Theresa May criticises Cadbury over Easter egg hunt
Source: BBC Theresa May has described the decision to drop the word Easter from the name of Cadbury and National Trust egg hunts as “absolutely ridiculous”. Her comments come after […]
Indian Idol Junior 2015 Nahid Afrin faces wrath of Mulla’s due to her singing
Statesman, India – Taste of Islamic advance Nava Thakuria | Guwahati March 27, 2017 | 01:30 PM Since time immemorial Assam has been known for its unique social harmony, religious tolerance and pluralism. The land of great Vaishnavite saint Srimanta Sankardev,who spread the message of love, cohesion and brotherhood among […]
In the eye of the beholder: what is Islamic art?
An example of work that’s considered under the Islamic art catch-all by Mohammed El Banna. Courtesy of World Art Dubai Katrina Kufer April 5, 2017 The third edition of […]
EXORCISMS: Driving out the devil in Switzerland
http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43080614&locale=en EMBED CODE APR 3, 2017 – 17:59 Every year, about 1,400 people ask Swiss churches for help with exorcisms, and the number is growing. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) The practice of ridding […]
A Bizarre SS Expedition to Tibet
Nazis on the Roof of the World: A Bizarre SS Expedition to Tibet In 1938, an SS expedition led by German zoologist Ernst Schäfer trekked to Tibet, returning with priceless animal specimens. Many believe they had actually been sent to search for a lost Aryan race, but a new book argues that […]
This is how we can reclaim the British Muslim identity from extremists
Public debate has become toxic and polarised: on one side are the people who call all Muslims terrorists and extremists, and on the other are the people who cry ‘Islamophobia’ the moment anyone opens a discussion about Islamist extremism in Britain Sara Khan @sarakhaninspire Muslim children carrying flowers join a vigil […]
BBC: Halala: The women who sleep with a stranger to save their marriage
The women who sleep with a stranger to save their marriage Source: BBC By Athar Ahmad; BBC Asian Network & Victoria Derbyshire programme A number of online services are charging “divorced” […]
Syrians risk all in flight from Raqqa
By Reuters – Apr 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A displaced Syrian woman, who fled Daesh group stronghold of Raqqa, reacts as she arrives at a temporary camp in the […]
EU denounces Israel’s West Bank demolitions policy
By Reuters – Apr 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A bedouin Palestinian girl carries a goat outside her family’s dwelling in Al Khan Al Ahmar village near the West Bank city of Jericho on February 23 (Reuters photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — The European Union has expressed frustration with Israel over […]
How Israel understands the Arab Peace Initiative
Apr 04,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Ramzy Baroud Once more, the Arab Peace Initiative of 2002 is taking centre stage. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas insisted during his speech at the recently concluded Arab League summit, that the initiative is the only solution on the table, asserting that it will not be changed or […]
David Attenborough’s Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates
Suggested Reading Charles Darwin: An Epiphany for the Muslims, A Catastrophe for the Christians The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles on the theme of religion and science
Press Release: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta organises Annual Peace Symposium 2017
Source: https://ahmadiyyamalta.org/2017/04/04/ahmadiyya-malta-organised-annual-peace-symposium-2017/ Official website of Ahmadiyya Muslim Malta: http://www.Ahmadiyya.org.mt Email: amjmalta@gmail.com | Call: 7932 0139 Twitter: twitter.com/ahmadiyyamalta | Facebook: facebook.com/ahmadiyyamalta The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Malta, in collaboration with KSU (university student council), held an exhibition about the Holy Quran and the annual Peace Symposium titled “Jihad & Terrorism” in the KSU Common Room, […]
Mormon leaders encourage more baptisms for the dead
Source: Associated Press By BRADY McCOMBS SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mormon leaders reminded church members Saturday about the importance of performing ceremonial baptisms on dead ancestors who didn’t receive […]
An anti-Muslim slur on their wall made this family think of leaving the U.S. Then neighbors came to their aid.
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer When Mahrukh and Shoaib Ahmad got a call from their apartment manager, saying that their home in Fairfax County had been burglarized while they […]
Most college head chaplains are Christian. At USC, a Hindu leads the way
Source: Los Angeles Times BY Rosanna Xia Contact Reporter Varun Soni straightened his shoulders and grasped the podium, his dark suit flanked by the stately white robes of priests and ministers. A […]
Local mosques open their doors to promote understanding of faith
Source: Boston Globe By Jeremy C. Fox and Aimee Ortiz Across Eastern Massachusetts Sunday, Muslims gathered, shoulder to shoulder, to begin afternoon prayers. But at the back of the room […]
Catholic Church must reform confession, abuse survivor says
Source: BBC By Hywel GriffithBBC News, Sydney An Australian child abuse survivor has called on the Catholic Church to reform its laws on confession to ensure crimes are reported to […]
Boko Haram kidnaps 22 girls and women in north-east Nigeria
Source: The Guardian Attackers loyal to faction headed by Abu Musab Al-Barnawi, son of Boko Haram founder Mohammed Yusuf Chibok school girls who escaped from Boko Haram in 2014. The […]
More Trouble at Fox News: Ailes Faces New Sexual Claims and O’Reilly Loses Two Advertisers. NYTimes
The sexual harassment scandal that engulfed Fox News last year and led to the ouster of its chairman, Roger Ailes, continued to batter the network on Monday, as a new lawsuit described unwanted sexual advances by Mr. Ailes and two major advertisers pulled their spots from the show of its top-rated host, […]
Muslims protest with street prayer in Paris suburb
Source: Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Hemmed in and closely watched by police, hundreds of Muslims unrolled rugs and prayed outdoors Friday in the busy streets of a Paris suburb […]