Muslim Holy Day on Sept. 11? Coincidence Stirs Fears
Source: The New York Times By SAMANTHA SCHMIDT Every year, Muslim leaders around the world look to the moon to predict the date for one of their most important holidays, […]
Neighbor churches, split on race lines, work to heal divide
Source: Associated Press By RACHEL ZOLL MACON, Ga. (AP) — There are two First Baptist Churches in Macon — one black and one white. They sit almost back-to-back, separated by […]
For Hillary Clinton and Democrats, a Public Shift Toward ‘God-Talk’
Source: The New York Times By SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN Four months ago, as Hillary Clinton turned her attention from the Democratic primary toward a fall race against Donald J. Trump, […]
Former U.S. Counterterrorism Chief Criticizes French Burkini Ban
Source: Time By Mahita Gajanan Michael Leiter, former director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, saidFrench bans on full-body burkini swimsuits will cause a division in the country, making it more […]
Blame Your Genes For Your Coffee Addiction
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin Some people can’t start the day without a piping hot cup of coffee (or two, or three). Now, scientists have identified a gene that may explain […]
Make way for the world’s fastest truck
Source: BBC By David K Gibson 24 August 2016 This is Iron Knight from Volvo Trucks, and as of this week, it is the world’s fastest lorry. Which is a […]
Uber suspends services in Abu Dhabi
Source: BBC Taxi-hailing company Uber has suspended its service in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Rival service Careem has also put its service there on hold, […]
China launches own aircraft engine-maker to rival the West
Source: BBC China has launched its first aircraft-engine manufacturer in an attempt to wean itself off Western suppliers. The state-owned Aero-Engine Group of China was created by combining a group […]
ISIS Terrorists Infiltrating Canada, Suspected of Plotting Attacks
BY: Adam Kredo http://freebeacon.com/national-security/isis-terrorists-infiltrating-canada-suspected-plotting-attacks/ Government warns ‘violent act of terrorism could occur’ August 29, 2016 4:59 am The Canadian government is warning its citizens that it knows of at least 180 people who have traveled abroad to join terror groups and is tracking another 60 “extremist travelers who had returned to Canada,” according […]
Female tourists should not wear skirts in India, says tourism minister
I India’s tourism minister has said foreign women should not wear skirts or walk alone at night in the country’s small towns and cities “for their own safety”. Discussing tourist security in the north Indian city of Agra, site of the Taj Mahal, Mahesh Sharma said foreign arrivals to India were issued […]
West and the Muslim world
Source: ET Religion is one, but not the only reason, why the Muslim world is so unsettled at this time. Demography, the quality of governance, memory of past Western involvement in the Middle East and Central Asia are as important, perhaps even more important than religion. Past rapid rates of […]
Law to force mums to give up identity of child’s real father
Source: The Local Germany has drafted a law requiring mothers to inform their partners if their children were fathered by another man, Justice Minister Heiko Maas said on Monday. More:
Police investigate after mosque door is bricked shut
Source: The Local Unknown people have bricked up the entrance to a mosque in northeastern Germany and stuck racist flyers to their masonry work. More:
Canadian teachers instructed on how to combat ‘Islamophobia’
New guide for teachers encourages field trips to mosques as part of anti-Islamophobia education. A new teacher’s guide produced by the Canadian Human Rights Commission was launched last week in […]
Muslim Mounties and Hijab in Canada
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association Canada strongly supports the recent decision of the RCMP permitting women to wear the Hijab as part of the uniform. It is uplifting and powerful […]
Video: This Woman’s App has Helped Feed 660,000 Hungry
For Komal Ahmad, CEO of the benefit corporation Copia, excess food wastage is “the world’s dumbest problem.” After an unsuccessful attempt to deliver 500 sandwiches to a nonprofit, she was […]
Burqa and Burkini Ban in France
The “burkini ban” recently implemented in a number of French cities has become a topic of global controversy; especially when the images spread online of a women being forced by […]
Muslim Activist Qudosi Banned Permanently From Facebook
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 […]
Black Muslims: We Exist
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 […]
EU nations must not refuse Muslim migrants: Merkel
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 […]