The Future of the Global Muslim Population
JANUARY 27, 2011 Source: Pew Research Center The world’s Muslim population is expected to increase by about 35% in the next 20 years, rising from 1.6 billion in 2010 to […]
Punjab Assembly passes resolution against report by UK parliamentarians
Source: Business Recorder By Hassan Abbas; 09 Sep 2020 LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday passed a unanimous resolution against a report by parliamentarians from the United Kingdom in favour […]
Existence of God – The Perception Paradox Part II
Sabahat Ali THE EXISTENCE OF GOD 1st September 2020 ©Pixabay Sabahat Ali, USA (Read Part I) It is certainly a head-scratcher. When knowledge of new discoveries made by scientists of […]
‘The Global God Divide’ – Analyzing Belief in God and Morality: An Interview with the Pew Research Center
Jacob Poushter CONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 3rd September 2020 In 2019, the Pew Research Center conducted a survey across 34 countries, spanning 6 continents, which was recently published, titled ‘The […]
Reaching for the Stars: An Interview with Astronomer Munazza Alam
Munazza Alam 2nd September 2020 ©Pixabay In today’s day and age, Muslim women are often portrayed as being suppressed, uneducated and limited or discouraged from pursuing their dreams, yet, nothing […]
Mulla Nasreddin. What in the world were you smuggling?
Who is Mulla Nasrudin? Nasrudin the smuggler was leading a donkey that had bundles of straw on its back. An experienced border inspector spotted Nasrudin coming to his border. “Halt,” […]
Islamic origins of social welfare state – Part I
28th August 2020 Fazal Masood Malik and Farhan Khokhar, Canada The value of ihsan is deeply rooted in the teachings of Islam, binding the very fabric of its existence. It can be […]
The Christchurch Victims’ Family testimonies
Source: The Guardian More than 90 people – the wounded, the mourning, the defiant – spoke at the sentencing hearing for the gunman responsible for New Zealand’s most deadly terrorist attack, […]
Why the Month of Muharram is Important to Muslims
MAGAZINE: EDITION AUGUST 2020 Rabeeb Mirza – London ISLAMIC HISTORY • MUHARRAM 31st August 2020 Shutterstock | rasoulali Rabeeb Mirza, London, UK ‘O ye who believe! seek help with patience and […]
Muhammad Asad: The Story of a Story of a Story
September 3, 2013/ by Toheed Ahmad* Abstract (Muhammad Asad (1900-1992), an Austrian born Jew who converted to Islam, was an accomplished scholar of Arabic and Persian. He spent several years […]
Lady Evelyn Cobbold: First British woman to perform Hajj
By SameerUpdated: 30th July 2020 Facebook London: Born in 1867, Lady Evelyn Cobbold was the first British Muslim woman who converted to Islam and made the pilgrimage to Makkah to perform Hajj […]
Austrian who held Pakistan’s first passport — and helped seal ties with Saudi Arabia
Muhammad Asad Short Url https://arab.news/9jy7u Muhammad Asad was the pioneer in the establishment of friendly relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia SAIMA SHABBIR AND NATALIA LASKOWSKA August 15, 2020 02:22 […]
Indonesia: A Major Prize in the Battle for the Soul of Islam
By Dr. James M. Dorsey September 2, 2020 Great Mosque of Central Java, image via Wikipedia BESA Center Perspectives (Israel) Paper No. 1,727, September 2, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Saudi support […]
Mosque Attacker Sentencing Welcomed With Wish For Similar Justice
Monday, 31 August 2020 Press Release: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community NZ Ahmadiyya Muslim Community welcomes sentencing of the Christchurch shooter as it remembers systemic targeting of its own members Members of […]
Pakistan’s balancing act may be failing
Pakistan’s strategy to keep good relations with everyone is no longer working in an increasingly polarised Muslim world. by Abdul Basit & Zahid Shahab Ahmed 14 hours ago Saudi Arabia’s […]
Ashura in Afghanistan shows sectarian solidarity
Hikmat Noori Aug 29, 2020 Afghans say tradition of Sunni participation in Shiite commemoration gives lie to divisions created by war and politics Mohammad Jan, right, 29 and a Sunni Muslim, greets […]
Malaysia: Court orders trial judge to determine religious status of 39 Ahmadiyya followers
Members of the Ahmadiyya at the Court of Appeal in Putrajaya last year. PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has remitted to the High Court to determine whether 39 individuals, including […]
Shiite Muslims mark holy day of mourning in virus’ shadow
© Provided by Associated Press In a photo provided by Fatima Mukhi-Siwji, people gather with flags in a parking lot for a drive-in commemoration of the seventh-century death of Imam Hussein, […]
Riots in Sweden after far-right activists burn Koran
Source: MSN Far-right activists have burned a Koran in the southern Swedish city of Malmo, sparking riots and unrest after more than 300 people gathered to protest. Rioters set fires […]
Friday Sermon Summary 28th August 2020: ‘Uniting the Muslim Ummah’ – Muharram
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba) 28th August 2020 After reciting Tashahhud, Ta’awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness (aba) said that in this era, according to the promise of God, the Promised […]