A 13th-Century Persian poet’s lessons for today
Source: BBC By Joobin Bekhrad In the 13th Century AD, during one of the most turbulent periods in Iranian history, the poet Sa’di left his native Shiraz to study in […]
WHO welcomes Saudi Arabia’s decision to limit Hajj 2020
Source: Arab news RIYADH: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday welcomed Saudi Arabia’s decision to greatly limit the number of Hajj pilgrims this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. […]
What can Avicenna teach us in time of Coronavirus?
Source: Al Jazeera By Hamid Dabashi, who is the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. Every day at 7pm in New York, we come […]
East of the Sun (West of the Moon): Islam, the Ahmadis, and African America
Journal of Asian American Studies 4.3.3 (2001) 251-263 moustafa bayoumi Prologue This article attempts to intervene in the standard narrative of African American Islam, where ideas of separation and exclusion reign. […]
Why doesn’t the Muslim community look up to its black celebrities?
Source: Washington Post By Sarah A. Harvard September 20, 2017 at 6:00 a.m. EDT The biggest headlines out of Sunday’s Emmy Awards involved the diversity among the winners, particularly all […]
Book Review: Intersectional Islamophobia: The Case of a Black Ahmadi Muslim Celebrity
Journal of Afri… Vol. 7, No. 1, … Intersectional … JOURNAL ARTICLE Intersectional Islamophobia: The Case of a Black Ahmadi Muslim Celebrity Kristian Petersen Journal of Africana Religions Vol. 7, […]
The Islamic history behind the George Floyd protests
A protester carries a U.S. flag upside down, a sign of distress, next to a burning building Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis. Protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody on Memorial Day, have broken out across the country. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) […]
Different takes on the Ottoman Empire: A summer reading list
BY LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL EXPAT CORNER JUN 22, 2020 Vintage photograph shows the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque in Istanbul on a foggy day. (iStock Photo) Here is the ultimate […]
Hajj to Have Limited Attendance This Year
Saudi Arabia will allow a limited number of Hajj pilgrims this year because of coronavirus and restrict it to people in the countryhttps://t.co/U7GrMSCyrK pic.twitter.com/RW5LRjn8cK — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June […]
Interview with pioneering Islamic thinker Fehmi Jadaane What is the essence of Islam, and does it need reforming?
What is the essence of Islam, and does it need reforming? Source: The Guardian Renowned Jordanian Islamic scholar Fehmi Jadaane vehemently objects to the transformation of Islam into an ideology. […]
Who are We to Judge?
Sarmad Naveed AHMADIYYAT • ISLAM 11th May 2020 ©Pixabay And the Jews say, ‘The Christians stand on nothing;’ and the Christians say, ‘The Jews stand on nothing;’ while they both read the same Book. Even thus said those who had no knowledge, like what they say. But Allah shall judge between them on the Day of […]
Ramadan is over, so what about fasting now? – An Interview with Dr. Mark Mattson, Professor of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University
18th June 2020 Dr Amtul Razzaq Carmichael, UK In a historic address, Hazrat Musleh Mau’ud, (ra), the second Head of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community encouraged Muslims to intermittently fast […]
Jesus – A Prophet of God
By Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, President of the UN General Assembly, 1962–63 This Paper was read out at the International Conference on Deliverance of Jesus from the Cross, held at Commonwealth […]
Angelina Jolie now believes in God while Brad Pitt’s religion is still undecided
06 JAN 2015 By Georges Biard, via Wikimedia Commons ANGELINA JOLIE HAS FAITH, HER RELIGIOUS BELIEFS RECENTLY REINVIGORATED BY HER LATEST FILM UNBROKEN BUT BRAD PITT WAVERS IN HIS BELIEFS […]
Post-Covid-19: Is Islamic economics the way forward?
19th June 2020 The last three months have seen all sorts of data flying just as much around as the coronavirus. Pew Research Center, Womply, 7Park Data and numerous other surveyors and data providers have worked as sources to back up news stories. From number of deaths to number of […]
Mosques across Saudi Arabia prepared to ensure worshippers’ safety
Previous 1 / 4 People practice “social distancing” rules as they worship at a mosque in Al-Baha. (SPA photo) 2 / 4 People practice “social distancing” rules as they worship at a mosque in […]
Burkini ban brings fine to condo administration in Turkey
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA The state-run Turkish Human Rights and Equality Agency (TIHEK) slapped a TL 5,000 ($729) fine on the administration of a condominium that banned women from […]
An American Civil War
Voices Our Rights Have Been Stripped Credit: Dave Granlund, PoliticalCartoons.com By Osaama Saifi Sun Jun 14, 2020 d have conceived that America — the greatest country in the world — could […]
Our God
Mirza Kaleem Ahmad ISLAM • RELIGIOUS CONCEPTS Our God 11th June 2020 Shutterstock ID 528203005 Mirza Kaleem Ahmad, Virgina USA Since time immemorable, humans have been in quest to understand whether there […]
Sahar Esfandiari / Reclaiming Rumi: How Islam was erased from the Persian poet’s work
Sahar Esfandiari A new online campaign, Rumi Was Muslim, seeks to rectify the whitewashing and mistranslations of the renowned 13th-century Persian poet and Muslim scholar. Founded by researchers and translators Sharghzadeh and Zirrar, […]