Samsung urges Galaxy Note 7 phone exchange urgently
Source: BBC Samsung has urged owners of its Galaxy Note 7 phones to stop using or exchange the devices as they risk exploding. Samsung recalled 2.5 million phones last week […]
How Muslims Observe Eid Al-Adha, The Feast Of Sacrifice
Source: Huffington Post Eid Mubarak! By HuffPost Religion Editors Eid al-Adha, also called the Festival of Sacrifice, falls on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016 in North America. It is one of two annual […]
Pilgrims in Mina for the start of Haj
SIRAJ WAHAB | Published — Saturday 10 September 2016 MINA: Pilgrims, both domestic and foreign, have gathered in the tent city of Mina on Saturday as this year’s Haj begins. With prayers on their lips, beads clutched in their fingers, water bottles in their hands, e-bracelets on their wrists and […]
Deeply unpopular Hollande calls for France to ’embrace’ Islam and rejects calls for a nationwide burkini ban
Islam can co-exist with secularism, President Francois Hollande said Thursday, warning in a speech seen as preparing the ground for a re-election bid that the anti-terror fight should not undermine French values. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3781186/Deeply-unpopular-Hollande-calls-France-embrace-Islam-rejects-calls-nationwide-burkini-ban.html#ixzz4Jr407UUK
What Muslims Do on Hajj, and Why?
What Muslims Do on Hajj, and Why, By Diaa Hadid, September 8, 2016 It is incumbent upon every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so to travel to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Islam’s holiest site, at least once in his or her lifetime. The annual pilgrimage is known as the […]
Muslim Sunrise Exploring Neighborly Relations in Our Global Village
Source: The Muslim Sunrise; which is the very first Muslim publication of North America, since 1920s Editorial by Mubasher Ahmad, Editor in Chief Loving your Neighbor’ is a central virtue common among […]
How Being Muslim In America Has Changed Since 9/11
Huff Post: by Antonia Blumberg — For many Muslims, especially those born after Sept. 11, Islamophobia seems to be a fact of life. ANDREW BIRAJ VIA GETTY IMAGES A woman holds banners and a flag as she takes part in the Americans Against Terrorism, Hate and Violence rally on the […]
Civil rights or religious liberty — what’s on top?
Source: The Washington Post By Joe Davidson | Columnist Jumping into the fray over civil liberties vs. religious freedom, the U.S. Civil Rights Commission issued a report Wednesday that is sure to anger conservatives with this central finding: “Religious exemptions to the protections of civil rights based upon classifications such […]
Turkish pianist Fazıl Say acquitted of blasphemy charges after four-year legal battle
Source: Daily News World-renowned Turkish pianist Fazıl Say was acquitted of blasphemy charges on Sept. 7, four years after being sentenced to a suspended jail term after sharing a post […]
Islamist militants pose challenge for next Uzbek leader
Source: Reuters By Dmitry Solovyov | OSH, KYRGYZSTAN Whoever takes over the Central Asian state of Uzbekistan after its president’s death faces a challenge to keep a lid on Islamist […]
For many Muslim Americans, fitting in can be a struggle
Source: Boston Globe By Jennette Barnes One in a series of occasional articles about Muslims in our suburbs. Mary Lahaj was a high school cheerleader in 1964 when the first […]
U.S. to track religious discrimination in schools as anti-Muslim sentiment grows
Source: The Washington Post By Michael Alison Chandler The U.S. Education Department announced it will begin collecting data this year about allegations of discrimination or bullying of students based on […]
Clinton describes her ‘activist, social justice faith’ to Baptists
Source: RNS By Emily McFarlan Miller (RNS) Talking about one’s faith doesn’t come naturally to a “Midwestern Methodist,” Hillary Clinton admitted. Then the Democratic presidential nominee spent a half-hour doing […]
How a Radio Soap Got a Whole Country Talking About Domestic Abuse
Source: Time By Kate Samuelson The plotline on BBC’s The Archers is cited as the reason for a 17% annual increase in calls to Britain’s national domestic violence helpline A controversial […]
These 5 Facts Explain Angela Merkel’s Tough 2016—and Tougher 2017
Source: Time By Ian Bremmer Angela Merkel and her center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) were trounced in regional elections this past weekend. It’s going to be that type of year for Merkel. Here are the 5 biggest risks that Merkel, the most important voice in any conversation about Europe’s future, faces […]
Why I Just Can’t Shake Your Hand
June 6, 2016 by Qasim Rashid 2 Comments by Labeeb Ahmed An incredible amount of controversy and interest has been generated regarding the refusal of two Muslim students in Therwil, Switzerland to shake hands with their female teacher, and the subsequent threat of a 5,000 dollar fine by Swiss […]
Self-Driving Cars Could Help Save the Environment—Or Ruin It. It Depends on Us
Source: Time By Justin Worland Self-driving vehicles promised to revolutionize the transportation industry. Automated cars could reshape every industry that relies on the automobile, from car manufacturing, to taxis, limousines and trucking. By taking human beings—who aren’t the drivers they think they are—out from behind the wheel, self-driving cars could also […]
Arabia: Haji’s go high tech during Hajj
Each bracelet carries a bar code readable by smartphone. It indicates the pilgrim’s identity, nationality, place of lodging in Mecca, as well as other information, the vice secretary of the ministry of hajj and umrah, Issa Rawas, told AFP. Close to two million pilgrims have converged on western Saudi Arabia […]
The war on terrorism won’t be won on the battlefield
Source: Washington Post By Fareed Zakaria On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I was driving on the Long Island Expressway, heading out to a friend’s house to spend a […]
Barack Obama Just Nominated A Muslim To Be A Federal Judge. That’s A First.
Huff Post: by Jennifer Bendery — Abid Qureshi would fill a seat on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. President Barack Obama WASHINGTON ― President Barack Obama made history on Tuesday by nominating the first Muslim person to the federal judiciary, Abid Qureshi. “I am pleased to […]