Who are the Sufis and why does ISIS see them as threatening?
Source: The Conversation On Feb. 16, 2017, a bomb ripped through a crowd assembled at the tomb of a Sufi saint, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, in southeastern Pakistan. Soon thereafter, the […]
U.N. Human Rights Experts Unite to Condemn China Over Expulsions of Tibetans
Source: The New York Times By EDWARD WONG A half-dozen United Nations experts who investigate human rights abuses have taken the rare step of banding together to condemn China for […]
Bangladesh Weakens Longstanding Law Against Underage Marriage
Source: The New York Times By MAHER SATTAR and ELLEN BARRY DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s Parliament softened its landmark law against underage marriage on Monday, a move that human rights […]
Germany records hate crimes insufficiently, Council of Europe says
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL DPA Photo The Council of Europe has identified deficiencies in the statistical recording of hate crimes in Germany. A report published by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) said that the German police relied on an “excessively restrictive definition of hate crimes” when registering them. […]
Why Men Are Much Worse At Being Sick Than Women
Source: Time By Amanda MacMillan In the debate over which is the stronger sex, the so-called “man flu” inevitably comes up. It’s a popular theory that men get sicker—or at least […]
How 3 of Donald Trump’s Executive Orders Target Communities of Color
Source: Time By Casey Harden Casey Harden is Interim CEO of YWCA USA. This month, President Donald Trump signed three executive orders that will intensify the criminalization of communities of […]
Polar Bears and Climate Change: The Photographs That Moved Them Most
Source: Time By Alice Gabriner Images, whether captured by a satellite, a scientist, an explorer, a photojournalist or an artist, enable us to record, study and reflect on our planet’s evolving […]
WHO: These 12 bacteria pose greatest risk to human health
Source: CNN By Meera Senthilingam, CNN (CNN)Twelve types of bacteria were deemed “priorities” in urgent need of new antibiotics, according to a list released by the World Health Organization on […]
Muslim Refugees Were Admitted at a Lower Rate During Trump’s Refugee Ban
Source: The New York Times By AUDREY CARLSEN, K.K. REBECCA LAI and ADAM PEARCE FEB. 26, 2017 During the week when President Trump’s refugee ban was in effect, refugees were […]
‘An abominable crime’: investigation underway into toppled headstones at Jewish cemetery
Source: Philly.com By Stephanie Farr & Jason Laughlin – Staff Writers Millard Braunstein has weathered a lot in his 89 years, but when he walked the grounds of Mount Carmel […]
A fifth wave of bomb threats targets Jews. Here’s why it’s hard for the FBI to solve.
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer February 27 at 3:42 PM This story was originally published Friday and has been updated after additional Jewish community centers and schools were […]
Black Muslims Face Double Jeopardy, Anxiety In The Heartland
Source: NPR By AKINYI OCHIENG Black parents across America have long instructed their children on navigating discrimination and avoiding its sometimes deadly consequences. But for black immigrant Muslims, this conversation takes […]
Egypt’s Christians flee terror in north Sinai security void
Source: Associated Press By BRIAN ROHAN ISMAILIA, Egypt (AP) — After Islamic militants barged into his uncle’s house, shot him and his son dead, then looted the place and set […]
Oscars: Iranian winner Asghar Farhadi blasts Trump travel ban
Source: BBC Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has condemned President Donald Trump’s “inhumane” travel ban on immigrants, as his movie, The Salesman, won the best foreign language film Oscar. Farhadi boycotted […]
Pope quietly trims sanctions for sex abusers seeking mercy
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has quietly reduced sanctions against a handful of pedophile priests, applying his vision of a merciful church even […]
Milwaukee’s Ahmadi Muslims Discuss National Concerns During Week of Prayer
Source: http://www.cbs58.com/story/34609468/milwaukee-muslims-discuss-natl-concerns-during-week-of-prayer By Jacob Kittilstad A group of Muslims in Milwaukee completed a special week of prayer on Sunday. It was called for, in part, because of uncertainty in American politics. Some members have even canceled travel plans outside the country, a spokesperson for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Center of Greater […]
“Let it be crystal clear that in no respect is a woman’s status less than that of a man.” – Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba)
Published February 28, 2017 Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community addresses female Muslim youth event in London “Let it be crystal clear that in no respect is a woman’s status less than that of a man.” – Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad On 25 February 2017, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
Personal Victories of Muhammad Ali, Mahershala Ali and Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Do Fight Islamophobia the Best
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times According to CNN, of all the memorable moments at the Oscars Sunday night, Mahershala Ali’s win for […]
ISIS Prepares Its Terror Resurrection
Source: The Daily Beast PARIS—The terrorists have new toys, and they’re letting the world know. As Iraqi troops backed by U.S. warplanes and special forces keep pushing intoMosul, the so-called Islamic State is fighting back with its own air force: commercially available drones carrying small explosive payloads. The “asymmetry” in […]
Turkey recalls imams from Germany
Source:The Local Turkey’s religious affairs agency said on Friday it had recalled six clerics from Germany for exceeding their authority, but lashed out at German police for raiding the homes of preachers suspected of spying for Ankara. The Diyanet agency’s chief Mehmet Gormez vehemently denied there had been any wrongdoing […]