Muslims and Jews Break Bread, and Build Bonds
Source: The New York Times By SHARON OTTERMAN The Anwars, background, a Muslim family, were guests of the Firestones, who are Jewish, at a Sabbath meal in Brooklyn. Credit:Hilary Swift […]
Pope makes 2 Fatima children saints on centenary of visions
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD and BARRY HATTON FATIMA, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis added two Portuguese shepherd children to the roster of Catholic saints Saturday, honoring young siblings […]
Pope says doubts Medjugorje apparitions are authentic
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella | ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE Pope Francis has voiced serious doubt about the authenticity of alleged continuing apparitions of the Madonna in Medjugorje, a once-obscure […]
Christians, in an Epochal Shift, Are Leaving the Middle East
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Maria Abi-Habib Wall Street Journal Posted 2017-05-14 19:31 GMT An Assyrian militiaman stands guard during an Easter ceremony at the Saint John’s church in […]
A Russian honeytrap for Gen Flynn? Not me…
Source: BBC By Gordon Corera Security correspondent, BBC News Image copyrightSVETLANA LOKHOVA When Svetlana Lokhova saw the internet light up with suggestions she was a Russian spy, she initially thought […]
India 10-year-old child rape victim in abortion plea
Source: BBC A panel of doctors has met in India to discuss the case of a 10-year-old rape victim who is seeking an abortion. The girl was repeatedly raped by […]
Canada: Hundreds of Quebec lumber workers among first to lose work after Trump’s softwood tariffs
thestar.com 2017/05/14 MONTREAL—Hundreds of Quebec forestry workers are experiencing the first sour tastes from the softwood lumber battle with the United States as they prepare for the start of layoffs. Starting Monday, Resolute Forest Products is cutting shifts at seven sawmills and delaying the start of forest operations that will […]
Donald Trump is CEO of the country, can fire anyone he wants
Source: TOI NEW YORK: US PresidentDonald Trump is “CEO of the country, he can fire anyone he wants”, America’s envoy to the UN Nikki Haley has said, while defending him for firing former FBI director James Comey. Haley said she believed that the criticism of Trump stems from discomfort with his […]
Immigration, Islam and the West
Source: ET Colonialism brought Europe and the West to Asia and Africa. The tide has now turned. Demographic change and immigration are now bringing Asia and Africa to the West. The West prevailed in the first encounter that took place in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lands it conquered […]
Bakhtawar criticizes law forbidding public eating during Ramazan, says ‘this is not Islam’
Source: The Express Tribune Perturbed by legislation making eating in public during Ramazan a jailable offence, Bakhtawar Bhutto took to Twitter to condemn the rule. The daughter of former […]
Women Rights: Islam and the West
Epigraph: “But whoso does good works, whether male or female, and is a believer, such shall enter Heaven, and shall not be wronged even as much as the little hollow […]
Barghouthi calls on commemorating Nakba through unity, civil disobedience
Barghouthi calls on commemorating Nakba through unity, civil disobedience 3 hours ago PNN/ Ramallah/ The Media Committee of the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners’ society, present the summary of the twenty-eighth day of the collective hunger strike, which was embarked by the prisoners’ movement in […]
Nearly 50% are of no religion – but has UK hit ‘peak secular’?
The secularisation of Britain has been thrown into sharp focus by new research showing that for every person brought up in a non-religious household who becomes a churchgoer, 26 people raised as Christians now identify as non-believers. The study also shows that inner London is the most religious area of […]
Bangladesh: Ahmadiyya Muslims question govt sincerity for security
Staff Correspondent, bdnews24.com Published: 2017-05-13 PreviousNext Ahmadiyya Muslim community chief Mobasherur Rahman has questioned the government sincerity in ensuring their security and said the attacks are unabated. He said at a media conference that the authorities do not act as fast when the Ahmadiyyas come under attack as they […]
The Food of Ramadan: When and What to Eat
Sheela Prakash May 31, 2016 Ramadan (in Arabic: رمضان, Ramadān) is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. During the whole month, observers of Islam fast from sunrise to sunset. During the fast, no food or drink is consumed, and thoughts must be kept pure. Followers of Islam believe that […]
Ramadan health FAQs
Here are some frequently asked health questions about fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. These answers have been put together by medical experts and Islamic scholars and researchers. Should a person with diabetes fast? People who have their diabetes under control, either by their diet or using tablets, may fast. […]
The United States and Middle-Eastern Arms Trade, A Closer Look
May 14, 2017 by Muslims Writers Guild of America by Richard Reno We’ve all seen the tragic images of children killed or injured in the Syrian civil war. An estimated 55,000 children have been killed in the fighting. This is among the hundreds of thousands total casualties of civilian deaths. […]
Double lie: Councillor denies ‘feeding lie’ over mosque to committee
By Nicola BryanBBC News 13 May 2017 From the sectionWales politics Image copyrightCARDIFF COUNCIL A Cardiff councillor has been accused of “feeding a planning committee a lie” to prevent plans for a mosque for a Muslim sect being approved. The council rejected the plans for old offices on Sanatorium Road, […]
Eurasian century beckons
EDITORIAL THE EDITORIAL BOARD ISTANBUL The ancient modern Silk Road between China and Europe will be revived, spreading prosperity and security along the way. This was the message sent at […]
Tillerson: Trump weighs impact of embassy move on Middle East peace
Hani Hazaimeh | Published — Monday 15 May 2017 US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Jeddah: US President Donald Trump is pondering whether moving the US Embassy in Israel from […]