Microsoft’s Future Is About Much More Than PCs
Source: Time BY Lisa Eadicicco When Microsoft brought its Office suite to Apple’s iPad in 2014, many observers viewed it as a move to strengthen the company’s presence in the mobile […]
Anyone who says the Quran advocates terrorism obviously hasn’t read its lessons on violence
Source: Independent By Qasim Rashid Only two groups in our society promote the “Quran teaches terrorism” myth: anti-Muslim pundits and Isis extremists. Both are wrong. This simplistic conclusion ignores that many groups in many […]
World Bank to finance solar power projects in Pakistan
Source: Tribune Express By Zafar Bhutta PHOTO: AFP ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has agreed to finance solar power projects from its Green Fund in an effort to improve the energy […]
Millions of Pakistanis receive blasphemy warning texts
Source: Tribune Express ISLAMABAD: Millions of Pakistanis have been receiving text messages from the government warning them against sharing “blasphemous” content online. “Uploading & sharing of blasphemous content on Internet […]
Emmanuel Macron’s wife confronts sexism, misogyny in France
Source: CNN Politicians, journalists and her own daughter have stepped forward in defense of Brigitte Trogneux, wife of French President-elect Emmanuel Macron, in response to a series of sexist and misogynistic slurs against her. Many of the unwelcome comments have focused on the fact that Trogneux — age 64 with seven […]
Does she Belong to Ahmadiyya? American Woman Taking Down Terrorists in Court
Source: RT A Pakistani-American lawyer has made a name for herself by taking down international terrorists in Court. Since 2009, 37-year-old Zainab Ahmad has worked as an Assistant United States Attorney in New York, and so far she has prosecuted 13 people for terrorism, without losing a single case. Zainab who […]
Gambian Authorities Urged To Safeguard Religious Freedoms
WRITTEN BY JOLLOF MEDIA NETWORK May 11, 2017 Members of the Gambia’s Ahmaddiya Muslim Jama’at (JollofNews) – Gambia’s Ahmaddiya Muslim Jama’at have called on the regime of President Adama Barrow to monitor and avert Muslim extremism for the peace, security and stability of the Gambia. Alhaji Ebrahima Mbowe, deputy Amir […]
So what if I wear a headscarf?
TAMA’S TALES: So what if I wear a headscarf? http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43171318&locale=en EMBED CODE MAY 11, 2017 – Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. Some of her friends are Muslim and wear head scarves. Tama finds out how this has affected their lives. (SRF Kulturplatz/swissinfo.ch) http://www.swissinfo.ch
Indonesia: EDITORIAL: The test of our democracy
EDITORIAL: The test of our democracy EDITORIALThe Jakarta Post Jakarta | Fri, May 12, 2017 | Inactive Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama attends the final hearing of his blasphemy trial at the North Jakarta District Court on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. The panel of judges declare him guilty for […]
‘Do not claim monopoly on religious truth’
Margareth S. AritonangThe Jakarta Post Jakarta | Sat, May 13, 2017 | Against blasphemy: Hundreds of members of Islamic organizations stage a rally during Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama’s final hearing held at the Agriculture Ministry office on Jl. RM Harsono, Ragunan, South Jakarta, on Tuesday. (JP/Michael Hillary Hegarty) […]
Can Syria ever be repaired when its long civil war finally comes to an end?
Syria’s conflict will end with many more casualties and many more missing than the Lebanese civil war. Vast areas of towns and cities are razed to the ground Robert Fisk Beirut @indyvoices 2 days ago After its titanic civil war, can Syria remain a united state? And if it does […]
Trump and Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman are the most dangerous men in the world – and they’re meeting next week
Trump has already ordered greater US support for the Saudi war effort in Yemen, but the deputy crown prince will be primarily bidding for US backing for his confrontation with Iran Patrick Cockburn @indyworld 29 comments US President Donald Trump and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will meet […]
This is what the Quran actually says about blasphemy
Source: Independent By Qasim Rashid, who is an attorney and graduate of the Richmond School of Law Blasphemy laws began in Christian countries, and started appearing in Muslim majority countries after […]
India: A Muslim woman does the unthinkable, gives triple talaq to her husband
Source: The Guardian By Amrit Dhillon in Narhada, Meerut As India debates the validity of a law allowing men to divorce by uttering three words, one woman is blazing a trail […]
Safeguarding Islam’s past for future generations
Source: BBC By Sylvia Smith Image copyrightRICHARD DUEBELImage captionThe citadel in Aleppo, Syria, has suffered damage during the country’s six-year-long conflict A recent conference in Bahrain brought together experts in […]
‘Rot at the Core’: Blasphemy Verdict in Indonesia Dismays Legal Experts
Source: The New York Times By JOE COCHRANE Photo Supporters of Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama rallied outside City Hall in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday, holding an inflatable ball depicting Mr. […]
Mexican beef exporters look to Muslim markets as U.S. alternatives
Source: Reuters By David Alire Garcia and Theopolis Waters | MEXICO CITY/CHICAGO Mexico’s growing beef industry is targeting Muslim consumers in the Middle East for its prime cuts as it […]
A Dalit community looks to escape the caste system by converting to Buddhism
Source: Religion News Service By Nicole Einbinder and Emily Churchill AHMEDABAD, India (RNS) Dosa vendor Sunil Gagnath Sabkale watches over a fragile Buddhist temple across the street from a market […]
Florida county’s schools keep textbook, ending Islam chapter flap
Source: USA Today BY Caroline Glenn, Florida Today MELBOURNE, Fla. — Ninth-graders in Brevard County will keep using a world history textbook, despite fierce debate over its chapter on Islam. The […]
To ease fears, U.S. Muslim schools reach out to neighbors
Source: Reuters By Laila Kearney | HUNTINGTON, N.Y. At a Roman Catholic high school in New York’s Long Island suburbs, two dozen visiting Muslim students knelt and prayed while teens […]