When is Eid al-Fitr and how do Muslim people celebrate it?
Ramadan is expected to end on 14 June this year, prompting celebrations as the 1.6 billion Muslims across the world mark the beginning of Eid al-Fitr. Translated from Arabic as […]
NU-Q students win Pulitzer fellowship
June 15 2018 Qatar NU-Q students will join research fellows from top universities around the world in pursuing their research. Three students from Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) will investigate […]
Toronto: White House iftar: bringing Muslims to the table while keeping them on the menu
By AZEEZAH KANJI Opinion Wed., June 13, 2018 The Toronto Star Donald Trump’s iftar (Ramadan fast-breaking dinner) for Muslim ambassadors at the White House last week was as phoney as a “degree” from Trump University. The president’s words praising Ramadan as a celebration of “peace, clarity, and love” are patently cheap, […]
A New Publication Launched by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: Human Rights & Islam Journal
A New Publication Launched by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: Human Rights & Islam Journalhttps://t.co/Ay1tO7t5z1 @MuslimPoly @mansoortshams @MuslimIQ @BarackObama @JustinTrudeau @HillaryClinton @MikeGhouse @akramkhalid @abdelalimx @RMohamedali @SalmaJavidKhan @Sohail_Calgary pic.twitter.com/dRYiRylug0 — The Muslim […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Macedonia organised Iftar and Tabligh Meeting
By Zubair Khan This time it was the city of Kumonov of Macedonia where AMJ Macedonia organized the tabligh meeting followed by Iftar Dinner. In spite being the first attempt in this city, congested by Albanian ethnic Muslims, the event proved to be a great success. Above 200 guests turned […]
London Breed Becomes the First African-American Woman to be Elected San Fransisco’s Mayor
Source: Time By Janie Har / AP (SAN FRANCISCO) — San Francisco Supervisor London Breed emerged victorious a week after Election Day to become the city’s first African-American woman elected […]
Vatican open to official role for women and married men in Amazon
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed […]
#MeToo Has ‘Tripled’ Web Traffic For the Federal Agency That Investigates Harassment
Source: Time By Maya Rhodan June 12, 2018 The federal agency tasked with investigating sexual harassment in the workplace has seen its web traffic triple since the #MeToo movement began […]
How One Migrant Ship Became a Symptom of a Sick Europe
Source: Time By Aryn Baker A 253-feet long, 2,000-ton boat makes for an ungainly political football, especially when it is carrying some 629 desperate migrants and is staffed by a […]
Vatican’s top sex abuse investigators promise action in Chile
Source: Reuters BY Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) – The Vatican’s top sex abuse investigators arrived in Chile on Tuesday saying they had orders from Pope Francis to ensure the Roman […]
Ireland Takes On the Catholic Church Again. This Time It’s About Schools.
Source: The New York Times By Ed O’Loughlin DUBLIN — Last week, Ireland voted to repeal a constitutional ban on abortion. Almost before that epochal change can sink in, […]
Dutch anti-Islam party to hold Prophet Mohammad cartoon competition
Source: Reuters AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Freedom Party of Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders will hold a competition of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad, it said on Tuesday. The party […]
Dramatic drop in people’s IQ levels since 1975, study reveals
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Dramatic drop in people’s IQ levels since 1975, study reveals The age of technology has no doubt made our lives easier yet it turns out that it […]
Immigration : Most asylum-seekers unaccounted for after leaving Swiss centre
This content was published on June 13, 2018 A total of 18,088 migrants filed for asylum in Switzerland in 2017, a decline of 33.5%. It is the lowest number of applications since 2010. (Keystone) The majority […]
Arab states launch biggest assault of Yemen war with attack on main port
By Reuters – Jun 14,2018 – JORDAN TIMES In this handout file photo made available on November 7, 2015, by the United Arab Emirates News Agency, a UAE military convoy […]
SDF, Damascus seek departure of foreign fighters in Syria
Jun 14,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen The announcement by the political wing of the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said that it was prepared to hold unconditional peace talks with Damascus which could amount to a breakthrough for both sides, if negotiations take place. Since the SDF controls […]
Qatar offers 10,000 jobs to Jordanians, investments worth $500 million
King, Qatar deputy PM discuss ties, regional development By JT – Jun 14,2018 – JORDAN TIMES His Majesty King Abdullah receives Qatari Deputy Prime Minister Mohammed Al Thani in Amman […]
Florida: His potential new neighbors were Muslim. So he threatened to burn down the house they wanted
By Jessica Campisi and Tina Burnside, CNN Updated 2:06 PM ET, Wed June 13, 2018 (CNN) For weeks afterward, Kaderbhai Ali Asgar couldn’t sleep. As immigrant Muslims of Indian descent, […]
Michelin-starred chef Atul Kochhar sacked over anti-Islam tweet
Source: The Guardian By Michael Safi in Delhi A Dubai hotel has terminated its contract with the Michelin-starred chef Atul Kochhar after he tweeted that followers of Islam had “terrorised” Hindus for 2,000 years. […]
Australia PM will make national apology to sex abuse victims
Source: Associated Press By TREVOR MARSHALLSEA SYDNEY (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will deliver a national apology to child sex abuse victims as part of the government’s response […]