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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. 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 [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 [2:183] But whoso apprehends from a testator a partiality or a wrong, and makes peace between them (the parties affected), it shall be […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Source: usapoliticstoday.com Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian military forces to prepare for World War III. Read More
Was the inspiration for the Statue of Liberty a Muslim woman? Researchers say French sculptor turned ‘veiled peasant’ designed for the Suez canal into Lady Liberty Before he worked on […]
miamiherald.com: While serving Thanksgiving meals as a volunteer at a local community center, a fellow volunteer remarked “So you are doing the ‘American’ thing?’ ” Taken aback, I politely elaborated on how being American is perfectly congruent to being a Muslim. It was not a clichéd reply. My organization, the Ahmadiyya […]
Tribune: BERLIN: German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel on Sunday said Saudi Arabia must stop financing fundamentalist mosques abroad which are accused of breeding extremism. “From Saudi Arabia, Wahhabi mosques are financed throughout the world,” said Gabriel. #SueMeSaudi goes viral after Saudi govt threatens to sue anyone comparing them to ISIS “In […]
Epigraph: “Freedom is more powerful than fear.” Obama The White House has tweeted his 13 minute speech: Watch President Obama’s address to the nation on the threat of terrorism and […]
Sunday 6 Dec 2015 File Photo: Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi June 10, 2014 (Photo: Reuters) Italy has no intention of joining a U.S.-led coalition that is attacking Islamic State targets in Syria, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Sunday, warning that the air campaign would only add to […]