A new estimate of the U.S. Muslim population
Pew Research Center estimates that there were about 3.3 million Muslims of all ages living in the United States in 2015. This means that Muslims made up about 1% of […]
Pakistan: Our Wonder deficit
Source: Dawn By Pervez Hoodbhoy — Published Jan 02, 2016 06:58am I WONDER’. These two words have incalculable power. It’s because of this innocuous phrase that humans stand at the top […]
The end of religion as we know it: Why churches can no longer hide the truth
Source: Salon If Daniel Dennett is anything, he is a champion of the facts. The prominent philosopher of science is an advocate for hard-nosed empiricism, and as a leading New […]
The world’s most beautiful worship places
Source: BBC With their awe-inspiring architecture, magnificent facades and sheer size, places of worship are often some of the most beautiful buildings in the world. No matter the religion, travellers […]
Where new dads are encouraged to take months off work
Source: BBC In some countries the idea of paternity leave – when a father takes time off work to stay at home with a new child – has yet to […]
Accidental hero: the Muslim who saved Jews in Paris attack
Source: Yahoo News Paris (AFP) – Lassana Bathily was an undocumented migrant from Mali until he became an unlikely hero by saving shoppers’ lives during the jihadist attack on a […]
Navy’s Islamic Twitter account shut down after anti-Islam group complains
Source : The Guardian The official Twitter account of the Australian navy’s adviser on Muslim affairs was shut down within days of an official complaint by an anti-Islam group about […]
Czarist echo? Russian Orthodox Church drives to restore its political clout
The Muslim Times’ collection, promoting secularism in every country of the world Source: The Christian Science MOSCOW — Baikonur Cosmodrome may lie in Kazakhstan, but it is an iconic symbol […]
Mormon leaders to Oregon militia: Your religion isn’t with you
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune If Ammon Bundy and other Mormons involved in taking over a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon believe their religion is backing them, they should reconsider. […]
Don’t flirt or hold hands, top Turkey clerics tell soon-to-weds
Source: Yahoo news Istanbul (AFP) – Engaged couples should refrain from flirting, holding hands and “other behaviours that are not endorsed by Islam,” Turkey’s religious affairs agency declared Monday. Answering […]
Trump, call Oregon siege terrorism
Source: CNN By Dean Obeidallah, A former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM’s weekly program “The Dean Obeidallah Show,” a columnist for The Daily Beast and editor of the politics […]
Bill Clinton Touts Hillary’s Activism in First Appearance on Campaign Trail
Source: Time The former president is also opening up Hillary’s campaign to a new line of Republican attacks Bill Clinton hit the campaign trail for his wife in New Hampshire […]
How The Saudis Churn Out ‘Jihad Inc.’
Source: The Daily Beast By Asra Q. Nomani, 5 January 2016 From mass executions to ISIS and the San Bernardino attack, the manifestations of Saudi Arabia’s Salafi extremism are everywhere—and […]
Dolce & Gabbana is catering to a soon-to-be $484 billion market most retailers ignore
Style.com Arabia announced on Sunday that Dolce & Gabbana was debuting a line with abayas and hijabs, a first for the brand. Style.com Arabia, which exclusively revealed the line for the […]
Gambia: ‘Islam Gives No One Authority to Harm Others’ Says Youth President of Ahmadiyya
http://allafrica.com/: The national youth president of Ahmadiyya, Tahir Ahmad Touray, has revealed that Islam is a peaceful religion and gives no authority to anyone to harm others. He made the statement on Friday at the 32nd annual national Ijtema of Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya held at Nusrat Senior Secondary School in Bundung.It […]
America is not a Christian nation: The dark capitalist roots of our country’s most destructive myth
Source: Salon Reviewed by Andrew Aghapour Princeton professor Kevin Kruse on Christian libertarianism and what we get wrong about America’s religious revival According to author Kevin Kruse, the idea that […]
India Supreme Court considers banning websites for jokes that mock Sikhs
By Priyanka Mogul, January 5, 2016 12:36 GMT Jokes mocking Sikhs have been popular in India for a number of years, bearing a resemblance to jokes in the west that mock […]
The Case of the Murdered Goats: Exploring Germany’s Far-Right Rumor Mill
By Matthias Bartsch and Anna Clauß AFP False rumors of misdeeds by Muslim refugees are everywhere in the Internet. But where do they come from? Absurd, unfounded reports about asylum seekers are circulating on German social media. They are part of a targeted misinformation campaign by right-wing extremists designed […]
REFUGEES IN ZURICH Custom shelters replace flawed IKEA models
JAN 5, 2016 – 10:23 The plywood shelters were put up in an exhibition hall near Zurich (Keystone) A first group of refugees has moved into an exhibition hall near Zurich where they are occupying small wooden houses specially built for them after models purchased from IKEA were deemed unsafe. […]
WAGE DISCRIMINATION Women paid up to 20% less than men for same work
WAGE DISCRIMINATION Women paid up to 20% less than men for same work JAN 5, 2016 – 10:00 In Switzerland, salaries for equally qualified men and women doing the same job can vary by as much as 20% in men’s favour. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch/SRF) To narrow that gap, the Swiss […]