There shall be no compulsion in Religion’ – The Holy Quran
Source: Merinews By Naim Naqvi The terror strikes again as a gunman shot dead prominent Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar outside Amman court where he was facing charges for sharing a […]
Q&A with Khalifatul Maseeh | Does Islam allow abortion? If yes, on what conditions?
Source: youtube.com/TrueIslam Question: Does Islam allow abortion? If yes, on what conditions? Answered By Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (ra), fourth Caliph of Hazrath Mirz Ghulam ahmad Qadiani (pbuh) who is the Promised Messiah of all Religions / Maseeh-e-Maood wa Mahdi-e-Maood of Muslims Hazrath Mirza ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (as) A video made by Abdul shafi Bharwana, […]
UK: Ahmadi Muslim Asad Shah’s murder prompts Scots law review
Source: bbc.com Asad Shah murder prompts Scots law review 9 August 2016 | From the sectionScotland SPINDRIFT: Asad Shah was murdered outside his shop in Glasgow The law covering religiously aggravated crimes is to be reviewed in the wake of the murder of Asad Shah. The Crown Office decided the circumstances of the […]
Which countries still outlaw apostasy and blasphemy?
BY ANGELINA E. THEODOROU Apostasy and blasphemy may seem to many like artifacts of history. But in dozens of countries around the world, laws against apostasy and blasphemy remain on the books and often are enforced. Last December, for instance, authorities in Sudan charged 25 men for apostasy – the […]
Palestinian court declares Ahmadiyya marriage invalid
Rabwah Times — A Palestinian Shariah court in the West Bank city of Nablus has decided to invalidate a marriage after the wife converted to Ahmadiyya branch of Islam. On 20th June 2016, The Palestinian Sharia court made the final decision to dissolve the marriage of woman named “S.A” to […]
Video: Is justice served when religious arbitration replaces courts of law?
Epigraph: O ye who believe! be strict in observing justice, and be witnesses for Allah, even though it be against yourselves or against parents and kindred. Whether he be rich […]
Turkish parliament speaker provokes row with call for religious constitution
Source: Reuters BY AYLA JEAN YACKLEY AND ERCAN GURSES A call by Turkey’s parliament speaker for a new constitution to drop references to secularism provoked opposition condemnation and a brief […]
Rape victim could be punished under Brigham Young University’s ‘honor code’
theguardian: by Daniel Hernandez — Students protest over case of sophomore Madi Barney, who publicly revealed she was raped and then punished for violating the mormon school’s bylaws Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Photograph: Rick Bowmer/AP Students rallied outside Brigham Young University on Wednesday to protest the school’s treatment […]
Tennessee bill would allow counselors to deny service based on religion
Source: Reuters The Tennessee House passed a bill on Wednesday allowing mental health counselors to refuse service to patients on religious grounds, the latest in a list of U.S. state […]
The Myth of the Islamic State
FP: ISIS’ declaration of an Islamic State begs a fundamental question: When and how did that concept become a part of the political vocabulary of Muslim societies? After all, the idea hasn’t been around forever, and its popularity has waxed and waned over time. In fact, its emergence and popularity […]
Video: On this Day in 1692 Salem Witch Hunt begins
Epigraph: Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. (Exodus 22:18) Source: History.com In Salem Village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba, an Indian slave […]
Pastor in China Who Resisted Cross Removal Gets 14 Years in Prison
Source: The New York Times By Edward Wong A court in southeastern China has sentenced a Protestant pastor to 14 years in prison and his wife to 12 years after […]
Video Debate: Is it right to shop on Sundays?
Moses assembled the whole Israelite community and said to them, “These are the things the Lord has commanded you to do: For six days, work is to be done, but […]
Nelson Mandela’s grandson’s conversion to Islam
Source: BBC Mandla Mandela’s conversion to Islam sparks South Africa ‘disquiet’ The Congress of Traditional Leaders in South Africa (Contralesa) told the BBC that being Muslim could affect his ability […]
Lawmakers want to let students express religion on sports uniforms
Source: AJC.com The disqualification of a high school runner because he wore a head band with a Bible verse has triggered legislation about religious expression on sports uniforms. The Georgia High School Association opposes House Bill 870, saying that if it becomes law, the organization would be compelled to break […]
France’s official blindness to religion only masks religious hatred
theguardian: by Giles Fraser — French secularism, or laïcité, treats religion as a dirty little secret, and manifests itself as a restriction of public prayer or the open expression of religious identity A policeman stands guard as a digger destroys a church at a migrant camp in Calais on 1 […]
Morality and Scriptures: Sam Harris vs Reza Aslan?
Suggested Reading Violence in the Bible and Jihad in the Quran Video: Here’s What Happens When People Think Bible Passages Are From The Quran A Sexual Offender from ISIS: Is the Quran […]
Keeping Church and State Separate
Source: Huffington Post On January 1, 1802, President Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to the Baptists of Danbury, Connecticut, who had requested clarification about the meaning of the First Amendment […]
Why isn’t it ‘terrorism’ when the perpetrators aren’t Muslim?
By Frank Vyan Walton At this week’s Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas and in the courts of America, it seems like when we talk about “terrorism” we only […]
Critics denounce ‘Muslim’ label on California shooters
Source: Aljazeera The religion of the attackers who went on a shooting rampage in California should not be become the main focus of the investigation, critics say, after the FBI announced the deadly assault was an “act of terrorism”. Fourteen people were shot dead and 21 wounded after Syed Rizwan […]
