IBMTimes By Elsa Buchanan, November 17, 2015 09:51 GMT French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has suggested the Salafi movement represents “a real danger”, and urged Islam to fight against its own […]
Source: BBC Chinese tech giant Huawei has unveiled two prototype removable lithium-ion batteries that can recharge in minutes, using a bespoke charger. The lower capacity battery charged by 68% in […]
Source: BBC About half an hour out of Bangkok, we were soaring at 30,000ft and I looked below: green, tree-covered hills undulated endlessly, impenetrably, to the horizon. After a while […]
Source: Huffington Post By Qasim Rashid A national spokesperson for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA and a visiting fellow at Harvard University’s School of Islamic Studies. As I left my […]
Source: Huffington Post CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Aga Khan is no stranger to Harvard. But 60 years ago when he walked the crisscrossed paths of the university’s gated Yard […]
Source: BBC Australia’s first party representing Muslims intends to contest senate seats at the next federal election. Launching the party in Sydney, founder Diaa Mohamed told Fairfax he wanted a […]
Source: The Guardian A secretive conference to examine the future of Christianity in China is due to take place in Beijing this week amid rapid growth of the religion, which many believe has more Chinese adherents than the 87-million member Communist party. An official at the government-controlled Institute of World […]
Source: The New York Times In 2009, Augusto Cortez, a Roman Catholic priest, pleaded guilty to forcible touching of a 12-year-old girl in Brooklyn. He was sentenced to six years […]
ul Source: Crux BALTIMORE – Days after the US Supreme Court agreed to hear another challenge to the Affordable Care Act brought by several Catholic entities, the head of the […]
Source: The Washington Post A father, with his young daughter watching, sacrificed himself to save others when terrorists struck Beirut last week. The day before the horrific massacre in central […]
Source: Yahoo Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said she strongly opposes a legislative reform act of the central bank. in a letter Monday to House Speaker Paul Ryan and Minority […]
OPINION Russia’s great power game It may be a dream for Putin to join a concert of powers in stabilising the Middle East, but it’s a forgivable one. 17 Nov 2015 After the Napoleonic wars, the so-called Congress of Vienna in 1815 brought together allies and enemies to create a […]
The Independent David Connett A detailed picture of some of the killers behind the attacks in Paris has begun to emerge with many previously known to have travelled to Syria to fight for Isis. French officials described Abdelhamid Abaaoud, 27, as the “mastermind” of the attacks. Said to be the […]
REFUGEES Europe anti-refugee rhetoric swells after Paris attacks Far-right politicians call for borders to be sealed in wake of Paris assaults amid growing fears for refugees’ plight. Anealla Safdar | 17 Nov 2015 In the days after a wave of deadly attacks killed at least 129 people in Paris, a number […]
648. Commandment – Say, ‘Swear not; what is required is actual obedience in what is right [24:54] And they swear by Allah their strongest oaths that, if thou command them, they will surely go forth. Say, ‘Swear not; what is required is actual obedience in what is right. Surely, Allah is well aware of […]
Muslim woman allegedly beaten, called ‘terrorist’ , pulled hijab Male suspects allegedly pulled on hijab aggressively, took cell phone CBC News Posted: Nov 17, 2015 6:45 AM ET Last Updated: Nov 17, […]
Posted by: Vicky Nanjappa Tuesday November 17, 2015Read more at: http://www.oneindia.com/india/chittoor-mayor-anuradha-shot-dead-her-husband- Hyderabad, Nov 17: In a shocking incident, Anuradha the Mayor of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh was shot dead on Tuesday. Her husband Mohan who was also shot at is said to be in a critical condition. The police have launched an investigation and […]
Huff Post: by Matthew D. Taylor — In the third Democratic primary debate on Saturday, moderator John Dickerson asked Hillary Clinton a pointed foreign policy question about the apparent ISIS attacks in Paris: …you gave a speech at Georgetown University in which you said, that it was important to show, […]
Source: The Times of Israel Claire Hajaj’s autobiographical novel is inspired by the marriage of her British Jewish mom and Jaffa-born Muslim dad BY RENEE GHERT-ZAND August 21, 2014, 2:10 […]
Huff Post: by Qasim Rashid — As I left my mosque in Philadelphia Friday afternoon my phone lit up with texts and tweets about attacks in Paris. Muslims have been conditioned on how to respond to these attacks. First, we feel pain for the loss of life. And most certainly […]