The pagan roots of Easter
Source: The Guardian From Ishtar to Eostre, the roots of the resurrection story go deep. We should embrace the pagan symbolism of Easter By Heather McDougall, theguardian.com, Saturday 3 April 2010 09.00 […]
Ali Dayan Hasan: The Wrong Kind of Pakistani
Guernica: by Ali Dayan Hasan — On the invention of “the liberal extremist” and the attempted assassination of a friend. He’s just the wrong kind of Pakistani—the kind that is killed nowadays. On March 28 in Lahore, my friend of almost thirty years, Raza Rumi, journalist and much else, survived […]
Gospel story of Jesus’ resurrection a source of deep rifts in Christian religion
Source: The Washington Post By Kimberley Winston, Published: April 18, 2014 “On the third day, he rose again.”That line, from the Nicene Creed, is a foundational statement of Christian belief. […]
7 things Pope Francis wants you to know about Jesus’ Ascension
Source: National Catholic Register By Jimmy Akin, published in May, 2013 Whether your diocese celebrates the Ascension of Christ on Thursday or Sunday, the time is upon us. Recently, Pope […]
Islam is the final expression of Adam’s religion
A winner of the 2003 Wilbur Award for best book of the year on a religious theme, author and poet appearing on Ted Koppel’s “Nightline” documenting the Haj, Michael Wolfe […]
When Islam shone its light on Europe
One thousand years ago, Muslims, Christians and Jews sauntered down the same cobbled pathways in the sun-drenched cities of southern Spain, living, flourishing and contributing to Andalusia’s fashionable society and […]
Why is Rumi the best-selling poet in the US?
Source: BBC By Jane Ciabattari The ecstatic poems of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, a Persian poet and Sufi master born 807 years ago in 1207, have sold millions of copies […]
One-a-Day Commandments of the Holy Quran – And remember the time when We assigned to Abraham the site of the House and said, ‘Associate not anything with Me
96. And remember the time when We assigned to Abraham the site of the House and said, ‘Associate not anything with Me [22:27] And remember the time when We assigned to Abraham the site of the House and said, ‘Associate not anything with Me, and keep My House clean for those who perform the circuits, and those […]
First international Holy Qur’an and Science Conference in Toronto Today
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Book Review: The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad with the Christians of the World
Source: The Muslim Sunrise, the oldest Muslim publication of North America, spring 2014 volume – Muslim Sunrise 2014 spring By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Epigraph: […]
Scottish Independence: Role of religion ‘should be recognised’
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Losing our religion and Internet
Daily Mail, New research has shown a correlation between the rise of the Internet and the decline of Americans claiming religious affiliation. Other factors, such as an increase in higher […]
‘Jesus is Muslim’ billboards stirring controversy among Christians
Epigraph: The Messiah, son of Mary, was only a Messenger; surely, Messengers like unto him had indeed passed away before him. And his mother was a truthful woman. They both […]
Global Religious Diversity
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Poland partially revokes its ban on ritual animal slaughter
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The Values of Europe: family, work, society, politics and religion
Vista — The roles of men and women have changed, with women in most European countries enjoying broadly the same educational and employment opportunities as men. Have these changes in family composition and roles resulted in a dramatic change of values? Yes and no. History – combining elements of Antiquity, […]
The British Muslim is truly one among us – and proud to be so
The integration of mainstream Islam in the UK is one of our great success stories The Telegraph UK: Those who believe in a clash of civilisations, in which British values […]
Science and religion need each other
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Spainâs Apology: Jews are Not the Only Ones Who Suffered; Muslims Also Owed Corrections for Historical Wrongs
By Faisal Kutty (about the author) The Spanish government’s offer of the “right of return” to the descendants of Jews expelled in 1492 is a “bit late, but nevertheless worthy […]
Najashi: The king who supported Muslim emigrants
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