Morgan Freeman's and Every One's Obsession with God
Epigraph: When your Lord brought forth offspring from the loins of the sons of Adam, He made them witness against their own selves by asking them: Am I not your […]
Fundamentalists Think Science Is Atheism
Source: Huffington Post By Karl Giberson, Ph.D; Professor, Stonehill College Equating science with atheism is one of the most dangerous byproducts of America’s culture wars. This strange polarization portends disaster, as […]
What Muslim extremists and rightwing racists have in common
theguardian: by Deeyah Khan — Extremists love to have a demonised enemy, says film maker Deeyah Khan, but it doesn’t have to be inevitable that we give them one From Khan’s new documentary “Jihad: A British Story” former extremist Abu Muntasir in Afghanistan Deeyah Khan FuuseFilms Each of us handles […]
No agreement on country quotas for asylum seekers
JUN 16, 2015 – SWISSINFO.CH The asylum centre in Chiasso has registered large numbers of applicants (Keystone) The Dublin agreement – which states that asylum applications must be handled by the country where a refugee arrives – has reached its limits, said Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga in Luxembourg […]
UNRWA needs urgent support
Jun 16,2015 – JORDAN TIMES UNRWA is struggling to avert a critical financial crisis that threatens the essential operations of the 60-year-old UN agency for Palestine refugees. At a recent briefing in Amman, UNRWA Commissioner General Pierre Krahenbul warned that the current deficit stands at $101 million and that the […]
Hamas, Israel in indirect ‘exchange of ideas’ over truce
By AFP – Jun 16,2015 -JORDAN TIMES Palestinian children play in front of the rubble of buildings which were destroyed during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas in the summer of 2014, in the village of Khuzaa, east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Monday (AFP photo) GAZA […]
Fasting is excellent for diabetics – expert
Abdulaziz Al-Turki ARAB NEWS Published — Wednesday 17 June 2015 L DAMMAM: Diabetics must consult their doctors before deciding to fast in Ramadan even though the month can be an excellent way to improve overall health, the Saudi Diabetes and Endocrine Association (SDEA) said recently. Abdulaziz Al-Turki, chairman of the […]
Feeding our Children
By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson While a member of the Texas legislature, I introduced legislation that mandated providing meals to children from low income families. It is extremely important that during the […]
Let the women of Iran take off their hijabs, give them the right to choose!
Source: ET An Iranian woman defying the norms with a picture on The Stealthy Freedom. PHOTO: REUTERS Where citizens are forced to abide by the norms of a certain culture, disrespect for that culture for the mere sake of disrespect, becomes a mode of resistance. Thousands of Iranian women are posting pictures of […]
Three-day event ends with inspirational speech by Fifth Khalifa (Caliph) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
Source:: pressahmadiyya.com More than 5,000 Muslim Youths attend National Convention in Surrey Three-day event ends with inspirational speech by Fifth Khalifa (Caliph) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. On 14 June 2015, […]
Medical Benefits of Fasting
……………………… Scientists say that the ratio of sugar in the blood begins at 80-110 mg/100 cc, which is the normal ratio of sugar in the blood. But after fasting for […]
India: Bharat Ratna for Dilip Sahib! Hitting Bull’s-Eye after Many Misses
Bharat Ratna for Dilip Sahib! Hitting Bull’s-Eye after Many Misses Yusuf Khan aka Dilip Kumar Mujtaba Khan 13 June 2015 Heere ki qadar ek jauhri hi jaanta hai. The Modi Government deserves all the accolades for doing justice to India’s foremost thespian who was left in oblivion by the Congress […]
Why Muslims in Anchorage will fast 9 hours more than Muslims in Cape Town
Source: Religion News Service By Tom Heneghan | June 16, 2015 | 3 Comments When the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan begins later this week, some Muslims around the world will […]
How can we stop violence in the name of religion?
Violence in the name of religion has become an urgent global issue, with growing debate about how to stop it. A recent congress of world religious leaders in the capital […]
Innovative Haj and Umrah app launched
SHARING KNOWLEDGE: The app is in Unicode format which allows users to copy and share any information through WhatsApp, SMS, Facebook and e-mail. ARAB NEWS Published — Tuesday 16 June 2015 Last update 16 June 2015 12:54 am JEDDAH: An Indian scholar has launched an Urdu application for smartphones providing […]
500.Commandment – Who, when a misfortune overtakes them, say, ‘Surely, to Allah we belong and to Him shall we return
Commandment – Who, when a misfortune overtakes them, say, ‘Surely, to Allah we belong and to Him shall we return [2:157] Who, when a misfortune overtakes them, say, ‘Surely, to Allah we belong and to Him shall we return.’ EDITOR’S NOTE: On this publication of the 500th of […]
New study finds that cigarettes are linked to nearly half of all deaths from a dozen common cancers
Business Insider: by Lisa Rapaport — (Reuters Health) – Roughly half of deaths from 12 smoking-related cancers may be linked directly to cigarette use, a US study estimates. While the largest proportion of deaths associated with smoking were for cancers of the lung, bronchus, trachea and larynx, about half of […]
Iran: Let the women take off their hijabs, give the right to choose
Let the women of Iran take off their hijabs, give them the right to choose! By Faraz Talat 13 minutes ago, tribune.com.pk CommentsShare thisPrintEmail Where citizens are forced to abide by the […]
Jordan: ‘Tourism revenues threatened with half billion dinar drop’ (about half billion Pounds)
‘Tourism revenues threatened with half billion dinar drop’ By Omar Obeidat – Jun 15,2015 – Last updated at Jun 15,2015 Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour addresses a meeting attended by chief editors of local dailies and several members of the Cabinet (JT photo) AMMAN — Jordan’s tourism receipts may drop by […]
British police hunt for family of 12 suspected of travelling to Syria
JUN 16, 2015 – 10:51 LONDON (Reuters) – British police said on Tuesday they were hunting for three sisters and their nine children whose family fear they may have travelled to Syria to join a relative believed to be involved in the fighting there. Khadija Dawood, Sugra Dawood and Zohra […]