Anti-Muslim hate crimes increase fivefold since London Bridge attacks
Source: The Guardian BY Vikram Dodd and Sarah Marsh The London Bridge attacks have triggered a big spike in hate crimes with a significant amount of them being attacks in the […]
Stop fretting over religious sensitivities. We must push hard against Islamists
Source: The Guardian BY Sara Khan It was fine in theory to defend the right of extremists to free speech. But this left them widely uncontested In this time of […]
Pakistan: man sentenced to death for blasphemy on Facebook
Source: The Guardian Taimoor Raza was found guilty of insulting the prophet Mohammed during an argument on social media with a counter-terrorism official Blasphemy is a sensitive charge in conservative […]
Why the gulf turned on Qatar
2017-06-11 US AND THEM US President Donald Trump poses with Muslim leaders after the US-Gulf Summit at the King Abdul Aziz International Conference Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 21 PHOTO: /Getty Images Related Links Erdogan vows to stand by ‘Qatari brothers’ amid crisis Qatar FM rejects intervention in […]
Looking back: The previous ‘regime change’ in Qatar
My personal ‘insider information’ told me that the last ‘regime change’ in Qatar was not quite ‘a friendly deal between father and son’ as it appeared. The present Emir of […]
Protesters rally against Islamic law in dozens of U.S. cities
Reuters International JUN 10, 2017 – A protester holds a sign during an anti-Sharia rally in Seattle, Washington, U.S., June 10, 2017. REUTERS/David Ryder (reuters_tickers) By David DeKok and Tom […]
Russia urges dialogue in Qatar-Gulf dispute
Trump demands Doha stop funding extremist groups By AFP – Jun 11,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Customers are seen shopping at Al Meera market in the Qatari capital Doha on […]
GENERAL ELECTION: THE MORNING AFTER‘The UK is now ungovernable’
By Simon Bradley JUN 9, 2017 – Will Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May stay or go? And what about Brexit? There are lots of questions after the shock UK vote (Keystone) Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision to hold a snap election to strengthen her hand in Brexit talks has been […]
India: Zakir Naik’s Lies About Muslim Scientists
Zakir Naik’s Lies About Muslim Scientist By Ikram Ahmed, New Age Islam 01 June 2017 Zakir Naik is a controversial Islamic televangelist who is known for trying to show that the Holy Quran and modern science are compatible. In one of his talks on YouTube about ‘Qur’an and modern science […]
Why Qatar is being demonised
Opinion | 9 June 2017 OPINION It appears that the blockade against the world’s wealthiest nation has been a carefully calculated campaign by Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the US, writes Shannon […]
The joy of breaking fast at the Holy Mosques
June 9, 2017 Saudi Gazette report RAMADAN is a month of immense blessings and the community iftars at mosques and other public places is one of these blessings. For […]
Secrets of the Mind Nova
Source: Youtube A blind man can see. Another feels pain in his missing arm. One believes he’s God. A son thinks his parents are imposters. Are their thoughts real or […]
Tim Cook challenges MIT grads: ‘How will you serve humanity?’
Source: Yahoo News Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook posed a challenge for MIT graduates during their graduation on Friday when he told them to ask themselves during their careers, “How will […]
How anti-Shariah marches mistake Muslim concepts of state and religious law
Source: Religion New Service By Asifa Quraishi-Landes | June 8, 2017 Women attend a “Freedom of Speech Rally Round II” across the street from the Islamic Community Center in Phoenix […]
Anti-Shariah rallies planned across US worry Muslim leaders
Source: Associated Press By ANDREW SELSKY EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Inside a mosque in the college town of Eugene, a half-dozen men prostrated themselves on a carpet while another man […]
Authorities Brace For Conflict During Anti-Sharia Marches
Source: NPR By TOM GJELTEN ACT for America, known for its aggressive criticism of Islam, hosts anti-Sharia marches on Saturday across the U.S. Many supporters have alt-right links. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: […]
Ireland: Recently Vandalized Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque [Masjid Maryam] in Galway to host an open day today
Source: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/ireland-should-not-be-complacent-about-radicalisation-1.3112909 The Ahmadiyya Muslim mosque which was damaged in a stoning incident during Ramadan prayers earlier this week is hosting an open day at the Masjid Maryam in Ballybrit on Saturday from 3pm to 6pm. Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Ireland president Dr M Anwar Malik said that Muslims and non-Muslims are […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association Keighley Raises funds for Manchester Emergency Fund through the British Red Cross
Source: http://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/15335707.Shocked_reaction_in_Keighley_to_news_of_terrorist_massacre_in_London/ Young people from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association Keighley were out last weekend collecting funds to support people affected by the terrorist bombing in Manchester, which occurred only two weeks before the latest killings in London. Children from Keighley as young as seven were at Booths supermarket, in Ilkley, […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Crawley condemns terror attacks as ‘acts of evil individuals’
Source: http://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/news/residents-urged-to-stand-together-following-terror-attacks-1-7994930 | By SARAH PAGE People are being urged to stand united following the terrorist attacks in London on Saturday in which seven people died and 48 were injured. Horsham District Council deputy leader Jonathan Chowen called on people to “stand together to defeat this horrendous wrongdoing” and Muslims in Crawley […]
Turkey’s DITIB opens new mosque for worship in Germany’s Cologne
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL AA Photo The Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB) opened a new mosque for worship on Friday in the German city of Cologne. The foundation of the DITIB Central Mosque was laid in 2009 and, according to the organization, an official opening ceremony will be held within […]