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, […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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: […]
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 […]
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP BEIRUT Syrian civil defense volunteers, known as the White Helmets, search for survivors following regime airstrike on the opposition-held neighbourhood of Tishrin on Feb. 22, 2017. (AFP PHOTO) Rescue workers from Syria’s White Helmets group — the subject of an Oscar-nominated documentary — will not […]
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL A convoy carrying military aid to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) drive near the northeastern Syrian city of Hasaka, Syria February 24, 2017. Picture taken February 24, 2017. Spokesman Talal Sello of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which is dominated by the PKK’s Syria offshoot, […]
At the current rate of progress, every media outlet other than Fox, Breitbart, a couple of other white supremacist outlets and a few doolally Christian networks will find itself banned from the building by Wednesday afternoon Matthew Norman @IndyVoices While it isn’t always easy to be a huge fan of […]
Source: CNN By Sara Ganim and Chris Welch, CNN Seattle (CNN)Two years ago, Seattle Police Officer Jim Ritter realized his city had a major problem. People weren’t reporting hate crimes. […]
Sunday, Feb 26, 2017 Video 30°C Fachrul SidiqThe Jakarta Post | Sat, February 25, 2017 Public Order Agnecy (Satpol PP) personnel stay on guard in front of Al-Hidayah mosque on Jl Muchtar Raya in Sawangan, Depok, West Java, on Friday. The Depok administration sealed the mosque, which had been used […]
Source: CNN By Danny Cevallos, CNN Legal Analyst (CNN)This week the Chinese government finally gave Donald Trump’s company trademark protection for use of his name in the construction industry. Trump […]
In her compelling personal talk, Sarah Khan dares the audience to take a chance to get to know a Muslim, just as she dared to reach out to the very […]
Source: http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/local/muslim-women-s-annual-interfaith-event-saturday-will-promote-loyalty/article_80e654bc-f9d7-11e6-9278-3b33e009e0ec.html The Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association’s annual interfaith women’s event at the Al-Nasr Mosque on Bridge Street has united women from all faiths for almost 20 years. WILLINGBORO — After 12 years in America, Amtul Wadood is still grateful she can go to the grocery store on her own […]
Source:Time Alice Park Feb 25, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. You’ve heard the saying before: “use it or lose it.” Studies show that people who utilize their […]
Source: http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/living-fear-1367422 By Amanur Aman | thedailystar.net Eleven Ahmadiyya Muslim families at Moheshkhola village in the district’s Mirpur upazila have been living in insecurity after some local religious fundamentalists ostracised them. Around 56 members of the families feared attacks from the fanatics who want them to be declared non-Muslims. Fundamentalists asked villagers not to […]
Source: Time Zeke J Miller 4:23 AM PKT President Donald Trump announced in a tweet Saturday that he will skip this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. “I will not be […]
Source: BBC Nearly 10 attacks were made on migrants in Germany every day in 2016, the interior ministry says. A total of 560 people were injured in the violence, including […]
Kenneth Primrose is head of religious, moral and philosophical studies at Robert Gordon’s College in Aberdeen, Scotland. He also runs The Examined Life. Edited by Sam Dresser REPUBLISH Will religious literacy help in a multicultural society? David Evers/Flickr By walking down the street of any major city, you are likely to […]