Source: Quartz Written by Haroon Moghul – a Senior Correspondent at Religion Dispatches and a novelist. He writes extensively on international affairs, religion and culture. “Xenophobic and anti-Muslim” was how […]
Source: Online Peeps In an immaculate motion of mankind, Sikhs from of a little town of Sarwapur, Punjab build a mosque for the Muslim occupants. Joga Singh, an affluent agriculturist […]
Sep 19,2015 – JORDAN TIMES BY MUSA KEILANI Al Murabitun, in Jerusalem, jolted this week the Arab masses, including heads of states into action, following years of lethargy and apathy regarding Palestinian holy sites, be they Christian or Muslim. Al Murabitun are roughly 3,000 Jerusalemites, men, women and teenagers, who study […]
Epigraph: Glory be to Him Who carried His servant by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Distant Mosque, the environs of which We have blessed, that We might show […]
Courtesy of Aslam Nasir A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, ‘Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like.’ The Lord led the holy man to two doors.. He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in. […]
591. Commandment – Follow the ways of thy Lord that have been made easy for thee. (like honey bees) [16:70] ‘Then eat of every kind of fruit, and follow the ways of thy Lord that have been made easy for thee.’ There comes forth from their bellies a drink of varying hues. Therein is cure for […]
Mehdi Hasan | Islam Is A Peaceful Religion | Oxford Union You Tube: Muslim journalist Mehdi Hasan, political editor of the Huffington Post, warns Anne-Marie Waters that her “astonishing claims” […]
Al Jazeera: Donning his NASA T-shirt, young Ahmed Mohamed walked into his ninth grade class Monday morning, proudly holding the clock he had meticulously assembled at home. The 14-year-old Muslim American student, with a zeal for assembling, disassembling and fixing radios, computers and go-karts, hoped to draw the praise of […]
http://blog.unwatch.org/: GENEVA, September 20, 2015 – U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power and EU foreign minister Federica Mogherini should condemn and work to reverse the appointment of Saudi Arabia as head of a key UN Human Rights Council panel that selects top officials who shape international human rights standards and report on violations worldwide, said UN Watch, a non-governmental watchdog organization […]
Courtesy: Dr. Mohamed Boodhun Source: Friday Times n a recent meeting chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan’s civil and military leadership unanimously discussed plans to introduce a legislation to […]
theguardian: by Martin Pengelly — Republican frontrunner responds on Twitter amid controversy after he failed to correct audience member’s comment about president at rally Donald Trump on Saturday commented on his failure to correct an audience member at a campaign rally who said Barack Obama was a Muslim. Donald Trump fails to […]
Source: Patheos By Saima Sheikh A 14 year old ninth grader was pulled from his class by police officers and school principal and interrogated for about 1 ½ hours. His […]
Abou Ben Adhem BY LEIGH HUNT Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight in his room, […]
Saudi deploys 100,000 troops to secure haj Any hurdle experienced in Haj would be due to the acts of Al Houthis, says crown prince Image Credit: AFP Pilgrims leave after the Asr afternoon prayer at Makkah’s Grand Mosque on Friday. Published: 19:39 September 19, 2015 AP SHARE RssShare on facebookShare […]
Source: Huffington Post Nearly 1,000 people showed up at the Islamic Center of Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday to paint over anti-Muslim graffiti that appeared Wednesday night, according to a center director. […]
Source: North York Mirror Local young Muslims are hosting a federal election debate at the Aga Khan Museum in North York Friday, Sept. 18. The debate will be live streamed. […]
By Carol Kuruvilla; Associate Religion Editor for the Huffington Post Why it’s important for everyone to #StandWithAhmed To watch 1.5 minute video go to Huffington Post The story of Ahmed Mohamed, the […]
SPIRITUALITY IS IN THE AIR: Makkah’s Grand Mosque is packed with pilgrims performing tawaf (circumambulation) of the Holy Kaaba on Friday. (AFP) ARAB NEWS Published — Saturday 19 September 2015 MAKKAH: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif has said that Saudi Arabia will not allow any political propaganda during Haj […]
Syrian refugee crisis Swiss pledge to take part in EU refugee programme By Urs Geiser Sep 18, 2015 – 17:43 Foreign Minister Burkhalter (right) and Justice Minister Sommaruga (centre) say Switzerland is willing to cooperate with the EU to alleviate the refugee crisis (Keystone) President Simonetta Sommaruga says Switzerland will […]
590. Commandment – O ye who believe! respond to Allah, and the Messenger when he calls you that he may give you life [8:25] O ye who believe! respond to Allah, and the Messenger when he calls you that he may give you life, and know that Allah comes in between […]