The Latest On Iran Deal: Obama Says Deal Provides New Way Forward
Source: NPR The United States and five of its allies have reached a historic agreement with Iran over its nuclear program. As we’ve reported, the deal puts restrictions on Iran’s […]
Meet America’s Only Openly Gay Imam
He’s black. And he’s Muslim. Think that’s not hard enough? He’s gay. Think that’s still not hard enough? He’s an Imam. And he loves life. Think you have challenges in your life? What do you think the challenges are for a gay, black, Muslim who is the United States’ first […]
An Empire Strikes Back
Source: Stratfor: The key event was the Greek referendum on the European Union’s demand for further austerity in exchange for infusions of cash to save the Greek banking system. The Syriza party had called the vote to strengthen its hand in dealing with the European demands. The Greek government’s view […]
Hadron Collider discovers new particle
Source: BBC Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have announced the discovery of a new particle called the pentaquark. It was first predicted to exist in the 1960s but, much […]
First rule of refugees – don’t be a Muslim if you want help
We now treat each refugee on the grounds of their race, religion or purpose of flight. We do not treat them as human beings by Robert Fisk, The Independent Nineteenth-century Americans were on safe ground when they inscribed the words of Emma Lazarus on the Statue of Liberty: “Give me […]
Eating disorders at Ramadan: One teenager’s experience
Source: BBC By Anisa Kadri; BBC Asian Network It is coming to the end of Ramadan, when Muslims fast between dawn and sunset for a month. The 18-hour spiritual fasts are […]
Breaking: Iran, major powers reach historic nuclear deal in Vienna, diplomats confirm
Dawn: VIENNA: Iran and six major powers have reached a historic nuclear deal, which will grant Tehran sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on its nuclear programme, an Iranian diplomat […]
526. Commandment – Go forth early in the morning to your field (for farming)
526. Commandment – Go forth early in the morning to your field (for farming) [68:23] Saying, ‘Go forth early in the morning to your field, if you would gather the fruit.’
527. Commandment – Ponder over every noble species on earth
527. Commandment – Ponder over every noble species on earth [26:8] Have they not looked at the earth, how many of every noble species have We caused to grow therein? [26:9] In that there is a Sign indeed; but most of these would not believe.
525. Commandment – Allah has made the earth for you a wide expanse, ‘That you may traverse the open ways thereof
525. Commandment – Allah has made the earth for you a wide expanse, ‘That you may traverse the open ways thereof [71:16] ‘Have you not seen how Allah has created seven heavens in perfect harmony, [71:17] ‘And has placed the moon therein as a light, and made the sun as a lamp? [71:18] ‘And Allah […]
Iran nuclear agreement ‘reached’ – diplomats in Vienna
Source: BBC A deal on limiting Iran’s nuclear programme in return for the lifting of sanctions has been reached at talks in Vienna, diplomats say. Under the agreement, access for […]
Bill Maher and Fox News’s Muslim feminism: How Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Asra Nomani embrace the soft Islamophobia of Western expectations
Salon.com: In his Nobel lecture on Dec. 11, 1950, British logician and philosopher Bertrand Russell said, “Much that passes as idealism is disguised hatred or disguised love of power.” Noble motives, he added, deserve our inquiry, for they’re often but façades. The revival in recent months of public appraisals of […]
Ramadan: Allah’s Mercy, Forgiveness and Rewarding by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Head of Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam
Alislam.org: With the grace of Allah today we are going through the twenty second day of fasting and are in the third ashra (ten days) of Ramadan. According to a […]
Snapchat Honors Muslim Holiday With Live Video Feed
Source: The Huffington Post “Mecca deserves to be seen by the whole world.” By Antonia Blumberg; Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post Log into Snapchat and swipe left to get to the […]
UCC Action Seeking Peace Between Israel and Palestine
Source: Huffington Post By Rev. Dr. John C. Dorhauer; President of the United Church of Christ, author of two books, Doctorate in White Privilege, Shalom Award recipient for peace commitments Delegates […]
Russian ISIS Women 17 Years Old Iraqi
ISIS Women Kill 17-Year Old for Looking at Clothes in Store A detachment of Russian ISIS women beat 12 women in a clothing store for lifting their niqab slightly to look a the merchandise, killing one. Sun, July 12, 2015 Print Email Illustrative picture. (Photo: © Reuters) Related Stories ISIS […]
Maternal health in Pakistan is more disturbing than bomb blasts
Shahid Husain Sunday, July 12, 2015 An impressive slide show titled “A photographic journey into the lives of Pakistani women” by Wendy Merijnessen” was shown at the PMA House on Saturday noon. After a brief introduction by prominent gynecologist Dr Shershah Syed, the Belgian photojournalist presented her slide show on […]
Celebrating Ramadan in the Arctic
Source: Washington Post By Andrew Martin July 10 Andrew Martin is a fiction writer and freelance journalist and critic living in Charlottesville, Va. In the Canadian city of Iqaluit, laborers […]
UK: Ahmadi Muslims Launch Peaceful Campaign against ISIS in Newport #StopTheCrisis
Source: newslocker.com THE Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Newport has launched the Stop the CrISIS campaign, following the Tunisian beach massacre last month. Thirty eight people lost their lives when a gunman […]
Ramadan, Khalifa and an Ahmadi Muslims Perspective
Click to Read Khilafat in Islam: The successorship of Prophethood in Islam Source: patheos.com | By Qasim Rashid Ramadan, Khalifa and an Ahmadi Muslims Perspective Last year I discussed how Ramadan serves as yet […]