Tuareg tribe- blue men of the Sahara
The tribe has embraced Islam but firmly hold onto some of the customs that would not be acceptable to the wider Muslim world. For centuries the nomadic Tuareg tribe […]
Kuwait donates to construct Islamic Center in Canada
The State of Kuwait has donated one million Canadian dollars (approximately USD 807,000) for construction of an Islamic centre in Toronto, the Ambassador to Canada Hussein Al-Sammak announced. Al-Sammak […]
Fatwa: Let Muslims Break Fast Amid Scorching Weather
Source: International Business Times In the midst of a record-breaking heat wave that has killed 750 people, senior Islamic clerics in Pakistan have issued rare religious pronouncements, or fatwas, this […]
Islam and Women’s Rights
Review of Religions: Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba) The following is an address given by Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, to the female members (Lajna) of the worldwide […]
Islam and Women's Rights
Review of Religions: Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba) The following is an address given by Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, to the female members (Lajna) of the worldwide […]
Muslims feed Africa Needy in Ramadan
OnIslam & News Agencies Sunday, 21 June 2015 14:33 JOHANNESBURG – Launching war on hunger during the holy month of Ramadan, a group of Islamic organizations have been racing to […]
To Many Iraqis, U.S. Isn’t Really Seeking to Defeat Islamic State. American military response is criticized as too weak
ENLARGE U.S. army trainers instruct Iraqi army recruits at a military base in Taji, Iraq, in April. PHOTO: JOHN MOORE/GETTY IMAGES By YAROSLAV TROFIMOV Updated June 25, 2015 8:11 a.m. ET 113 COMMENTS BAGHDAD—In a tent city under a highway overpass in Baghdad, refugees from Iraq’s Sunni province of Anbar […]
More than 14% of England’s honeybee colonies died over winter
British Beekeepers Association says level of winter losses is unacceptably high as European Food Safety Authority launches investigation into bee threats Alison Benjamin Thursday 25 June 2015 More than 14% […]
More than 14% of England's honeybee colonies died over winter
British Beekeepers Association says level of winter losses is unacceptably high as European Food Safety Authority launches investigation into bee threats Alison Benjamin Thursday 25 June 2015 More than 14% […]
After Charleston, sorrow for our defiled houses of worship
After Charleston, sorrow for our defiled houses of worship Members of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church engage in a moment of silent prayer Sunday for Charleston shooting victims and their families. | Dillon Deaton ddeaton@charlotteobserver.com BY SUNEET KAUR Last Wednesday, a young man sat with members of a Bible study group […]
Supreme Court upholds Obamacare subsidies
Washington (CNN) Obamacare has survived — again. In a major win for the Obama administration, the Supreme Court held in a 6-3 decision that the Affordable Care Act authorized federal […]
Charleston Syllabus builds book list of tolerance
Source: BBC In the wake of the shooting death of nine African-American churchgoers in Charlestown, South Carolina, many politicians and public figures called for a public conversation on race and […]
The Jihadist Trap of Here and Now
Security Weekly STRATFIR JUNE 25, 2015 | By Scott Stewart In recent weeks, I have found myself spending a lot of time thinking about the jihadist strategy of al Qaeda and how it compares to that of the Islamic State. Earlier this month, I wrote about the possibility that […]
Consequences of underfunding the Syrian crisis
Jun 24,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – Gustavo Gonsalez At the end of 2014, a wide range of national and international partners launched the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP) to address the most challenging needs of refugees and host communities, as well as the longer-term socio-economic impact from the ongoing crisis […]
‘The game Israel is playing with Nusra’
Jun 24,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen The attempts by Druze living in Israel and the occupied Golan to interdict en route to hospital ambulances carrying Syrians wounded across the ceasefire line in battles with Syrian government forces have put the Israeli army […]
Addiction: A Deadly Sin
Epigraph: And whoso honors the sacred things of Allah, it will be good for him with his Lord. … Remaining ever inclined to Allah, not associating anything with Him. And […]
Tony Blair appointed as head of European body fighting antisemitism
Source: The Guardian Nicholas Watt Chief political correspondent New role with European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation follows former prime minister’s decision to stand down as Middle East envoy Wednesday […]
Deadliest Terrorists in U.S. Not Muslims
NY Times: WASHINGTON — In the 14 years since Al Qaedacarried out attacks on New York and the Pentagon, extremists have regularly executed smaller lethal assaults in the United States, explaining their motives in online manifestoes or social media rants. But the breakdown of extremist ideologies behind those attacks may […]
10 Totally Badass Female Muslim Politicians You Should Know
Brown Girl Magazine | By Nishi Fatima Posted: 06/24/2015 11:06 am EDT This article originally appeared on Brown Girl Magazine. Given the rise of hate crimes and misunderstandings that the […]
A New Generation of CSR Reporting
Launched earlier this year, the Islamic Reporting Initiative (IRI) has rapidly gained momentum and support from organizations all over the world. “The IRI is aiming to create the first, mainstream […]