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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has pledged to work on banning the Muslim niqab for public servants if he wins re-election. Harper has pushed the niqab agenda at the centre […]
Why is the niqab an election issue? Q & A with professor Aisha Ahmad “…My wardrobe has fallen under increased scrutiny, as part of a toxic discourse that is pitting […]
The Guardian: Supreme court says Mumtaz Qadri should be executed for shooting dead Punjab governor who backed reform of country’s hardline blasphemy laws A former police bodyguard revered as a […]
theguardian: by Randa Abdel Fattah — To offer security to all its citizens, Australia needs a new counter-terrorism paradigm – one that does not use ‘terrorist’ as an everyday metonym for Muslim (L-R) Maha Abdo of the Muslim Women’s Association, Father Rod Bower of Gosford Anglican Church and His Eminence, […]
By Alexander Osang spiegel.de Maurice Weiss At the end of June, 37 guests of a Tunisian resort hotel died in a hail of terrorist gunfire. Since then, tourists have stayed away, and the tragedy has only just begun. Above the terrace gate at the Hotel Riu Imperial Marhaba in […]
Commandment – O ye who believe! obey Allah, and obey His Messenger and those who are in authority among you [4:60] O ye who believe! obey Allah, and obey His Messenger and those who are in authority among you. And if you differ in anything among yourselves, refer it to Allah […]
Religious freedom ambassador refuses to wade into niqab debate Religious minority rights ambassador says he won’t accept interviews during campaign where Conservatives’ niqab ban figures prominently. opposing religious hatred and intolerance, and promoting pluralism abroad???? not in Canada opposing religious hatred and intolerance, and promoting pluralism abroadhare on Facebook JASON […]
(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. […]