Ramadan Fasts: Time to Connect with Your Lord
Source: huffingtonpost.com Indeed, only through the remembrance of God, do hearts find contentment (Quran 13:28). The holy month of Ramadan is once again upon us and those Muslims who are fortunate […]
Robert Fisk: Could the European Union end up going the way of Arab unity? It is clear that many are tiring of the Greek crisis
Arab unity has been the most hopeless aspiration of the Middle East. The idea that the Arab world – the Arabic-speaking, largely Muslim land mass between the Atlantic and the […]
New UK immigration rules: will you be affected?
From April 2016, migrant workers will need to earn at least £35,000 to qualify for settlement in the UK. Will this affect your life in the country? guardian witness James Walsh @jamesofwalsh Wednesday 24 June 2015 Migrants who have spent more than five years working in the country will be […]
A Scary Look at What Life Is Like for Women in Military Academies
Women are making major strides in the military, rising to leadership positions and breaking boundaries like never before. But there’s still a scary undercurrent of sexism and sexual assault, and it starts early, according to a new op-ed in the New York Times. Ashley Anderson and Elizabeth Deutsch, two Yale […]
508. Commandment – Do not make distinction between Prophets
508. Commandment – Do not make distinction between Prophets [3:85] Say, ‘We believe in Allah and in that which has been revealed to us, and that which was revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Tribes, and that which was given to Moses and Jesus and […]
Why an Orthodox Rabbi is fasting this Ramadan
By Cnaan Liphshiz July 10, 2014 A few hours into the 10th day of Ramadan, Rabbi Natan Levy was swapping fasting tips with a Muslim fellow passenger aboard the London Northern train line. Specifically, they were debating the merits of having a very large meal before sunrise — a technique […]
A Ramadan State of Mind
Patheos.com: August 1, 2011 by Wajahat Ali 26 Comments When Ramadan-ing, it’s encouraged to have a Ramadan State of Mind. It’s a state of mind and state of body that […]
PM Harper makes history by holding the first known iftar dinner at 24 Sussex
Stephen Harper holds Ramadan meal at 24 Sussex for Muslim leaders Prime Minister Stephen Harper may have made Canadian history Monday night, inviting Muslim leaders to 24 Sussex to break […]
Uighur Fasting Ban- Deadly Clashes leave 18 dead
At least 18 people have died after Chinese Muslims attacked police with knives and bombs at a traffic checkpoint in apparent revenge for the government’s crackdown on Ramadan. The attack occurred […]
President Obama will Deliver the Eulogy at Clementa Pinckney’s Funeral Today
The Huffington Post | By Paige Lavender June 26, 2015 President Barack Obama will deliver the eulogy at Rev. Clementa Pinckney’s funeral. According to a White House official, Obama and […]
President Obama will Deliver the Eulogy at Clementa Pinckney's Funeral Today
The Huffington Post | By Paige Lavender June 26, 2015 President Barack Obama will deliver the eulogy at Rev. Clementa Pinckney’s funeral. According to a White House official, Obama and […]
How White Christians Used The Bible To Oppress Black People
The Huffington Post | By Carol Kuruvilla Posted: 06/22/2015 4:43 pm How White Christians Used The Bible — And Confederate Flag — To Oppress Black People On Jan. 4, 1861, […]
US ‘spied on French presidents’ – Wikileaks
Source: BBC The US National Security Agency (NSA) spied on French Presidents Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande in 2006-12, Wikileaks says. The whistleblower website cites “top secret intelligence reports and technical documents” from the NSA. A French official said spying “between allies was unacceptable”. Mr Hollande is to […]
US 'spied on French presidents' – Wikileaks
Source: BBC The US National Security Agency (NSA) spied on French Presidents Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande in 2006-12, Wikileaks says. The whistleblower website cites “top secret intelligence reports and technical documents” from the NSA. A French official said spying “between allies was unacceptable”. Mr Hollande is to […]
President Obama Hosts Ramadan Iftar Dinner For Muslim Americans At The White House
The Associated Press | By DEB RIECHMANN Posted: 06/23/2015 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Monday that Americans stand united in rejecting the targeting of any religious or ethnic […]
Obama hosts Iftar dinner to mark Ramadan — and reach out to Muslims
http://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/c/embed/76129302-1950-11e5-bed8-1093ee58dad0 Source: Washington Post President Obama hosted an Iftar dinner Monday night to mark the Muslim holiday of Ramadan and to reach out to the roughly 1.5 billion Muslims around […]
Forty Hadiths or Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad about Compassionate Living
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The world appears to be a more dangerous place since September 11, 2001, more so than any time […]
Blasphemy in Pakistan: Anatomy of a lynching
Aljazeera: This is the second story in a two-part series about blasphemy in Pakistan. The first part, about the case of the first woman on death row for blasphemy in that country, is available here. KOT RADHA KISHAN, Pakistan — Walking through the quiet, empty streets of Chak 59, patrolled […]
Canberra mosque site blocked by government
Canberrra Times: Canberra’s Muslim community has had its hopes for a new mosque at Hume dashed after the ACT government advised against the site it raised as an option in January. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association had agreed to the larger “industrial area” site in January to avoid antagonising traders in […]
S. Arabia: Modern Tourist spot
House of Saud Turn Birthplace of Wahhabism Ideology Into Tourist Spot By Ben Hubbard, 31 May, 2015 “Scores of tombs have been destroyed; a house associated with Muhammad’s first wife, Khadija, was replaced with a bank of public toilets; and a home believed to have belonged to his companion […]