Gujarat riots: India court convicts 24 over Gulbarg massacre
Source: BBC A court in India has found 24 people guilty of involvement in one of the most notorious massacres during the 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat. The special court […]
German MPs recognise Armenian ‘genocide’ amid Turkish fury
Source: BBC The German parliament has approved a resolution declaring that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One was a “genocide”. Armenians say up to […]
‘Try beating me lightly’
Source: BBC The Council of Islamic Ideology has recently advised the Pakistani government that husbands should be allowed to ‘lightly beat’ their wives. In response, Pakistani women have been rallying behind the hashtag #TryBeatingMeLightly, with strong messages saying how they would respond if someone tried to ‘lightly beat’ them. Trending […]
The 5 Most Likely Third-Party Scenarios in 2016
Source: Time By Zeke J Miller The two historically unpopular likely major party nominees have some frustrated voters daydreaming about a third party. But as in most election years, the prospects […]
How Hillary Clinton Will Take on Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy
Source: Time By Philip Elliott Hillary Clinton hasn’t yet decided which Donald Trump she’s running against. A loose cannon who even Republicans don’t like? Or a harsh ideologue committed todangerous ideas […]
Toronto to Pakistan – wife beating?
A book being distributed in a popular downtown square in Toronto, Canada from an Islamic dawah (outreach) group advocates wife beating (under the right circumstances) and professes that some “women may even enjoy being beaten at times as a sign of love and concern…” The book in question, Women in Islam & Refutation of […]
Month of Fasting starting June 6
The world’s 1.6 billion Muslims are preparing for the approaching holy month of Ramadan, a 29- or 30-day period of fasting that takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. This year, Ramadan will begin on 6 June and lasts until 5 July, when the religious holiday of Eid […]
Love your wife? This man wants to help you to find another
Azad Chaiwala founded SecondWife.com to help Muslim men find exactly that, but he says he’s seeing growing demand from women, non-Muslims and people seeking polygamous love in monogamous lands — like Canada. Azad Chaiwala founded secondwife.com to help connect Muslims seeking polygamist relationships. (SECONDWIFE.COM) By OLIVIA WARDForeign Affairs Reporter Sun., […]
Why halal offers opportunities in France grocery sector
By Jacques Dupré, IRI | 1 June 2016 Halal is growing category in France Ramadan begins next week, a month when Muslims fast from dawn until sunset but outside those hours prepare meals with plenty of food. However, in many markets, the halal sector is in growth year-round. Jacques Dupré, […]
Istanbul joins international ‘open iftar’ event to foster interfaith dialogue during Ramadan
Source: Daily Sabah An international project led by young students is setting up open ‘iftars’ – fast breaking meals – across several countries to foster interfaith dialogue during Ramadan. Ramadan, […]
Happy Halal-idays for Muslim tourism
SINAN TAVSAN and ERWIDA MAULIA, Nikkei staff writers The Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii) in Istanbul is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Turkey. © Getty Images KONYA, Turkey/JAKARTA The global economy may be in a funk, but the travel market is still going strong. Muslim-friendly halal tourism is […]
Muslim student suffers concussion in alleged hate attack
London man experiencing severe headache and dizzy spells after attack by two men By Derek Spalding, CBC News Posted: May 31, 2016 2:33 PM ET Last Updated: May 31, 2016 4:19 PM ETMohammed Sharifi was attacked by two men Saturday, while sitting outside Covenant Garden Market in downtown London, Ont A London, Ont. man […]
Senior EU lawyer backs workplace ban on Muslim headscarves
Source: The Guardian By Jennifer Rankin in Brussels Companies should be free to ban Muslim women from wearing headscarves at work if they have a general policy barring all religious and […]
Muslim student to attend Vermont military school that will allow headscarf
Source: The Guardian A Muslim high school student from Florida who hopes to become a Navy officer is going to attend Norwich University, after the Vermont military school said it […]
Outrage in multiethnic Malaysia as government backs Islamic law
Source: RNS By Praveen Menon/Reuters KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) Prime Minister Najib Razak’s government threw its support in parliament this week behind an Islamic penal code that includes amputations and stoning, […]
German Protestant bishop wants Islam classes in all state schools
Source: RNS By Francesco Canepa/Reuters BERLIN (Reuters) The head of the Protestant Church in Germany has called for Islam to be taught in state schools across the country as a […]
Did a prominent wartime rabbi fail European Jews?
Source: RNS By A. James Rudin Each time I publicly speak about President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, the leader of the American Jewish community during the […]
Pakistan poll: 70% say ‘It’s NEVER permissible for a man to beat his wife’
Source: RNS By Tobin Grant A prominent group of clerics in Pakistan made international headlines today when it advised that is permissible for a husband to “lightly beat” his wife. […]
Judge sentences Catholic to Baptist church pews
Source: RNS By Chris Graves/ Cincinnati Enquirer CINCINNATI — Judge William Mallory enjoys handing out creative sentences from his bench over at the Hamilton County Courthouse. But the one he meted out in his Municipal […]
Syrian refugees assist Canada’s wildfire victims
Source: Aljazeera By Jillian Kestler-D’Amours Toronto, Canada – Tareq Hadhad knows what it means to lose everything in an instant. That’s why the 24-year-old Syrian refugee and his family did not hesitate […]