Source: Chicago Tribune By Clarence Page; Page, a member of the Tribune Editorial Board, blogs at chicagotribune.com/pagespage. “Culture Worrier,” a collection of his best columns, is available in print and atchicagotribune.com/ebooks. Some […]
Source: Patheos By Rasheed Reno Recently there has been a pastor in Northern Idaho who has been outspoken in his criticism of Islam. Pastor Shahram Hadian is an Iranian convert to Christianity and claims to have a knowledge of Islam that others do not have as a former Muslim. However, […]
Christian Post; As Pakistani lawmakers consider legislation to reform the nation’s corrupt blasphemy laws, Islamic clerics are bashing the government for even considering such an option, and are calling for the release of the murderer of the Punjab governor who advocated for blasphemy reform in 2011. Asia News reports that 10 […]
Christian Post; As Pakistani lawmakers consider legislation to reform the nation’s corrupt blasphemy laws, Islamic clerics are bashing the government for even considering such an option, and are calling for the release of the murderer of the Punjab governor who advocated for blasphemy reform in 2011. Asia News reports that 10 […]
Washington Post: Police are investigating the fatal shooting of nine African Americans at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., as a hate crime committed by a white man. Unfortunately, it’s not a unique event in American history. Black churches have long been targets of white supremacists who burned andbombed them […]
wikileaks: On Monday, Saudi Arabia celebrated the beheading of its 100th prisoner this year. The story was nowhere to be seen on Arab media despite the story’s circulation on wire services. Even international media was relatively mute about this milestone compared to what it might have been if it had […]
Source:http://www.barometern.se Nasim Malik, an Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Member, was praised during the budget council meeting on Monday. Nasim Malik (S) received applaud in connection with the budgetary Council prize for his contributions to the Swedish National Committee. He has worked in the Committee for over 18 years and helped to […]
Source: Patheos By Saima Shiekh Thursday, June 18, 2015 marks the start of the holy month of Ramadan. Today, Muslims all over the world are observing the fast during Ramadan but fasting is […]
Source: The Guardian: By Semanur Karaman With more female MPs than ever before and the success of a political party that supports women, Turkey is on the threshold of a […]
International Herald Tribune: by Justin Rowlatt — From BBC News It is a bizarre image: cops demanding mug-shots of cows rather than crooks. But that’s what officers in the city of Malegaon in Maharashtra, one of India’s most populous states, are doing in an attempt to enforce its new beef […]
theguardian: by Bruce Douglas — Members of Brazil’s growing evangelical movement are increasingly threatening to followers of Candomblé, as the churches compete for souls and space Candomble priestess Mae Beata de Iemenja invokes Ossae, the Yoruban god of medicine and herbs, during a Candomble ceremony in Nova Iguacu, Brazil […]
Epigraph: The sun and the moon run their courses according to a fixed reckoning. And the stemless plants and the trees humbly submit to His will. And the heaven He […]
Ramadan in Sweden with No Dusk, No Dawn Source: Al Jazeera By Cajsa Wikstrom 07 Jul, 2014 Kiruna, Sweden – During this year’s holy month of Ramadan, when consumption of food and water is prohibited between dawn and dusk, how do Muslims observing the fast manage in the far north of […]
Der Spiegel Saudi Arabia’s rulers don’t attach great importance to being called “king.” There are many kings in the world. The Saudi rulers prefer to call themselves the “Custodians of the Two Holy Mosques,” a reference to Mecca and Medina. It sounds modest, but it denotes a claim to power […]
Washington Post: All eyes on Noor: Local woman wants to be first hijabi anchor on American TV Noor Tagouri’s thick black curls spiral several inches past her shoulders. It’s easy […]
ABC News: During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims typically fast from sunrise to sunset — with fasting lengths varying depending on where you live. But for Muslims who live […]
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5,000 young Muslim men have descended on the Surrey countryside this weekend for the largest sit-down meal in the UK ahead of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Source: thecroydoncitizen.com Release […]
Thursday, June 18, 2015 marks the start of the holy month of Ramadan. Today, Muslims all over the world are observing the fast during Ramadan but fasting is not invented by Muslims […]
Thursday, June 18, 2015 marks the start of the holy month of Ramadan. Today, Muslims all over the world are observing the fast during Ramadan but fasting is not invented by Muslims […]