Ireland to hold referendum on blasphemy law
Source: BBC News The Republic of Ireland will hold a referendum on whether to change its laws against blasphemy. It is expected that the vote will be held on the […]
He threatened a Muslim family that planned to move to his neighborhood. Now, he’ll go to prison.
Source: The Washington Post By Eli Rosenberg Storm clouds move past Davis Islands near Tampa, Fla., on July 3, 2017. (Eve Edelheit for The Washington Post) Kaderbhai Ali Asgar left India […]
14 New Jersey women alleging anti-Muslim bias at Newark Airport security
Source: North Jersey BY Hannan Adely, NorthJersey Fourteen women were pulled off a security line at Newark Liberty International Airport one morning last December as they waited to board a flight […]
Muslim Rapper’s Plans to Play at the Bataclan in Paris Prompt Furor
Source: The New York Times By Alex Marshall In March, the French rapper Médine released “Bataclan,” a song about how, ever since he was a boy, he had dreamed of […]
In Advance of Cease-Fires, Bombings in Afghanistan Kill at Least 18
Source: The New York Times By Jawad Sukhanyar andRod Nordland KABUL, Afghanistan — Suicide bombers struck a government building in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Monday, killing at least 17 people, Afghan […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Rochester Hills hosts 6th Annual Ramazan Open House in Masjid Mahmood
Report by Muhammad Ahmad, Detroit Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Rochester Hills, Michigan welcomed neighbors, interfaith leaders, public officials and the community members at their Mosque to socialize and enjoy the […]
Syrian Writer: Let us all become disbelievers
چلو کافر ہو جائیں Let us all become ‘disbelievers’ a thoughtful column by a Syrian journalist Muhammad al-Bawadi ••••••••••••••• (شامی ادیب ‘ محمد البوادی ‘ کی فکر انگیز تحریر) ترجمہ : محمد شاہد خان دوحہ قطر •—————————• *میں چاہتا ہوں کہ ہمارا ملک سوریا کافر ملکوں کی طرح ہوجائے۔* اس […]
Austria closes seven mosques and expels 60 Imams
By Siobhán O’Grady 1:05 Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced June 8 that seven mosques in his country will be shuttered and up to 40 imams expelled. (Reuters) Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has promised a crackdown on radical Islam. On Friday, he announced that his government would shut down seven mosques and could expel […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Malta Celebrates Ramadan Iftar 2018
by Laiq Ahmed Atif The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta organised a Ramadan Iftar Reception on Thursday 31st May at the Waterfront Hotel, Sliema, which was attended by respectable guests from different walks of life. The event started with recitation of the Holy Quran and a brief documentary about fasting during […]
Education of Muslim women is limited by economic conditions, not religion
Pew Research: Muslim societies have sometimes faced criticism for failing to adequately educate women. Boko Haram’s kidnapping of schoolgirls in Nigeria and the Taliban’s attack on Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai have contributed to this perception, raising the question of whether Islam itself hampers women’s education. But a new analysis of Pew Research Center data on educational attainment and […]
North Korea’s disastrous economy is the logical endpoint of Trump’s protectionism. So what now?
History shows that autarkic impulses tend to be closely associated with authoritarianism and national aggression – so we need to think carefully about the implications of this summit in Singapore […]
Press review ‘And the winner is … Kim Jong-un’
By Thomas Stephens This content was published on June 12, 2018 US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un shake hands during the signing of a document after […]
Beating the US ‘veto’: Palestinians need urgent protection from Israel
Jun 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud What is taking place in Palestine is not a “conflict”. We readily utilise the term but, in fact, the word “conflict” is misleading. […]
Mecca initiative and Jordan: the common security underlay
Jun 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Osama Al Sharif The four-way summit in Mecca on Sunday, called for by Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz and attended by His Majesty King […]
For once in the Middle East, a single Arab nation is solely responsible for the destruction of its land and heritage
The mass plundering of rock and sand to build monstrous high-rise apartment blocks and private villas, and the subsequent violation of the country’s landscape is down to the greed and hypocrisy […]
Pew Research Center: Education of Muslim women is limited by economic conditions, not religion
New today: Education of Muslim women is limited by economic conditions, not religionhttps://t.co/x05GFpHgXl pic.twitter.com/sTvq5uzo1W — Pew Research Religion (@PewReligion) June 12, 2018
US broadcaster loses Myanmar outlet over Rohingya name
Source: Associated Press By GRANT PECK BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S. government-affiliated broadcaster that provides news to countries in Asia where freedom of information is restricted is losing its partner […]
The secret life of Thailand’s ladyboys from Muslim majority southern provinces
Source: South China Morning Post BY Tibor Krausz Whenever Ardulmalik Maskul returns from Bangkok to her hometown in Pattani province in southern Thailand, she undergoes a transformation. She removes her […]
Ramadan and the challenge of fasting for Muslim WCup players
Source: Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI GROZNY, Russia (AP) — Normally, soccer players feigning injury is nothing new. This time it is. For Tunisia players, their goalkeeper slumping to the […]
In Israel, Indonesian Muslim leader risks backlash at home
Source: Associated Press By CARON CREIGHTON JERUSALEM (AP) — A leader of Indonesia’s largest Muslim organization is visiting Israel this week, braving angry protests at home in order to spread […]