Kerry’s ‘One State’ comments causes consternation in Israel
Source: MSN.com By John Perry and Joseph Federman for Associated Press JERUSALEM — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry set off an uproar in Israel on Sunday after warning that […]
Four Muslim Latinas open up about their journeys to Islam
Two days had passed since the Islamic State’s attacks in Paris, which took the lives of over 120 people. While citizens from nearly every corner of the globe mourned the […]
Declaration of newly formed Muslim Reform Movement
There is a buzz on social media today about a new Muslim Reform Movement, and any of you are wondering what this is all about. Here is some background: Dr Zuhdi Jasser, ex US naval officer, at the press conference The Paris terrorism attacks seemed to be the last straw […]
Christianity in Britain declining as Islam more popular, report shows
Source: RT.com Modern Britain is no longer a Christian country, a report by the Commission on Religion and Belief in Public Life concludes. It calls on institutions to adapt to […]
Coronation of next monarch should reflect ‘less Christian’ Britain, report says
The Guardian: Commission calls for number of bishops in House of Lords to be reduced and other public institutions to reflect more diverse and less religious country The most potent […]
Clinton says term ‘radical Islam’ an injustice to vast majority of Muslims
Fox News Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton declined Sunday to say that a “radical” form of Islam is behind terror attacks connected to the Islamic State and other such attacks […]
Top judge leads calls to scrap mandatory daily Christian worship in UK schools
theguardian: by Harriet Sherwood — Influential report urges end to religious assemblies and raises concern over segregation Schools should no longer face a legal requirement to provide daily acts of worship of a Christian character, under radical reforms being proposed by a top-level inquiry into the place of faith in […]
Prayer Alone Is Not Enough
Huff Post: by Michael Stark — Action is not separated from prayer. If we pray without action, we aren’t really praying. Another day has brought forth further tragedy at the hands of mass shooters, this time in California. We’ve sadly grown accustomed to mass shootings in America. Our response, while […]
‘Terrorism’ — the indefinable word
Dec 06,2015 – JORDAN TIMES. The pictures have been added by the Muslim Times By John V. Whitbeck, who is an international lawyer who writes frequently on the Middle East […]
Commandment – regarding inheritance
656. Commandment – regarding inheritance [4:34] And to every one We have appointed heirs to what the parents and the relations leave, and also those with whom your oaths have ratified a contract. So give them their portion. Surely, Allah watches over all things. 657. Commandment – Both men and women have share […]
663. Quranic Commandment – when other relations and orphans and the poor are present …
663. Commandment – when other relations and orphans and the poor are present at the division of heritage, give them something therefrom and speak to them words of kindness [4:9] And when other relations and orphans and the poor are present at the division of heritage, give them something therefrom and speak to them words of kindness.
664. Commandment – Division of inheritance after the payment of any bequests he may have bequeathed or of debt
664. Commandment – Division of inheritance after the payment of any bequests he may have bequeathed or of debt [4:12] Allah commands you concerning your children: a male shall have as much as the share of two females; but if there be females only, numbering more than two, then they shall have two-thirds of […]
666. Commandment – Whoso apprehends from a testator a partiality or a wrong, and makes peace between them (the parties affected), it shall be no sin for him
666. Commandment – Whoso apprehends from a testator a partiality or a wrong, and makes peace between them (the parties affected), it shall be no sin for him [2:183] But whoso apprehends from a testator a partiality or a wrong, and makes peace between them (the parties affected), it shall be […]
European Satellites: How Islamic State Takes Its Terror To the Web
By Nicolai Kwasniewski AFP/ AL-FURQAN MEDIA An Islamic State propaganda video Shows fighters marching at an undisclosed location. Islamic State is a master at using the Internet to spread propaganda. SPIEGEL ONLINE research indicates European companies may be providing the terrorist organization Internet access by satellite dish. No terror organization uses the […]
Kerry warns Israel about collapse of Palestinian Authority
By AFP – Dec 06,2015 – JORDAN TIMES A Palestinian protester holds a national flag during confrontations with Israeli forces along the border with Israel in the eastern suburbs of […]
Need for common anti-terrorism strategy
Dec 06,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh Although everybody approves of the necessity to have an efficient strategy to fight Daesh, the shape and objectives of this strategy are still profoundly paradoxical. Since the first day the international coalition launched the strikes against Daesh, a state of confusion emerged, […]
The politics of Islamophobia
Dec 06,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – Ian Buruma There are many roads to political disaster: greed, hubris, the charisma of the demagogue and, perhaps most dangerous of all, fear. When people panic, they can become hysterical, and hysteria often leads to mass violence. When politicians convince people that they are in […]
East-West Tensions Growing ‘Dangerous’
World Affairs: Features East-West Tensions Growing ‘Dangerous’ By: Credit Suisse Published: March 23, 2015 At Credit Suisse’s 18th Annual Asian Investment Conference, former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Dr. Bobo Lo, an independent Russian and Chinese foreign policy expert, discussed rising tensions in East-West relations. Economic sanctions, they […]
The needless interrogation of a Belgian academic is exactly what Isis wants from us
Voices Watching our Parliament’s grotesque debate on Syrian airstrikes last week (which had more to do with the destruction of Corbyn than the destruction of Isis), I do wonder what the future holds for Britain Robert Fisk @indyvoices Writer and researcher on radicalism and extremism, Montasser-al-De’emeh Getty Now that we’re all supposedly […]
Mourning the death of the ‘messiah of Africa’
BBC News © Getty Images Gaddafi When Muammar Gaddafi was toppled in 2011, there were scenes of jubilation in Libya. But Jake Wallis Simons didn’t have to go far in Ghana to find those who have fond memories of the executed Libyan leader, and are still mourning his loss. […]