A book being distributed in a popular downtown square in Toronto, Canada from an Islamic dawah (outreach) group advocates wife beating (under the right circumstances) and professes that some “women may even enjoy being beaten at times as a sign of love and concern…” The book in question, Women in Islam & Refutation of […]
The world’s 1.6 billion Muslims are preparing for the approaching holy month of Ramadan, a 29- or 30-day period of fasting that takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. This year, Ramadan will begin on 6 June and lasts until 5 July, when the religious holiday of Eid […]
Azad Chaiwala founded SecondWife.com to help Muslim men find exactly that, but he says he’s seeing growing demand from women, non-Muslims and people seeking polygamous love in monogamous lands — like Canada. Azad Chaiwala founded secondwife.com to help connect Muslims seeking polygamist relationships. (SECONDWIFE.COM) By OLIVIA WARDForeign Affairs Reporter Sun., […]
By Jacques Dupré, IRI | 1 June 2016 Halal is growing category in France Ramadan begins next week, a month when Muslims fast from dawn until sunset but outside those hours prepare meals with plenty of food. However, in many markets, the halal sector is in growth year-round. Jacques Dupré, […]
Source: Daily Sabah An international project led by young students is setting up open ‘iftars’ – fast breaking meals – across several countries to foster interfaith dialogue during Ramadan. Ramadan, […]
SINAN TAVSAN and ERWIDA MAULIA, Nikkei staff writers The Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii) in Istanbul is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Turkey. © Getty Images KONYA, Turkey/JAKARTA The global economy may be in a funk, but the travel market is still going strong. Muslim-friendly halal tourism is […]
London man experiencing severe headache and dizzy spells after attack by two men By Derek Spalding, CBC News Posted: May 31, 2016 2:33 PM ET Last Updated: May 31, 2016 4:19 PM ETMohammed Sharifi was attacked by two men Saturday, while sitting outside Covenant Garden Market in downtown London, Ont A London, Ont. man […]
Source: The Guardian By Jennifer Rankin in Brussels Companies should be free to ban Muslim women from wearing headscarves at work if they have a general policy barring all religious and […]
Source: The Guardian A Muslim high school student from Florida who hopes to become a Navy officer is going to attend Norwich University, after the Vermont military school said it […]
Source: RNS By Praveen Menon/Reuters KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) Prime Minister Najib Razak’s government threw its support in parliament this week behind an Islamic penal code that includes amputations and stoning, […]
Source: RNS By Francesco Canepa/Reuters BERLIN (Reuters) The head of the Protestant Church in Germany has called for Islam to be taught in state schools across the country as a […]
Source: RNS By A. James Rudin Each time I publicly speak about President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, the leader of the American Jewish community during the […]
Source: RNS By Tobin Grant A prominent group of clerics in Pakistan made international headlines today when it advised that is permissible for a husband to “lightly beat” his wife. […]
Source: RNS By Chris Graves/ Cincinnati Enquirer CINCINNATI — Judge William Mallory enjoys handing out creative sentences from his bench over at the Hamilton County Courthouse. But the one he meted out in his Municipal […]
Source: Aljazeera By Jillian Kestler-D’Amours Toronto, Canada – Tareq Hadhad knows what it means to lose everything in an instant. That’s why the 24-year-old Syrian refugee and his family did not hesitate […]
Source: BBC The besieged Damascus suburb of Darayya has received its first aid convoy since November 2012, according to the Red Cross. UN aid officials had said the town was […]
By InterFaith Works of Central New York on June 01, 2016 This feature is coordinated by The Post-Standard/Syracuse.com and InterFaith Works of CNY. Follow this theme and author posted Sunday through Saturday. Dr. Muhammad Zafar IqbalInterFaith Works of Central New York True Islam teaches complete separation of mosque and state. […]
SINGAPORE Professor Sahar Amer talks about the “ridiculous” link often made between Muslim women’s dress and terrorism, in the season premiere of interview programme Conversation With. By Lua Jiamin Posted 01 Jun 2016 13:20 Updated 01 Jun 2016 17:52 PHOTOS Sahar Amer, Professor and Chair of the Department of Arabic […]
Source: Niume The French Minister of Ecology and Energy, Ségolène Royal, has announced that the country plans to cover 1,000 kilometres (621 miles) of roads with solar panels, according to the Global Construction Review. A single kilometre segment of the surface, called Wattway, can generate enough power for a town of […]
Source: The New York Times By ALAIN de BOTTON IT’S one of the things we are most afraid might happen to us. We go to great lengths to avoid it. […]