Punk Muslims erase tattoos (and sin) in conservative Indonesia
Source: AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION Dot by dot the laser sears the ink from Ucup’s flesh, leaving it red and raised, but there’s a look of calm satisfaction on his face. With […]
Company unveils moving mosque to welcome Muslims in Japan
Source: Associated Press By NICOLA SHANNON TOKYO (AP) — A large white and blue truck pulls up outside a stadium in central Japan and slowly expands into a place of […]
Syria war: More than 200 dead in suicide attacks
Source: BBC News At least 215 people have died in a series of apparently co-ordinated attacks in south-western Syria, local officials and a monitoring group say. Several suicide bombings struck […]
Will Modi stop India’s cow terrorists from killing Muslims?
Source: Washington Post By Barkha Dutt There is a repugnant euphemism that has entered the lexicon of Indian prime-time television lately. “Cow vigilantes” has become contemporary shorthand for murderous right-wing mobs […]
The Latest: Outlawed Pakistan group fails to win single seat
Posted: Jul 26, 2018 ISLAMABAD (AP) – The Latest on general elections held in Pakistan (all times local): 9:15 p.m. Moderate voices in Pakistan seem to have prevailed after none of the 265 candidates fielded in general elections by the outlawed Lashkar-e-Taiba won a seat in parliament. That includes the […]
Islamic Leaders Have Nothing to Say About China’s Internment Camps for Muslims
Source: Foreign Policy BY NITHIN COCA A demonstrator wearing a mask painted with the colors of the flag of East Turkestan and a hand bearing the colors of the Chinese flag […]
Stop the ‘weaponization’ of religion in Pakistani politics
Source: Religion News Service BY Johnnie Moore & Gayle Manchin (RNS) — This week, as hundreds of religious leaders, nonprofit heads and government officials gather in Washington for the State Department’s […]
Missouri man gets 2 years for hate crimes directed at mosque
Source: Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A Missouri man who pleaded guilty to making threatening phone calls to a Georgia mosque has been sentenced to two years in prison. […]
Amid new sex abuse scandal, O’Malley issues warning to church
Source: Boston Globe By Martin Finucane and Danny McDonald Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley said Tuesday he was “deeply troubled” by the allegations of sexual abuse by one of the […]
In Western Europe, familiarity with Muslims is linked to positive views of Muslims and Islam
Source: Pew Research Center BY SCOTT GARDNER AND JONATHAN EVANS A woman outside the East London Mosque after the first Friday prayers of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. (Rob Stothard/Getty Images) Across […]
The three wives of Imran Khan
Jul 26, 2018 Pakistan’s likely new prime minister was known as cricket’s greatest playboy during the 1990s Johnny Eggitt/AFP/Getty Images Imran Khan and Jemima Goldsmith after their civil wedding ceremony […]
George Takei: America will fix the mistake of Trump’s travel ban
Source: CNN By George Takei (CNN)As a Japanese-American who grew up behind the barbed wire of US internment camps, I sensed the cold dread that Muslims must have felt when […]
Swedish student stops deportation of Afghan man with protest streamed on Facebook
Source: CNN News By Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN)A student used a Facebook Live Stream to prevent the deportation of an Afghan asylum seeker on board an Istanbul-bound plane at Gothenburg […]
India: Darul Qazas or Sharia Courts: Why both must be Opposed?
Darul Qazas or Sharia Courts: Why both must be Opposed? By Arshad Alam, New Age Islam 13 July 2018 The recent ‘desire’ of AIMPLB to establish Darul-Qazas in every district has understandably met with resistance, not just from different political parties, but also from within the Muslim community. It must be underlined […]
Imran Khan claims victory in Pakistan elections
Official count to follow with chance former cricketer’s party will have to form coalition Memphis Barker in Islamabad and agencies Thu 26 Jul 2018 Imran Khan declares victory for his […]
Danish Imam Charged for Quoting Muslim Scripture Encouraging the Killing of Jews
By Aron Lamm, Epoch Times July 25, 2018 12:42 pm Last Updated: July 25, 2018 8:17 pm A general view of the Copenhagen City Court in Denmark on March 21, 2018. (Martin Sylvest/AFP/Getty Images) STOCKHOLM—An imam in Denmark has been charged with “approbation” of the killing of Jews after quoting and commenting […]
Imran Khan’s Journey into Religion
This article was originally published in Arabnews By Imran Khan My generation grew up at a time when colonial hang up was at its peak. Our older generation had been […]
Toronto (Danforth) shooting – Mentally ill? The media or the murderer?
FATAH: Mentally ill? The media or the murderer? The Toronto Sun by Tarek Fatah Which terrorist was not mentally ill? No sooner was it revealed that the Toronto mass murderer was a 29-year-old Muslim of Pakistani descent, ‘consultants’ and ‘experts’ lined up on various TV networks twisting themselves into halal […]
Immigrant Parents Unwittingly Signed Away Right To Reunite With Children, Lawyers Say
Some signed forms thinking they would reunite with their children. Instead, they agreed to be deported without them. By Elise Foley and Roque Planas Immigrant parents who the government claimed […]
Sons’ Father Pakistan’s Next PM’: Jemima Congratulates Imran Khan
Jemima Khan, 44, who earlier prayed for Imran Khan’s success praised him in a series of tweets, saying father of her two sons will be the next Prime Minister of […]