(Reuters) – World shares and the dollar tumbled on Friday and oil and gold jumped after U.S. President Barack Obama authorized targeted air strikes in Iraq, stoking fears of another drawn-out conflict in the region. Fighting also resumed in Gaza between Palestinian militants and Israel while NATO’s calls for Russia […]
US President Barack Obama says he has authorised air strikes against Islamic militants in northern Iraq but will not send US troops back to the country. He said Islamic State (IS) fighters would be targeted to prevent the slaughter of religious minorities, or if they threaten US interests. Strikes have […]
Samina Malik travels about eight months out of the year, meeting with translators around the world in an effort to help publish the Quran, the sacred book of Islam, in […]
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) The Obama administration is looking at how it could act on its own to stop companies that want to slash their tax bills by moving overseas. President Obama said officials are “reviewing all of our options” to act without congressional approval to stem the wave of so-called […]
Petflow.com — For as long as I can remember, hearing someone do anything “like a girl” was generally an insult, so how do you think it feels when you are an adolescent girl? Pretty insulting, right? Always is trying to change all that with their new commercial #LikeAGirl, which shines the light on […]
TAMIM ALMOUSA ARABNEWS.COM As an international student from Saudi Arabia living in the United States, a question I’m frequently asked and find it difficult to answer is, “where do you work?” Or, a more direct way of phrasing that sentence would be, “Where do you get the money you need […]
MOSCOW — Russia should retaliate against the economic sanctions being imposed on the country over the Kremlin’s Ukraine policy, President Vladimir V. Putin said Tuesday. His was the strongest endorsement yet for calls in Russia to ban everything from major Western accounting firms to overflights by European airlines to frozen […]
Epigraph: “The ink of the scholar is more sacred than the blood of the martyr.” Holy Prophet Muhammad Formal walk through on Sat. Aug. 16th, 2014, 2-4 PM (along with the […]
Kindly click on the images to zoom them. Imam Shamshad A. Nasir Shamshad A. Nasir is imam & missionary-in-charge of the Baitul ul Jaam’e Mosque, Glen Ellyn Cell Phone: 909-636-8332 | Email: Shamshadanasir@gmail.com
http://www.jsonline.com 2 years after temple shooting, victim’s family relies on Sikh teachings Michael Sears Memorial services are being held through Tuesday at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek. On Aug. 5, 2012, six worshippers were killed and four other people were injured in a shooting. By Dinesh Ramde, […]
The Clarion Project A Chicago Imam preached that Muslims should wage war against Israel and that paradise awaits those who die fighting jihad. By Ryan Mauro Sun, August 3, 2014 Imam Mohamed Elimam of the Islamic Center of Chicago. A video has emerged of an imam in Chicago preaching that […]
Huff Post: by Qasim Rashid — Simply open your mouth on Israel-Palestine, and faster than you can blink you’ll be labeled either a heartless Zionist or a Hamas terrorist. Both extreme labels are equally fruitless. If we cannot find a middle ground in dialogue, how can we expect Israel and […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Omar Akersim prays regularly and observes the dawn-to-dusk Ramadan fast. He is also openly gay. Akersim, 26, is part of a small but growing number of […]
Epigraph: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, […]
Summary Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated Thursday that he would not pull troops out of Gaza until Hamas’ tunnel network was completely destroyed, despite growing international calls for a cease-fire, and announced the call-up of 16,000 more army reservists. On a day when 16 Palestinians were killed in a […]
Mondoweiss: by Annie Robbins — (Photo:Ads Against Apartheid) Bostonians have been checking out the “ONE WORD” campaign in their subway system, describing Israel’s crimes against Palestinians. The ad campaign was launched this week by Ads Against Apartheid (AAA), a local Boston-based nonprofit. The ads are currently running in Boston’s downtown State Street Station where they […]
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be […]
Glen Ellyn, Chicago, Illinois: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Glen Ellyn Chapter celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr on July 29th which marked the end of 30 day fasting in the month of Ramadhan. In Ramadhan Muslims […]
Summary Israel mobilized 16,000 additional reservists Thursday to bolster forces fighting in Gaza as Washington gave its ally the go-ahead to raid stocks of emergency U.S. weapons stored on Israeli […]
Can a Muslim be buried next to a non-Muslim? By Asim Syed– A professional food scientist and a free lance writer who lives and works in Carmel, Indiana. He tweets @asimsyed23 (twitter.com/asimsyed23) http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/23408/can-a-muslim-be-buried-next-to-a-non-muslim/ We decided to bury him in the ‘inter-faith’ section where deceased of all faiths are buried together. […]