Al-Haramain Train project first of its kind in Mideast
ARAB NEWS Published — Wednesday 1 July 2015 JEDDAH: The Al-Haramain Train project is described as the largest public transportation project in the Middle East. This vital and […]
What is behind the recent bombing wave?
Summary Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star, Lebanon The most dangerous and troubling of the terror attacks in the past week in Tunisia Kuwait, France, Egypt and Yemen are probably the Kuwaiti and Egyptian attacks. The bombing of a Shiite mosque in Kuwait City […]
HRW urges Gulf states to follow Kuwait on domestic worker rights
Summary AFP Daily Star, Lebanon Kuwait’s first-ever legislation on the rights of domestic helpers is a “major step” that other Gulf states should follow, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. The new law grants domestic workers the right to a weekly day off, 30 days of annual paid leave, […]
University of Warwick Conference Today: Iran and the West: Converging Perspectives
1–3 July 2015, University of Warwick Introductory speaker: Dr James Hodkinson, the University of Warwick Keynote speaker: Prof Ali Ansari, the University of St Andrews We cordially invite scholars from […]
Ahmadiyyas advocate measures for world peace
Indianewslink.co.nz: War! Bloodshed! Hatred! Enmity! The world is passing through very turbulent times and so-called ‘religious’ fanatics are causing an upstir in the name of their faiths. Nations, acting on the pretext of bringing about peace, are in fact further causing the fall into a spiral of unrest and agitation. […]
Book Review: Tariq Mehmood, You’re Not Proper
Source: Huffington Post By Claire Chambers; Lecturer in Global Literature at the University of York The literary world is currently witnessing a boom in Young Adult fiction, but the state of diversity […]
Book Review: Tariq Mehmood, You're Not Proper
Source: Huffington Post By Claire Chambers; Lecturer in Global Literature at the University of York The literary world is currently witnessing a boom in Young Adult fiction, but the state of diversity […]
Teachers join students on Ramadan fast to raise money for Cardiff Foodbank
Source: WalesOnLine Teachers hope to raise £500 for Cardiff Foodbank joining Muslim students on a Ramadan fast – after reading about it in on WalesOnline. They will go 19 hours […]
Oklahoma Supreme Court Orders Removal Of Ten Commandments Monument From State Capitol
Epigraph: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right […]
10 things that will surprise you about Islam in Europe
The Friday Times: There is a raging debate in Europe about Islam. Right-wing groups express their contempt of it as a “culture of backwardness, of retardedness, of barbarism” which has […]
Religious freedom
Daily Times: The unifying point of this nation is to guarantee freedom of religion to Muslims globally Each year, the United States of America publishes a list of countries that continually violate religious freedoms. Through the Commission on International Religious Freedoms, these countries are analysed and ranked, and the most […]
Human Rights: Gaza-bound flotilla vessel seized by Israeli navy
Activists say the Marianne was intercepted by Israel’s military around 100 nautical miles from Gaza’s shore. 29 Jun 2015 17:35 GMT | Human Rights, Politics, Gaza, Israel Israel has boarded […]
5,000 cameras protect Grand Mosque
Source: ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The government has installed 5,000 high-definition cameras on all floors and courtyards of the Grand Mosque to ensure security and crowd control. These cameras are monitored […]
Muslim girl named best-dressed student at US school
Masood Haider, Dawn.com Abrar Shahin NEW YORK: A hijab-wearing Muslim of Palestinian descent has been named the best-dressed girl at a school in New Jersey state, according to a website. […]
Beyond the Greek Impasse
Beyond the Greek Impasse Geopolitical Weekly JUNE 30, 2015 | 08:00 GMT By George Friedman The Greek situation — having perhaps outlived the term “crisis,” now that it has taken so long to unfold — appears to have finally reached its terminal point. This is, of course, an illusion: It has […]
513. Commandment – O my people (Bani Israeel), enter the Holy Land which Allah has ordained for you and do not turn back, for then you will turn losers
513. Commandment – O my people (Bani Israeel), enter the Holy Land which Allah has ordained for you and do not turn back, for then you will turn losers [5:22] ‘O my people, enter the Holy Land which Allah has ordained for you and do not turn back, for then […]
Jinnah and the Blasphemy Law
Source: Pak Tea House By Yasser Latif Hamdani November 11th, 2014 | 17 Comments “I thoroughly endorse the principle that while this measure should aim at those undesirable persons who indulge in wanton vilification or attack upon the religion of any particular class or upon the founders and prophets of […]
Video: Pope Francis and the Shroud of Turin
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Assimilating the 44 Million Muslims in Europe; A Collection of Articles
Epigraph: Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for […]