Pakistani man aims to bring shade to Iraq’s Arbaeen pilgrims
Nov 29, 2019 Bags of plants with weight and ordinal numbers written on them are seen before being transported for planting along the pilgrimage route between Iraqi Shi’ite Muslim holy […]
In Egypt, polygamy has its apologists and nemeses
Source: Arab weekly By Hassan Abdel Zaher is a Cairo-based contributor to The Arab Weekly. Cairo – Rania Hashem is seen as an enemy to many of Egypt’s married women. […]
We must not abandon the women and children of Isis in camps in Syria
Azadeh Moaveni The prospect of scoring political points at home should not trump considerations of humanity and fairness Wed 27 Nov 2019 The water in al-Hawl, the bleak camp in […]
Op-Ed What do you want to do to the Ahmadis?
Yasser Latif Hamdani@theRealYLH November 25, 2019 It bears repeating again and again that when certain sections within the Muslim community tried to bring pressure to bear on the founder of […]
Tories accused of ‘denial’ and ‘deceit’ by Muslim Council of Britain as Sajid Javid defends Boris Johnson over Islamophobic comments
Source: Independent Muslim organisation renews Tory criticism while offering support to the Jewish community over Labour’s handling of antisemitism By Lizzy Buchan, @LizzyBuchan Sajid Javid has defended Boris Johnson over […]
Freedom of religion or belief ‘continues to be a priority’ for the UK
Staff writer CHRISTIAN TODAY Mon 18 Nov 2019 The Government has told the United Nations that freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) “continues to be a priority for the United […]
The Man & the Myth – Mulla Nasruddin
Mullah Nasruddin The very embodiment of the wise fool Nasruddin became known to Richard Merrill through the stories collected by Idries Shah, as a Persian Sufi folk character. This […]
The China cables Uighurs ‘Allow no escapes’: leak exposes reality of China’s vast prison camp network
Documents confirm largest mass incarceration of an ethnic-religious minority since second world war Uighur’s 10-year term reveals level of repression Secret memo on how to run camps Emma Graham-Harrison and […]
The man behind China’s detention of 1 million Muslims
After bloody race riots rocked China’s far west a decade ago, the ruling Communist Party turned to a rare figure in their ranks to restore order: a Han Chinese official […]
British women ‘being forced into polygamous relationships’ because law lets them down, campaigners say
Source: Independent ‘The government is always perfectly happy to relegate minority women to kangaroo courts and faith-based parallel legal systems’ By Maya Oppenheim, @mayaoppenheim Women are being left to go […]
Rescue of all 60 children of the ‘caliphate’ urged as winter nears
Relatives and councils offer sanctuary to get children home before winter closes in Mark Townsend @townsendmark Sun 24 Nov 2019 A Syrian refugee child in October, after coming ashore at RAF base Akrotiri in Cyprus. Photograph: Jack Hill/The Times/PA Homes for all the 60 British children still stranded in north-east […]
Op-Ed: Kartarpur is more than symbolic
Source: Daily Times By Ikram Sehgal November 22, 2019 The opening of the Kartarpur Corridor providing access to Sikhs to visit the revered Sikh Guru’s final resting place is in […]
Plea filed against Pakistan Army chief for being Ahmadi Muslim
Epigraph: Allah forbids you not, respecting those who have not fought against you on account of your religion, and who have not driven you forth from your homes, that you […]
Kano, Pakistan strengthen bilateral relationship
Published on November 20, 2019 By MUHAMMAD KABIR KANO Kano State Government said it would strengthen its long-existing bilateral relationship with the Government of Pakistan to enhance socio-economy […]
Why are two female witnesses equal to one male witness in Islam?
Source: Al Hakam The Promised Messiah Responding to Allegations Why are two female witnesses equal to one male witness in Islam? By Farhan Iqbal, Missionary, Canada Gender equality is one […]
Ilhan Omar pleads for compassion for man who threatened her life
Source: The Guardian In a letter to the judge who will decide on the case, Omar said: ‘The answer to hate is not more hate; it is compassion’ By Poppy […]
I’ve been researching Islamophobia for years – don’t let anyone tell you there isn’t an epidemic within the Tory party
Mobashra Tazamal 2019 began with calls for an inquiry into Islamophobia in the Conservative Party. As we approach the final month of the year, the party is continuing to turn […]
Heresy, Thy Name
November 19, 2019 21:23 (IST) Sanchita Bhattacharya Research Fellow, Institute for Conflict Management | @indiablooms | 18 Nov 2019, 06:42 pm On October 25, 2019, an Ahmadi place of worship […]
“It’s The House Of God”: Sikh Elders Refuse To Let Anyone Demolish The Mosque In This Ludhiana Village
The Logical Indian Crew Punjab June 18th, 2019 India is defined by more religious as well as ethnic groups than most other countries in the world. However, time and again […]
Sri Lanka presidential election: gunmen fire on buses carrying Muslim voters
Police say convoy of more than 100 vehicles attacked but there are no reports of casualties Agence France-Presse Sat 16 Nov 2019 Gunmen have fired on buses carrying minority […]