(FILES) — A file photo taken on February 25, 2013 in Washington, DC, shows the splash page for the Internet social media giant Facebook. AFP PHOTO / KAREN BLEIER Agence France Presse LUXEMBOURG: EU justice ministers met Friday in a bid to combat a rise in hate speech and xenophobia […]
Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES: The U.N. Security Council will vote Friday on a draft resolution authorizing European military action against migrant smugglers in the high seas off Libya’s coast, diplomats said. European warships launched Operation Sophia Wednesday to seize traffickers’ boats in international waters and stem the […]
Oct 08,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – JONATHAN POWER American foreign policy makers often wonder aloud why it is that much of the world has such an anti-American reflex. Why the “Ugly American”? Graham Greene would never have written a novel titled the “Ugly Russian” or even the “Ugly German”. It is […]
By JT – Oct 09,2015 – JORDAN TIMES HRH Prince Ghazi attends a meeting of the Muslim Council of Elders in Amman on Thursday (Petra photo) AMMAN — The Muslim Council of Elders on Thursday issued a statement from Amman, condemning the Israeli practices aimed at changing the character of East […]
Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet awarded Nobel Peace Prize By Don Melvin, CNN Updated 5:39 AM ET, Fri October 9, 2015 | Video Source: CNN (CNN) The Nobel Peace Prize Committee confounded […]
Anti-Muslim rallies and US presidential race create ‘perfect storm of Islamophobia’ By Lydia Smith October 8, 2015 11:48 BST, ibtimes.co.uk 9 7 A protester holds an American flag outside the Islamic Community Centre in Phoenix, ArizonaChristian Petersen/Getty A series of anti-Muslim rallies have been planned at mosques and other Islamic sites across […]
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad says Islam guarantees universal freedom of religion and calls for world powers to act with justice On 6 October 2015, World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, delivered an historic address at a special session of the Standing […]
By Brian Aull, MIT Last month, the MIT Center for International Studies hosted a talk by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Raised a Muslim, she witnessed abuse of women in Muslim communities. […]
The Qur’an teaches us that, unlike other creatures, the modern humans who are anthropologically classified as Homo sapiens sapiens have been created to be Allah’s Vice-regents (deputies or agents) on […]
Angela Merkel in Muslim headdress picture sparks anger in Germany Viewers failed to see the funny side of the photoshopped image Lee Williams @leeroy112 Tuesday 6 October 2015 15:10 BST 31 comments http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/angela-merkel-in-muslim-headdress-photo-sparks-anger-in-germany-a6683051.html An image of Angela Merkel wearing a Muslim headdress has provoked a backlash against a German TV station. The […]
King Stephen has changed Canada for the worse: Haroon Siddiqui Stephen Harper’s biggest problem is not that he is a right-wing ideologue. It is how he has governed. are on Facebook http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2015/10/08/king-stephen-has-changed-canada-for-the-worse-siddiqui.html NATHAN DENETTE / THE CANADIAN PRESS Of the nearly one-third among Canadians Stephen Harper has courted assiduously, […]
609. Commandment – follow not low desires so that you may be able to act equitably [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, Allah is more regardful of them both than you are. […]
Suggested Reading Ten Raised to Five Hundred Reasons for Our Gracious God Longing for consolation: A Dilemma for Dawkins Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran God of […]
theguardian: by Julien Bouissou — A minor revolution in climate justice has just taken place in one of the countries most affected by global warming, reports Le Monde Villagers clear flood water from their houses in Jhado near Hyderabad, Pakistan. The high court of justice in Lahore has ordered the […]
Source: Economist THIS year’s Nobel prize in chemistry was awarded to three researchers who helped to discover how cells repair damaged DNA. It is unquestionably important work—without such repair mechanisms, […]
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and of infinite value; killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Derived from 5:33) By Hakim Almasmari and Jethro Mullen, CNN Updated 6:36 AM […]
American Muslims are bracing for a wave of anti-Islam rallies outside mosques this weekend, upping security measures at houses of worship as “patriots” gather across the country to decry their religion. In August, a Facebook page appeared calling for a “Global Rally for Humanity” outside mosques all over the world on October […]
Aljazeera.com: Playing a vital role in our everyday lives, technologies based on light are in use all around us. From art and science to modern technology, the study of light – and […]
khalifaofislam.com: Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad says Islam guarantees universal freedom of religion and calls for world powers to act with justice On 6 October 2015, World Head of the Ahmadiyya […]
Patch.com: Some parents in Walton County are up in a furor because their children are allegedly being forced to learn about Islam which goes against their principles. According to themedia reports, Walton county schools are teaching the middle school students the tenets of Islam and “Talk of Allah”. Parents think […]