Egypt’s election and continued Arab degradation
Feb 01,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri For most of the past two centuries, Egypt has been the epicentre, litmus test, proving ground, and mother of cultural and […]
German mosque must stop broadcasting call to prayer, court finds
Reuters International This content was published on February 2, 2018 4:22 PMFeb 2, 2018 – 16:22 BERLIN (Reuters) – A mosque in northwest Germany may no longer broadcast its Friday midday call to prayer by loudspeaker for now after a local court upheld a challenge by […]
From a luxury ‘prison,’ an exclusive interview with Saudi Prince Alwaleed
Reuters International This content was published on February 2, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal sits for an interview with Reuters in the office of the […]
On the front line in Syria, a confusing conversation with a doctor who may be an official of the YPG
Dr Heddo – trained as a doctor at the Aleppo medical school, he confided – wouldn’t exactly confirm he was an official of the YPG although he certainly sounded like it. […]
Joel Osteen’s Video: Knowing God as a Father
Epigraph: And when My servants ask thee about Me, say: ‘I am near. I answer the prayer of the supplicant when he prays to Me. So they should hearken to […]
Iranian Police Arrest 29 Women for Appearing in Public Without a Hijab
Some 29 women arrested for taking off their hijab in public in Tehran, Iran Police are cracking down on protests, imposing large bails on women arrested Vida Movahed, whose protest went viral, was held in a Tehran jail for a month Women are protesting the compulsory headscarf, which is religious […]
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By Imam Shamshad Nasir of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
The share of Americans who leave Islam is offset by those who become Muslim
Source: Pew Research Center BY BESHEER MOHAMED AND ELIZABETH PODREBARAC SCIUPAC Like Americans in many other religious groups, a substantial share of adults who were raised Muslim no longer identify as members of […]
5 facts about crime in the U.S.
Source: Pew Research Center BY JOHN GRAMLICH Donald Trump made crime fighting an important focus of his campaign for president, and he cited it again during his January 2017 inaugural address. As the […]
Remittances from abroad are major economic assets for some developing countries
Source: Pew Research Center BY DREW DESILVER Globally in 2016, people living abroad sent an estimated $574 billion back to their home countries. Such remittances can be important economic resources, especially to developing […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community invited by Caro’s District library to Introduce True Islam to Residents
“Ahmadiyya Muslim community is a progressive, peaceful and inclusive community and believes the long-awaited Messiah of the later days has come in the person of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian”, said Imam Shamshad A. Nasir of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Rochester Hills. Report by Muhammed Ahmad Detroit CARO, MI area […]
Threatening letter sent to Greek minister over talks on Macedonia’s name
Reuters International This content was published on February 2, 2018 Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias speaks during an interview with Reuters at the Foreign Ministry in Athens, Greece, January 31, 2018. REUTERS/Costas Baltas (reuters_tickers) ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece has launched an investigation after its foreign minister received a letter […]
Most displaced Syrians are in the Middle East, and about a million are in Europe
Source: Pew Research Center BY PHILLIP CONNOR Displaced Syrians from Deir Ezzor head to refugee camps on the outskirts of Raqqa on Sept. 24 as Syrian fighters backed by U.S. special […]
More Americans oppose than favor increased offshore drilling
Source: Pew Research Center BY BRADLEY JONES Shell’s Perdido offshore drilling and production platform in the Gulf of Mexico southwest of Houston. (Gary Tramontina/Corbis via Getty Images) More Americans now oppose […]
There’s a large gender gap in congressional Facebook posts about sexual misconduct
Source: Pew Research Center BY ONYI LAM, ADAM HUGHES AND PATRICK VAN KESSEL As disclosures about sexual misconduct emerged last year, 44% of all members of Congress raised the issue on their official Facebook […]
Muslim inmate sues state over failure to provide halal meals
Source: The Oregonian By Noelle Crombie The Oregonian/OregonLive An inmate has sued Oregon Department of Corrections staff for failing to serve meals that observe his Muslim faith. Rashid Kambarov, 29, who […]
Morality push may outlaw sex outside marriage in Indonesia
Source: Associated Press By STEPHEN WRIGHT JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Riding a tsunami of moral conservatism and anti-gay prejudice, Indonesia’s Islamic political parties appear on the cusp of a major […]
Antisemitic incidents in UK at all-time high
Source: The Guardian By Nadia Khomami Charity logs 1,382 hate incidents and 34% rise in violent assaults against Jewish people in 2017 Antisemitic hate incidents have reached a record level in […]
Pope’s briefing system under scrutiny after Chile gaffe
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Just how well informed is Pope Francis about the goings-on in his 1.2-billion strong Catholic Church? That question is making […]
Far-right AfD member converted to Islam in protest at acceptance of gay marriage in the church
Source: Telegraph By Justin Huggler, berlin 31 JANUARY 2018 • 3:54PM Apolitician from the nationalist Alternative for Germany party (AfD) who shocked colleagues by converting to Islam says he did so because […]