Hadith – Articles from www.alislam.org
The Holy Prophet the Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets The life of the Holy Prophet, peace be on him, was a life of grand success. In […]
Trump and Iran Time for Europe to Join the Resistance
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal marks the temporary suspension of the trans-Atlantic alliance. What now? A DER SPIEGEL Editorial by Klaus Brinkbäumer […]
Book Review: GCSE Religious Studies for Edexcel B: Religion, Peace and Conflict through Islam Paperback – 1 Sep 2016
by Waqar Ahmad Ahmedi (Author) This Student Book has been endorsed by Edexcel. This textbook offers a brand new approach to the study of Islam which has been developed […]
After failed independence bid, disillusioned Kurds to vote in Iraqi poll
Reuters International This content was published on May 10, 2018 A man walks past campaign posters ahead of the parliamentary election in Erbil, Iraq May 6, 2018. Picture taken May […]
Iran urges Muslims to develop sciences to shake off U.S. hegemony
Reuters International This content was published on May 12, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks live on television after casting his ballot in the Iranian […]
Israel closes Gaza border crossing damaged by Palestinians
Reuters International This content was published on May 12, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Road sign pointing to the directions of border crossings, positioned next to the entrance of the Kerem […]
Suicide bombers strike 3 churches in Indonesia; at least 2 dead
Indonesian bomb squade examine the site following a suicide bomb outside a church in Surabaya on May 13, 2018. (AFP / JUNI KRISWANTO) AFP Reuters AP May 13, 2018 The […]
How refugees can actually create jobs for locals in growing cities – if given the chance
Refugees could fill the labour gap caused by declining birth rates, spurring population growth and economic development. But so far, urban governance and planning structures have failed to capitalise fully on their potential Aisling O’Loghlen Saturday 12 May 2018 Easy access to language classes, housing, education and the opportunity to […]
Palestinian family survives second settler arson attack
By Anadolu Agency – May 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES RAMALLAH, Palestine — Jewish settlers early on Friday set fire to a house belonging to the Palestinian Dawabsheh family in the village of Duma near the West Bank city of Nablus, according to eyewitness. “A group of settlers attacked our home […]
A new economy for the Middle East and North Africa
May 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES By Rabah Arezki and Hafez Ghanem WASHINGTON, DC — Countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) possess all of the ingredients they need to leapfrog into the digital future. They have large, well-educated youth populations that have already adopted new digital and mobile […]
Churches Can No Longer Hide Domestic Violence
Source: The New York Times By Julia Baird Ms. Baird and a colleague published a series of investigative articles last year that looked at how Australian church culture intersects with domestic violence. […]
Fear of Islam must not drive US foreign policy
Source: The Hill BY HUMA YASIN, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 05/10/18 04:45 PM EDT 527 THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL Gina Haspel, the […]
Muslim and fabulous: how the internet changed fashion for Aussie hijabistas
Source: The Guardian BY Yassmin Abdel-Magied Clothes shopping as a teenager was a nightmare for me. There were the usual teen concerns about body image, budget, and whether my booty would […]
The domestic gag rule on abortion, explained
Source: Vox By Anna North The Trump administration last year reinstated — and expanded — a rule banning family planning clinics that get aid money from the United States from performing abortions or […]
Why 80% of American Muslims fast during Ramadan. (It’s not about the food.)
Source: CNN By Omar Suleiman (CNN)Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, begins next week, which means Muslim children in school and adults at work will be met with curiosity or possibly […]
How artificial intelligence is shaping religion in the 21st century
Source: CNBC BY Shafi Musaddique Alessandro Di Ciommo/NurPhoto via Getty Images Technology and artificial intelligence (AI) are fashioning how people interact with everything from food to healthcare — and so, […]
Jewish Rapper Takes On Germany’s Hip-Hop Scene
Source: The New York Times By Andrew Curry May 11, 2018 ESSEN, Germany — A yellow star of David — the sort the Nazis forced Jews to wear — on the […]
First mosque opens on Outer Hebrides in time for Ramadan
Source: The Guardian Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent The first mosque in the Outer Hebrides has opened before the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan next week, after a herculean […]
Humanists given voice in shaping religious education
Source: BBC News Non-religious groups are set to be given a voice in the shaping of religious education in schools. Teaching of the subject is overseen by the Standing Advisory […]
Iraqi forces capture 5 top IS leaders in cross-border raid
Source: Assoicated Press By SUSANNAH GEORGE and JOSH LEDERMAN BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi forces in coordination with U.S.-backed Syrian forces have captured five senior Islamic State group leaders, the U.S.-led […]