Arabic calligraphy: Ancient craft, modern art
By Iain Akerman/Arab News The art of Arabic calligraphy has been enhanced and developed over the course of a millennia. It has written the word of God, helped preserve human […]
What can the Muslim world do to save the Uighurs and Islam in China?
Source: Daily Sabah BY OLSI JAZEXHI Between Aug. 16 and Aug. 25, I was in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region in China. Invited by the State Council Information Office of […]
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 […]
Muslims Have Raised Lots Of Money For Jews Recently. Here’s Where It’s Going.
Aiden PinkNovember 25, 2018 CelebrateMercy is a small Muslim not-for-profit with only three full-time staffers, but in the past year and a half, it has created crowdfunding campaigns that have […]
Justice essential outcome of Islamic system: Askari
By Javad Heirannia June 10, 2018 TEHRAN – Professor Hossein Askari, an expert on Saudi Arabia who also teaches international business at the George Washington University, strongly believes that “A […]
Muslim Ahmadiyya Medical Organisation (MAMO) Germany held its National Meeting
By Zubair K Khan On 14.04.2018 the Muslim Ahmadiyya Medical Organisation (MAMO) held its 4th National Meeting in the Tahir Hall of MKAD building Ewane Khidmat of Baitus Sabuh Frankfurt Germany.. National Head of AMJ Germany chaired the meeting. […]
Malika V: Nur Jahan
By: Tom Verde From Bangladesh to Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan to Nigeria, Senegal to Turkey, it is not particularly rare in our own times for women in Muslim-majority countries to be […]
Allah burdens not any soul beyond its capacity
Friday Sermon: Allah burdens not any soul beyond its capacity May 29th, 2009 Huzur cited verse 287 of Surah Al Baqarah. The translation reads: ‘Allah burdens not any soul beyond its capacity. It shall have the reward it earns, and it shall get the punishment it incurs. Our Lord, do […]
Zakat requires Muslims to donate 2.5% of their wealth: could this end poverty?
Guardian: Usman, a fisherman in North Sumatra, used to have a rickety fishing boat that could only take him as far as the mouth of the river, just before it meets the sea. He could not catch enough to feed his family of five but last month, he was able […]
Why Do Muslims Fast?
Source:/www.academia.edu Certain truths are by nature evident and need not be discussed in normal circumstances. But,in a day and age when the most evident truths are shrouded by the clouds of doubts and questioned, one is forced to discuss even the most obvious of them. One such truth is the necessity for […]
Islamic Countries Ranking based on Islamic Ethics
Islamic ethics is about building compassionate and just societies and nothing more or less October 2, 2016 Source: Ummah Link Countries Ranking Based on Islamic Ethics How Islamic are the […]
True Dreams
” Oh, Allah, bless my sleep and grant me true dreams, dreams that are beneficial to me and dreams that remain in my memory. “ According to the German Orientalist Dr. Annemarie Schimmel in her book “Die Traeume des Kalifen” the above prayer was recited by Hadhrat Aisha, wife […]
Saudi groom divorces wife two hours after wedding for using Snapchat
Source: ET A groom in Saudi Arabia filed for divorce a mere two hours after the wedding ceremony because the bride broke an agreement not to share pictures of the ceremony on Snapchat.Upon finding out that pictures of the wedding had been shared on the social media platform, the groom […]
Zuhairi Misrawi of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Indonesia says: Ahmadiyya is a Peaceful Islam
Written by Iin Qurotul Ain During the Media Gathering on Saturday June 25th 2016 at iftaar party organized by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Indonesia, a young intellectual Muslim figure Zuhairi […]
Iran and Saudi Arabia: The art of Islamic tolerance
The escalating rivalries and animosities between Iran and Saudi Arabia have nothing to do with the Sunni-Shia divide. Visitors relax on the grounds of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar [Getty] by Hamid Dabashi @HamidDabashi Hamid Dabashi is the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature […]
Museum: America to Zanzibar Showcases Islamic Diversity
Source: Huffington Post By Rose Deighton; PhD Student in Islamic Studies at Emory University, Writer, Contemplative America to Zanzibar is a new exhibit at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan designed […]
‘Abysmal failure’ of OIC
Apr 16,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – MUSA KEILANI The Islamic summit that convened in Turkey last week within the context of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) registered abysmal failure. This 13th session represented a moral victory for Daesh and other radical groups. The 49 participants — heads of states […]
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 […]
MOSCOW HALAL EXPO HELPING EXPRESS ISLAM: PIFE
Home Life Moscow halal expo ‘helping express Islam’ Moscow halal expo ‘helping express Islam’ Lifeby Enver Faruk GÜNEY – May 23, 2015 0 14 – Fashion designer says show helps change perceptions of Islamic style. MOSCOW – Moscow’s International Halal Expo is showing the way to express Islam and Islamic […]
