Source: NPR Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio’s most popular programs. Hosted by Terry Gross, the show features intimate conversations with today’s biggest luminaries. MOST RECENT EPISODES FEBRUARY 24, 2017 Best Of: Neal Brennan / ‘High Noon’ […]
Source: BBC By James GallagherHealth and science reporter, BBC News website Image copyrightSPL The pancreas can be triggered to regenerate itself through a type of fasting diet, say US researchers. […]
Source: CNN By Joshua Berlinger, CNN (CNN)The chemical substance used to kill Kim Jong Nam was a VX nerve agent, an internationally-banned chemical weapon that can kill within minutes, according […]
Source: http://www.vermilionstandard.com/2017/02/22/local-voices-heard-during-muslim-event By Taylor Hermiston, Vermilion Standard VERMILION, Alta. – Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Lloydminster, Alta./Sask. have been welcomed with respect and solidarity, according to Imam Tariq Azeem. Azeem has been hosting Coffee and Islam, a national campaign intended to dispel suspicions and misconceptions regarding Islam, at the Vermilion Public […]
Source: http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/muslimyouthusa/2017/02/ct-ahmadi-muslim-couples-angle-black-history-month-amid-divisiveness-america.html by Zahir Mannan A Lesson for President Trump from Prophet Muhammad & Islamic History What’s it like being Ahmadi Muslim Americans amid divisive Executive Orders in the month dedicated to Black History? Simply put, it’s a calling! Islam’s spiritual father, the immaculate Prophet Muhammad, Allah’s peace and blessings be […]
Source: https://me-confidential.com/15185-algeria-police-arrests-12-members-of-ahmadiyya-religious-community-for-proselytism.html The Algerian police Wednesday announced the arrest of 12 members of Ahmadiyya religious community accused by authorities for promoting the outlawed movement. The men were arrested at Chlef, north of the country, the national police announced in a statement aired on radio. “Members of this movement were in possession […]
Source: http://kut.org/post/austin-muslims-invite-community-talk-islam-over-coffee By SYEDA HASAN Recent reports show hate crimes against Muslims in the U.S. have spiked to levels not seen since just after 9/11. This has led one Austin-area Muslim group to try and combat misconceptions about their religion. They’re holding a series of community conversations, inviting people to come and […]
Source: https://www.alislam.org/library/articles/religious-terrorism-causes-remedies/ Naseer Ahmad Qamar, Editor Al-Fazl International, London, UK Ahmadiyya Gazette USA | Urdu version (pdf) Today, the entire world views Islam as an aggressive and terrorist religion. Often, the killing of innocent people, suicidal bombings, and terrorist activities are carried out by people who claim to be Muslims, though […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times If hate speech can be correctly identified and adequately prevented by all tools at our disposal, in […]
Sardar, is a Persian word which tends to be used for military or political leaders because the roots of the word mean commander, perhaps comparable to the English word, chieftain. In Pakistan, for example, the leaders of certain tribes have the title Sardar. [Balochi, Kashmiri, Pashtun, Punjabi, Seraiki, Sindhi]. However, […]
60COMMENTS By Associated PressFEBRUARY 25, 2017 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A lawyer says the son of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali was detained by immigration officials at a Florida airport. Chris Mancini tells the Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky that 44-year-old Muhammad Ali Jr. and his mother Khalilah Camacho-Ali, the […]
Muslim leaders are calling on their communities to show respect for fellow Australians and shake hands. Source: SBS By Omar Dabbagh Australia’s Islamic communities have responded to revelations that some […]
THURSDAY 23 FEBRUARY The Scottish Prison Service has restricted the phone-calls of convicted murderer Tanveer Ahmed after Political Scrapbook revealed he was still inciting violence from behind bars. In a letter to the Labour MP Siobhan McDonagh (below), the chief executive of the SPS stated that a permanent ban on […]
Source: http://poststar.com/news/local/muslims-reaching-out-in-local-gatherings/article_78b88502-908c-5a80-98c2-d56c423d121d.html By KATHLEEN PHALEN-TOMASELLI kphalen-tomaselli@poststar.com Dispelling myths The ‘True Islam’ campaign clarifies eleven misconceptions about Islam to actively counter extremism and misinformation about Muslim people and their religious beliefs: True Islam is a religion that: Rejects all forms of terrorism Believes in non-violent jihad (path) Believes in the equality, education and […]
Shown are the oldest known Muslim graves in France, according to a new study. The finding suggests a Muslim community was established in Nimes, France, between the 8th and 9th centuries. (Yves Gleize) Deborah NetburnContact Reporter On the outskirts of the ancient Roman city of Nimes in southern France, archaeologists have discovered […]
by: Jeannie Miller Jeannie Miller, an assistant professor in the department of near & Middle Eastern civilizations, is working on a manuscript examining The Book of Animals by al-Jahiz, a ninth-century Arabic writer and polymath. Al-Jahiz saw himself as a theologian and natural scientist, but is often miscast because of […]
Source: BBC French police are investigating an assault on two Jewish brothers in a Paris suburb, in which the attackers allegedly shouted anti-Semitic abuse. The eldest, 29, and his brother, 17, say one of the attackers was armed with a hacksaw and they both suffered cuts during the struggle. They […]
Reuters International FEB 24, 2017 – FILE PHOTO: Gambian President Yahya Jammeh addresses the 68th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, September 27, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Burton/Pool/File Photo (reuters_tickers) By Edward McAllister and Emma Farge DAKAR (Reuters) – Funds from a dollar bank account in the […]
By Saeb Rawashdeh – Feb 23,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Francois Burgat AMMAN — “Never in our recent history [has] the gap between the politically correct discourse about political Islam in France and in the Arab world been so profound,” said Francois Burgat. A French political scientist, Arabist and senior […]
Source: BBC India has expressed shock after the fatal shooting of an Indian national in the US, amid reports that the attack may have been racially motivated. Srinivas Kuchibhotla died shortly after Wednesday’s attack at a bar in Olathe, Kansas. His friend Alok Madasani, also from India, and an American […]