The gruelling, six-hour commute of Beijing’s workers
Source: BBC By Danny Vincent 22 February 2017 On some days, Zhang Xia spends more time commuting to work than she does in the office. The 39-year-old marketing manager lives […]
The secret of how diamonds are made by nature
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Oscars 2017: Moonlight wins best picture after announcement mix-up
Source: BBC Moonlight has won best picture at the Oscars – but only after an error saw La La Land initially declared the winner. The La La Land producers were […]
Chile floods: Millions without water in capital Santiago
Source: BBC Rainstorms and landslides in Chile have contaminated a major river forcing the authorities to cut off drinking water to at least four million people in the capital, Santiago. […]
What’s your most unshakeable belief? Share your story
Source: CNN By Reza Aslan (CNN)As a writer and scholar of religions, I am often asked how, knowing all that I know about the religions of the world, I can […]
Ahmadi Muslim and Pakistani Diplomat!
Source: HT There are several Muslim-majority countries where Mahershala Ali’s Oscar win for his role in Moonlight won’t be celebrated. That’s because he belongs to the minority Ahmadi sect.In countries such as Malaysia and Pakistan, Ahmadis are reviled by hardline Sunni Muslim groups as heretics, apostates and even infidels. So much […]
Catholicism has done more harm to Australia than Islam. Where’s the outrage?
Source: The Guardian By Kristina Keneally Every Muslim who speaks out is expected to own, explain and condemn any act carried out by Muslims worldwide. The same doesn’t apply to […]
Germany hit by 10 anti-migrant attacks a day, report says
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Exterior view on a planned refugees home that burnt down in Remchingen, Germany, 18 July 2015. The cause for the fire remains unclear, police will not exclude arson. (EPA Photo) Violent attacks against refugees across Germany has drastically increased as the latest report suggests there have been […]
People of Al Bab in Syria tell of last days under Daesh
By AFP – Feb 26,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A girl holds teddy bears in the Syrian town of Al Bab after the town centre has been entirely freed from Daesh terrorists by Free Syrian Army, backed by Turkish military, as a part of the operation ‘Euphrates Shield’ in Aleppo, […]
German driver arrested after ramming crowd, police say no signs of terrorism
Reuters International FEB 26, 2017 BERLIN (Reuters) – A German driver who rammed a crowd of shoppers in Heidelberg, killing one man and injuring two others, has no apparent link to terrorism and has refused to answer questions about the incident, police said on Sunday. The 35-year-old suspect, who […]
In Bavarian town, Syrian sisters get to grips with Germany’s freedoms
Reuters International FEB 22, 2017 – FILE PHOTO: Syrian refugees Nawar (L) and Mayar Ballish make falafel sandwiches at a German Christmas market in Schillingsfuerst, Germany, November 25, 2016. REUTERS/Michelle Martin/File Photo (reuters_tickers) By Michelle Martin and Ameenah Sawwan SCHILLINGSFUERST, Germany (Reuters) – More than a year ago, Mayar […]
Woman deported from UK despite being married to Briton for 27 years
Irene Clennell, who has children and a grandchild in the UK, lost indefinite leave to remain after spending time in Singapore caring for parents Irene Clennell first arrived in London in 1988 and married John, a British man, two years later. Nicola Slawson @nicola_slawson Sunday 26 February 2017 22.52 GMTLast modified […]
Kandahar attack which killed UAE officials planned in Pakistan: Afghan official
Source: ET A senior UAE police official held the Afghan government responsible for the deadly bombing in Kandahar which on January 10 killed five UAE diplomats and injured its ambassador. The blast had occurred inside the Kandahar governor’s high-security guest house where the UAE diplomats, including Ambassador Juma Mohammed Abdullah […]
Mahershala Ali’s Oscar win stirs controversy in Pakistan
Source: The Express Tribune Controversy arose in Pakistan after Mahershala Ali — who won the best supporting actor Oscar on Sunday for his portrayal of a drug dealer in coming-of-age […]
The Maliki madhab
The Maliki madhab is one of the four schools of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam. It is the second-largest of the four schools, followed by approximately 25% of Muslims, mostly in North Africa and West Africa. Madhabs are not sects, but rather schools of jurisprudence. There is, technically, […]
Best-selling children’s author Mem Fox ‘sobbed like a baby’ as she was detained by US border control
‘I have never in my life been spoken to with such insolence’ says the 70-year-old writer Lucy Pasha-Robinson @lucypasha The Independent US Mem Fox said she was insulted by US border guards Twitter A best selling children’s author said she “sobbed like a baby” after she was detained and “insulted” by US border control […]
Mahershala Ali becomes the first (Ahmadiyya) Muslim actor to win an Oscar
Businessinsider.com: The INSIDER Summary • Mahershala Ali won best supporting actor for his performance in “Moonlight.” • Ali is the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar for acting. • His win and performance were met with universal praise. Mahershala Ali just took home his first Oscar ever. He won for […]
“Islam not the same as some Muslims’ actions”, Ahmadiyya community Australia
Source: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/islam-not-the-same-as-some-muslims-actions/news-story/c6993595a53121c08cffd252fedcf4e7 The Australian | 12:00AM February 27, 2017 Reporter | Adelaide | @VerityEdwardsau The president of an Adelaide mosque says Muslim extremists are abusing Islamic teachings of the Koran, including interpretations that domestic violence is acceptable if marriage counselling fails. Nasir Zia, who heads the Mahmood mosque at Beverley in Adelaide’s west, […]
Australia’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Association to take part in Clean Up Australia Day 2017 Nationwide
Source: http://www.newsmaker.com.au/news/258425/ahmadiyya-muslim-association-australia-will-take-part-in-clean-up-australia-day-2017-nationwide#.WLOpctKGPIU Ahmadiyya Muslim Associations Australia will enthusiastically take part in ‘Clean-Up Australia Day 2017’ with 26 clean-up sites registered all over the country. Complementary BBQ has also been arranged for volunteers and guests on number of sites. Nationwide clean-up sites distribution is as follows: NSW: 9 Clean Up Sites VIC: […]
An Introduction to Hanafi Madhhab
Hanafi is one of the four schools (madhabs) of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam. Founded by Imam Abu Hanifa, it is considered to be the school most open to modern ideas. Its followers are sometimes known in English as Hanafites or Hanifites (cf Malikites, Shafiites, Hambalites for the […]