Cairo University bans teachers from wearing niqab
Source: CTV The recent decision to ban all female staff from wearing the full face veil aims to put an end to student complaints of “poor communication” in class, the […]
This Is Why Muslims Hold Muhammad in Such High Regard
Source: Huffington Post By Atif Rashid; Freelance writer, community events organiser, speaker on religious platforms and aspiring journalist. What the world owes to Islam and its Prophet The principles, values and […]
603. Commandment – Say, ‘If you love Allah, follow me (follow the Holy Prophet (pbuh)
Commandment – Say, ‘If you love Allah, follow me [follow the Holy Prophet (PBUH)] [3:32] Say, ‘If you love Allah, follow me: then will Allah love you and forgive you your faults. And Allah is Most Forgiving, Merciful.’ [4:70] And whoso obeys Allah and this Messenger of His shall be among those on […]
602. Commandment – Whatsoever the Messenger gives you, take it; and whatsoever he forbids you, abstain from that
Commandment – Whatsoever the Messenger gives you, take it; and whatsoever he forbids you, abstain from that [59:8] Whatever Allah has given to His Messenger as spoils from the people of the towns is for Allah and for the Messenger and for the near of kin and the orphans […]
What Must I Believe to Be a Christian?
Huff Post: by Christian Chiakulas — That’s right, I am a Christian, and I don’t believe that Jesus was God. I don’t believe Mary was a virgin, or that God exists as a “trinity.” I certainly do not believe Jesus died for my sins or those of anybody else, and […]
601. Commandment – And obey the Messenger of Allah
Commandment – And obey the Messenger of Allah [4:66] But no, by thy Lord, they are not believers until they make thee judge in all that is in dispute between them and then find not in their hearts any demur concerning that which thou decidest and submit with full […]
Ed West: Our own London caliphate is doing nothing but good
Evening Standard: comment — An e-mail I received recently began: “30,000 Muslims in London pledge allegiance to the caliphate”. Well, it certainly got my attention, but the caliph in question was not that rather humourless chap in Syria but Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the softly spoken leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
USA: 15,000 years old woolly mammoth bones unearthed in Lima, Michigan
Woolly mammoth bones uncovered in Lima Township By Daniel Bethencourt, Detroit Free Press5:51 p.m. EDT October 2, 2015 Bones to be cleaned and researched (Photo: Courtesy of the University of Michigan) After a full day of digging through a soybean field near Chelsea, researchers at the University of Michigan confirmed […]
The hard lessons of global militarism
Oct 01,2015 – BY RAMI G. KHOURI JORDAN TIMES The bizarre, often make-believe, world of the United States’ fight against dangerous terrorist organisations and militants has suffered a bad few weeks, and there are no signs of things getting better soon. This is a critical moment in that tug-of-war […]
Jordan condemns Israel closure of Al Aqsa, warns of consequences
By JT – Oct 02,2015 -JORDAN TIMES Israeli forces arrest a Palestinian woman in the Old City of Jerusalem on Wednesday (AP photo by Mahmoud Illean) AMMAN — Jordan on Thursday condemned the continued closure of Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem by the Israeli forces and its detaining of worshippers. […]
Calgary Mayor Nahid Nenshi blasts Conservative Niqab ban
This is disgusting and it is time for us to say stop it’: Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi blasts Tories’ niqab ban COLLEEN DE NEVE / CALGARY HERALDCalgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Jason Kenney, federal minister of National Defence and minister for Multiculturalism, in Calgary on July 24, 2015. Twitter National Post […]
As School Shootings Become ‘Routine’ in America, the Quran Provides Solutions
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and of infinite value. Killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Derived from Al Quran 5:33) Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief […]
Bahamas: dolphin retrieve’s women iPhone from bottom of the Ocean
Bahamas: Watch helpful dolphin retrieve woman’s iPhone from bottom of Atlantic Ocean By Alfred Joyner October 1, 2015 12:23 BST, IBTimes.co.uk An incredible video has been released showing a helpful dolphin retrieving an iPhone that a woman had dropped in the Atlantic Ocean and returning it to her. Teressa Cee, […]
Video: Laughter is the best medicine: Stoned for saying Jehovah (life of Brian)
No one is to be stoned to death according to the Holy Quran. But, here is a brief glimpse from the Bible: Exodus 21:28 “If a bull gores a man […]
Swiss Defence Minister: bunkers could house 50’000 migrants
REFUGEE CRISIS Defence minister: bunkers could house 50,000 migrants By swissinfo.ch and agencies OCT 2, 2015 – 09:16 Defence Minister Ueli Maurer in the civil protection bunker in Worb (Keystone) Switzerland could accommodate 50,000 people at short notice if the number of migrants in Switzerland were to dramatically increase, says Defence […]
Russia in Syria: CIA-backed ‘moderate’ rebels struck by fresh air strikes as Iranian troops ‘pour into conflict’
Middle East Russia in Syria: CIA-backed ‘moderate’ rebels struck by fresh air strikes as Iranian troops ‘pour into conflict’ Russian Foreign Minister insists Moscow sees ‘eye-to-eye’ with US-led coalition in wanting to combat Isis militants David usborne US Editor Thursday 1 October 2015 20:29 BST 73 comments In this image made from video provided by […]
USA: Interfaith program held in Chicago’s Ahmadiyya Mosque Bait-ul-Jaamay
Report by Mirza Mashood Interfaith meetings are always good – they promote better understanding & remove many misconceptions against each other. -Imam shamshad An interfaith program held in west Chicago […]
We are at war with an imaginary Islam: Lies, propaganda and the real story of America and the Muslim world
Source: Salon BY RAYMOND WILLIAM BAKER American propaganda exaggerates the power and moral depravity of the Islamic enemy, in the service of our empire Excerpted from “One Islam, Many Muslim Worlds: […]
Swiss brace for refugee trickle to turn into flood
Refugees in Italy: most are avoiding Switzerland — for now. Photo: AFP Swiss brace for refugee trickle to turn into flood Published: 23 Sep 2015 10:15 GMT+02:00 SOURCE: http://www.thelocal.ch/20150923/swiss-brace-for-refugee-trickle-to-turn-into-flood Border guards in crisp blue uniforms rush onto the train as it grinds to a halt, quickly rounding up around a dozen […]