BY FARZANA HASSAN, TORONTO SUN FIRST POSTED: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 05:05 PM EDT | UPDATED: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 05:22 PM EDT Liberal MP Iqra Khalid makes an announcement about an anti-Islamophobia motion on Parliament Hill while Minister of Canadian Heritage Melanie Joly looks on in Ottawa on Feb. 15, 2017. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian […]
Source: Arab News TUNIS: Tunisia has abolished a decades-old ban on Muslim women marrying non-Muslims, the presidency said Thursday. “Congratulations to the women of Tunisia for the enshrinement of the […]
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL KRG leader Masoud Barzani attends a rally in support for the upcoming September 25th independence referendum in Zakho, Iraq September 14, 2017. (Reuters Photo) Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani vowed Friday to go ahead with the planned independence referendum on September 25 […]
Ayesha Malik, Contributor Lawyer and writer The many hues of headscarves 09/12/2017 Reading Amina Lone’s letter in The Times this Sunday calling for a ban on hijabs in primary schools […]
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla ANADOLU AGENCY VIA GETTY IMAGES An illustration is seen during a commemoration ceremony at the Federal Plaza in Chicago, IL, United States on June […]
Source: Huffington Post BY Rabbi Pinchas Allouche, Contributor Spiritual Leader, Congregation Beth Tefillah, Scottsdale, Arizona Why do bad hurricanes and earthquakes happen to good people? And if we believe that G-d […]
Source: The New York Times By MEGAN SPECIA A military crackdown against the Rohingya ethnic group has driven hundreds of thousands of men, women and children from their homes in Myanmar. The Rohingya […]
Source: Time By Elizabeth Dias Sep 13, 2017 As tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims flee violence in Myanmar and global criticism mounts over the civilian government’s silence on the crisis, the country’s top […]
Source: BBC News By Fergal Keane The monks of Ma Ba Tha regard the international media with deep suspicion. The leader of the organisation, Ashin Wirathu, covered his head and […]
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD Yesterday VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Belgian religious congregation is defying Pope Francis’ order to stop allowing euthanasia in its psychiatric hospitals, saying that […]
Source: The Wall Street Journal By James Hookway Hard-line Islamic groups are challenging Indonesia’s tradition of religious tolerance and secular law. In the Indonesian market town of Cianjur, new rules require […]
Source: BBC News By Sarah Buckley and Amelia Butterly A Silicon Valley CEO reveals her secret to getting ahead in business – dyeing her blonde hair brown, and ditching her […]
Source: CNN By Nick Thompson and Eliza Mackintosh 18 people were taken to hospitals after an explosion at station, none with life-threatening injuries, officials say London (CNN) London police are treating […]
By AFP – Sep 14,2017 – JORDAN TIMES This handout photo provided by the Russian defence ministry on Wednesday shows Russian and other foreign journalists during a press tour […]
Sep 14,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri For the past six months or so, twice a week the regional and international media have warned about the looming risk […]
Under sane leadership, the US usually managed to broker ceasefires in past Lebanon wars. But the current problem is that the US President is mad. Nikki Haley is thus reduced […]
Description: A brief explanation of the law known as Qisas and its connection to forgiveness. Category: Articles Systems in Islam Justice By Aisha Stacey (© 2014 IslamReligion.com) Published on 08 Dec 2014 Last modified on 08 Apr 2015 Islam is a religion that takes into account the nature of […]
By Omair Ahmad on 14/09/2017 Without understanding the context of words such as Wahhabi, Salafi and Takfiri, reportage on Islamic militancy may obscure more than it reveals. Reporting on militancy in the name of Islam without understanding the context of some of the words used may obscure more than they reveal. […]
Upon arrival in Uganda, refugees receive a work permit, 900 square meters of land and permission to remain forever. How is the small country in the middle of Africa […]
by Nimira Dewji Posted on September 14, 2017 Côte d’Ivoire – Azito Energie Kenya – Kipevu II Power Project Tajikistan and Afghanistan – Pamir Energy Uganda – Bujagali Hydroelectric Project Pakistan […]