Is Human Life Sacred: The Body and the Spirit?
Epigraph: On account of this, We prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in […]
A deadly day in America
Epigraph: Every human life is sacred and precious and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) 9 dead, 16 injured in a shooting in Dayton, Ohio By […]
US to deploy missiles in Asia soon, Defense Secretary Mark Esper says
ANADOLU AGENCY ANKARA Published 03.08.2019 The U.S. wants to deploy an intermediate-range conventional missile in the Pacific region within months, it announced only a day after quitting a major arms […]
Japanese historian converts to Islam at Imam Reza (AS) holy shrine
Source: ABNA News A young Japanese historian has converted to Islam after extensive research on Islam, on the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Mohammad Taqi (AS). The 21-year-old Japanese, who chose […]
Why charismatic Christianity is popular with migrants
Source: The Economist By ERASMUS IT IS A well-established fact among religion-watchers that charismatic forms of Christianity, including the Pentecostal churches, are the fastest-growing variety of the world’s largest monotheism. […]
Babies Expect Leaders To Address Unfairness, New Study Finds
Source: The Science Daily Infants 17 months of age expect leaders — but not others — to intervene when one member of their group transgresses against another, a new study […]
30,000 Muslims storm U.K for Ahmadi conference
by Tajudeen Adebanjo, Saudi Arabia August 2, 2019 THIRTY thousand Ahmadi Muslims, scholars, other faithful, and guests will gather at the United Kingdom’s Tilford Surrey for the annual Ahmadiyya […]
Mauritania releases Facebook blogger convicted of blasphemy
Source: BBC News A Mauritanian blogger who was jailed for more than five years after being convicted of blaspheming the Muslim Prophet Muhammad has been released. Rights groups had waged […]
President Joko Widodo says Islam in Indonesia is ‘tolerant’ as rights groups warn of rising fundamentalism
Source: CNN By Anna Coren, Jane Sit and Helen Regan Jakarta (CNN)In his first international television interview since being re-elected in May, Indonesian President Joko Widodo denied being concerned about the rise of fundamentalism in his […]
Hajj memories: what it’s like as a girl growing up in Makkah
Source: The National By Balquees Basalom As a young child, I had the privilege of living in the holiest and most sacred city in the world for Muslims: Makkah. To […]
Saudi Arabia to allow women to travel without male permission, protection from firing while pregnant
By mark osborn Saudi Arabia is touting new relaxed laws for women — including traveling without consent from their husband or male relative, equal pay to men and the ability to open and run independent businesses — as part of “sweeping legal changes to enhance the role of women in […]
More Presidential Candidates Are Visiting Mosques Than Ever Before
Source: Huffington Post By Rowaida Abdelaziz, who is a reporter at HuffPost based in NYC where she focuses on Islamophobia and social justices issues within the Muslim community. Prior to […]
Have archaeologists found the church of the apostles of Jesus
Archaeologists have searched for the Church of the Apostles for years. They say they’ve found it near the Sea of Galilee By Doug Criss (CNN) — An ancient church long-rumored […]
BBC Videos: Does Heaven Exist?
Suggested Reading Afterlife A Dream-State or A Virtual Reality? Stephen Hawking: ‘There is no heaven; it’s a fairy story!’ Surah Al Waqi’ah (The Event or the Resurrection) Video: Does Heaven Exist? https://t.co/M5QwG0DDGr pic.twitter.com/T0u71xJmT8 […]
Lies and buffoonery: How Boris Johnson’s fantasy world casts dark shadows in the Middle East
Arab dictators have much in common with the British prime minister. They too know how to deal with ‘doomsters and gloomsters’ Robert Fisk @indyvoices The Independent Voices I’ve worked out […]
Ilhan Omar: It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism
Source: New York Times The nation’s ideals are under attack, and it is up to all of us to defend them. Throughout history, demagogues have used state power to target […]
Another Milestone for Hijab in the West
Banana Republic is selling hijabs. Muslim shoppers wonder: Is it inclusion or appropriation? Source: The Washington Post By Abha Bhattarai Banana Republic, the mainstream retailer known for no-frills work wear, […]
Why Thomas Jefferson Rewrote the Bible Without Jesus’ Miracles and Resurrection
Source: History.com The third president had a secret: his carefully edited version of the New Testament. By Erin Blakemore The ex-president bent over the book, using a razor and scissors […]
Indian Woman Ordered to Distribute Copies of the Quran as Punishment for Anti-Islamic Facebook Post
Source: Vice.com By Shamani Joshi From attention-seeking trolls to hazardous shitposters to just those who want to put their opinions out there, all kinds of people exist on social media. […]
China orders Muslim and Arabic symbols to be taken down
Source: Washington Examiner by Noah Garfinke The Chinese capital is beginning to clamp down on Muslim and Arabic symbols. Beijing has ordered halal restaurants and food stalls to begin removing […]