Turkey crowd taunts coup suspects at mass trial near Ankara
Source: BBC Turkey has marched dozens of coup suspects past a hostile crowd at the start of their trial near Ankara. Most of the 221 suspects are high-ranking military officers, […]
You Asked: Is Gluten Sensitivity Real?
Source: Time BY Markham Heid Gluten, a kind of stretchy protein found in wheat, rye and other grains, is ubiquitous in processed food products because of its handy binding properties. That […]
President Trump’s Full Speech and “On Islam, Trump is consistently inconsistent”
On Islam, Trump is consistently inconsistent Source of the article: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor Washington (CNN)Before President Donald Trump delivered his highly anticipated speech in Saudi Arabia […]
Protest over “no-go zone for women” in Paris immigrant district
Evie Burrows-Taylor evie.burrows-taylor@thelocal.com 19 May 2017 women Share this article Photo by The Local Women took to the streets of one of the poorest areas of Paris on Friday to protest at what they say has become an all-male “no-go zone”, where any female daring to venture out alone is […]
‘Angry’ Netanyahu orders ministers to attend Trump reception
Israeli media reports say prime minister was angered to learn a number of ministers had planned to skip US president’s arrival Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered ministers to attend Donald Trump’s arrival at Ben Gurion airport. Photograph: Ronen Zvulun/AP Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem Sunday 21 May 2017 Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin […]
‘Allahu akbar’: the double standard when it comes to religion and violence
The Sydney Morning Herald: Three people were killed in California in yet another mass shooting. The culprit? A man who had a history of violence and was known for yelling out religious slogans. Shortly before the slayings, he publicly praised his god and guns on Facebook. The shooter was Cedric […]
Prayers at the beginning and opening of the fast
Prayer on beginning the fast wa bisaumi ghadin nawaito min shahri ramadhan I intend to fast in the morning of the month of Ramadhan. میں ماہ رمضان میں صبح کے وقت روزہ رکھنے کی نیت کرتا (کرتی) ہوں۔ Prayer on ending the fast Allah-umma innee laka sumtu wa bika ‘aa-mantu […]
Ramadan and Fasting
Click on the below links for a lot of information about Fasting during Ramadan! Laylatul Qadr – the Night of Destiny Summary of Friday Sermon, August 27th, 2010 A comprehensive discourse on various prayers at the last day of Ramadhan Summary of Friday Sermon, September 10th, 2010 Blessed month of […]
Personal Summary of President Trump’s ‘Islam speech’
In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Mr. Donald Trump gave the anxiously awaited ‘Islam speech’. Main point of what he said: ” You (all Muslim nations assembled here) should […]
From Turkey: Good luck with that! Mr. Trump
HAKKI ÖCAL@hakkiocal It has been 121 days since U.S. President Donald Trump has been in the office. He encountered at least 121 issues, problems and troubles from the left, liberals and all other progressives, and from the people of his own party, if you can say that the GOP is […]
Fifty years after Six Day War, Jerusalem retains much of its old look
Reuters International MAY 21, 2017 – A combination picture shows men and women standing in separate sections as they visit the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem’s Old City, in this Government Press Office handout photo, taken September 1, 1967 (top) and the same location May 17, 2017. […]
Trump tells Middle East to ‘drive out’ Islamist extremists
Reuters International MAY 21, 2017 – U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech during Arab-Islamic-American Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (reuters_tickers) By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason RIYADH (Reuters) – President Donald Trump urged Arab and Islamic leaders on Sunday to unite and do their […]
FRENCH, ENGLISH OR BOTH? Zurich voters support current foreign language approach
By swissinfo.ch MAY 21, 2017 – 15:21 English first? That’s what some Swiss cantons want in primary schools (Keystone) Two foreign languages will continue to be taught in canton Zurich primary schools. On Sunday, around 60% of voters in the canton rejected the initiative “more quality – one foreign language […]
Islam’s Lesser Muslims: When “Khuda” became “Allah”
Published on September 2nd, 2016 | by Guest by Alia P. Ahmed In 1985 a curious thing happened: a prominent Pakistani talk-show host bid her audience farewell with the words Allah Hafiz. It was an awkward substitution. The Urdu word for goodbye was actually Khuda Hafiz (meaning God be with […]
UK: Faith healer Mehboob Akhtar jailed for multimillion-pound fraud
BBC.Com http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-36103880 A faith leader who used his role as a “spiritual guide” to cover up a multimillion-pound property fraud and tax-evasion scam has been jailed.Mehbook Akhtar Muslim cleric Mehboob Akhtar, of Stoke-on-Trent, was sentenced along with nine others including his wife and daughter. They were found guilty of lying […]
Americans Divided on Whether Recent Science Protests Will Benefit Scientists’ Causes
Source: Pew Research Center More Democrats and younger adults believe the science marches in April will lead to public support for science; Republicans and older adults tend to disagree BY […]
Discover the wildlife of Antarctica
Source: Aljazeera BY Tarek Bazley Parts of Antarctica are heating up faster than anywhere else on the planet. Scientists want to know how this will impact the region, its abundant wildlife […]
India: Zakir Naik granted Saudi citizenship to avoid prosecution, arrest by Interpol
Indian Islamic preacher, Dr Zakir Naik, who is wanted by authorities in Delhi for alleged terrorist offences, has been granted citizenship by Saudi Arabia. Arab sources reported that King Salman had intervened to grant Naik Saudi citizenship to protect him from arrest by the International Police Organisation, Interpol. Last month, […]
China crippled CIA by killing US sources, says New York Times
Source: BBC Up to 20 CIA informants were killed or imprisoned by the Chinese government between 2010 and 2012, the New York Times reports, damaging US information-gathering in the country […]