The Express Tribune: Nadir Hassan. The politicisaton of religious identity can be traced back to the Objectives Resolution and, after that, the anti-Ahmadi riots of the 1950s. Groups like the Jamaat-e-Islami and others, who had opposed the creation of Pakistan, suddenly found themselves with a political niche in the new country. […]
theguardian: A potentially landmark high court case begins today, which could halt what campaigners call the “back-door” spread of new state religious schoolsthrough England, approved by councils without residents being given a choice of alternative. The British Humanist Association (BHA), which has launched the action with a local campaign group, is applying for […]
To amend the 2008 joint ministerial decree on Ahmadiyah is stressed The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights Navanethem Pillay has strongly urged the Indonesian […]
Epigraph: And you (Muhammad) shall assuredly find those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ to be the nearest of them in love to the believers. That is because amongst them are […]
Source: The Blitz While Bangladesh Election Commission has already served notice on Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami asking it to make some changes in its party’s charter which do not conform to […]
theguardian: Linda Woodhead. Who could have imagined that a court in Cologne would, this year, rule the ancient and sacred practice of male circumcision illegal, or that the previous year the European court of human rights (ECHR) wouldoverturn its earlier ruling that crucifixes should not be displayed in state schools? The see-sawing […]
The events of past weeks, months and years, have portrayed the life and character of The Prophet of Islam in a derogatory and negative manner through a video, literature, caricatures and oral form by individuals who seem to have questionable motives. Unfortunately, the reaction to these demeaning portrayals by the […]
Lost tribe’s immigration to resume after five years The Times of Israel: The government has quietly decided to approve, after a five-year hiatus, continued immigration of the Bnei Menashe, a […]
An email has been forwarded a few times from respected Imam Zafar Anjum and other Muslim groups like Frisco Masjid and Irving Muslims. I am posting this at http://www.WorldMuslimCongress.com, http://www.Quraantoday.com […]
British anti-war campaigners will hold a protest against the rise of Islamophobia in Britain and across Europe in London on Friday November 2. The Stop the War Coalition said the […]
Come, Learn, And Decide: The events of past weeks, months and years, have portrayed the life and character of The Prophet of Islam in a derogatory and negative manner through a video, literature, caricatures and oral form by individuals who seem to have questionable motives. Unfortunately, the reaction to these […]
The Canadian Jewish News: A new weekly course is bringing together Jewish and Muslim women to study each other’s spiritual texts and the roles of women in these religions. Shari […]
Israeli police and Muslim officials say the prayers at the Temple Mount-Al Aqsa mosque site are a provocation. Others call them a basic human right. By Edmund Sanders, Los Angeles […]
Over 50,000 Muslims pray at Al-Aqsa for Eid (AFP) JERUSALEM — More than 50,000 Muslim worshippers flooded Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City for prayers on Friday, the first […]
Haaretz: Millions of Muslims converge in Mecca ahead of hajj pilgrimage Muslims believe the rituals, which begin Thursday and end Monday, trace the footsteps of the prophets Abraham, Ishmael and […]
Study of Patriarch Abraham; the book reveals what interpretations of Abraham’s life unite the three religions, and which ones divide them. Source; The Jewish week by Steve Lipman Concurrent with […]
Prologue First something about the big picture, the Christian apologists want to make a case for Christianity based on laws of nature and science, by showing that there ought to […]
Source: Arutz Sheva By Giulio Meotti The Middle East is full of churches turned into Islamic sites, like the Umayyad in Damascus, the Ibn Tulun in Cairo and the cathedral […]
The study was inspired by Adamczyk’s earlier work where she observed the differences in HIV/AIDS infection rates between Christian- and Muslim-majority nations in which residents in Muslim-majority nations had lower […]
Theme: Idea of an Ideal Government WATERLOO, ON – Scholars of 8 faiths and philosophies and over 800 delegates including members from academia, governments and faith organizations are gathering at […]