India: 21 out of 29 states have prison sentences for slaughtering cows
5 facts about religion in India Source: Pew Research Center By Samirah Majumdar, who is a research analyst focusing on religion at Pew Research Center. India is home to 1.4 […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Detroit’s Mahmood Mosque to have a Minaret similar to Minarat-ul-Maseeh
Report by Muhammad Ahmad Detroit By the Grace of Allah, the Holy month of Ramadhan brought the good news of the start of the construction of Minar of Masjid Mahmood. On May 17, 2018, after the Dars-ul-Quran, a brief ceremony was organized by Detroit Jama’at. Imam Shamshad Nasir, Property Secretary […]
June 8 is the Anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad and We have the Best Collection
According to Encyclopedia Britannica: Muhammad, in full Abū al-Qāsim Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim, (born c. 570, Mecca, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia]—died June 8, 632, […]
The Far-Right Has Capitalized on the West’s Population Problem. These Policies Could Help
Source: Time By CHARLOTTE MCDONALD-GIBSON/BRUSSELS When it comes to debating declining birth rates, it seems like everyone is a winner—no matter your political allegiances. When the National Center for Health Statistics revealed […]
The Vast World of Islam, in 300 Recipes
The writer and chef Anissa Helou has just released her ninth cookbook: “Feast: Food of the Islamic World.”CreditVincent Tullo for The New York Times By Mayukh Sen June 5, 2018 […]
Unveiling Judicial Neutrality: Do Headscarves belong in German Courtrooms?
ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk: In 2015, the FCC declared a general headscarf ban for teachers in public schools unconstitutional and held that the mere wearing of a headscarf on behalf of a State official (a teacher in that case) does not jeopardise the neutrality of the state. Yet, the FCC, justifying its recent rejection of […]
Trump’s Travel Ban Is in Trouble at the Supreme Court
Source: Politico By RICHARD PRIMUS In a much-anticipated decision Monday morning, the Supreme Court ruled – by a vote of 7 to 2 – in favor of a Colorado baker […]
May resists Tory calls to act on Northern Ireland abortion
Source: The Guardian BY Jessica Elgot Political correspondent Theresa May is unwilling to act to change restrictive abortion rules in Northern Ireland, telling a private meeting of Conservative MPs that the political climate […]
Crocodile kills Ethiopian pastor during lake baptism
Source: BBC News A crocodile has killed a Protestant pastor who was baptising followers near a lake in southern Ethiopia. Docho Eshete was conducting the ceremony for about 80 people […]
Israel opening nature museum, with evolution exhibit
Source: Associated Press By ILAN BEN ZION TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — After decades of planning and delays, Israel is opening the doors of a new national natural history museum […]
New PM’s swearing-in ceremony prompts question: just how secular is Spain?
Source: El Pais BY LUCÍA GONZÁLEZ On Saturday, Pedro Sánchez became the seventh head of government in modern Spanish democracy to take the oath of office, and the first one to do so […]
Citizenship for sale: how tycoons can go shopping for a new passport
Citizenship-by-investment programmes offer the super-rich an opportunity to acquire a new nationality Jon Henley @jonhenley Sat 2 Jun 2018 Roman Abramovich gained Israeli citizenship after experiencing delays in renewing his […]
Pope blocks German plan for Protestants to receive Catholic communion
Source: Reuters VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has blocked a move by German bishops to allow Protestants married to Roman Catholics to receive communion in Catholic churches, a prospect […]
Christian women are wearing hijabs in solidarity with Muslims during Ramadan
Source: Independent By Narjas Zatat in news Non-Muslim women across the world are wearing the hijab for 30 days as part of the Ramadan Hijab challenge. The initiative was created by the World […]
Same-sex spouses have EU residence rights, top court rules
Source: BBC News The European Union’s top court has ruled in favour of a Romanian gay man’s right to have his US husband live with him in Romania. The country, […]
Rohingya say Myanmar targeted the educated in genocide
Source: Associated Press By FOSTER KLUG BALUKHALI REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh (AP) — Mohammed Hashim hid in the hills and watched as his brother begged for his life, his arms bound […]
Richardson minister stands by church flier that warns Judaism, Islamism ‘dangerous’
Source: Dallas News A minister of a Richardson church that included Judaism and Islamism among “dangerous isms” on a flier distributed in area neighborhoods is standing behind the message and the […]
Victoria mosque opens doors to Unitarians after crash damages church
Source: Victoria Advocate By Jon Wilcox Members of the Victoria Islamic Center know what it’s like to lose a place of worship. “We welcome you. This is your place,” Abe […]
Saudi Arabia Has Issued Its First Driver’s Licenses to 10 Women
Source: Time By AYA BATRAWY / AP (DUBAI) — Saudi Arabia issued its first driver’s licenses to 10 women on Monday as the kingdom prepared to lift the world’s only ban […]
Ahmadiyya Women Association of Canada Shares their Ramadan Experience with fellow Canadians
By Tahira Chaudhry Fasting is a universal form of worship which is prescribed in most of the religions. Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity-all have fasting as a religious in one form […]