Fit to lead? Justin Trudeau adds nostalgic canoe outing to recent string of physical feats Republish Reprint Tristin Hopper | September 17, 2015 6:52 PM ET More from Tristin Hopper | @TristinHopper nationalpost.com THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan HaywardLiberal Leader Justin Trudeau paddles a canoe down the Bow River in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Sept, 17, […]
Source: Huffington Post World Religious Leaders Address Refugee Crisis By Alon Goshen-Gottstein; Founder and Director of the Elijah Interfaith Institute. Acknowledged as one of the world’s leading figures in interreligious dialogue. […]
‘We Want a Massacre’: Turkish-Kurdish Tensions Escalate as Election Looms By Hasnain Kazim DPA A boy peers through a hole in a damaged wall along a street in the city of Sirnak, near Cizre, southeastern Turkey. Earlier this summer, tit-for-tat violence between the Turkish government and the country’s Kurdish minority […]
HEART OF UMMAH: During Haj some three million Muslims travel to the Holy Sites in Makkah to seek repentance for their sins and ask the Creator for the innermost desires of their hearts. Dr. Saleh As-Saleh Published — Friday 18 September 2015 This is a journey that was taken […]
Illegal hajis, such as these pilgrims during Haj 2013 who put up tents in Mina, contribute to overcrowding and pose a hazard to other pilgrims. (AN file photo) SULTAN AL-SUGHAIR Published — Friday 18 September 2015 DAMMAM: Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, chairman of the Supreme Haj Committee, has […]
589. Commandment – Do what you are commanded [2:69] They said: ‘Pray for us to thy Lord that He make plain to us what she is.’ He answered: ‘God says, it is a cow, neither old nor young, full grown, between the two; now do what you are commanded.’ [2:94] And remember […]
Washington Post: When Barack Obama was announced as the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, even the fresh-faced president appeared a little shocked. “To be honest, I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who’ve been honored by […]
Tribune: At least seven militants attacked a heavily-guarded Pakistan Air Force base in Badhaber area on the outskirts of Peshawar early Friday morning, senior security officials said. Confirming the attack, ISPR said eight militants had been killed so far and a clearance operation was underway. Rescue 1122 officials said 22 people, […]
The Erie County Commission on the Status of Women along with our partner organizations Catholic Charities, Crisis Services, CSEA, Erie County Department of Social Services, Erie County Coalition Against Family Violence, Erie […]
How the Harper government is manipulating the refugee crisis: Haroon Siddiqui Harper is pandering to the dangerous stereotype that all Muslims are potential terrorists, whereas non-Muslims may be squeaky clean. http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2015/09/17/how-the-harper-government-is-manipulating-the-refugee-crisis-siddiqui.html Share on Facebook BELA SZANDELSZKY / AP Syrian refugees cross into Hungary underneath the border fence on the Hungarian […]
Book Review, Moin Qazi’s – revolutionary approach to women’s empowerment Women in Islam: Exploring New Paradigms By Moin Qazi Published by Notion Press, Chennai, India, Year (2015), Pages: 141, ISBN: 978-93-84878-03-0, Price: 199 Reviewed […]
Source: BBC A Texas college student wanted to show her support for Ahmed Mohamed. Twenty-four hours later, her hashtag has started a movement. More than 700,000 people have taken to […]
Source: PBS By Kim Lawton | SEPTEMBER 14, 2015 LAHORE, Pakistan — They follow the teachings of the Quran, revere Muhammad as the prophet of Allah and pray five times […]
Refugees Government braces for big refugee influx Sep 16, 2015 – 14:24 Refugees are to be distributed in centres across the country (Keystone) The cantonal authorities have been asked to gear up for a steep increase in the number of refugees expected to arrive in Switzerland. The State Secretariat for […]
Arab News Published — Friday 11 September 2015 Since Haj is once-in-a-lifetime experience for most people, the importance of early and adequate preparation cannot be over-emphasized. In this concluding section of a three-part series, some guidelines have been given to get you started in the right direction. Since individual […]
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman visits a pilgrim confined at a hospital in Makkah for injuries he suffered from the Sept. 11 crane crash at the Grand Mosque. (SPA) ARAB NEWS Published — Thursday 17 September 2015 JEDDAH: Several people injured in the Grand Mosque crane […]
Sep 16,2015 – JORDAN TIMES BY MICHAEL JANSEN Several European Union countries should be ashamed about the way they reacted to the rising refugee crisis caused by the wars in Syria and Iraq. The country that should be most ashamed is Hungary where, following the 1956 Soviet invasion and clampdown […]
Sep 16,2015 – JORDAN TIMES by Daoud Khuttab His Majesty King Abdullah was correct in calling what was happening in Jerusalem this week a provocation. After all, the Israelis had made clear promises to His Majesty to ensure the continuation of the status quo at Al Aqsa Mosque, which led […]
588. Commandment – And it behoves not a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decided a matter, that there should be a choice for them in the matter concerning them. And whoso disobeys Allah and His Messenger, surely strays away in manifest error [33:37] And […]
Daily Times: Archeological sites in Syria are being looted “on an industrial scale” and the proceeds from the plunder are funding Islamic State extremists, the head of UNESCO warned on […]