporting the mothers of young Muslim men likely to drive extremism?
Source: Independent The most obvious flaw in David Cameron’s extremism plan is this. What seems to you more likely to radicalise a young British Muslim: having a mother around the […]
THE HOLY QUR’AN – English translation with short commentary
http://www.alislam.org/quran/tafseer/guide.htm?region=EN Title Contents Foreword Books of Reference System of Translation Chapter 1 Al-Fatihah Chapter 2 Al-Baqarah Chapter 3 Aal-e-`Imran Chapter 4 Al-Nisa’ Chapter 5 Al-Ma’idah Chapter 6 Al-An`am Chapter 7 Al-A`raf Chapter 8 Al-Anfal Chapter 9 Al-Taubah Chapter 10 Yunus Chapter 11 Hud Chapter 12 Yusuf Chapter 13 Al-Ra`d Chapter […]
Italy creating ‘Italian Islam’ by making new religion in line with ‘Christian tradition’
Source: Independent Italy is setting up a council of “Italian Islam” that claims to be bringing the religion into compliance with the country’s “Christian and humanist tradition”. The reason for the […]
Why chess upsets religious fundamentalists
Source: The Economist Chess is a “waste of time” and causes enmity between players, according to the grand mufti of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Abdulaziz al-Sheikh. It is therefore as much […]
How far can you stretch?
Source: The economist YOGA has been in the news a lot recently. As colleagues have written, the establishment of International Yoga Day, celebrated for the first time last Sunday was […]
Tajikistan shaves 13,000 beards in ‘radicalism’ battle
Source: Al Jazeera Police in Tajikistan have shaved nearly 13,000 people’s beards and closed more than 160 shops selling traditional Muslim clothing last year as part of the country’s fight […]
In busy first session of ’16, Philly Council calls for making Eid a city holiday
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer By Tricia L. Nadolny, Staff Writer As Philadelphia City Council returned Thursday for its first meeting of the new term, bills were offered that would add teeth […]
Tying of pig’s head to Islamic school gates treated as hate crime
Source: The Guardian The tying of a severed pig’s head to the gates of an Islamic school is being treated by police as a hate crime. The head was found […]
Meaning of life in Islam
IMAM KAMIL MUFTI Published — Friday 22 January 2016 Islam is the response to humanity’s search for meaning. The purpose of creation for all men and women for all times has been one: To know and worship God. The Qur’an teaches us that every human being is born conscious of […]
Chess forbidden in Islam, rules Saudi mufti, but issue not black and white
Source: The Guardian By Kareem Shaheen in Beirut Game likely to take on status of minor vices such as music after Sheikh Abdulaziz al-Sheikh says it encourages gambling Saudi Arabia’s […]
After his death, a Muslim Kenyan who shielded Christians is hailed as hero
Source:RNS NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) A Muslim man who shielded Christians after a passenger bus was ambushed by suspected al-Shabab militants is being saluted as a symbol of unity. Salah Farah, a schoolteacher, died Monday […]
Islam’s path to modernity
Jan 21,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Mohammad Fazlhashemi Many in the Muslim community have long taken issue with the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The declaration, these critics attest, was created by colonial powers with a long history of gross human rights violations and amounts to yet another […]
4 Ways to Make Schools Safer for Muslim Students
Source: Huffington Post I am dreading the day that my young son comes home from school hurt from his first experience of anti-Muslim bigotry. At age 8, he has little […]
Isis will fail to emulate Islam’s great conquests. Here’s why
theguardian: by Peter Frankopan — After the prophet Muhammad’s death his Arab followers swept all before them to east and west – but then, theirs was a kind, tolerant and respectful faith Fifteen centuries ago, Arab armies fanned out from the Middle East in search of conquest. For some who […]
Can this US company ban Muslim prayer breaks? They just did.
Source: The Monitor Muslim employees can only leave work to pray during meal breaks, according to a new policy imposed at Ariens Manufacturing in Brillion, Wisc. “It is absolutely discrimination on its […]
Why Western attempts to moderate Islam are dangerous
Source: Al jazeera Less than 2 percent of all politically motivated acts of violence committed in Europe are carried out by Muslims. Yet, the media narrative of a crisis with “radical […]