Let’s Not Forget Our Own Extremism
To deem behavior or opinion as extremist depends on a particular point of view. In January, a million people gathered behind world leaders who elbowed each other to be out […]
White extremists have killed more in the US than Muslim fundamentalists since 9/11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxUK7o7_s0I Non-Muslim extremists have carried out 19 attacks since September 2001 killing 48 people Radical Muslims have killed 26 people in seven attacks, new report found The Charleston church […]
‘Miss Muslimah’ Photos Show Just How Outdated Western Views Of The Muslim World Really Are
Huff Post: by Priscilla Frank — Yes, there are a lot of differences separating Miss Muslimah, a Muslim beauty pageant in Yogakarta, Indonesia, from those broadcast across the Western world. Instead of bathing suits there are headscarfs, competitors pray five times a day, and the winner is chosen by a […]
'Miss Muslimah' Photos Show Just How Outdated Western Views Of The Muslim World Really Are
Huff Post: by Priscilla Frank — Yes, there are a lot of differences separating Miss Muslimah, a Muslim beauty pageant in Yogakarta, Indonesia, from those broadcast across the Western world. Instead of bathing suits there are headscarfs, competitors pray five times a day, and the winner is chosen by a […]
509. Commandment – It behoves you not to cause inconvenience to the Messenger of Allah
Commandment – It behoves you not to cause inconvenience to the Messenger of Allah [33:54] O ye who believe! enter not the houses of the Prophet unless leave is granted to you for a meal without waiting for its appointed time. But enter when you are invited, and when you have finished […]
In tense talks, EU leaders agree plan to confront migrant crisis
JUN 26, 2015 – 03:16 By Robin Emmott and Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Fractious European leaders argued into the early hours on Friday over how to handle over a migrant crisis in the Mediterranean, agreeing a plan to share out the care of desperate people fleeing war and poverty […]
By scapegoating Muslims, Cameron fuels radicalisation
Guardian: The anti-Muslim drumbeat has become deafening across the western world. As images of atrocities by the jihadi terror group Isis multiply online, and a steady trickle of young Europeans […]
Gaza rebuilding moving at ‘snail’s pace’
Gaza rebuilding moving at ‘snail’s pace’ By AP – Jun 25,2015 – JORDAN TIMES In this October 12, 2014 file photo, Palestinians walk between the rubble of a destroyed building in Shijaiyah neighbourhood of Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip (AP photo) GAZA CITY — Gaza reconstruction is moving […]
King meets British intellectuals, politicians over regional challenges – Jordan Times
By JT – Jun 25,2015 – His Majesty King Abdullah meets with representatives of UK-based think tanks in London on Thursday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah met on Thursday with leading political, intellectual and academic figures in London with whom he went over the […]
Pakistan’s heat wave: When fasting is a sin
By Dr. Kashif N. Chaudhry, who is a cardiovascular medicine fellow at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts. The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of […]
Pakistan's heat wave: When fasting is a sin
By Dr. Kashif N. Chaudhry, who is a cardiovascular medicine fellow at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts. The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of […]
For minority Ahmadis, Ramadan means love despite persecution
Reviled Muslim sect tries to stay strong during Islamic holy month celebrations Katharina Lestari and Ryan Dagur, Jakarta Indonesia June 26, 2015 On the first Friday of Ramadan, some 80 […]
Mulla Nasruddin Goes to Tailor
Let us enjoy reading this Mulla Nasruddin Hodja’s Story of Hodja Goes to Tailor . Nasruddin Hodja went to a tailor with a piece of cloth and asked the tailor to stitch him a shirt. The tailor took his measurements. “When will it be ready?” Nasruddin asked the tailor. “God […]
Pope Francis has become a Muslim, at least on the divorce issue. But, 1400 years too late …
Epigraph: And when you divorce women and they reach the end of their period, prevent them not from marrying their husbands, if they agree between themselves in a decent manner. […]
Jewish Groups Unite For ‘Shabbat Of Solidarity’ With The African-American Community
The Huffington Post | By Antonia Blumberg Posted: 06/25/2015 3:49 pm EDT Beliefs and lifestyles within Judaism vary widely from denomination to denomination. But when it comes to last week’s […]
Jewish Groups Unite For 'Shabbat Of Solidarity' With The African-American Community
The Huffington Post | By Antonia Blumberg Posted: 06/25/2015 3:49 pm EDT Beliefs and lifestyles within Judaism vary widely from denomination to denomination. But when it comes to last week’s […]
French minister: It’s possible asylum will be offered to Snowden, Assange
CNN: French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira said Thursday she “wouldn’t be surprised” if France decided to offer asylum to Edward Snowden and Julian Assange. Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has […]
French minister: It's possible asylum will be offered to Snowden, Assange
CNN: French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira said Thursday she “wouldn’t be surprised” if France decided to offer asylum to Edward Snowden and Julian Assange. Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has […]
No, Islam is not a race. Yes, you are still a racist
Source: Redflag 22 June 2015 | By Daniel Lopez Anti-Islamic bigotry is racism. How can that be when, as is frequently pointed out, Islam isn’t a race? Biological race doesn’t […]