Japan has ruled to spy Muslims-– after living there, I’m not surprised
It is not so much the rise of terrorism as the ‘rise of Islam’ that Japan sees as a problem, and the distinction between Islam and extremist organisations such as […]
Bangladesh: Hindu priest hacked to death with machetes at temple
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: India TV News Hindu priest hacked to death with machetes at […]
Prophet Muhammad’s Multi-Religious Medina
Source: The Navhind Times Is Islamic State really Islamic? Was the killing of 42 persons at Istanbul international airport on Wednesday an action justified in any way under the laws […]
Fast with a Muslim friend
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at Canada has launched a national campaign titled, “Fast with a Muslim Friend”, for Canadians to participate in Ramadan with their fellow Muslims. Starting June 18, 2015. […]
Bollywood film on writer Manto in the works
Irrfan Khan eager to play Manto: Nandita Das Panaji, Nov 24, 2015 (IANS) http://www.deccanherald.com/content/513736/irrfan-khan-eager-play-manto.html Nandita Das, who will be tracing the life of Sadat Hassan Manto in her new directorial, says actor Irrfan Khan is “seriously looking at the script” as he’s a big fan of the Pakistani short story […]
European Purgatory: Migrant Smugglers Helping Refugees Return to Turkey
By Riham Alkousaa and Maximilian Popp Konstantinos Tsakalidis/ DER SPIEGEL Refugee Mesut Mahmud The closure of the Balkan route has left tens of thousands of refugees stranded in Greece with nowhere to go. Smugglers who once profited from sneaking migrants deeper into Europe are now offering a new service: A […]
Quartet report says Israel must urgently halt settlement expansion
By AFP – Jul 01,2016 – JORDAN TIMES UNITED NATIONS — A much-awaited report by the Middle East quartet demands that Israel take urgent steps to halt the expansion of settlements in Palestinian territories, the UN envoy said Thursday. Nickolay Mladenov told the Security Council that ongoing Israeli construction […]
Time for an Arab peace initiative
Jul 01,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh There is a dire need now for an Arab peace initiative. Not another one for tackling the Israeli-Arab conflict, for already there is one, but an initiative to address the inter-Arab conflicts. Regarding the former, the Arabs have already presented their vision […]
Palestinian court declares Ahmadiyya marriage invalid
Rabwah Times — A Palestinian Shariah court in the West Bank city of Nablus has decided to invalidate a marriage after the wife converted to Ahmadiyya branch of Islam. On 20th June 2016, The Palestinian Sharia court made the final decision to dissolve the marriage of woman named “S.A” to […]
Japan’s top court has approved blanket surveillance of the country’s Muslims
‘They made us terrorist suspects, we never did anything wrong,’ says Japanese Muslim, Mohammed Fujita Matt Payton Wednesday 29 June 2016 Source: Independent Japan’s Supreme Court has upheld the government’s […]
Why don’t we stand with Turkey, like we did with Paris and Orlando?
We are conditioned to feel content with a tepid reaction from our political leaders to atrocities in Turkey and the Middle East Matt Ayton Night was coming on as I arrived in Heathrow airport on Tuesday. In a waiting lounge at the airport’s central bus station, the urgent and meretricious tones […]
In the fight against Isis, there’s hope in the history of Islam
There used to be a genuine if imperfect mosaic of tolerance in the Islamic world, according to Islamic scholar Tarif Khalidi Robert Fisk @indyvoices Isis is the ‘most virulent and violent form’ of the hijacking of Islamic authority, according to Tarif Khalidi Getty Images The Near East School of Theology […]
How to get German citizenship (or just stay forever)
Photo: DPA. Published: 24 Jun 2016 Don’t let the German bureaucracy scare you. We’ve summarized what you need to know to become an authentic German – or simply to stay in Germany permanently. Can you pass the German citizenship test? (23 Sep 14) Kids of non-EU migrants given dual citizenship […]
2 transgender Democrats nominated in Western GOP strongholds
Source: Associated Press By MICHELLE L. PRICE and KRISTEN WYATT In this photo taken Tuesday, June 28, 2016, Democratic candidate for Senate Misty Snow speaks with. SALT LAKE CITY […]
Muslim Recruit’s Death Sparks a Broad Marine Investigation
Source: The Wall Street Journal PAUL SONNE in Taylor, Mich., and GORDON LUBOLD in Washington, D.C. The death of a young Muslim-American recruit at boot camp is at the heart of […]
Mosque where Orlando shooter Omar Mateen attended receiving threats, targeted by group of motorcyclists, Islamic group says
Source: SunSentinel By Kate Jacobson Contact Reporter Sun Sentinel The Fort Pierce-area mosque once attended by Orlando shooter Omar Mateen is receiving threats and members are being intimidated, according to an Islamic group representing the mosque. Since Mateen killed 49 people in an Orlando nightclub June 12, the mosque has received threatening […]
Conservative Christians Grapple With Whether ‘Religious Freedom’ Includes Muslims
Source: NPR By SARAH MCCAMMON Religious liberty is a rallying cry for many evangelical voters, and it has been popping up repeatedly throughout this presidential campaign. But in the current political […]
Everest: Indian police couple’s summit claim investigated
Source: BBC Police in India are investigating claims by two climbers who say they are the country’s first couple to conquer the world’s highest peak Mount Everest. Dinesh and Tarakeshwari […]
The one place where dodos can be found
Source: BBC By Colin Barras 29 June 2016 It is the last bastion of the dodo – the only place on Earth where fossils of the iconic extinct bird are […]
Brexit: EU leaders meet without Cameron
Source: BBC European Union leaders are meeting on day two of what has become a crisis summit in Brussels, but without the UK after its vote to leave the bloc. […]