theguardian: by Hara Rahim — Unlike in England, there is mutual respect between the Scottish government, the Muslim communities and the police ‘English nationalism has an impact on whether a person expresses “Islamophobic” attitudes, whereas Scottish nationalism does not appear to My first emotion when I moved to London […]
nbcnews.com PARIS — France will ban excessively thin models and expose modeling agents and the fashion houses that hire them to possible fines and even jail, under a new law passed on Friday. France joins Italy, Spain and Israel which all adopted laws against too-thin models on catwalks or in […]
Epigraph: Whoso saves a life, it would be as if he or she has saved the whole mankind. (Al Quran 5:33) Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called […]
528. Commandment – Ponder over the fruit thereof when it bears fruit, and the ripening thereof [6:100] And it is He Who sends down water from the cloud; and We bring forth therewith every kind of growth; then We bring forth with that green foliage wherefrom We produce clustered grain. […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) [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 [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 [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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]