Why images of Mohammed offend Muslims
(CNN) Violence over depictions of the Prophet Mohammed may mystify many non-Muslims, but it speaks to a central tenet of Islam: the worship of God alone. The prohibition began as […]
Dean of Westminster defends inclusion of Muslim prayer in Abbey service
Source: Christian Today The Dean of Westminster has defended the choice of a prayer in which the prophet Muhammad was described as ‘The Chosen One’ at the Abbey as “within […]
Prophet Muhammad included in prayers at Westminster Abbey!
Westminster Abbey acknowledges Mohammed in succession of prophets “Peace be upon all auspicious prophets of God, from Adam, Noah and Abraham to Moses, Jesus and Mohammed Mustafa..” That wasn’t quite […]
Charlie Hebdo Artist Will No Longer Draw Prophet Mohammad
Voice of America News: The cartoonist who drew Islam’s Prophet Mohammad for the cover of the French satirical Charlie Hebdo magazine said he will no longer draw the prophet. Cartoonist […]
Survey: Islam Will Become World’s Largest Religion in 2070
Source: Voice of America At a youthful 1,400 years, Islam is the youngest of the world’s major religions — and it’s on track to be the largest sometime this century. […]
Islam in China
The ‘Great Mosque of Guangzhou’ is also known as Huaisheng Mosque which means ‘Remember the Sage’ (A Memorial Mosque to the Prophet) and is also popularly called the ‘Guangta Mosque’ […]
How to Draw Muhammad
By: Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association – AMYA
Obama’s grandma arrives for Umrah
Sara Omar, grandma of US President Barack Obama, has emphasized the significance of the Prophet Muhammad exhibition in Makkah and said it reflects the moderate teachings of Islam that […]
The best (and worst) countries for religious freedom
Brazil leads the world in religious freedom, finds Pew study Among the 26 most populous countries, Brazil has the highest levels of religious freedom, higher, in fact, than the United States, […]
7 Remarkable Things About Khadija, Wife of the Prophet of Islam
Source: Huffington Post | By Yasmina Blackburn I often get into debates with people about women in Islam. How we dress. How we don’t dress. What we think or don’t think […]
‘Female Sovereigns in Islamic States’
Dr. Milena Rampoldi, the translator of ‘Female Sovereigns in Islamic States’ from Turkish to English, tells the tales of the great women in Islamic history. From Maldives to India, Rampoldi […]
Parliaments and prayer -A delicate invocation
The Economist: IN ALMOST every English-speaking (or partly English-speaking) democracy, the practice of holding prayers before the deliberations of elected assemblies is both long-established, and as of recently, controversial. In […]
Calgary school fined $26K for refusing to let Muslim students pray on campus
The National Post: A Calgary private school unlawfully discriminated against two Muslim students by refusing to allow them to pray on campus, says the province’s human rights tribunal. The Alberta […]
Why Kids Need Spirituality
New York Magazine: By Lisa Miller You are Jewish; your husband, a lapsed Catholic. Neither of you believes, much, in God, although occasionally you like to meditate and you both […]
Tajikistan: No Hajj, No Hijab, and Shave Your Beard
In a Muslim-majority country, state control of religious expression tightens. Technically, freedom of religion is enshrined in the constitution of Tajikistan. But in reality, religious practice–at least for members of […]
Islam Saved Jewry. A Historical Truth
Source: Global Research by David J Wasserstein Islam saved Jewry. This is an unpopular, discomforting claim in the modern world. But it is a historical truth. The argument for it […]
Islam and the West
Epigraph: He (Allah) it is Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad), with guidance and the Religion of truth, that He may make it prevail over all other religions. And sufficient is Allah as […]
The science is in: God is the answer
Epigraph: And whoso honors the sacred things of Allah, it will be good for him with his Lord. … Shun therefore the abomination of idols, and shun all words of […]
French flocking to buy books on Islam following Charlie Hebdo attacks
Source: The Russia Today RT: France is witnessing a surge in people buying books on Islam. Interest in the religion has seen three times as many volumes sold in the first […]
Anti-Islam protest in Montreal scuttled by opposition groups
An anti-Islam protest by a right-wing European political organization was scuttled in the face of hundreds of counter-demonstrators in Montreal on Saturday afternoon. The Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of […]