Source: Yahoo News BY Hunter Walker National Correspondent CRANFORD, N.J. — President Bill Clinton dismissed presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump’s policies as “divisive” and ineffective at a Wednesday campaign event for […]
Source: The New York Times By SUHASINI RAJ NEW DELHI — Eight months after a mob beat to death a Muslim man rumored to have slaughtered a cow and eaten […]
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent The Church of England is facing a growing crisis of ageing clergy, with a quarter of its ministers aged over 60. Although the […]
Source: The New York Times By CAROL POGASH OAKLAND, Calif. — After Friday Prayer at the Oakland Islamic Center, Mamoun Kund, a 51-year-old Sudanese-American, sat at a table and did […]
Source: Associated Press By GERRY SHIH BEIJING (AP) — China’s government won’t interfere with fasting and other standard religious activities in the traditionally Muslim region of Xinjiang during the Islamic […]
Source: USA Today By Nick Penzenstadler and Susan Page, USA TODAY Donald Trump is a fighter, famous for legal skirmishes over everything from his golf courses to his tax bills to Trump […]
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amsa.org.uk: This series, entitled ‘Islam and Slavery’ will examine the practice of the Prophet Muhammadsa with regards to the institution of slavery. It will compare the success of his policies and […]
Source: BBC A court in India has found 24 people guilty of involvement in one of the most notorious massacres during the 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat. The special court […]
Source: BBC The German parliament has approved a resolution declaring that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One was a “genocide”. Armenians say up to […]
Source: BBC The Council of Islamic Ideology has recently advised the Pakistani government that husbands should be allowed to ‘lightly beat’ their wives. In response, Pakistani women have been rallying behind the hashtag #TryBeatingMeLightly, with strong messages saying how they would respond if someone tried to ‘lightly beat’ them. Trending […]
Source: Time By Zeke J Miller The two historically unpopular likely major party nominees have some frustrated voters daydreaming about a third party. But as in most election years, the prospects […]
Source: Time By Philip Elliott Hillary Clinton hasn’t yet decided which Donald Trump she’s running against. A loose cannon who even Republicans don’t like? Or a harsh ideologue committed todangerous ideas […]
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 […]