theguardian: by Giles Fraser — Kazakhstan is at a decisive moment between a Soviet atheist past and an increasingly Islamic future United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon and Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev at the Fifth Congress of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Astana, Kazakhstan. It might feel […]
Tribune: UNITED NATIONS: United Nations peacekeepers commonly pay for sex with cash, dresses, jewelry, perfume, cell phones and other items, despite a ban on such relationships with people the world body is trying to help, a draft UN report concluded. The draft study by the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services […]
Tribune: UNITED NATIONS: United Nations peacekeepers commonly pay for sex with cash, dresses, jewelry, perfume, cell phones and other items, despite a ban on such relationships with people the world body is trying to help, a draft UN report concluded. The draft study by the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services […]
Whyy Pope Francis should apologize 2 BY FARZANA HASSAN, TORONTO SUN FIRST POSTED: THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2015 07:49 PM EDT | UPDATED: THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2015 07:54 PM EDT Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead his Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican June 10, 2015. REUTERS/Tony Gentile Article http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?action=recommend&app_id=162622253780945&channel=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F1ldYU13brY_.js%3Fversion%3D41%23cb%3Df10b3e711%26domain%3Dwww.torontosun.com%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.torontosun.com%252Ff1ed8df41c%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=190&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com%2F2015%2F06%2F11%2Fwhy-pope-francis-should-apologize%3Ftoken%3D53bd9ee62b0fe097bfb05e54b2fb9557&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&sdk=joey&share=false&show_faces=false http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.c197f64a14a7434e6e58ca9722b54406.en.html#_=1434195448196&count=horizontal&dnt=false&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com%2F2015%2F06%2F11%2Fwhy-pope-francis-should-apologize%3Ftoken%3D53bd9ee62b0fe097bfb05e54b2fb9557&size=m&text=Why%20Pope%20Francis%20should%20apologize%20%7C%20Hassan%20%7C%20Columnists%20%7C%20Opinion%20%7C%20Toronto%20Sun&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com%2F2015%2F06%2F11%2Fwhy-pope-francis-should-apologize%3Ftoken%3D53bd9ee62b0fe097bfb05e54b2fb9557 […]
higherperspectives.com — According to two studies, published in 2006 and 2009, people who read fiction are the most capable of empathy and “theory of mind,” which is the ability to hold opinions and beliefs apart from their own. They entertain different types of ideas without necessarily rejecting them, nor changing their own beliefs. […]
Panca Nugraha, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara | Archipelago | Fri, June 12 2015 Several displaced Ahmadiyah children at the Wisma Transito shelter in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, […]
FIRAS ALKHATEEB ARABNEWS.COM Published — Friday 12 June 2015 Abu Bakr, the first caliph of Islam, ordered a committee to be organized, under the leadership of Zaid bin Thabit, to collect all the written pieces of Qur’an that were spread throughout the Muslim community. Because of the enormous responsibility […]
ARABNEWS.COM 13th June, 2015 The recently concluded general elections proved to be a major turning point in the Turkish political history. The Justice and Development Party or AK party, which had been ruling the roost for the past 13 years once again emerged victorious with one difference — for […]
One glance through the broken windows of this famous old cafe illustrates the Dresden-like ruins – all that remains of Homs by ROBERT FISK Thursday 11 June 2015 From the moment you push open the battered brass doors of the wrecked Beit al-Agha Restaurant in the ruined old city of Homs […]
http://embed.live.huffingtonpost.com/HPLEmbedPlayer/?segmentId=5569bf932b8c2aba450007bb&autoPlay=false HuffPost Live | By Rahel Gebreyes Posted: 06/08/2015 1:28 pm EDT After claiming she faced discrimination on a United Airlines flight on May 29, Muslim passenger Tahera Ahmad told […]
Epigraph: And We (Allah) have sent thee (Muhammad) not but as a mercy for all peoples. (Al Quran 21:107) Reconciling Muslim Fragmentation with Universal Message of Islam Source: The Daily Times: […]
Maryam Siddiqui winner of Gita Champion League returns 11 lakh (1.1 Million) Indian Rupees award to U .P. Government. Maryam Siddiqui Drawing inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai for pursuing […]
Allure of Wealth Drives Deadly Trek Young Men in Senegal Join Migrant Wave Despite Growing Prosperity at Home BY DREW HINSHAW A young man in Kothiary, Senegal, looks at Facebook on a smartphone sent from his father, who lives in France. MACKENZIE KNOWLES-COURSIN FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL KOTHIARY, Senegal—Less […]
A mosque in the Mecca for Catholics The mosque is tucked away in an industrial area . But otherwise, the members of the Ahmadiyyacommunity in Vechta are satisfied with their new house of worship . The new home of the Muslims is a handsome brick building with two nine-foot ornamental […]
‘IMPROPER PROCEDURE’ Swiss arrest of former Bosnian military commander criticised JUN 12, 2015 – 20:15 On Friday several hundred war veterans in Bosnia protested Wednesday’s arrest of Naser Oric in Geneva (swissinfo.ch) Swiss authorities followed improper procedure in their arrest of former Bosnian Muslim military commander Naser Oric in Geneva […]
Posted 4 hours ago by Dina Rickman in news THE INDEPENDENT Emily Green didn’t decide to leave the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community she grew up in, she decided to leave her husband. But that decision had consequences. “I was pushed out in a sense,” she says. “One thing led to another, the way […]
by Andrew Dugan Story Highlights Adultery remains least morally acceptable to Americans Most still frown on polygamy, human cloning and suicide Over past 15 years, increase in support for all but adultery WASHINGTON, D.C. — While a select few actions remain deeply taboo for much of the country, there has […]
Commandment – Ask Allah to forgive them (new converts) [60:13] O Prophet! when believing women come to thee, taking the oath of allegiance at thy hands that they will not associate anything with Allah, and that they will not steal, and will not commit adultery, nor kill their children, nor bring forth […]
DAWN.COM — UPDATED 14 minutes ago Students at Barclay Primary School. ─ Photo source: BPS website LONDON: A primary school trust in east London banned Muslim pupils from fasting on school grounds during Ramazan, reported The Telegraph. The Barclay Primary School, which serves London’s Leyton area, told parents in a June 10 letter: “We […]
Source: Huffington Post By Akbar Ahmed; Chair of Islamic Studies at American University One of the right-wing tropes about Islam in Europe, which is making alarming inroads into the mainstream, […]