A Muslim nonprofit’s fundraiser to rebuild black churches is tantalizingly close to its goal

RAMADAN COUNTDOWN A Muslim nonprofit’s fundraiser to rebuild black churches is tantalizingly close to its goal Solidarity in the aftermath of tragedy. (Reuters/Carlo Allegri) SHARE WRITTEN BY Maria Sanchez Diez The fundraising campaign started by a group of Muslim nonprofits to help black churches torched by arsonists has attracted almost […]

Palestine after the Iran deal

Jul 16,2015 – Jordan Times     by Daoud Kuttab The Palestinian Israeli conflict might get an unexpected shot in the arm as a result of the recently concluded Iran nuclear agreement. While the P5+1 talks in Vienna focused only on the issue of Iran’s nuclear capability, many are looking at […]

Indian Railway vaccum toilets to replace dirty ones

Good news from Railways: Vaccum toilets may soon replace dirty ones Posted by: Pallavi Sengupta Published: Friday, July 17, 2015, 13:08 [IST] Share this on your social network:       New Delhi, July 17: Forget the stinking toilets at railway stations that formed travelling by time, a part of your […]

Celebrating Eid with feasting and fashion

Celebrating Eid with feasting, fashion and a mound of toys Festival at the end of Ramadan is a favorite holiday for a variety of reasons. Share on Facebook COLE BURSTON / TORONTO STAR Order this photo Uzma Jalaluddin in her Eid clothing in her Markham home. By: Uzma Jalaluddin Special to the Star, Published […]

530. Commandment – The provision that Allah sends down from the sky, whereby He quickens the earth after its death, and in the change of the winds, are Signs for a people who try to understand

530. Commandment – The provision that Allah sends down from the sky, whereby He quickens the earth after its death, and in the change of the winds, are Signs for a people who try to understand [25:50] That We may thereby give life to a dead land, and give it for drink to Our creation […]

Pakistan: 100,000 Christian flee the country

100,000 Christians Flee Persecution in Pakistan Pakistani Christians are fleeing their home country because of violence perpetrated against them both by the state and by Muslim citizens. Wed, July 15, 2015 A Christian man is beaten by police in Pakistan. (Photo: © Reuters)   Pakistani Christians are fleeing their home country because […]