Islamic Views and Practices Regarding Adoption
PRINT by Huda Updated February 19, 2019 The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) once said that a person who cares for an orphaned child will be close beside him […]
Technology in sub-Saharan Cultures
by: Khaleel Shaikh Genetic and paleontological findings have concluded that Africa is the birthplace of the entire human race. Africa is often thought of as a continent rich in natural […]
Sydney march for peace between India & Pakistan
Source: Australian Muslim times Posted by Hanif Bismi Members of Sydney’s Indian and Pakistani community came together in unity to march for peace on Sunday 3 March in Harris Park, Western […]
International Women’s Day – Muslim Ladies
by: Sairah Yassir-Deane and Cem Nizamoglu To celebrate Women’s Day on 8th March, no way is better than reproducing a collection of articles written by FSTC scholars and associates on the […]
The Supreme Court’s Peace Cross case highlights a deeper question about religion
Source: The Washington Post By Charles Lane Opinion writer March 5 In the case of the Peace Cross in Bladensburg, Md., the ostensible issue for the Supreme Court is whether the […]
The Ugly History of Dual-Loyalty Charges
Source: The Atlantic By Steven Waldman When Representative Ilhan Omar recently complained about “the political influence in this country that says it is okay to push for allegiance to a […]
Want to combat hate? Stop the hazing of Ilhan Omar and start listening.
Source: The Washington Post By Wajahat Ali and Rabia Chaudry The firestorm around Rep. Ilhan Omar’s recent tweets about the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and criticism of Israel has drawn attention to what […]
The Ilhan Omar anti-Semitism controversy, explained
Source: Vox By Zack Beauchamp The long-simmering controversy over Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)’s heated language on Israel has reached a boiling point — with House Democrats weighing a plan to vote […]
U.N. religious freedom expert seeks visit to China’s Xinjiang
Source: Reuters By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations investigator on religious freedom said on Tuesday he has asked China to let him visit its Xinjiang region where some […]
Europeans, Canada, Australia issue first rebuke of Saudi Arabia at UN rights forum
Council calls for release of 10 Saudi activists including women By Reuters – Mar 07,2019 – People attend a symbolic funeral prayer for Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi […]
New Pakistani leader’s education aims may include reining in religious schools
Source: Religion News Service By Naila Inayat LAHORE, Pakistan (RNS) — Like several Pakistani leaders before him, Prime Minister Imran Khan came into office vowing to reform the country’s 38,000 […]
Iran lawyer convicted after defending women protesters
Source: Associated Press By JON GAMBRELL DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A prominent human rights lawyer in Iran who defended protesters against the Islamic Republic’s mandatory headscarves for women […]
Narendra Modi and the struggle for India’s soul
Source: The Economist When the world’s biggest electorate handed Narendra Modi a thumping victory five years ago, India seemed poised for far-reaching change. His party had won an outright majority of […]
Journalists Who Reported On A Cardinal’s Sex Abuse Verdict Could Face Jail Time
Source: NPR BY Sasha Ingber Dozens of journalists and media outlets that reported on the sex abuse conviction of the world’s most high-ranking Catholic cleric ever charged with such crimes […]
Trump is trying to pay his way to an annihilation of Palestinian statehood, and an erasure of Israel’s crimes
Donald Trump and Jared Kushner This was the first time in modern Arab history that America has offered the bribes before anyone has agreed to the terms Robert Fisk @indyvoices “Palestine” […]
Imran Khan Says No Terror Groups Will Be Allowed To Operate On Pak Soil
Pakistan began a crackdown against terror groups this week amid growing international pressure in the wake of the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama in which 40 CRPF soldiers […]
Exclusive: Andrea Leadsom Accused Of Undermining Fight Against Far-Right With Islamophobia Comments
Labour MP Naz Shah said Commons leader “played into the idea that Muslims are less British” and said she must apologise. By Arj Singh Andrea Leadsom has been accused of […]
WATCH: Tory minister Andrea Leadsom thinks Muslims are a case for “foreign ministers”
Apparently, to the Leader of the House of Commons, Muslim equals foreign. BY MEDIA MOLE PARLIAMENTLIVE.TV SCREENGRAB Going down like a Leadsom balloon. The Conservative party absolutely does not have a […]
The next Nobel laureate of Pakistan
Source: UCA News By Kamran Chaudhry, Lahore A shared prize for Asma Jahangir and Asia Bibi would be a huge boost to minorities It is the world’s most prestigious award, […]
Islam and Women: International Women’s Day
Epigraph: But whoso does good works, whether male or female, and is a believer, such shall enter Heaven, and shall not be wronged even as much as the little hollow […]