Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami seeks a new garb
Jamaat seeks a new garb Forms committee to find how it can emerge as new political party Rashidul Hasan The Jamaat-e-Islami has formed a five-member high-powered committee to devise a […]
‘Punish attackers of Ahmadiyyas’
Demand eminent citizens Eminent citizens demand punishment of those responsible for the attack on Ahmadiyya community in Panchagarh. In this photo, Ahmadiyya community holds a press briefing at their headquarters […]
‘Salman Rushdie radicalised my generation’
By Mobeen AzharBBC News 14 February 2019 Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES It’s Valentine’s day 1989. Margaret Thatcher is prime minister and Kylie, Yazz and Bros are making noise. Far away, Iran’s […]
Muslim Sunrise Publishes a New Volume About Revelation
Source: The Longest Running Muslim publication of North America Since 1920s. Editorial: By Mubasher Ahmad, the Chief Editor The theme of this issue of the Muslim Sunrise is “Revelation.” This […]
The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose
Source: Amazon By Chris Wilson (Author), Bret Witter (Author), Wes Moore (Foreword) The inspiring, instructive, and ultimately triumphant memoir of a man who used hard work and a Master Plan to turn a life sentence into a second chance. Growing up in a tough Washington, D.C., neighborhood, Chris Wilson was so afraid for his life he […]
From Mesopotamia to West London, a 4,000-year history of the turban
Source: CNN The use of turbans once stretched across India, the Middle East, Europe and Africa, protecting wearers from sun, rain or cold. In some regions, only believers had the privilege of wearing one, while other cultures ordered non-believers to assume turbans of different colors so they could be identified. […]
US ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick defrocked over abuse claims
Source: BBC Theodore McCarrick is the most senior Catholic figure to be dismissed from the priesthood in modern times. US Church officials said allegations he had sexually assaulted a teenager five decades ago were credible. Mr McCarrick, 88, had previously resigned but said he had “no recollection” of the alleged […]
Shock, fury ripple across India following Kashmir terror attack
Source: AT The terrorist attack on the CRPF convoy on the Jammu-Srinagar highway near Awantipora killed 42 and left more than 30 severely injured on Thursday afternoon. They are just the latest killings in the troubled Kashmir region, long a tinderbox where Islamic militants battle against the rule of New Delhi. […]
My Father Faces the Death Penalty. This Is Justice in Saudi Arabia.
Source: The New York Times By Abdullah Alaoudh Despite the claims of Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his enablers, Saudi Arabia is not rolling back the hard-line religious establishment. Instead, the kingdom […]
Why the pope’s upcoming summit needs to do a full accounting of the cover-up of sexual abuse
Source: The Conversation By Timothy D. Lytton; Distinguished University Professor & Professor of Law, Georgia State University Pope Francis is gathering 200 bishops and heads of religious orders from around the […]
METHODIST MADNESS
Source: First Things by Charlotte Allen Duke University, which prides itself on being an elite and cosmopolitan institution of higher learning, has suddenly reminded the world—and probably many of its own […]
Christian student challenged a school history lesson on Islam and lost in court
Source: The Washington Post By Ann E. Marimow As a high school junior, Caleigh Wood refused to complete a history lesson on “The Muslim World” that she said forced her to […]
New ‘mysterious’ frog species discovered in India’s Western Ghats
Source: BBC News Indian researchers have discovered a new species of frog – in a roadside puddle. Sonali Garg, a PhD student at Delhi University, and her supervisor SD Biju […]
What happens inside Sudan’s secret detention centres?
Source: BBC News Dramatic footage filmed by protesters in Sudan shows masked security agents chasing down protesters, beating them and dragging them away to secret detention centres. Who are these […]
Families of missing Uighurs call for ‘proof of life’ videos from Chinese government
Source: The Guardian BY Lily Kuo in Beijing Beijing’s latest efforts to dispel criticism of its treatment of Uighur Muslims in the northwestern Chinese territory of Xinjiang appear to be backfiring. In an […]
Turkey seeks 1,112 suspects linked to failed coup
Source: Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says authorities have issued detention warrants for 1,112 people suspected of links to the U.S.-based Muslim cleric who is […]
‘Spreading like poison’: flurry of antisemitic acts alarms France
Source: The Guardian By Angelique Chrisafis in Paris French police are investigating a spate of antisemitic acts in Paris and the surrounding area in the past few days, as the government announced a […]
Mexican Church suspended 152 priests across 9 years for alleged abuse: bishop
Source: Reuters BY Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – At least 152 Catholic priests in Mexico have been suspended in the past nine years for sexual abuse against minors, Mexico’s […]
A New Muslim Ban Challenge Seeks to Answer the Questions the Supreme Court Didn’t Settle
Source: Slate By SIRINE SHEBAYA Two years ago, President Donald Trump issued an executive order banning nationals from several predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States, in fulfillment of a […]
Smoking Among Teens Has Stopped Declining. And Vaping Is to Blame, Officials Say
Source: Time By MIKE STOBBE / AP (NEW YORK) — Cigarette smoking rates have stopped falling among U.S. kids, and health officials believe youth vaping is responsible. For decades, the percentage […]