Source: Time By KAMAKSHI AYYAR This week marks the start of Ramadan for more than a billion Muslims around the world. The month-long observance — which starts on either May 15 […]
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla MONASHEE FRANTZ VIA GETTY IMAGES Only 39 percent of American Catholics say they attend church in any given week, according to a new Gallup report. […]
Source: Religion News Service By Thomas Reese (RNS) — As a spiritual guide to those seeking to be better Christians, Pope Francis recognizes that many are tempted to follow the wrong […]
Source: The Washington Post By Melissa Rogers May 14 President Trump signs an executive order establishing a White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative on May 3. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) An Orthodox […]
Islamic Relief USA’s Nabeelah Naeem compiled these tips to help us prepare for Ramadan. The Companions of the Prophet (pbuh) used to prepare for Ramadan six months in advance. So, […]
Source: Independent We simply cannot take our security for granted anymore. The events of the past couple of years have proved this point. We need to work with the police, […]
Bringing an end to forced displacement and discrimination is the only route to a sustainable solution for both Palestinians and Jewish Israelis Ben White On 15 May, Palestinians mark Nakba […]
His Majesty orders scaling up Gaza field services as Israel crimes condemned By JT – May 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinians carry a demonstrator injured during confrontations with Israeli forces […]
May 14,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Jawad Anani According to Ibrahim Badran, former minister of education, the Arab citizen has become immune to shocks. Hardly any day passes by without […]
Report by Mohammad Ashraf, Columbus, Ohio. A special program to celebrate Independence Day of Sierra Leone was held on April 28, 2018 at Days Inn – 1212 E Dublin Granville Road, Columbus OH. Mohammad Ashraf, who served as a teacher in Ahmadiyya Muslim school in Sierra Leone. The APC chairman […]
Forbidden From Calling Themselves Muslims, Targeted By Religious Extremists And Accused Of Blasphemy For Practicing Or Even Affirming Their Faith, Ahmadis Still Cling To The Country They Helped Establish. BY TAHA ANIS The names of some of the Ahmadis interviewed in this story have been changed to protect their identities. For […]
Source: Associated Press BOGOR, Indonesia (AP) — Muslim scholars from three countries issued an edict Friday saying that violent extremism and terrorism, including suicide attacks, are against Islamic principles, in an effort to convince the Taliban to end their violence. Seventy prominent scholars from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Indonesia issued the […]
Source: Reuters BY Ahmed Aboulenein, Maher Chmaytelli BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Nationalist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a long-time adversary of the United States, led in Iraq’s parliamentary election with more than half the […]
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican made it clear Saturday that Pope Francis had summoned Chile’s bishops to Rome for a papal dressing-down because […]
Source: Reuters DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday called for unity among Muslims and efforts toward scientific advancement, saying this would make it impossible for […]
Source: The New York Times By David M. Halbfinger May 13, 2018 JERUSALEM — When Israel declared its independence in 1948, President Harry Truman rushed to recognize it. He took just […]
Source: Reuters BY Kanupriya Kapoor SURABAYA, Indonesia (Reuters) – A family of six launched suicide attacks on Christians attending Sunday services at three churches in Indonesia’s second-largest city of Surabaya, killing at least 13 people and wounding 40, officials said. Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, has seen a […]
Source: BBC News A knifeman has killed one person and wounded four in a suspected terror attack in central Paris, French officials say. The attacker was then shot dead by police in the Opéra district. Witnesses say they heard him shout “Allah Akbar”. So-called Islamic State (IS) later said one […]
Source: Reuters BY Ori Lewis JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel launched celebrations on Sunday for the U.S. Embassy’s relocation to Jerusalem, a move whose break with world consensus was underscored by […]
Source: Associated Press By FARES AKRAM and ILAN BEN ZION GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli soldiers shot and killed at least 43 Palestinians during mass protests along the […]