Should the Quranic Verses about Paternal Custody be Read Literally?
Epigraph: House the wives you are divorcing according to your means, wherever you house yourselves, and do not harass them so as to make their lives difficult. If they are […]
Child sexual abuse allegations against former bishop in Ireland
Child sexual abuse allegations against former bishop By Aoife Moore, BBC News NI Dublin Reporter Multiple allegations of child sexual abuse have been made against the former Bishop of Galway Eamonn Casey. […]
France: Hijab bans in French sport expose discriminatory double standards ahead of Olympic and Paralympic Games
NEWS July 16, 2024 The ban on French women athletes who wear headscarves from competing at the Olympic Games breaches international human rights laws and exposes the discriminatory hypocrisy of French authorities and the craven weakness of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), said Amnesty International in a new report published […]
Pakistan’s Religious Fanaticism Fuels Blasphemy Vigilantism
The entrenched religious fanaticism in Pakistani society perpetuates a vicious cycle of violence and discrimination, with an alarming rise in blasphemy vigilantism. Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, with roots tracing back to the British colonial legal system of 1860, were originally crafted to quell Hindu-Muslim violence in the Indian subcontinent. These archaic […]
West Bank Violence – White House Considers Sanctions on Israeli Ministers
July 21, 2024 Blog, News Biden rejected this proposal, arguing that the US should not sanction elected officials in democratic countries, as stated by a senior US official. The White House National Security Council (NSC) discussed on Wednesday sanctions against two extremist Israeli ministers, in response to the worsening security situation […]
Joe Biden withdraws from presidential race after weeks of pressure to quit
Joe Biden President endorses Kamala Harris to lead Democratic ticket just four months before November election Sam Levine and Lauren Gambino Mon 22 Jul 2024 Joe Biden has withdrawn from his presidential re-election race and endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harris to take his place at the top of their party’s ticket, an extraordinary decision upending […]
Book Review: “The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, Bliss”(David Bentley Hart)
Review by Charles Haywood (The Worthy House) Although this is a book written by one of today’s most prominent Christian theologians, it is not a Christian book. David Bentley Hart’s purpose is to demolish atheism, not to support Christian revelation. Hart’s core point is that all theistic traditions, including the […]
Jews want to kill Jesus Christ a second time
BY IHSAN AKTAŞ JUN 29, 2024 – DAILY SABAH Flags of Israel and the United States are on the table during the meeting of U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (both not pictured), the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, U.S., June 25, 2024. (EPA Photo) Jewish […]
Türkiye insists on 2-state, ‘equal’ solution in Cyprus
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL JUL 21, 2024 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks at a ceremony in Lefkoşa (Nicosia), TRNC, July 20, 2024. (AA Photo) President Erdoğan stressed that any negotiations to resolve the Cyprus question should be based on an ‘equal’ status for Turkish Cypriots, while he condemned a Greek minister […]
UN court verdict is clear: Occupation of Palestinian territories must end
DAOUD KUTTAB July 20, 2024 The International Court of Justice has delivered a stern scolding to the international community, especially Western countries, with its unambiguous ruling that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal. In response to a simple and long-overdue request for an opinion by the UN General Assembly, […]
David Bentley Hart: Death, Sacrifice, and Resurrection
Epigraph But you prefer the life of this world, whereas the Hereafter is better and more lasting. This indeed is what is taught in the former Scriptures — The Scriptures of Abraham […]
Hoisting of Ahmadiyya Flag at Brampton City Hall
In 2023, Mayor Patrick Brown declared July as Ahmadiyya Muslim Heritage Month, recognizing and honoring the contributions of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat to the community. This year marks the second […]
Video: Would Examining Trinity and Incarnation Rationally, Bring Christianity, Judaism and Islam Closer?
Epigraph Say: He, God is One, God the eternal. He begets not nor was He begotten. No one is comparable to Him. (Al Quran 112:1-4) Commentary of Surah Ikhlas: The […]
Just a few interesting persons whom your Associate Chief Editor met …
Some contacts asked me recently about ‘whom did you meet’…? Well, in a way it is a bit difficult to make a list, because some people may be ‘well known’ […]
UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS ARE LOSING THEIR JOBS OVER “NEW MCCARTHYISM” ON GAZA
Columbia University professors demonstrate outside the Columbia campus demanding the release of arrested students in New York City on May 1, 2024. Photo: Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images As brutal police repression sweeps campus encampments, schools have been cutting ties with pro-Palestine faculty members without tenure. Natasha Lennard May 16 2024 […]
‘Chilling effect’: People expressing pro-Palestinian views censured, suspended from work and school
Canada Employers, institutions alerted to individuals supporting Palestinians in Israel-Hamas war, CBC has learned Brishti Basu · CBC News · Posted: Dec 22, 2023 Restaurant staff losing their jobs for cheering on a pro-Palestinian protest. A Palestinian Canadian journalist fired for her social media posts calling for a #freepalestine. Medical residents flagged to potential […]
Allah and the Occident. How Islam Came to Germany
The history of Islam in Germany goes back as far as the 8th century. From the reign of Charlemagne, to Goethe’s literature, to the Turkish guest workers who arrived in the 1950s and 60s and made a home here, the Muslim religion has been a part of German culture for […]