By Elliot Friedland, Sun, August 28, 2016 Shireen Qudosi was banned after publicizing a spat with prominent Muslim leader Javed Ali, who accused her of being a corrupt neocon stooge.Facebook has intervened in a political dispute between Muslim reformist and activist Shireen Qudosi and Muslim leader Javed Ali by banning Qudosi […]
Source: Huffington Post By Mahmoud Mire; Unapologetically black and Muslim; I write about things I am passionate “If you are Muslim, and you love America and freedom and you hate […]
Source: The Local The refusal of some EU countries to accept Muslim refugees is “unacceptable”, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday as Germany called for quotas to divide the influx throughout […]
http://www.rabwah.net: Indian Muslim leaders have criticized the Government’s decision to class Ahmadis as Muslims during the 2011 census. Former Indian Supreme Court Judge Markandey Katju defended the Government’s decision. The Ahmadis which have their roots in Indian Punjab are considered heretics by some Muslims due to religious differences. The Majlis Tahaffuze Khatme […]
Source: Arab News IN this life people are usually aware of two kinds of journeys; those made to earn a livelihood and those undertaken for pleasure and sightseeing. The Haj […]
Istikharah: Seeking Allah’s guidance MARIAM ANWER | Published — Friday 26 August 2016 AT certain stages of life we often find ourselves at crossroads, impelled to make important decisions that would have huge impacts on our future. These decisions could be about choosing a career, getting married to someone, buying […]
ARAB NEWS | Published — Monday 29 August 2016 JEDDAH: The Ministry of Health has embarked on its new campaign titled, “No vaccine, no Haj,” aimed at eradicating all infectious diseases that spread with the end of the Haj season. The ministry is implementing this campaign for the first time, […]
Aug 28,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh The regional dynamics are creating a new reality in the Syrian crisis, while the military coup in Turkey has created the opportunity for the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to reposition himself and his administration, to take a systematic approach and change […]
Source: BBC Germany’s vice-chancellor has warned the future of the EU could be in doubt if the UK’s exit is handled badly.Sigmar Gabriel said the EU would go “down the drain” if other states followed Britain’s lead and that the UK could not keep the “nice things” about Europe while […]
Source: Dawn ACROSS much of South Asia, there is a growing strain of state-sponsored nationalism that is worrying and potentially dangerous in its consequences. From India to Bangladesh, and from Pakistan to Sri Lanka, political dissent of various hues is being branded as anti-state and clamped down on viciously. Bangladesh […]
Source: Dawn So reads the poster that hangs outside the nearly quarter-century-old Shaheen Books in Peshawar, one of the city’s last few retail outfits dedicated to the love of the printed word. Business has been so slow in recent years that it has been reduced to offering a 50 per […]
This being human is a guest house. Every morning is a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and […]
Ahmadiyya celebrates 100th year in Nigeria By Abbas Jimoh |http://www.dailytrust.com.ng The Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jama’at Nigeria (AMJN) yesterday in Abuja celebrated its 100th year of establishment in Nigeria, with a call on the citizenry, especially Muslim women to be at the forefront of the fight against insurgency. The Amir (President) of […]
Ahmadi people express care for others with blood donation Forced out of their houses over religious differences, they have lived like refugees for years, but they are still willing to donate their blood to save the lives of others. On Friday, at least 80 members of the Ahmadiyah community donated […]
Source: Aljazeera Singapore has confirmed 41 cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus, mostly among foreign construction workers, and says it expects more incidents to be identified. All but seven of those […]
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By Adam Taylor August 17 Mecca Laa Laa, center, is wearing a full-body “burkini” as she sits with other Muslim lifeguards at Sydney’s Cronulla Beach in February 2007. (Anoek de Groot/AFP via Getty Images) Along France’s beaches and swimming pools, there’s a war about how women dress. A number of French […]
Source: Pew Research Center Most Clinton, Trump backers favor stricter background checks For the past several years, large majorities of both Democrats and Republicans have favored making private gun sales and sales at gun shows subject to background checks. Today, this proposal draws support from 90% of registered voters who […]
IANS/Islamabad- khaleejtimes.com Filed on August 28, 2016 | Last updated on August 28, 2016 at 07.04 am Pakistan Wildlife Department on Friday arrested a shoemaker who made Peshawari sandals with deer skin for Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan. With years of experience and one of Peshawar’s oldest chappal maestros, Jahangir […]
Star apologizes to Toronto-area mosque for publishing wrong and misleading photo The Baitul Islam mosque has no connection whatsoever to a questionable study linking Canadian mosques to extremism. Worshippers take part in afternoon prayers at the Baitul Islam Mosque in Vaughan, Ont., prior to Canada Day festivities at the mosque […]