Source: Dunya News A young Muslim woman who came to Australia as a refugee during the Bosnian war has been named Miss World Australia 2017. According to a report by the Daily Mail, Esma Voloder who is a 25-year-old criminal profiler from Melbourne was named Miss World Australia 2017 on Friday […]
Source: Dunya News KANDAHAR (AFP) – A US airstrike killed 16 Afghan police and wounded two others in Helmand province, officials said Saturday. The incident took place Friday 5 pm as Afghan security forces were clearing a village of Taliban elements, Salam Afghan, Helmand police spokesman, told AFP. “In the […]
Source: Dunya News A Muslim mother has initiated a legal action against her daughter’s school after she was told face veil was not allowed in the institution’s premises.According to The Guardian, Rachida Serroukh, a 37-year-old single mother of three daughters, was asked to leave while she was attending an evening […]
Source: The Local Police on Funen want under 18s to be completely barred from the island’s bars and nightclubs due to difficulties enforcing legal age limits. People under the age of 18 should not be allowed to enter nightclubs or bars that become nightclubs after 11pm, police on the island […]
Source: The Local In an escalating war of words between Ankara and Berlin, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble compared Erdogan’s Turkey with the former communist German Democratic Republic (GDR). “Turkey is arresting people arbitrarily and not respecting even minimal consular standards,” said Schäuble on Friday. “It reminds me of the way […]
Source: The Local Federal prosecutors filed charges on Friday against an Iraqi man and four associates who allegedly ran a recruiting network for the terror group Isis. The men, aged between 27 and 51, will stand trial on charges of membership in a foreign terror organization and of supporting a […]
Source: CNN Trump appears to be trying to revive his organization in an attempt to break out of a prolonged funk that has to a great extent wasted the first six months of his term — a time when presidents are usually at the apex of their power. But the […]
Reuters International JULY 20, 2017 FILE PHOTO: Kurdish Regional Government President Masoud Barzani speaks to the media during his visits in the town of Bashiqa, after it was recaptured from the Islamic State, east of Mosul, Iraq, November 16, 2016. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari (reuters_tickers) By Angus MacSwan ERBIL, Iraq […]
Reuters International JULY 21, 2017 Palestinians react following tear gas that was shot by Israeli forces after Friday prayer on a street outside Jerusalem’s Old city July 21, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (reuters_tickers) JERUSALEM (Reuters) – When Muslim elders called for a “Day of Rage” on Friday to protest […]
Reuters International JULY 22, 2017 Iraqis cross the floating bridge between east and west of Mosul, Iraq, July 21, 2017. REUTERS/Khalid Al-Mousily (reuters_tickers) By Angus MacSwan MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – On a pontoon bridge connecting East and West Mosul, residents of a city shattered by the battle to […]
by Joe Vesey-Byrne in discover Data: WIN/Gallup International. PICTURE: INDY100/DATAWRAPPER 62 per cent of people on earth define themselves as religious. This is according to the WIN/Gallup International poll for 2016, published in mid 2017. The study surveyed citizens of 68 countries. In addition, many people held religious beliefs […]
The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles in promoting Hijab and modest dressing The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment Personally, I believe, Niqaab or face veil is too conservative […]
A ROW has broken out after an Islamic call to prayer was held inside one of Britain’s most historic cathedrals. PUBLISHED: 03:45, Fri, Jan 20, 2017 | UPDATED: 11:22, Fri, Jan 20, 2017 13K http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/756360/islamic-call-to-prayer-historic-british-gloucester-cathedral-outrage The traditional Muslim invocation to worship was performed in front of 1,000 people at the launch of a […]
DAILY SABAH WITH REUTERS ISTANBUL Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, finishes answering a question from the media while meeting with Oman’s Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Friday, July 21, 2017, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo) U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Friday the […]
ADAM GARRIE Iraq has become an ally of Syria in spite of the United States. A day after Baghdad confirmed the purchase and delivery of multiple T-90 tanks from Russia, Iraq’s Vice President Nouri al-Maliki has praised Russia for its vital role in the fight against terrorism. Although Russian forces […]
Non-combatants in the city found themselves in a catch-22: told by US-led Coalition forces to get away from Isis positions before they were shelled; yet threatened with execution by Isis if they tried to escape Patrick Cockburn Irbil, Iraq @4freepress The catastrophic number of civilian casualties in Mosul is receiving little […]
Islamic leaders call for mass protests in response to the new security measures Agency Israeli police have banned Muslim men under the age of 50 from al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. The ban comes ahead of feared mass protests over the installation of metal detectors aimed at increasing security at the site. Muslim […]
Source: http://www.kincardinenews.com/2017/07/19/kincardine-ahmadi-muslim-opens-up-with-introduction-to-islam-column | Farah Ahmad/Contributor My name is Farah Ahmad, and I reside in the Kincardine community. I represent the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, whose slogan is “Love for All, Hatred for None.” The misconceptions about my religion have unfortunately caused fear in people’s hearts which is apparent. The purpose behind writing these […]
Angry Georgia Mayor Threatens Atheist With Arrest July 19, 2017 by Michael Stone 59 Comments http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/07/angry-georgia-mayor-threatens-atheist-arrest/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=BRSS&utm_campaign=Nonreligious&utm_content=367 An angry small town mayor in Georgia is threatening an atheist with arrest after atheist complains about “In God We Trust” stickers going on police vehicles. Mayor Gary Jones is angry that an atheist is complaining about […]
Source: http://www.pressat.co.uk/releases/worldwide-head-of-lahore-ahmadiyya-movement-to-visit-the-uk-6e8d29e7b7e9ae84a06f11b3c566a4e6/ News provided by The Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat Islam Lahore (United Kingdom) on Friday 21st Jul 2017 Dr Abdul Karim Saeed, worldwide head of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Association for the Propagation of Islam is due to to visit the UK during July and August 2017. The Ahmadiyya Association for the Propagation of […]