UK Muslims paying too much for Hajj tours: monitor By Paul Crompton For many of the 20,000 British Muslims flocking to Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Makkah for Islam’s annual Hajj pilgrimage, the journey has not been cheap. “The package cost has doubled in the last couple of years,” said […]
Source: The Guardian By Miqdaad Versi — When a study finds that nearly all stories about Muslims are negative it’s clear this is the last acceptable form of bigotry – […]
Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas are in Russia for the opening of the new Moscow Cathedral Mosque. Russian […]
By Abdou Rahman SallahThe Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at on Sunday distributed rice, oil, onion and cash worth over D100,000 to 38 disaster affected families in Salikene in the North Bank Region. The support was part of the Jamaat’s humanitarian efforts to affected families hard hit by windstorm and flashflood. The […]
593. Commandment – And I have also been commanded to say: ‘Set thy face toward religion as one ever inclined to God, and be not thou of those who ascribe partners to Him [10:106] “And I have also been commanded to say: ‘Set thy face toward religion as one ever inclined to God, and be […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]