“If we want to give peace to the world then train your children from childhood and teach them good moral right from the start.” -Imam Shamshad. Report by: Azhar Ahmad Islam is a proactive religion. It gives commandments which helps establish peaceful family units in the community, which collectively give […]
Report by Nabeela Ali Bureau Chief Newcastle, Nawa-i-Jang London. Dipu Ahad has organized a seminar on Wednesday, January the 13th at 7pm at Royal Station Hotel Newcastle, about Islamophobia, terrorism; […]
Source: US NEWS By Robyn Blumner Now that news editors have assembled and disseminated their end-of-year lists – Top 10 of This, Worst 5 of That – I’d like to […]
Source: Pew Research Center Younger generations tend to have more-positive views than their elders of a number of institutions that play a big part in American society. But for some […]
Source: BBC In the world of postwar scooters, the Czechoslovakian Čezeta is not universally beloved. Its barrel-shaped body and snout of a front fairing — which made it more practical […]
Source: BBC Kuwait has announced it is recalling its ambassador to Iran as a regional row over the execution of a Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia deepens. Saudi Arabia’s embassy […]
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune Review By Natasha Lindstrom ISIS had just claimed credit for a deadly siege of Paris, and the Rev. David Carver felt perturbed by derogatory remarks about Muslims […]
Source: bdnews24.com An article on the killing of Bangladeshi bloggers has been removed by the Pakistani printers of the international edition of The New York Times. The censorship left swathes […]
Written by Dr. Abdul Alim: Since the execution of the Shia Cleric Al-Nimr over the weekend, and the subsequent tensions that have worsened the relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, […]
Source: The New York Times WHEN Saudi Arabia executed the Shiite cleric and political dissident Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr on Saturday, the country’s leaders were aware that doing so would upset […]
Source: i100 Independent On 22 December, Greece’s parliament voted in a non-binding resolution to recognise the state of Palestine, making it the latest European country to do so. The parliamentary […]
Source: Huffington Post Speaking at a Catholic high school in New Orleans recently, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said, “To tell you the truth there is no place for that […]
Source: Huffington Post Four new elements have been added to the periodic table, making science textbooks across the world out of date. The elements were verified and added by the […]
Huff Post: by Rev Dr. Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite — Something Wicked This Way Comes is not only a sinister 1962 fantasy novel by Ray Bradbury, it is also descriptive of the malevolent and growing power of white supremacy in the United States. This accelerating menace is an urgent faith challenge […]
theguardian: by Ian Black — King Salman’s decision to enforce a death penalty his predecessor balked at reflects tougher line on Iran and internal dissent – and lack of a coherent strategy A man burns a picture of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman at a protest in Delhi over the execution […]
Source: Huffington Post By Qasim Rashid; Visiting Fellow, Harvard University’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal School of Islamic Studies In hindsight, 2015 had many great moments, but also many terrible things […]
mei.edu: Sectarian identities could not be politicized unless differences in beliefs, values, and historical memory compelled religious groups to collective action around particularistic identities. The critical question, however, that demands an answer in explaining sectarian conflict is: why now? Why do sectarian conflicts erupt at particular moments in time and […]
NY Times: The Oregon protest at a federal wildlife refuge has reignited an already intense debate on social media about policing, race and terrorism. On Saturday, an armed group of […]
“I’m gonna be your friend!” By Kimberly Yam; Associate Good News Editor, The Huffington Post These Canadian children welcomed Syrian refugees to their country with open arms. Nonprofit World Vision Canada, a Christian […]
Reuters International JAN 4, 2016 – swissinfo.ch By Sam Wilkin DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia rallied Sunni allies to its side in a growing diplomatic row with Iran on Monday, deepening a sectarian split across the Middle East following the kingdom’s execution of a prominent Shi’ite cleric. Bahrain and Sudan […]