Source: Huff Post, by Anantanand Rambachan. On March 10, Hindus around the world will celebrate Shivaratri (The Night of Shiva). I share these theological reflections on the occasion of this sacred festival. For centuries, Hindus have worshiped and described God through the name and form of Shiva. The name Shiva […]
Source: Alislam.org Friday Sermon: Seeking and supplicating for Allah’s benevolence Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih recited the following Quranic verses, which are both prayers, at the start of his Friday sermon: ‘And […]
…… not the prime minister’s biological children, but they all were the creation of his spirit, students of his views and pupils of his government’s policies. These Israeli skinheads are […]
by Rachid Khachana in Doha, swissinfo.ch Mar 4, 2013 While serving in diplomatic posts across the Arab world, the current Swiss ambassador to Qatar found that speaking the local language […]
Hindu Americans Applaud Bangladesh War Crimes Verdict, Concerned by Growing Violence Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2013) — Hindu Americans across the country applauded last Thursday’s verdict by the International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh, established in 2010 to investigate war crimes committed during the 1971 War of Independence from Pakistan. […]
Source: Alislam.org Friday Sermon of March 1, 2012 – Highlights: It is the sign of intelligent and true believers that they ‘join what Allah has commanded to be joined’. That […]
Israel introduces ‘Palestinian only’ bus lines, following complaints from Jewish settlers Haaretz, Afikim bus company to have special buses for Palestinian workers commuting from the West Bank to jobs in […]
Synopsis of Friday Sermon (1-Mar-13) prepared by Sister Shermeen Butt Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih began by reciting the Quranic verse as cited below: ‘And those who join what Allah has commanded to be joined, and fear their Lord, and dread the evil reckoning;’ (13:22). The above verse does not only command […]
Muslims saving Jews: Unity in time of war documented in photography exhibition at Birmingham Civil Rights Institute : A photography exhibit opening next week at the Birmingham Civil […]
MAURICE Bucaille was born to a French parent and, like his family, he grew up a Christian. After his secondary education, he joined Faculty of Medicine, France University. Later, he […]
City University pulls Islam prayer space over sermons content By Jennifer Lipman, February 28, 2013 Follow Jennifer on Twitter A London university that was found to have serious problems with campus radicalisation has won praise from extremism monitor Quilliam after withholding campus space for Muslim prayers unless staff are permitted to […]
Havana Real Estate “Boom” Lures Investors & Exiles New America Media, News Analysis, Louis Nevaer Just over a year after the Cuban government permitted the first sale of real estate between private parties, a housing boom is emerging in Havana. Sequestration Nearing, Calif. Schools Get Breathing Room […]
Muhammad in the Bible: by David Benjamin Kildani (former Roman Catholic Bishop of a Uniate Chaldean diocese) “There has never lived upon this earth a Prince – Prophet like Muhammad, who belonged to […]
Nation of Islam asks for gang protection February 25, 2013 18:24 Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. (Reuters / Rebecca Cook) Tags Army, Religion, Security, USA Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan has a proposition for the members of Chicago’s gangs — and it doesn’t even involve getting them to put down their […]
http://www.globalpost.com/photo-galleries/5710071/women-rule-18-female-leaders-worldwide-photos (PHOTOS): Women rule: 18 female leaders worldwide (PHOTOS)
Embrace moderate Muslim leaders Ynet News: The delegates to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations deserve our united applause for travelling to Paris last week to express […]
The Jakarta Globe: Just days before a provincial election, West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan has signed a deal with the hardline Islamic Defenders Front in which he has reportedly agreed […]
Muslim women at UTSA explain Islamic dress By Marcia Perales Courtesy of Will Tallent/The PaisanoCourtesy of Will Tallent/The Paisano Courtesy of Will Tallent/The Paisano Courtesy of Will Tallent/The Paisano Islam is not a culture– it is a religion. Muslims are not a race– they are believers of Islam. Muslim […]
Source: Toronto Star ISLAMABAD—Thousands of Shiite Muslims staged protests across Pakistan on Monday, demanding that the government and military protect them from Sunni extremists after a bombing that killed 89 people Saturday in the southwestern city of Quetta. Shiites, a religious minority in Pakistan, pointed to the attack, which followed a similar […]
The Guardian; An office worker who left a severed pig’s head outside a Muslim place of worship on Boxing Day has been spared jail. Liam Ferrar was sentenced to 12 weeks’ imprisonment, suspended for a year, after a court heard he was disgusted by his actions and had written a […]