An Agnostic Jew: Lesley Hazleton: On reading the Koran
The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles about the Holy Quran Islam: A Totalitarian Philosophy or One Teaching at a Time?
Merkel expected to announce bid for fourth term Sunday
Source: The Local German Chancellor Angela Merkel was expected to announce her bid for re-election on Sunday in a move likely to be welcomed in many capitals as a sign of stability following shock poll triumphs for Brexit and Donald Trump. More:
Ted Talks: 7 fascinating talks on better understanding Islam
Source: Ted Talks When Lesley Hazleton was writing a biography of Muhammad, she was struck by something: The night he received the revelation of the Koran, according to early accounts, […]
Pence Booed, Called Out at Broadway Hit ‘Hamilton’
Source: The Daily Beast. Vice President-elect Mike Pence was singled out by a cast member at a Friday night showing of Broadway’s hit play “Hamilton.” After being met by boos from the crowd upon arriving, Pence got a talking to from Actor Brandon Victor Dixon as the show finished. Dixon, […]
The New Islamic Gold Standard Could Send Gold Prices Skyrocketing
November 17, 2016 From GoldCore: A new Sharia Gold Standard set to debut in December could be the next big catalyst to push the yellow metal to new highs. Islamic Gold – Important New Dynamic In Gold Market Next month, 1.6 billion people will likely have a new ‘gold investment standard’ Islamic […]
Istanbul – a beautiful fusion of history, cultures and nature
Source: Geo TV Tariq Moin Siddiqui Istanbul, Turkey’s commercial, tourism and cultural centre situated at the junction of Europe and Asia, is gifted with a priceless historical heritage spanning over […]
Islamic fashion is the new trend online
LIFE Islamic fashion is the new trend online By Mohammed Yacoob | 07:26 PM Thursday, 17 November 2016 Quick Summary Bengaluru startup takes Islamic fashion online. Mubarakdeals.com claims to be Bengaluru’s first online Islamic store Indian Muslims have limited choice offered to them through traditional ethnic stores, and it is […]
The Ahmadiyya Diaspora: An Interview with author Michael Nijhawan
by Rabwah Times On October 18th, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the Caliph of Ahmadiyya Muslims, the worldwide head of millions of Ahmadis. Over 30,000 of these Ahmadis, call Canada their home, and the majority of these Ahmadis migrated from Pakistani Punjab, similar to the Sikhs who migrated […]
Indonesia: Moderate Islam at stake in Jakarta in Ahok’s blasphemy case
Ahok’s purported crime was to question the political motivations behind an edict by Islamic conservatives that the Koran forbids Muslims voting for non-Muslims. Times of Ahmad | News Watch | US Desk Source/Credit: The Australian By Amanda Hodge | November 19, 2016 As Jakarta’s Christian, ethnic Chinese governor fights for […]
Uprooted By ISIS, Iraq’s Yazidis Yearn to Rebuild Lives
Posted 2016-11-19 (AFP) — Cramped in a tarpaulin tent with his family of nine, Ali Mahmud remembers his spacious ancestral home in the northern Iraqi town of Bashiqa he last set foot in more than two years ago. “It was built long ago by my great grandfather,” the construction worker, […]
Parts of Mosul come back to life, but dangers are close by
Reuters International NOV 16, 2016 – 12:24 A military vehicle of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service drives in al-Zahraa neighborhood during a fight with Islamic State in Mosul, Iraq Novemebr 13, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmad Jadallah/File Photo (reuters_tickers) By Michael Georgy MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Emboldened by machinegun fire on Islamic State […]
Arab Israelis, Gazans protest against ‘quiet mosques’ bill
By AFP – Nov 19,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinian demonstrators react to tear gas fired by Israeli troops during a protest against Jewish settlements in Jordan Valley near the West Bank city of Jericho on Thursday (Reuters photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Hundreds of Muslims in Israel and the […]
Land management is crisis management in Africa
Nov 19,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Sofia Faruqi Ethiopia is experiencing its most severe political turmoil in decades. After months of escalating protests and conflicts that have killed hundreds of people, on October 9 the Ethiopian government announced a state of emergency. Ethiopia’s conflict is being driven partly by ethnic tensions […]
The Switzers – the 193 nationalities of Switzerland
FACES OF THE WORLD By Rainer Roduner and Roland Schm Switzerland has 8.3 million inhabitants, a quarter of whom are migrants from 193 countries. One person from each appears in a new photo book, The Switzers, by photographers Reiner Roduner and Roland Schmid. For Roduner, who initiated the three-year […]
India: NIA seizes Rs. 12 lakh cash, documents related to Zakir Naik’s NGO
Mumbai [India]: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) team on Saturday seized incriminating documents/files, electronic storage devices and about Rs.12 lakh in cash related to controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik and the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF). A NIA spokesperson said that in order to assist the search team, a team of […]
Australia: Canberra’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community host multi-faith peace symposium
Source: http://www.smh.com.au/act-news/canberras-ahmadiyya-muslim-community–host-multifaith-peace-symposium-20161119-gst0et.html Stephen Jeffery A Canberra Muslim minority community has hosted its first inter-faith summit in the capital, calling for peace and understanding between cultures. The Ahmadiyya Muslim community, part of a South Asian-founded Islamic movement that arrived in Australia during the 1980s, held a Peace Symposium at Albert Hall on Saturday. Ahmadiyya […]
USA: Women’s auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community continues to serve despite fears of persecution in Frederick
Source: http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/lifestyle/religion/ahmadiyya-muslim-community-continues-to-serve-despite-fears-of-persecution/article_bb13b035-4881-594e-93a6-1720c525be88.html By David Frey Special to The News-Post Courtesy photo: From left, Shahina Bashir, Fauzia Rehan and Nabeela Malik volunteer at the soup kitchen in Frederick as part of their spiritual work. The women were more nervous than usual last Friday as they arrived to serve food at the Frederick […]
Pope Francis decries ‘epidemic of animosity’ toward minorities
Source: The Guardian Pope Francis made his comments during a Vatican ceremony in which he appointed 17 new cardinals. Photograph: Giuseppe Ciccia/Pacific Press/Barcroft By Peter J Walker and agencies Pope Francis has said an “epidemic of animosity” toward religious and ethnic minorities is hurting the weakest in society, in a thinly […]
Catholic church doubles maximum compensation for Melbourne abuse victims to $150,000
Source: The Guardian The Catholic church has doubled the maximum compensation payment to people sexually abused as children by clergy in the Melbourne archdiocese to $150,000. Abuse survivors who have already received payments under the Melbourne Response can have their cases reviewed to determine if they are eligible for additional […]
The Lungs of the Earth
Source: Aljazeera Jacopo Ottaviani Photography and design: Isacco Chiaf The world’s forests, along with its oceans, absorb enormous amounts of the carbon dioxide that circulates in the atmosphere. They are, […]