New York’s Sikh police officers to replace hats with turbans
Source: BBC The New York Police Department said the turbans must be navy blue and have the NYPD insignia attached. Under the new rules, religious members of the force are […]
4 TED Talks Tackling Islamophobia
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Former B.C. premier blasts India’s plan to build giant $700M statue
thestar.com Ujjal Dosanjh, former Canadian Minister of Health, said “Building a statue isn’t going to feed anyone, it isn’t going to clothe anybody, it isn’t going to provide schools.” Retired Canadian politician Ujjal Dosanjh has written an open letter to the prime minister of India, criticizing plans to build a statue worth […]
From the Archives: A Short Sketch of Muslim History
Professor Abdus Salam This short article was written by Dr. Abdus Salam at the age of 26, when he was a professor of mathematics at Government College, Lahore, in 1951. Professor Salam took the position of Chair of Theoretical Physics at Imperial College, London, in 1957 and was later […]
View from Turkey: World Muslims looking up to Turkey with hope
İLNUR ÇEVIK@ilnurcevik Chicago – U.S. Sümeyye Erdoğan Bayraktar, vice president of the Turkish Women’s Democratic Association (KADEM) and the daughter of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, addressed a huge gathering of Muslims of northern America in Chicago on Tuesday (early Wednesday in Turkey), which clearly showed that the Muslims of the […]
Jesus in India
Ahmadi Muslims hold the unique belief that Jesus (peace be upon him) survived the crucifixion and traveled towards India to continue his ministry among the Lost Tribes of Israel. Furthermore, they claim that his tomb, containing his body, has been recently re-discovered in India where it can be seen to this day. Ahmadi […]
Mufti slams Israeli ‘Judaization’ policies in Old City of Jerusalem
DEC. 28, 2016 JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine Sheikh Mohammed Hussein warned in statement Wednesday that Israeli authorities were going “too far” with excavation and construction activities in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem, saying that the digging endangered the lives and properties of Jerusalemites.Hussein added […]
Persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan contradicts the teachings of Islam
Pakistan has a long road ahead in term of healing the wounds of its minority population December 24, 2016 Haris Raja Pakistan has a dark history of persecution against the Ahmadiyya community. Since its inception the right wing extremists have been causing agitations and inciting harsh treatment against Ahmadis based […]
Turkey and Russia have ceasefire plan for Syria, says Ankara
Reuters International DEC 28, 2016 – A general view shows damage in the Old City of Aleppo, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (reuters_tickers) By Orhan Coskun and Ellen Francis ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkey and Russia have prepared an agreement for a ceasefire in Syria, Turkey’s foreign minister said […]
Arab depth crucial to Palestinians
Dec 28,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab It has become an annual tradition: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and members of his government spend a few days before and during Christmas Day in Bethlehem. While Abbas’ participation in the midnight mass at the Church of the Nativity is the highlight of the […]
Christians Most Persecuted Religious Group In the World, Study Says
Source: Breitbart by NICK HALLETT28 Dec 2016 Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the world, with around 90,000 killed for their faith in 2016, the director of a […]
Secularism is not opposed to religion: Romila Thapar, India
Source: The Hindu Thiruvananthapuram: Secularism is not opposed to religion, but is opposed to the religious control over civil institutions, law and governance, historian Romila Thapar has said. She was […]
Indonesia court to proceed with blasphemy trial of Jakarta’s governor
Source: Reuters By Gayatri Suroyo | JAKARTA An Indonesian court will proceed with a controversial blasphemy trial against Jakarta’s Christian governor, who is accused of insulting the Koran, a judge […]
Why Iran’s Mullahs Bless Sex Reassignment
Source: Buzzfeed News DENIZLI, Turkey — Sorena sought out the mullah after committing a sin she feared could not be forgiven. It was the winter of 2014, and Sorena was […]
China: Open to Vatican talks but Catholics must be patriots
Source: Associated Press By LOUISE WATT BEIJING (AP) — China’s head of religious affairs said that Beijing is willing to have constructive dialogue with the Vatican but stressed that Catholics […]
John Kerry, in a Final, Pointed Plea, Will Outline a Vision of Mideast Peace
Source: The New York Times By DAVID E. SANGER WASHINGTON — In a last-chance effort to shape the outlines of a Middle East peace deal, Secretary of State John Kerry […]
China Says It Will Launch First Mars Probe by 2020
Source: Time BY Kerry Close China’s space exploration program is shooting for the moon—and Mars, too. A white paper released by the country’s cabinet promised that it will launch its first […]
PM Nawaz Sharif inaugrates Chinese-assisted nuclear power plant in Mianwali
Islamabad, Dec 28 Power-starved Pakistan today received a major boost as a China-backed 340 MW nuclear power plant in its Punjab province was inaugrated by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who termed it as a milestone in the government’s efforts to end the mence of load shedding. The Chashma-3 plant is […]
Religion may be out of core curriculum for primary schools
Source: Irish Times By Carl O’Brien Religious education will no longer feature as part of the State’s core curriculum at primary school under new proposals being considered by policy-makers. Instead, schools […]
Be Nice, Because People Who Care for Others Live Longer
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin New research reveals just how much longer Helping others isn’t just a commendable thing to do, it may also extend your life, according to new research. […]