Two million pilgrims arrive in Mina for Hajj
SIRAJ WAHAB Published — Wednesday 23 September 2015 Last update 23 September 2015 2:30 am MINA: Two million Muslims from around the world arrived in the Mina valley outside the […]
Mother Angela: Merkel’s Refugee Policy Divides Europe
DER SPIEGEL Chancellor Angela Merkel has shown a soft side in the refugee crisis. Germans long knew their chancellor as a rational, deliberate decision maker. But in the refugee crisis, a new Merkel has emerged, driven by empathy. Increasingly, it is looking like the emotion-driven Merkel is prone to error. […]
Muslim pilgrims gather for pinnacle of hajj in Saudi Arabia
The Associated Press MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Some 2 million Muslim pilgrims are gathering in the valley of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for a day of prayer […]
Islam’s Papal Parallel: His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad
By Salaam Bhatti, September 16, 2015 Patheos.com: The last papal visit was a long seven years ago. American Catholics feel elated that the Holy Father once again graces America with his […]
Jeb Bush: Religion Shouldn’t Be A Qualification For President
The Huffington Post: Jeb Bush disagreed with Ben Carson Monday over whether a Muslim candidate should be able to become president, saying that a person’s faith shouldn’t matter. “I don’t […]
Hilary Clinton: Can a Muslim be President? Yes
Source: Arutz Sheva Hillary Clinton takes to Twitter to criticize Republican candidate Ben Carson over comments on a Muslim becoming president. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Monday took to […]
Switzerland: REFUGEES: Panel emphasises protection of migrants
SEP 21, 2015 A Swiss government advisory commission Monday said that greater focus should be placed on the protection of refugees even before they arrive in Europe, rather than on the refugee crisis that the continent now faces with the influx of thousands of asylum seekers. A list of recommended […]
Bullying your partner is about to become a crime. A survivor tells her story
The Telegraph: by Sally Howard — As a change in the law is set to make intimidating and bullying behaviour in relationships a crime, Sally Howard hears from a survivor of this insidious form of domestic abuse It was the third evening in a week that Lucy* had spent slumped […]
Mississauga city council approves new mosque
http://www.cbc.ca/player/Kids/Kids/ID/2675897353/ watch the video ——————————————— Mayor Crombie’s Statement on the Meadowvale Islamic Centre Proposal Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie made the following statement following the Mississauga Planning and Development Committee meeting wherein the proposal for the Meadowvale Islamic Centre was approved: “Tonight I joined Members of Council and voted in […]
Ben Carson is right; A Shariah promoting Muslim cannot be the President of USA, with its wonderful Constitution
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times September 22, 2015 Ben Carson, a Republican party President hopeful, back tracked his remarks some, later on […]
Refugee Crisis: EU ministers attempt to resolve quota row
Source: BBC Croatia’s interior minister says there is ‘no possibility’ to stop people arriving Migrant crisis How is migrant crisis dividing EU countries? Migrant clashes leave Hungary bitterly divided What […]
What Jordan, neighbours have done for refugees unmatchable by Europe — Prince Feisal
By JT – Sep 21,2015 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN – HRH Prince Feisal on Monday said the more aid Jordan receives, the more it can help Syrian refugees as the Kingdom has been shouldering a large share of the burden despite limited resources. The remarks were made in an exclusive […]
More than 2 Million Muslims from 183 Countries- Prepping for the pilgrimage
Economist: WHEN pilots take to the skies over northern Africa next week they will be issued with special instructions and charts. During the haj, air traffic across the continent changes. […]
Faith and secular global bodies learn to live together
Economist: THERE are many reasons why sceptics might find fault with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, along with 169 associated targets, which the leaders of the world (including the pope) will adopt, with some fanfare, in New York this week. One problem, as a colleague has written, is that they […]
13 Powerful Women Mystics Who Helped Shape Christianity
Huff Post: The women mystics of Christianity lived courageous and often radical lives. They pushed their bodies to the extremes of survival, challenged societal norms and, occasionally, died for their faith. They were rebels and renegades who helped shape Christianity as we know it today. Like their male counterparts, these women sought a connection to […]
Canada: Growing up Muslim: an individual story, a universal tale
Source: The Globe and Mail By Zarqa Nawaz; who is is the creator of Little Mosque on the Prairie and author ofLaughing All the Way to the Mosque. I asked […]
Pope Francis’ Partial Response to Evolution, 150 Years Too Late
Epigraph: “The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is Reason. I have never used any other, and I trust I never shall.” Thomas Paine, one of the Founding […]
USA: pick your own pronoun at US universities – he, she or xe
Harvard University college allows students to pick their own gender identity, pronoun Jonah Hicap 06 September 2015 Email Print More Sharing ServicesShare http://www.christiantoday.com/article/harvard.university.college.allows.students.to.pick.their.own.gender.identity.pronoun/63877.htm (Facebook/Harvard University) Harvard University’s school of arts and sciences will now allow students to register as male, female or transgender The arts and sciences college of Harvard University—an […]
Islamic State defectors: Three case studies
Image copyrightAPImage captionEscaping Islamic State poses great risks to disillusioned recruits, according to a new report Islamic State What is ‘Islamic State’? Turkey’s dangerous game Should anyone ever talk to IS? Footage reveals IS regime in Mosul A new report has compiled cases of defectors from the so-called Islamic State […]
592. Commandment – Say, ‘Allah has spoken the truth: follow, therefore, the religion of Abraham
592. Commandment – Say, ‘Allah has spoken the truth: follow, therefore, the religion of Abraham [60:5] There is a good model for you in Abraham and those with him, when they said to their people, ‘We have nothing to do with you and with that which you worship beside Allah. […]