Goethe’s tribute to Islam
Akbar Ahmed May 12, 2017 Neither immigration officials, nor border guards, nor racial or religious barriers can keep away the sense of affectionate spiritual ownership Allama Iqbal feels for […]
Goethe and Islam – Religion has no nationality
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe may have had his reservations about Islam – as he did about Christianity – and he certainly wasn′t shy of criticising it, but his credo was […]
Why Jefferson’s vision of American Islam matters today
Source: The Conversation By Denise A. Spellberg;Professor of History and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Texas at Austin After last year’s deliberate break with tradition, President Donald Trump has resumed […]
Ghana: Convention of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community opens
By Morkporkpor Anku, GNA Pomadze (C/R), Jan. 4, GNA – The Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mira Masroor Ahmad, has cautioned Ahmadi Muslims against arrogance and conceit […]
Saudi Arabia expands study grants for Pakistani students
A total of 250 students would be selected for scholarships and the remainder would be picked next year. (Supplied) Aamir Shah January 05, 201 Government offers 583 fully funded scholarships […]
Trump comments on 1979 Soviet invasion angers Kabul
President Trump said the former Soviet Union was right to be in Afghanistan because it was fighting terrorists. (AFP) Sayed Salahuddin January 05, 2019 The Afghan foreign minister slammed […]
‘Walking in the Lord’s footsteps’ in Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre
The shrine was built under Constantine the Great in the 4th century By Reuters – Jan 03,2019 – JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — It is 3 o’clock in the […]
As a parent, I’m concerned about my kids’ screen time – but am I a hypocrite?
Convincing kids to limit their screen time is largely a matter of willpower and of finding attractive alternatives – not just using an app so that a tablet automatically turns […]
Chilean church abuse victims launch fresh attack on bishops
Source: Reuters By Aislinn Laing Two victims of sexual abuse by a Roman Catholic Church priest in Chile launched a fresh attack on the country’s bishops on Wednesday, accusing them […]
Church of Scientology stabbing: one man dead after attack at Sydney headquarters
Source: The Guardian BY Naaman Zhou A 24-year old man has died and a teenager has been arrested after two men were stabbed at the Church of Scientology’s Australasian headquarters […]
Niger troops kill more than 280 Boko Haram fighters: government
Source: Reuters NIAMEY (Reuters) – Troops and air strikes have killed more than 280 Boko Haram militants since the Niger government started an operation against the group last week, the […]
Tunisia says 2 jihadists blow themselves up in security raid
Source: Yahoo News Tunis (AFP) – Two alleged jihadists blew themselves up Thursday during an early morning raid by Tunisian security forces on a house in the central region of […]
Israeli police, settlers clash in evacuation of illegal outpost
Source: Reuters AMONA, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli paramilitary police dragged dozens of Jewish settlers out of an illegal outpost in the occupied West Bank on Thursday and said more […]
US officials discuss Turkey’s request for cleric’s return
Source: Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says a U.S. delegation is meeting Turkish officials to discuss a long-standing Turkish request for the extradition of Muslim […]
India deports second Rohingya group to Myanmar, more expulsions likely
Source: Reuters By Zarir Hussain GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – India on Thursday deported a Rohingya Muslim family of five to neighboring Myanmar, the second such group expelled in four months […]
Hindu hardliners clash with police over women at shrine
Source: Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Hindu hardliners vandalized shops, shut businesses and clashed with police in a southern state Thursday to protest the entry of two women in […]
Pre-Aztec ‘Flayed god’ temple uncovered in Mexico
Source: BBC News Archaeologists in Mexico say they have made an important discovery, uncovering a temple to Xipe Tótec – the pre-Hispanic “Flayed lord”. Historically, throughout the region, priests paid […]
Rashida Tlaib made history with her swearing-in. Here’s what to know about the first Palestinian-American woman to serve in Congress
Source: CNN BY Clare Foran Washington (CNN)Rashida Tlaib likes to tell a story about how when she found out she had been elected to Congress, her 13-year-old son whispered in […]
Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar embody a new era for Muslim women
Source: CNN By Rafia Zakaria (CNN)As a Muslim-American woman living in what feels like, based on growing hate crimes and bigoted political rhetoric, an increasingly Islamophobic America, I get few chances to feel victorious […]
Lauren Underwood Makes History As Youngest Black Woman To Serve In Congress
Source: Huffington Post By Kimberley Richards Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) has become the youngest black woman to serve in Congress, according to congressional archives. The 32-year-old was sworn into office on Thursday, after […]