Source: pennlive.com SOHAIL HUSAIN, Indiana Twp. Allegheny County Editor’s note: The writer is a member of the Muslim Writers Guild of America and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Several states have appropriately beefed up […]
Source: courant.com Central to our Nation’s security is in identifying the source of terrorism, particularly within our borders, is to define who puts us at risk. The Muslim Religion is embraced […]
Source NY Times: KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan intelligence service said Wednesday that it believes that the Taliban’s reclusive founder and spiritual leader, Mullah Muhammad Omar, died in a Pakistani hospital in 2013, a dozen years after he fled Afghanistan. The spokesman for the intelligence service, the National Directorate of […]
Higher Perspective — Carl Sagan did what few before him did: he brought science into the living rooms and minds of average people all over the world. He has inspired a new generation of scientists to carry on his work in classrooms, labs, planetariums and observatories. His science wasn’t always […]
One of the examples she shares is of a local Muslim who works in the health-care sector. He typically works each year over the Christmas holidays to allow his Christian […]
Most people have the erroneous opinion that Coffee comes from Italy when in reality, Yemen is where the ubiquitous brew has its true origins. Along with the first university, and […]
Huff Post: by Amr Khaled — We are witnessing a clear attempt to eviscerate Islamic heritage and demolish Islam, all taking place under the guise of a move to reinstate religious discourse. It’s plain for all to see that what they are doing is so far off from this goal. […]
BY JACOB POUSHTER 523 COMMENTS UPDATE: Read our Q&A with the author of the Univ. of Michigan study for more information on survey methods and to see how responses differed by gender, age, education […]
540. Commandment – And strive in the cause of Allah as it behoves you to strive for it [22:79] And strive in the cause of Allah as it behoves you to strive for it. He has chosen you, and has laid no hardship upon you in religion; so follow the faith of your […]
The oldest Qur’ans are actually in Yemen, in danger being bombed By: Juan Cole The discovery of a couple pages [apparently actually 18] of a very old Qur’an (the Muslim […]
These answers have been taken from the workshop, organized by Christine Legare at the University of Texas at Austin, aimed to encourage a sophisticated, evidence-based look at the psychology behind […]
The New York Times: Dozens of women dressed in colorful hijabs and floral dresses gathered under gray skies recently in the garden of a four-star hotel here for a charity […]
Source: Telegraph By Tom Whitehead, Security Editor Lure of Syria and Isil blamed for sharp increase in children referred to Channel counter-radicalisation programme The number of children and teenagers being […]
JUL 26, 2015 – SWISSINFO.CH By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday he wanted to use a four-day trade mission to southeast Asia to spur lucrative business deals and to forge new political alliances to counter Islamist extremism. The trip, which begins in earnest […]
JUL 26, 2015 – 13:05 VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for the release of an Italian Jesuit priest and two Orthodox bishops kidnapped in Syria two years ago, asking leaders to work for the freedom of all those abducted there. Father Paolo Dall’Oglio, a Jesuit […]
By Muhammad Fathi Source: OnIslam.net Monday, 27 July 2015 Corruption is one of the worst predicaments that haunt many countries around the world. The abuse of power, authority and resources by governments and public servants hinders the progress of nations, alienates ordinary citizens and blocks them from […]
ATROCITY: Israeli security forces arrest a Palestinian woman during clashes at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in old city of Jerusalem. (AFP) AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE ARABNEWS.COM Published — Tuesday 28 July 2015 CAIRO: Arab League foreign ministers will meet in Cairo early next month to discuss clashes involving […]
By BRIAN BENNETT A secret U.S. intelligence assessment predicts that Iran’s government will pump most of an expected $100-billion windfall from the lifting of international sanctions into the country’s flagging economy and won’t significantly boost funding for militant groups it supports in the Middle East. Intelligence analysts concluded that even […]
Jul 27,2015 – Jordan Times Congress is currently considering legislation that would create a whole new bureaucracy within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to deal with “countering violent extremism” (CVE). According to the proposed bill, DHS will be required to reallocate funds for a new office with expanded powers […]
The Logical Indian — Abdul Kalam will remain one of the finest human beings to have ever lived. He lived an illustrious and successful life, and his legacy will continue to inspire people around the world in the coming years. Below is a list that tries to do justice to […]