China is building a Muslim theme park
Source: Quartz China is building a Muslim theme park to promote its state-sanctioned version of Islam Since 1958, Yinchuan, a city 600 miles west of Beijing, has been the capital […]
Chinese nursery schools ban religion after little girl recites Quran
Source: Independent A Chinese province with a large Muslim population has banned religion in nursery schools after a video of a little girl reciting the Quran was posted online. The […]
An Islamic Historian’s Response to Donald Trump’s Proposed Muslim Immigration Ban
……U.S should allow Muslim immigration—but primarily, and perhaps solely, from Islamic sects and not Sunnis by Timothy R. Furnish Donald Trump’s call to temporarily ban Muslim immigration to the US, […]
Top commander’s killing deals severe blow to Hezbollah
AGENCIES | Published — Saturday 14 May 2016 This undated handout image released on Friday, May 13, 2016, by Hezbollah Media Department, shows slain top military commander Mustafa Badreddine smiling during a meeting. (AP) BEIRUT: Top Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine has been killed, the Lebanese group said on Friday, […]
Repentance is cure to guilt
Mariam Anwer | Published — Friday 13 May 2016 ALLAH Almighty has made human beings weak; they need to be guided and are prone to making mistakes and committing sins. Some do so out of ignorance of the laws set by Allah while; yet there are some, who even though […]
Mataf bridge removed
ARAB NEWS | Published — Saturday 14 May 2016 EASE OF PRAYER: The mataf around the Kaaba is now completely free of the temporary bridge, providing more space for worshippers to perform tawaf (circumambulate around the House of God) and say their prayers. (SPA) MAKKAH: The temporary mataf has […]
Baba Hardev Singh died in a road accident in Montreal
Source: Montreal Gazette India’s prime minister offered his condolences after spiritual leader Baba Hardev Singh, 62, died when the car he was travelling in on Thursday overturned on Highway 30 in Beauharnois, just […]
Raaheela Ahmed Wins Primary for Maryland Board of Education
Source: India West Indian American Muslim Raaheela Ahmed has advanced to the general election for the Prince George’s County, Maryland, Board of Education 5th district seat. The 2015 graduate of […]
Conference on True Perspectives on Islamic Caliphate
Source: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community By Nasir Khan President, Buffalo Chapter Buffalo New York Dear Friend, Peace be with you. I hope that you are well. The Buffalo Chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community will hold its next conference on Sunday June 5, 2016 from 2:00 – 5:00 pm at the […]
EU mission ‘failing’ to disrupt people-smuggling from Libya
Source: BBC he EU naval mission to tackle people smuggling in the central Mediterranean is failing to achieve its aims, a British parliamentary committee says. In a report, the House […]
Pakistan Doesn’t Owe You a Free Mansion
Source: The New York Times By MOHAMMED HANIF Mohammed Hanif is the author of the novels “A Case of Exploding Mangoes” and “Our Lady of Alice Bhatti,” and the librettist for the opera “Bhutto.” KARACHI, Pakistan — I once knew a building contractor who worked for the government of Pakistan. […]
Religion Declining, Secularism Surging
Source: Huffington Post By Phil Zuckerman Professor of Sociology and Secular Studies, Pitzer College in Claremont, CA. An ongoing spate of recent studies – looking at various countries around the world – all show the same thing: religion is in decline. From Scandinavia to South America, and from Vancouver to Seoul, […]
Netherlands sees sharp increase in people choosing euthanasia due to ‘mental health problems’
Source: Telegraph By Senay Boztas, amsterdam The Netherlands has seen a sharp increase in the number of people choosing to end their own lives due to mental health problems such as trauma […]
Sadiq Khan, London’s Muslim Mayor, Calls Trump ‘Ignorant About Islam’
Source: The New York Times By STEVEN ERLANGER and STEPHEN CASTLE LONDON — The new mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said on Wednesday that his election in the face of a […]
Virginia congressman’s bill would make it illegal for Donald Trump to ban Muslim immigrants
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer A Virginia congressman announced a bill Wednesday that would make it illegal for the United States to block an immigrant based on his or […]
For Haredi Jews secular Zionism remains a religious heresy
Source: The Guardian By Giles Fraser The walled neighbourhood of Mea Shearim is just a few minutes’ walk from the old city of Jerusalem. Built in 1874, it is home to […]
Video: Is justice served when religious arbitration replaces courts of law?
Epigraph: O ye who believe! be strict in observing justice, and be witnesses for Allah, even though it be against yourselves or against parents and kindred. Whether he be rich […]
Copenhagen bar owners call for government to tackle Muslim ‘Sharia patrols’
Source: International Business Times By Tom Porter A group of bar owners from a Copenhagen suburb claim they are being harassed by local Muslim youth activists from immigrant backgrounds attempting to impose a ‘Sharia zone’, and have appealed to the government for help. Bar owners in the Nørrebro suburb claim they […]
Book review: The Mirage
The Mirage by Jamal Sanad Dr. Al-Suwaidi The Mirage is an expression of His Excellency Dr. Jamal Sanad Al-Suwaidi’s perspective that the struggle in which many Arab and Muslim countries are currently engaged against extremist groups and organizations is not limited to the realm of military and security operations; it […]
I’m not a Muslim leader, says London mayor
Source: ET Sadiq Khan attends the signing ceremony for the newly elected Mayor of London, in Southwark Cathedral, London, Britain, May 7, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS LONDON: New London mayor Sadiq Khan said Wednesday he was not a Muslim leader but represented everyone in the city, after making history by becoming the […]