An Islamic Response to Pope Francis' Encyclical on Environment
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 […]
White terrorism? US avoids race debate in latest shooting massacre
Had a black person or a Muslim carried out the Charleston shooting, the media narrative would have been completely different and much of the blame has to do with […]
6th mass extinction already here as species disappear 100 times faster – study
The world is on the brink of its sixth mass extinction, as animals are disappearing 100 times faster than previously, scientists warned in a new report. They also say […]
You can’t defeat ISIS with Facebook
Summary BY RAMI G. KHOURI, THE DAILY STAR, LEBANON Rarely has amateurism in American foreign policy in the Middle East been as glaring and shocking as it has been in the past year with regard to Washington’s policy toward ISIS. In almost every aspect of American policy related to […]
Sorry to break it to you but we’re entering a new extinction phase
Posted by Original article by Hannah Fearn in tech It is the bad news that nobody wants to hear: we are entering a mass extinction of species which threatens the very existence of the human race. That is the conclusion of a study by scientists at Stanford University, who have called for […]
Sorry to break it to you but we're entering a new extinction phase
Posted by Original article by Hannah Fearn in tech It is the bad news that nobody wants to hear: we are entering a mass extinction of species which threatens the very existence of the human race. That is the conclusion of a study by scientists at Stanford University, who have called for […]
Russia calls for investigation into whether US moon landings happened
Russia is suspicious over missing scientific evidence RICK NOACK Thursday 18 June 2015 10K PRINT A A A The increasingly tense relationship between the United States and Russia might be about to face a new challenge: a Russian investigation into American moon landings. In an op-ed published by Russian newspaper […]
Charleston shooting: One chart that reveals just how many firearm killings there are in the US
The US annual gun homicide rate is three times that of the world’s other wealthy nations CHRISTOPHER INGRAHAM , WASHINGTON POST Friday 19 June 2015 1K PRINT A A A “At some point, we as a country will have to reckon with the fact that this type of mass violence […]
Indonesia: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Bukit Duri performs Friday prayers in peace after years of closure
A lot of worshipers turned up for Friday prayers where Maulana Muhammad Diantono acts as the Ahmadiyya imam and preacher. Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | US Desk Source/Credit: Warta Ahmadiyah By Warta Ahmadiyah | June 19, 2015 After over 5 years of blockade of Masjid An-Nur located in Bukit […]
Humanity First Jordan is fundraising for its school projects for Syrian Refugees for the coming school year! Please donate now!
Humanity First Campaigns Donate Story Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. The conflict in Syria has now entered its fifth year, and yet there is still […]
When cheap laughs cost too much: There’s a fine line between satire and hate speech
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 […]
When cheap laughs cost too much: There's a fine line between satire and hate speech
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 […]
Learn about Islam from an American Muslim
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, […]
Islamic Clerics Fight to Keep Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws That Persecute Christians: ‘Those Who Insult Muhammad Deserve to Be Killed’
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 […]
Islamic Clerics Fight to Keep Pakistan's Blasphemy Laws That Persecute Christians: 'Those Who Insult Muhammad Deserve to Be Killed'
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 […]
Shooters of color are called ‘terrorists’ and ‘thugs.’ Why are white shooters called ‘mentally ill’?
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 […]
Buying Silence: How the Saudi Foreign Ministry controls Arab media
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 […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Member honoured
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 […]
Fasting in Islam & other religions
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 […]
Turkey elections mark the start of a revolution for women
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 […]