What are roots of anti-Islamism in the West?
MUHITTIN ATAMAN @MuhittinAtaman The Western world has been experiencing a dramatic increase of xenophobia and Islamophobia for the last several decades. The correct usage of this concept is […]
Rohingya crisis: Burma quotes Donald Trump in dismissing persecution of Muslim minority as ‘fake news’
State continues to deny genocide accusations and borrows US President’s most enduring catchphrase – despite White House condemnation of ‘ethnic cleansing’ Hannah Beech Rohingya refugees walk towards a refugee camp after […]
An Israeli dream might come true if Trump declares Jerusalem the capital – but so will an Arab nightmare
Could Trump expect another warm welcome and traditional sword dance in Riyadh? Would the Saudis choose to buy all those billions of weapons from the US if it hands Jerusalem […]
Are Trumps, Presidents, Kings, Queens, and Khalifas Above the Law?
Epigraph: Indeed, Allah enjoins justice, and the doing of good to others; and giving like kindred; and forbids indecency, and manifest evil, and wrongful transgression. He admonished you that you […]
Ventura fire: Thousands evacuated in southern California
Source: BBC News Some 27,000 residents were forced to flee their homes in the middle of the night as a fast-moving wildfire ripped through southern California. Several thousand homes are […]
Can Celebrity Scientists Change The Way People Think About Science And Religion?
Source: NPR BY TANIA LOMBROZO Stephen Jay Gould famously described the relationship between science and religion as one of “non-overlapping magisteria,” with science restricted to facts and theories about the empirical […]
A Florida Man Was Arrested After Allegedly Planning A Mass Shooting At A Mosque
Source: BuzzFeed News BY Claudia Koerner A 69-year-old Florida man was arrested last week after allegedly planning to carry out a mass shooting at a Florida mosque, authorities announced Monday. […]
In schools, a growing push to recognize Muslim and Jewish holidays
Source: The Washington Post By Debbie Truong December 4 at 6:20 PM When her daughters were children, Khadija Athman packed the major Islamic holidays, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, with celebration. They […]
Amazon’s arrival set to shake up Australia’s retail sector
Source: BBC News Amazon has made its long-awaited entry into Australia, in a move that could have ramifications for the country’s A$300bn (£171bn) retail sector. Online shopping makes up a […]
Jerusalem: Turkey warns Trump against crossing ‘red line’
Source: BBC News Turkey’s president has warned it could sever ties with Israel if the US recognises Jerusalem as its capital. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said such a move would cross […]
5 Christian Families Flee Pakistani Village After Teen Falsely Accused of Blasphemy
Source: The Christian Post By Samuel Smith , CP Reporter | Nov 10, 2017 7:16 AM (PHOTO: REUTERS/ATHAR HUSSAIN)A Pakistani Christian woman attends mass along with others on Christmas day at St Andrew’s Church in […]
Here’s What Is — and Isn’t — in the Travel Ban the Supreme Court Just Upheld
Source: Time By Maya Rhodan 8:08 PM EST President Donald Trump’s third iteration of the travel ban can go into effect while lower courts review its merits, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday. […]
Here’s the Winner of the Reader Poll for TIME’s 2017 Person of the Year
Source: Time By TIME Staff December 4, 2017 Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, has won TIME’s Person of the Year 2017 online reader poll, earning more votes than other world […]
Bill Gates: 5 Amazing Books I Read in 2017
Source: Time By Bill Gates December 4, 2017 IDEAS Gates is co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Reading is my favorite way to indulge my curiosity. Although I’m lucky that […]
Berlin art show shocks France with jihadist ‘martyrs’ display
Source: The Local A Berlin art installation dedicated to “martyrs” has prompted outrage by including one of the Paris jihadist attackers alongside the likes of Martin Luther King and Socrates, with the French embassy calling the display “deeply shocking”. The so-called “Martyr Museum” by a Danish art collective shows the […]
EU needs to project its power in Trump era in order to survive, says German Foreign Minister
Source: The Local Germany’s foreign minister on Tuesday urged Europe to define and defend its own interests, warning that Washington’s retreat from the world stage may continue even after Donald Trump’s presidency. “The current withdrawal of the US under Donald Trump from its role as the reliable guarantor of western […]
Minority faith groups should feel their rights are the most secure in Pakistan: Supreme Court
Source: Dawn While wrapping up proceedings in a suo motu case pertaining to the preservation of minorities’ rights in Pakistan, a three-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal, directed that the state make special considerations for people belonging to minority faiths at the provincial and federal […]
Darul-Qadha’a During the Rightly Guided Khulafa
Source: Muslim Sunrise By Dr. Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, Buffalo, NY Through out the known human history the root cause of decay and degradation of civilizations. No society can make any […]
Trump’s Lawyer Claims the President Is Above the Law
Source: New York Times By Jonathan Chait, @jonathanchait Republicans have tended to dismiss Donald Trump’s attacks on the rule of law as the naïve utterances of a political novice. When […]
Qatar to meet milk needs by 2018 amid Gulf crisis
28 Nov 2017 – AFP Doha: Qatar will be self-sufficient in milk by next July, thanks to blockade-busting cows flown in to boost supplies after some neighbouring Gulf states severed […]