Washington Post: David Niose is the legal director of the Washington-based American Humanist Association and author of “Fighting Back the Right: Reclaiming America from the Attack on Reason” and “Nonbeliever Nation: The Rise of Secular Americans.” Follow him on Twitter: @ahadave The arguments for taxing churches have been around for […]
586. Commandment – But if one is granted any remission by one’s brother, then pursuing the matter for the realization of the blood money shall be done with fairness and the murderer shall pay him the blood money in a handsome manner [2:179] O ye who believe! equitable retaliation in […]
584. Commandment – It does not behove a believer to kill a believer unless it be by mistake [4:93] It does not behove a believer to kill a believer unless it be by mistake. And he who kills a believer by mistake shall free a believing slave, and pay blood […]
Epigraph: O People of the Book, exceed not the limits in your religion, and say not of Allah anything but the truth. Verily, the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was […]
Source: National Post By Andrew Gilligan, The Telegraph | September 14, 2015 8:58 AM ET Imams, priests, rabbis and other religious figures in Britain will have to enrol in a […]
PM Modi to visit Facebook HQ in San Francisco, says Mark Zuckerberg Chidanand Rajghatta,TNN | Sep 13, 2015, 01.09 PM IST READ MORE PM Modi In US|PM Modi|Narendra Modi|MENLO PARK|Mark Zuckerberg PM Modi thanks Zuckerburg for inviting him to visit Facebook HQ in San Francisco WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting […]
Source: Time Hassan Rouhani has tweeted similar well wishes before Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani tweeted out best wishes to Jews all over the world for Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New […]
MOUNTAIN LAKES—The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of North Jersey met on Thursday night to speak out against misconceptions about Islam. The Clifton-based group held “Muslims for Peace and Loyalty” at The Villa in Mountain Lakes to counteract “fanatics and fringe Muslim groups” who commit acts of violence in the name of Islam, […]
Rabat – While newspapers across the world have paid tribute to Aylan Kurdi, the Syrian toddler who became the symbol of the refugee crisis, Charlie Hebdo has featured cartoons of the […]
By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director Washington (CNN) A new CNN/ORC poll finds that although misperceptions about Barack Obama’s religious beliefs and background persist, they are not as widespread as some […]
Swiss Council of Religions “The relationship between Islam and Christianity is key” By Katy Romy Reuse article Print Send this article Sep 13, 2015 – 11:00 Locher says the Swiss Council of Religions needs to do a better job of communicating with the public (Sandra Dominika Sutter/SEK) It can […]
Arab News Published — Friday 4 September 2015 Since Haj is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for most people, the importance of early and adequate preparation cannot be over-emphasized. The following guidelines (this is the second of a three-part series) are intended to get you started in the right direction. […]
A collapsed crane and emergency services vehicles are seen near the Grand Mosque in Makkah, on Friday. (AP) Siraj Wahab & Mohammed Rasooldeen Published — Saturday 12 September 2015 MAKKAH: Eighty-seven people died and 201 were injured when a crane collapsed inside the Grand Mosque in Makkah amid […]
Professor Mansour Almazroui GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN Published — Sunday 13 September 2015 RIYADH: A prominent Saudi scientist said that stormy winds knocked down the tower crane that crashed through the roof of the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Friday. Professor Mansour Almazroui, director of the Center of Excellence for […]
Zachary T. Sampson, The New York Times | September 11, 2015 4:04 PM ETMore from The New York Times It was not until after 18-year-old Malachi Heisler shot the masked intruder that he recognized the tattoos on the man’s arms. Malachi knew then that he had killed his own father. He wasn’t […]
Source: Huffington Post By Sumaia Masoom; Editor-in-Chief, ReadCONTRA Magazine I don’t remember where I was during the horrific attacks on September 11, 2001. I was 4, and I did not lose […]
By Raza Rumi; Writer, journalist and international development practitioner. C.Editor at The Friday Times, Fellow at National Endowment for Democracy, Washington D.C. Huff Post: Islam is ‘incompatible’ with Western civilization is […]
independent.co.uk: Saudi Arabia has reportedly responded to the growing number of people fleeing the Middle East for western Europe – by offering to build 200 mosques in Germany. Syria’s richer Gulf neighbours have been accused of not doing their fair share in the humanitarian crisis, with Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and […]
Source: Jerusalem Post UNITED NATIONS – The Palestinian flag will fly at United Nations headquarters after the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a Palestinian resolution, infuriating Israel with a move that […]
Epigraph: I asked the Messenger of Allah: “Who is the most excellent among the Muslims?” He said, “One from whose tongue and hands the other Muslims are secure.” [Al-Bukhari] Addressing […]