Cousin Marriage – Why? – Why Not?
Source: Muslim Sunrise, Fall 2015 By Dr. Lutf ur Rehman, Nashville, Tennessee Marriage between people with a common grandparent or between people who share another relatively recent ancestor is called […]
Genetic disorders
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A genetic disorder is a genetic problem caused by one or more abnormalities in the genome, especially a condition that is present from birth (congenital). Most genetic disorders are quite rare and affect one person in every several thousands or millions. Genetic disorders may or […]
643. Commandment – O ye who believe! be strict in observing justice,and be witnesses for Allah
Commandment – O ye who believe! be strict in observing justice,and bewitnesses for Allah, even though it be against yourselves or against parents and kindred [4:136] O ye who believe! be strict in observing justice, and be witnesses for Allah, even though it be against yourselves or against parents and kindred. Whether he be rich or poor, […]
Five pass ‘integrity tests’ for Fifa leader race
Gianni Infantino (left) said he will step aside if Platini (right) later qualifies for the vote. Photo: Valery Hache/AFP Five pass ‘integrity tests’ for Fifa leader race Published: 12 Nov 2015 Fifa on Thursday approved five candidates to stand in February’s vote to replace Sepp Blatter as president of world […]
Bye Bye Merkel Doctrine: German Foreign Policy Shifts Focus to Refugees
DPA Germany’s military may be facing greater involvement overseas as Berlin seeks to fight the causes of the refugee crisis. With the refugee crisis showing no signs of abating, Germany is rapidly changing its foreign and security policy focus. Gone are the days of democracy promotion. Now the primary goal […]
No wine please! Rouhani-Hollande lunch in the soup
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, right, receives Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders at his office in Tehran in this Nov. 9, 2015 photo. Rouhani is to meet with French President Francois Hollande soon. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP) AGENCIES Published — Thursday 12 November 2015 PARIS: An official lunch between the […]
Outlook gloomy as tourists leave Egypt
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (R) shakes hand with tourists and Egyptians after he arrived the airport of the Red Sea resort of Sharm al-Sheikh city in Sinai on Wednesday. (REUTERS/Handout photo) ASSOCIATED PRESS Published — Thursday 12 November 2015 SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Tourism bookings in Egypt’s main Red Sea resort […]
Kurdish forces launch battle to retake Iraq’s Sinjar
Reuters International NOV 12, 2015 – 09:53 By Isabel Coles NEAR SINJAR TOWN, Iraq (Reuters) – Backed by U.S. air strikes, Kurdish forces said they captured several villages in an offensive on Thursday to retake the Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State militants who overran it more than a […]
‘No option’ for Palestinians, ‘but to fight for their rights’
Nov 11,2015 – Last updated at Nov 11,2015 JORDAN TIMES – by Michael Jansen Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington did not heal the rift with President Barack Obama over peacemaking with Palestinians or the Iranian nuclear agreement. But the two men met the press before a White House […]
Serbian PM pays respects to Srebrenica Muslim victims
November 12, 2015 AFP SREBRENICA – Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic paid his respects Wednesday to Muslim victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, four months after being chased from a ceremony in the Bosnian town by a stone-throwing mob. Vucic, a former ultra-nationalist turned pro-European, laid a wreath of white […]
The Ahmadiyya betrayal
November 12, 2015 : Kunwar Khuldune Shahid Anyone remotely familiar with the poetry of Dr Muhammad Iqbal would know of his multi-pronged flirtations with numerous – often paradoxical – ideologies, at the same time. From fluctuating between a poet and a preacher to being the torchbearer of theocracies and personal […]
The refugee crises you don’t hear about
By Bethan McKernan in news Roma or Romani people have been discriminated against for millennia and the tradition continues in Europe today. A camp of mostly Roma on the outskirts of Malmo in Sweden wasraided last month. More than 200 people’s homes were destroyed and the local authorities only have plans to […]
Only a real Islamic caliphate can stand up to the sham of ISIL
Source: Quartz By Haroon Moghul; Senior Correspondent, Religion Dispatches At eleven o’clock in the morning on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, guns across Europe fell silent. An assassination in Sarajevo […]
Why Women Really Compete With Each Other
The New York Times article “Why Women Compete With Each Other” attempts to delve into the psychological reasons as to why women are infamously noted for rivaling and undercutting each […]
Experts recommend religious way to beat diabetes in the Gulf
“The Holy Quran teaches a lot about food portions and Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) teaches one to keep a third of the stomach full with food, a third with drink […]
10 Pakistanis making it big in Hollywood
KARACHI: All of us know that the legendary singer and global icon Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan had composed music for Dead Man Walking, Bone Collector, and Last Temptation of Christ. And we also know that the youth icon Atif Aslam sang for Man Push Cart and The Reluctant Fundamentalist. But do you know of Pakistanis other than Adnan Siddiqui, […]
USA: Arab-American woman aspires to be Miss California 2016
An increasing number of women from different racial backgrounds are taking part in beauty pageants across the US, and the Miss California pageant is no exception. Sofia Hanan, an Arab-American woman, is one of the contestants participating in the pageant. Although she was born and raised in California, her father is an […]
Alcohol Killing someone every 10 seconds, but, France won’t dine with Iran unless wine is served
France won’t dine with Iran unless wine is served Source: Washington Post BERLIN — Guess who’s not coming to dinner — or even breakfast or lunch? Ahead of Iranian President […]
Majority of British Muslims have witnessed Islamophobia – study
Source: The Guardian The majority of British Muslims say they have witnessed discrimination against followers of the Islamic faith and that a climate of hate is being driven by politicians […]
Senegal’s President Sall condemns ‘excessive form of Islam’
Source: BBC Senegal’s President Macky Sall has called for a fight against the “excessive form” of Islam which has led to the growth of jihadi groups. Muslim clerics needed to […]