theguardian: by Susan Carland — It is horrifying to realise that nothing we do – short of denouncing our religion entirely – can change the unfair beliefs people have about Islam ‘The core of bigotry is not rational. What this debate shows us is that some people are proudly, adamantly […]
Source: The Baltimore Sun By Huma Munir In the wake of the horrible tragedy in Nice, France, Newt Gingrich has called for the deportation of Muslims who believe in the Sharia […]
Guardian: Sitting in her white pickup truck at the gates of the Muslim cemetery in Ross,North Dakota, Lila Thorlaksen had a simple answer to a question about those who fuel the growing anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States. “That’s their problem,” she answered matter-of-factly. Word of the Islamophobia that continues […]
Shaista Aziz is a British freelance journalist who writes about race, gender and Islam. SHAISTA AZIZ Contributed to The Globe and Mail, Published Monday, Jul. 18, 2016 12:53PM EDT, ast updated Monday, Jul. 18, 2016 3:05PM EDT Qandeel Baloch, a 26-year-old former model and social media star became a household name in […]
Former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speaks to reporters on the the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. (AFP PHOTO/DOMINICK REUTERDOMINICK REUTER/AFP/Getty Images) BY TAREK FATAH, TORONTO SUN FIRST POSTED: TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2016 06:38 PM EDT | UPDATED: TUESDAY, […]
Source: The New York Times By ALISSA J. RUBIN NICE, France — There is the Nice of popular imagination, the old-world resort dotted with palm trees and cafes that look […]
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer, Kirkland An and Michelle Boorstein Rappers and pastors, spoken word poets and authors appealed Saturday to thousands of evangelicals gathered around the Washington […]
Source: Associated Press By CHRIS POST and MICHAEL RUBINKAM SAYLORSBURG, Pa. (AP) — An exiled Muslim cleric whom Turkey’s president has accused of orchestrating a failed coup denied any responsibility […]
Source: NPR By Tom Gjelten Free-thinking bloggers in some Muslim countries face criminal prosecution and even death for expressing their ideas. There are Islamic scholars who say this is a distortion of what Islam teaches. LYNN NEARY, HOST: Some of the most deadly terrorist attacks have been Muslims killing Muslims. […]
Source: Associated Press SAUT D’EAU, Haiti (AP) — Some carrying candles or calabash bowls with offerings of goat meat, thousands of Haitians made a Saturday pilgrimage to bathe in sacred […]
Source: The Guardian By Nazia Parveen The congregation of St Mark’s church in Stoke-on-Trent are in tears. The old walls are amplifying a booming version of the traditional Christian hymn […]
Source: Time By Katie Reilly “I’m the exact opposite of a fast trigger” In a new interview featured in TIME’s latest issue, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump discussed his oft-criticized […]
Source: BBC There has been outrage in India after a student was allegedly gang-raped by five men who had also raped her three years ago. Police are yet to make […]
Source: BBC The man identified as the killer of three US police officers in Baton Rouge had posted videos complaining at police treatment of African Americans and urging them to […]
Source: BBC France is still struggling to understand what motivated the man who carried out Thurday’s lorry attack in Nice – which left more than 80 people dead. The […]
Source: thechronicleherald.ca Nova Scotian returns home with true message of Islam James Sinclair was in many ways a typical Nova Scotian, the son of fishermen parents who lived for a time in Cape Breton. Now a 32-year-old convert to Islam, he has teamed up with five fellow believers from the Ahmadiyya […]
Source: Time BY Bernard-Henri Lévy Lévy is a French author and philosopher Terrorist or psychopath? As if we had to choose one or the other. As if all terrorists were not (and have not always been) psychopaths. As if the Nazi henchmen of the 1920s and ‘30s, the Hitlerian paramilitary squads […]
Source: Time By Jared Malsin/Istanbul ‘The ball is in the court of the government’ Over the last several years, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has survived massive protests, tumult within his […]
Source: theoaklandpress.com A Michigan Muslim youth group will continue to serve the City of Rochester Hills after a pledge made Monday, July 18 at the third annual day at city hall. “Our motto is ‘Love for All, Hatred for None,’ ” said Adeel Ahmed, President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association […]
Source: eveningtimes.co.uk Glasgow’s Ahmadiyya Muslims are to lead a fundraising walk to raise cash for children with cancer in the city. The religious community – which was hit by tragedy when member Asad Shah was murdered in March – will hold their “peace walk” at Kelvingrove Park on Sunday. They hope […]