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 […]
Paigambar Ro Paigam- First ever biography of Islam’s Prophet in Marwari
Inspired by the ideas and life of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), a Hindu man decided to write the first-ever biography of Islam’s Prophet in Marwari, a regional language […]
Paigambar Ro Paigam- First ever biography of Islam's Prophet in Marwari
Inspired by the ideas and life of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), a Hindu man decided to write the first-ever biography of Islam’s Prophet in Marwari, a regional language […]
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% […]