The Senate May Block Part of President Trump’s Saudi Arms Deal
Source: Time BY Kevin Lui 12:22 PM ET The Senate is expected Tuesday to vote on a resolution seeking to block part of President Trump‘s proposed $110 billion arms deal […]
Why you should manage your energy, not your time
Source: BBC News By Madeleine Dore 13 June 2017 For ten years, Lisa Congdon’s days were packed like a “can of sardines.” Juggling between five and 20 projects at any […]
Federal appeals court upholds freeze on Trump’s travel ban
Source: The Washington Post By Matt Zapotosky and Robert Barnes June 13 at 7:06 AM A West Coast federal appeals court upheld the freeze on President Trump’s travel ban Monday, […]
Singapore detains first woman citizen suspected of Islamist radicalism
Source: Reuters Singapore said on Monday it has detained an assistant child-care worker suspected of trying to join Islamic State and to find a militant husband in Syria, and was […]
Norway to ban full-face veil in nurseries, schools and universities
Source: BBC News Norway is proposing a ban on the Muslim full face veil and other face-covering clothing because it says it hinders communication between pupils and teachers. The ban, […]
Tunisian sentenced to jail for smoking during Ramadan
Source: Yahoo News Tunis (AFP) – A Tunisian court Monday sentenced to one month in prison a man who smoked a cigarette in public during the Muslim dawn-to-dusk holy fasting […]
Manchester police investigate arson attacks on Jewish restaurants
Source: The Guardian By Helen Pidd North of England editor Jewish charity says antisemitic hate crime is on the rise after Ta’am and JS kosher restaurants are targeted The interior of […]
It isn’t just young people who have turned to Labour. Muslims have too
Source: The Guardian BY Miqdaad Versi As the Conservative party conducts its postmortem on the 2017 general election campaign, it will no doubt study the apparent surge in support for […]
Cristiano Ronaldo accused of tax evasion
Source: BBC Spanish prosecutors have accused the Real Madrid footballer Cristiano Ronaldo of defrauding the authorities of millions of euros in tax. The prosecutor’s office in Madrid says it has filed a lawsuit against the Portuguese player. He is accused of evading tax of 14.7m euros (£13m; $16m) from 2011 […]
Believing in the Blasphemy Laws is ‘the Real Blasphemy’: But, There is No Worldly Punishment
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times An antiterrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced a Shiite man to death for committing blasphemy in posts […]
Qatar ‘extremely comfortable’ despite sanctions, markets stabilise
Reuters International JUN 13, 2017 A girl holds a picture depicting Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani during a demonstration in support of him in Doha, Qatar June 11, 2017. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon (reuters_tickers) By John Davison and Andrew Torchia DOHA/DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar’s financial markets stabilised on Monday […]
5 Ways To Support Muslim Friends And Colleagues This Ramadan
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla and Rowaida Abdelaziz If you want to be a good ally to your Muslim friend this year, there’s no better time to start than […]
From “caliph” to fugitive: IS leader Baghdadi’s new life on the run
Reuters International JUN 12, 2017 – FILE PHOTO: A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi making what would have been his first public appearance, at a mosque in the centre of Iraq’s second city, Mosul, according to a video recording posted […]
Iran’s Khamenei blames U.S. for regional instability, creation of Islamic State
Reuters International JUN 12, 2017 – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the death anniversary of the founder of the Islamic Republic […]
Why I’m calling for a national ban on the terms Isis and Islamic State
The primary weapon of a terrorist organisation is to hijack, divide and poison communities. With every non-Muslim that begins to fear Islam, the ‘so-called’ Islamic State becomes stronger Emily Parker 70 comments […]
The Amazing (Muslim) Arab Scholar Who Beat Adam Smith by Half a Millennium
Neoclassical economists created a false narrative of the history of economics Evonomics: In one of the most seminal works in the field of history of economic thought (History of Economic Analysis, 1954), Joseph Schumpeter argued that there is a “Great Gap” in the history of economics. The concept justifies the […]
A hike across Switzerland to promote integration
http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43219940&locale=en EMBED CODE MAY 30, 2017 – 17:00 Hamid and Mohammed from Afghanistan have been described as Switzerland’s most famous asylum seekers because they are hiking across the country. They are journeying across Switzerland on foot as part of their attempt to integrate in their host country, and to make good […]
Death sentence for ‘online blasphemy’
Source: Editorial of the Daily Times Last weekend, a Pakistani citizen was sentenced to death for sharing blasphemous content on social media. Reportedly, Taimoor Raza — member of Shia community […]
USA: “Anti-Sharia demonstration is based on a gross misinterpretation of Sharia law”, Harris Zafar, director of outreach for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Portland
Source: http://www.kgw.com/news/local/local-muslim-leaders-condemn-anti-sharia-law-marches/447703704 PORTLAND, Ore. – Although an Anti-Sharia demonstration scheduled for Portland on Saturday was moved to Seattle, local Muslim leaders were still watching. The demonstration was met by counter-protesters outside of Seattle City Hall. Similar demonstrations and counter-protests took place in cities across the country. Related: Anti-Sharia, pro-Muslim groups clash in […]
Newfoundland: Fasting while helping others eat: Ramadan fundraiser in Gander
Local Muslim man reaches out to Gander and area food bank By Leigh Anne Power, CBC News Posted: Jun 10, 2017 5:00 PM NT Last Updated: Jun 10, 2017 5:00 PM NT Capt. Hassan Malik is raising money for the Gander and Area Food Bank during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (Leigh Anne […]