UNDERSTANDING THE PHILOSOPHY OF ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE
May 03, 2017 This write-up intends to make people of the region aware of the beauty and the richness of their culture, when it comes to architecture and the living […]
Islamic finance is based on ‘shared prosperity’
Personal Finance | 20 May 2017 Martin Hesse The way Muslims do business is based on free-market economics, but it provides a far more equitable and sustainable economic model than the dog-eat-dog world of Western capitalism. This was a strong underlying message to come out of a recent conference on Islamic banking […]
Friday Sermon: Ramadhan — Virtues of Fasting
July 12th, 2013 ‘O ye who believe! fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may become righteous.’ (2:184) With the grace of God, Ramadan started here (the UK) from yesterday. Thank God that He has granted us the experience of yet […]
UN Chief Guterres to meet Cyprus leaders in New York amid faltering reunification talks
ASSOCIATED PRESS NICOSIA, Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Mustafa Akıncı (right), United Nations’ Secretary General Antonio Guterres (center) and Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades (left) pose before a trilateral meeting (AFP Photo) Officials say U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet the rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus at U.N. headquarters in New […]
Nearly half a million Syrian children receive education in Turkey
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL AA Photo A total of 169,010 Syrian children attend Turkish public schools under the Temporary Protection Regulation, while 294,112 Syrian students go to special temporary schooling centers, Turkey’s Minister of National Education Ismet Yılmaz said Wednesday. “While a curriculum was being prepared for these students to study […]
Expert tips for a balanced, healthy Ramadan diet
ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL During the month of Ramadan, when people fast for more than 12 hours, iftar meals are crucial for maintaining a sufficient, balanced diet especially in places where the summer season is in full swing Iftar, the fast-breaking meal, must be prepared in accordance with a sufficient and […]
Battling Islamic State: A Visit to the Mosul Front
The fight against Islamic State in western Mosul is chaotic and brutal, with up to 200,000 civilians still trapped in the IS-held Old Town. DER SPIEGEL visited the front in Iraq to see how the battle is progressing. By Christoph Reuter Jacob Russel A girl walks through the destroyed streets […]
The Numbers Don’t Lie: White Far-Right Terrorists Pose a Clear Danger to Us All
Source: The Intercept By Mehdi Hasan, Columnist, The Intercept. Contributing Editor, New Statesman. Host, Al Jazeera English. O SEAN DUFFY, where art thou? Back in February, the Republican […]
Trump bailing on the Paris Agreement would be a middle finger to the future
Source: CNN If the United States bails on the Paris Agreement on climate change, as CNN is reporting, the results could be catastrophic both for this country and the planet. It would be a middle finger to the future. The worst part: There is absolutely no reason for it. Aside, […]
Gulf Arab row rattles Trump’s anti-Iran axis
Reuters International MAY 31, 2017 – FILE PHOTO: Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File […]
Israeli rule ‘key cause’ of Palestinian hardship — UN
By AFP – May 31,2017 -JORDAN TIMES A photo taken from East Jerusalem on Wednesday shows a view of Israel’s separation barrier dividing occupied Jerusalem from the West Bank city of Abu Dis, and in the distance the Jordanian capital, Amman (AFP photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Fifty years […]
Trump administration approves tougher visa vetting, including social media checks
Reuters International JUN 1, 2017 – (reuters_tickers) By Yeganeh Torbati WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration has rolled out a new questionnaire for U.S. visa applicants worldwide that asks for social media handles for the last five years and biographical information going back 15 years. The new questions, part of […]
SWISS VISIT: War crimes suit filed in Switzerland against former Israeli minister
By Simon Bradley MAY 31, 2017 – Tzipi Livni is a prominent Israeli politician. She has held various government roles including former foreign minister (2006-2009), acting prime minister and justice minister (Keystone) The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland has confirmed that it is examining a criminal […]
The truth about whether Islamic values are compatible with Western values
Time and again Islam’s teachings uphold religious and personal freedoms. If dictators in the Middle East or radical Muslim preachers oppose the Prophet Mohammed in their words and actions, then they’re solely to blame Atif Rashid @tif_49 Sunday 17 July 2016 996 comments A recent poll published by the BBC […]
There is not a place in paradise awaiting terrorists – but there are abusive hate preachers who exploit vulnerable young Muslims in this life
There are no violent, extremist or provocative verses in the Quran, only distorted, misquoted and purposefully misinterpreted ones Atif Rashid @tif_49 85 comments The anti-Islam bandwagon has resurfaced in the wake of theManchester attack, led by extremist commentators and a whole host of Islamophobes on social media. They reaffirm false […]
In the age of Islamic literalism we should remember the Egyptian scholar who fought back
Listening to Abu Zeid’s words today, they might have been used to condemn Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s Isis pronouncements – or indeed the army of Saudi Arabian imams who preach […]
UK: Mosques refuse funeral for Manchester bomber
London, May 31Mosques have refused to bury the body of Manchester-born suicide bomber Salman Abedi who blew himself up at a concert last week killing 22 persons. The city’s authorities are reportedly doing “everything in their power” to stop the 22-year-old Libyan-origin bomber’s cremation, burial in any way in the […]
UK: Tooting’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Comes Together For Manchester Attack Victims
Source: https://worldtopnewsng.com/tooting-community-ahmadiyya-uk-comes-together-manchester-attack-victims/ The community of Tooting in South-West London came together yesterday evening to show solidarity with the people of Manchester after Monday night’s terror attack at Manchester Arena, in a vigil organised by the local Ahmadiyya Muslim Association. Mr Ahmed was joined in proceedings by the newly-elected Mayor of Wandsworth, […]
Canadian Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Donates $25,000 to Hospital Foundation in British Columbia
Source: http://www.asianjournal.ca/canadian-muslim-community-donates-25000-to-hospital-foundation-in-british-columbia/ The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at Canada presents $25,000 cheque to Mayor of Salmon Arm for Advancement of Shuswap Lake General Hospital Hundreds gathered on May 21, 2017 in Salmon Arm, British Columbia to attend the annual “Run for Salmon Arm” organized by the Ahmadiyya Elders Association, an auxiliary organization of […]
Australia: Ahmadi Muslims take a stand in the streets of Perth with the message: Love for all & Hatred for none
Source: http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/im-muslim-ask-me-anything-perth-young-people-take-stand-20170529-gwft2e.html | By Emma Young ‘I’m Muslim, ask me anything’: Perth young people take stand Members of Perth’s Muslim community have taken to the streets with a message of love and tolerance in the wake of the Manchester terror attacks. On Saturday a group of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community members stood in Perth CBD […]