British Politicians Woo ‘Muslim Vote’ With Pledges
Source: The Clarion Project By Soeren Kern; April 30, 2015 British Politicians Woo ‘Muslim Vote’ With Pledges British Muslims — who voted overwhelmingly for Labour in the 2010 general election — […]
Shariah is nothing to be scared of
Source: Patheos By Saima Sheikh Recently, Texas legislature heard two House bills, HB 562 and HB 670. HB 562 deals with family code and prohibits foreign laws relating to marriage, divorce & child custody issues from entering U.S. courts. HB 670 is “Relating to the application of foreign laws and […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslims believe in democratic process
Muslims believe that religion should not be the business of state. Source: walesonline.co.uk Members of Ahmadiyya Muslim Association condemn the recent negative propaganda in Cardiff with regards to Muslims exercising their […]
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, […]
Promoting Islam as Religion and Secularism as Politics in France
Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has […]
The Muslim Times Promoting Secularism in Every Country of the World
Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has […]
Europe and America’s Journey from Religious Bigotry to Pluralism, A Book Review
Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has […]
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 […]
5 Facts About Thomas Jefferson's Faith
The Huffington Post | By Carol Kuruvilla Posted: 04/13/2015 Thomas Jefferson was a staunch supporter of religious liberty, but his quest to make sure church and state stayed separate in American […]
5 Facts About Thomas Jefferson’s Faith
The Huffington Post | By Carol Kuruvilla Posted: 04/13/2015 Thomas Jefferson was a staunch supporter of religious liberty, but his quest to make sure church and state stayed separate in American […]
Campaign For A 'French Islam' Reaches Out To Both Imams And Non-Muslim Government Leaders
Source: Huffington Post The Huffington Post | By Elizabeth Bryant Posted: 04/07/2015 1:33 pm EDT LYON, France (RNS) Sunlight slants across a classroom at the Catholic University of Lyon, where […]
Campaign For A ‘French Islam’ Reaches Out To Both Imams And Non-Muslim Government Leaders
Source: Huffington Post The Huffington Post | By Elizabeth Bryant Posted: 04/07/2015 1:33 pm EDT LYON, France (RNS) Sunlight slants across a classroom at the Catholic University of Lyon, where […]
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 […]
Canadian Supreme Court rules against prayer at city council meetings
Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has […]
Supreme Court Preserves New York Ban On Worship Services In Schools
Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has […]
Beef Ban in India Reaches Into Cages of Lions and Tigers
Source: New York Times MUMBAI, India — Palash, the largest tiger at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai, still paces his cage for the hour leading up to dinner and still pounces on his meal when his handlers lift the gate to his feeding room. But lately what the […]
A Win for Secularism in Pakistan: Quaid’s Aug 11 speech to be included in school curriculum
Dawn: KARACHI: The Sindh government on Monday decided to include Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s speech of Aug 11, 1947 in the curriculum of classes eight to 10. The decision to […]
What Can Secularism Do for Pakistan?
Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has […]
Commemorating the Lahore Resolution – No Mention of Islam
Source: Daily Times By Yasser Latif Hamdani The result is that instead of having an organic unity, we have an imposed one. The basics of the federation have not been […]
The Muslim Times Applauding an Indian High Court Decision in Favor of Muslim Women
Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is a public university, funded by the central government of India and is among the oldest central universities in India. It was established by Syed Ahmad Khan […]