Islamic finance growth means new opportunities for women
As the appeal of Islamic finance continues to grow, more women are seeking opportunities within the sector By March 26, 2018 The Islamic finance gender balance in Malaysia is almost […]
White House Bible Study Led by Pastor Who Is Anti-Gay, Anti-Women and Anti-Catholic
By Kashmira Gander On 4/11/18 AD Loading … Share U.S. White House Donald Trump Mike Pence Betsy DeVos Mike Pompeo Updated | The first Bible study group held for the […]
Auction Preview: Islamic and Indian Art at Rosebery’s, London, Apr 23
BY BLOUIN ARTINFO | April 12, 2018 View Slideshow “Amendment” – note that this qur’an section comprises 11 complete and 2 partial suras beginning from Verse 18 until the end […]
CAIR Brings Communities Together with Art
Courtesy Um Fuad CREATIVITY AND IDENTITY: The second annual American-Muslim Art Exhibit took place on March 31, put on by the Council for American-Islam Relations—Missouri. Mary Adcock, Staff Writer April […]
Trump Administration Is Considering Allowing Mandatory Drug Testing for Food Stamp Recipients
Source: Time By JULIET LINDERMAN AND JONATHAN LEMIRE / AP April 11, 2018 (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is considering a plan that would allow states to require mandatory drug testing for some food stamp recipients. If adopted, the plan would give a win to conservatives seeking to cut the safety […]
How your mindset determines your health
Source: BBC News By Claudia Hammond 11 April 2018 If your New Year’s exercise regime has already failed, try not to focus on all the workouts you should have done. New research has revealed a surprising connection between people’s beliefs and their health: by being too negative about their physical […]
White Militiamen Charged In Plot To Massacre Muslims Argue They’re Just ‘Knuckleheads’
Source: Huffington Post Three Kansas men on trial in a domestic terrorism case are trying out arguments that wouldn’t fly in other terrorism cases. By Ryan J. Reilly SEDGWICK COUNTY SHERIFF Patrick Stein, Curtis Allen and Gavin Wright have been charged in a conspiracy to bomb a community of Somali […]
US destroyers, subs, jets could answer Trump’s Syria strike call
Source: CNN Two US Navy destroyers armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles are in position and ready to be called into action, among other assets including jets and submarines should President […]
MNAs deplore online drive against Hindu faith
Source: Dawn ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Wednesday directed the interior ministry to crack down on any individual or group involved in posting blasphemous material about the […]
What is Istakhara? How to do it? Addressing some misconceptions about it
The need for Istakhara: There are various periods and phases of life in which we feel ourselves to be in a twisted situation. We need to take important decisions […]
UT Austin’s first Muslim sorority seeks to redefine Muslim womanhood after one year on campus
Maria Haseem (front), Ushna Ahmad, Aya Akid (middle, right) and Deenah Kafeel held an info session for a new organization called Mu Delta Alpha on Tuesday. MDA will be the […]
ABC under fire for show dedicated to ‘oppressive’ Muslim garment
11/04/2018 Ben Fordham ABCSenator Eric AbetzYassmin Abdel-magied The ABC is feeling the heat over their new show dedicated to discussing Muslim headscarves. The woman hosting the program is none other […]
America’s Next Generation Of Muslims Insists On Crafting Its Own Story
Source: NPR By Leila Fadel Fashion designers. Community activists. Parents. Converts. High school students facing down bullies. Podcasters creating their own space to exhale. The newest generation of American Muslims […]
Syrian regime flag raised in Douma: Russian military
By AFP – Apr 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES A picture taken on April 8, 2018, shows Syrian Army soldiers gathering in an area on the eastern outskirts of Douma, as […]
‘Nothing will stand in way of Red Sea-Dead Sea water desalination project’
By JT – Apr 11,2018 -JORDAN TIMES Prime Minister Hani Mulki discusses the water situation in Jordan with officials at the Ministry of Water and Irrigation on Wednesday (Petra photo) […]
Syria is the ultimate free-for-all free fire zone
Apr 11,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen This region has become a free fire zone. Any country can become a shooting gallery at any moment. A video of the shooting by […]
Australian Muslim activist ‘kicked out of US’
By AFP – Apr 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Sydney- A high-profile Australian author and Muslim activist was refused entry to the United States Thursday and put on a plane home […]
Easter exposes Arab Christians’ diminishing numbers
Apr 11,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab It clearly was neither coordinated nor intentional, but this Easter Sunday saw an unusually low governmental and public interaction with Palestinian Christians. It […]
UN warns against letting Syria crisis ‘spiral’ out of control
By AFP – Apr 12,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Washington – The United Nations warned world powers against letting the crisis over an alleged chemical attack against civilians in Syria from […]
Young Catholics tell Pope Francis the church is indifferent and judgmental
Source: The Washington Post By Amanda Erickson March 25 Email the author Pope Francis waves as he celebrates the Vesper prayer in the Church of San Gregorio al Celio, in central Rome. (Andreas […]