By Eveline Kobler and Alexander Künzle, swissinfo.ch Terror attacks, political manoeuvering by rightwing parties and oversimplification in the media explain why Muslims in Switzerland are perceived as a threat. The National Research Programme 58 study into religious pluralism says immigrants from predominantly Muslim countries have been singled out even though this group has […]
By MD IRFAN | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: An Indian maid who was injured while attempting to escape from her employer wants to perform Umrah before she leaves the country. The woman, identified as Shabana from Hyderabad, India, came to work for a family in the southern city of Abha. She […]
Reaction at globeandmail.com to Monday’s article on Muslim youth in Canada was swift, and divided. Many online commenters expressed fear about how growth in the Muslim population will change Canada. In response, Muslim readers went online to address misconceptions about how they reconcile their faith with their citizenship. In one exchange, […]
PART: 2 Women in Islam, speech delivered by by Laiq Ahmed Atif, president Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta, in the ‘Seminar about Women’, on Friday 17th June 2011. This especial event was organised to commemorate the “International Women’s Day Centenary 1911-2011″, by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta. Find original post:
Terror attacks abroad, rightwing policies and a biased media are all reasons why Muslims increasingly seem to have a bad image in Switzerland, a report has found. In particular the debate surrounding the national minaret vote of 2009 – in which the building of minarets was banned – was revealed […]
Aspects of Islamic Faith – 108: Selfishness that incurs God’s punishment By ADIL SALAHI Published: Jul 7, 2011 21:24 Updated: Jul 7, 2011 21:24 Sometimes the Prophet (peace be upon him) used a form of stern warning in order to impress on people the horrid nature of the action he […]
That reporting a rape is an arduous ordeal is a truth that resounds globally. When braving for police investigations, enumerating the ordeal in court and damaging stereotypical media representations become a norm then the argument for a pellucid approach becomes preemptory. In 2006, a much-heated debate on the Hudood […]
Mosques are a part of the Swiss landscape: there are over 100 dotted around the country. There are four minarets in Switzerland – in Geneva, Zurich, Wangen and Winterthur.
The European Court of Human Rights has rejected two appeals against a ban on the construction of new minarets in Switzerland.Judges ruled that the plaintiffs – three Muslim organisations and a private citizen – were not victims of an alleged human rights violation. The Strasbourg-based court on Friday announced that […]
In the name of God, the Lord of Grace, the Ever Merciful Whenever the son of Mary is cited as an example, your people raise an outcry, saying: ‘Who is better: Our deities or he?’ They cite him only to challenge you. They are contentious people. He was but a […]
By ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The chief of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) appealed to member states, the United Nations, charity organizations, and philanthropists to provide urgent relief assistance to the people in the Horn of Africa who are currently passing through a famine caused by a prolonged drought. Secretary-General […]
CAIRO (AFP) – Dozens of Egyptians protested on Thursday to demand the introduction of civil marriages, in order to be able to divorce or remarry. Protesters – Coptic Christians as well as Muslims – want the next parliament elected in September to adopt a law to allow civil marriages. Currently, Egyptians follow […]
IS Islam compatible with socialism? The question is asked because to many ‘socialism’ means an atheistic philosophy, and at the very core of Islamic teachings is the belief in one God. How can then Islam and socialism go together? However, this is not the correct view. Many noted ulema had […]
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/its-muslim-kids-not-parents-who-are-embracing-a-politicized-islam/article2087476/ Natasha Fatah This summer, thousands of people will become new Canadian citizens. Many of them will be Muslims. They have come to Canada from every corner of the globe and, like my parents did 24 years ago, they will make this peaceful, progressive nation their home. My parents left […]
By RIMA AL-MUKHTAR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Young Saudis are distributing cold water and juice to street cleaners to help them beat the summer heat. The campaign started last year in Jeddah and Riyadh where summertime temperatures often rise over 45C (113F). “The campaign was very successful last year when […]
By ALI AL-JIHLI | AL-WATAN THE city of Makkah is the center of attraction for Muslims from all over the world. Indeed, Makkah is the heart of Islam. Pilgrims arrive from all parts of the globe to visit the Grand Mosque. The most precious human treasures are in Makkah and […]
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/07/05/muslim-group-wants-prayer-in-public-school-stopped. TORONTO – One of Canada’s largest Muslim groups has denounced the worshipping of their youngsters at a North York middle school claiming it has opened a Pandora’s Box of issues and must be stopped. The Muslim Canadian Congress joined others groups like the Canadian Hindu Advocacy and Jewish Defense […]
By ARAB NEWS The Hadith: “The best among you are those best to their families (wife and children), and I am the best of you to my family,” underlines the importance of kind treatment toward women. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) elevated women to a dignified level unheard of […]
As the US edges towards dialogue with groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood, neo-con rhetoric dominates British politics A discordant trend is tearing apart the Western alliance and its Middle East policies. The armed intervention in Libya has highlighted this graphically, with the US giving only token assistance to the […]
By Maram Mazen Khartoum Stanbic IBTC Bank, a unit of JSE-listed Standard Bank, has won approval from Nigeria’s central bank to provide Islamic banking services in Africa’s most populous nation. A preliminary licence was awarded to Stanbic last week for a sharia-compliant banking window, the first one given to a commercial bank in the country, Central Bank […]