Religion News: WASHINGTON (RNS) According to a recent Pew Research Center report, an estimated 77 percent of the world’s population lives in countries where religious freedom is “highly” or “very highly” restricted. “This, I think, entitles one to use the word ‘crisis,’” said Thomas Farr, director of the Religious Freedom Project at the […]
World Religion: A MUSLIM LEADER IN THE UK DEMANDS THAT ISLAMIST FANATICS WHO RADICALIZE CHILDREN SHOULD BE SHUNNED BY THEIR COMMUNITIES. Rafiq Hayat, president of the moderate Ahmadiyya Muslim Community […]
Telegraph: In most other countries. Because it is in Iran, however, it has been explored (and Instagrammed) by very few western tourists. Built in the early 17th-century under Shah Abbas […]
Theosthinktank.co.uk: Two pastors facing the death penalty in Sudan, a family fleeing ISIS in Iraq, atheist bloggers in Bangladesh and kidnapped school girls in Nigeria – what do these people have in common? In each case, their right to freedom of religion or belief – the most important human right […]
Pewglobal.com: As the Islamic militant group ISIS continues to entrench itself in Syria and Iraq, and instigate terrorist attacks around the world, concerns about Islamic extremism are growing in the West and in countries with significant Muslim populations. Since 2011, the percentage saying they arevery concerned about Islamic extremism in […]
Proud moment! Indian-origin students help US win Math Olympiad after 21 yrs Updated: Saturday, July 18, 2015, 12:36 [IST] Share this on your social network: FacebookTwitterGoogle+ Comments (0) Mail From Lalit K Jha Washington, Jul 18: Two Indian-origin students have helped the US win the prestigious International Mathematical Olympiad after […]
India celebrates Eid with fervor, gaiety; Prez, PM greet people Posted by: Mukul Kumar Mishra Updated: Saturday, July 18, 2015, 14:46 [IST] Share this on your social network: FacebookTwitterGoogle+ Comments (0) Mail New Delhi, July 18: Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan is being celebrated […]
Tayyib M. Rashid 10:31 a.m. EDT July 17, 2015 A proud Marine and faithful Muslim speaks out in the name of integrity. I still remember why I enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. I wanted to be part of a brotherhood of men dedicated to the service of our […]
IMMIGRATION Majority of Swiss ready to welcome refugee centres By Anand Chandrasekhar JUL 15, 2015 – 17:45 Over 60% of Swiss surveyed were ready to share an evening meal with refugees (Keystone) According to a survey commissioned by the French-language weekly Hebdo, the majority of Swiss do not have […]
JIHAD FIGHTERS Twelve jihadists from Switzerland believed dead JUL 17, 2015 – 15:22 One of the main destinations for jihadists from Switzerland is Syria (Keystone) A dozen people who left Switzerland to fight in jihadist conflicts are now believed dead, according to the Swiss Federal Intelligence Service […]
Fears Grow Over Islamic State’s Influence in Southeast Asia Indonesia’s president says radical group is his country’s greatest international concern ENLARGE Armed antiterror police conducted a raid at the house of a suspected Islamic State member in Petukangan district in Jakarta in March.PHOTO: REUTERS By RICHARD C. PADDOCK And I-MADE […]
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 […]
Epigraph: So go on reminding; surely, reminding is profitable. (Al Quran 87:9/10) By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor Happy Eid to all our readers, from the whole of our Editorial […]
Published time: 14 Jul, 2015 02:12Edited time: 15 Jul, 2015 07:09 WWW.RT.COM Get short URL RIA Novosti / Said Tsarnaev / RIA Novosti A mobile dating service based on ethnic and religious criteria has been launched in Russia. Described as dating “in eastern traditions,” it could help you […]
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 […]
531. Commandment – Ponder over the creation of man [86:6] So let man consider from what he is created. [86:7] He is created from a gushing fluid, [86:8] Which issues forth from between the loins and the breast-bones. [86:9] Surely, He has the power to bring him back to life. […]
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 […]
He reminds Americans to respect all faiths and beliefs. Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg; Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post The Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, also known as Eid ul-Fitr, […]
Review of Religion: Khalifatul Masih V, said: “All the guests, Assalamo Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahe Wa Barakatohu – peace and blessings of Allah be upon you all. First of all, I […]
Firstbook.org: Retired Army Gen. Mike Flynn, a top intelligence official in the post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, says in a forthcoming interview on Al Jazeera English that the drone war is creating more terrorists than it is killing. He also asserts that the U.S. invasion of Iraq helped create the Islamic […]