American Muslims: Religious Beliefs and Practices
Source: Pew Research Center Most Muslim Americans say religion is very important in their lives, two-thirds pray every day (including 48% who pray all five salah daily), and nearly half […]
Has the Islamophobia network in America taken a new turn?
Tribune: Since the tragedy of 9/11, Islamophobia has been persistently on the rise in America. The anti-Muslim rhetoric from the far right and the new atheist community continues to serve as fuel for the growing climate of fear, hate and suspicion of Muslims in America. Just this past Friday, a significant anti-Muslim rally was held outside […]
Arizona mosque, site of anti-Islam protest, holds ‘love not hate’ event
Rueters: An Arizona mosque where hundreds gathered last week for an anti-Islam demonstration, with counter-protesters shouting “Go home, Nazis,” was the site of a “love not hate” event on Monday to promote peace and inclusiveness, participants said. The Islamic Community Center of Phoenix said it was hosting a gathering that […]
Arizona mosque, site of anti-Islam protest, holds 'love not hate' event
Rueters: An Arizona mosque where hundreds gathered last week for an anti-Islam demonstration, with counter-protesters shouting “Go home, Nazis,” was the site of a “love not hate” event on Monday to promote peace and inclusiveness, participants said. The Islamic Community Center of Phoenix said it was hosting a gathering that […]
King pledges world-class Haj services
ARAB NEWS Published — Tuesday 2 June 2015 JEDDAH: The Council of Ministers on Monday commended Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman for measures to improve services for millions of Haj and Umrah pilgrims. The Cabinet also decided to set up a fund for people injured, killed or […]
German foreign minister visits Gaza
AP | Jun 01, 2015 | JORDAN TIMES GAZA CITY — Germany’s foreign minister paid a rare visit to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Monday, calling on Israel to ease a blockade on the territory and urging Hamas prevent rockets from being fired into Israel. Frank-Walter Steinmeier became the latest […]
‘An army boot is placed on the face of the dead men’: General Ghassan of the Syrian Army on the war against Nusra
by Robert Fisk, The Independent It has been a personal war for these soldiers ROBERT FISK Monday 01 June 2015 Above us, white clouds graze the top of Tel Moussa, 9,400 feet of red rock above foothills of granite and valleys of innocent cherry orchards. Colonel Median of the Syrian […]
'An army boot is placed on the face of the dead men': General Ghassan of the Syrian Army on the war against Nusra
by Robert Fisk, The Independent It has been a personal war for these soldiers ROBERT FISK Monday 01 June 2015 Above us, white clouds graze the top of Tel Moussa, 9,400 feet of red rock above foothills of granite and valleys of innocent cherry orchards. Colonel Median of the Syrian […]
U.S. Supreme Court rules in favour of Muslim woman who wore ‘hijab’
Samantha Elauf was denied a sales job at a clothing store (Abercrombie Kids store) in Oklahoma because she wore a head scarf for religious reasons in 2008 Source: cnn.com (CNN)The Supreme […]
U.S. Supreme Court rules in favour of Muslim woman who wore 'hijab'
Samantha Elauf was denied a sales job at a clothing store (Abercrombie Kids store) in Oklahoma because she wore a head scarf for religious reasons in 2008 Source: cnn.com (CNN)The Supreme […]
485. Commandment – An exemplary life of those who invites men to Allah
Commandment – An exemplary life of those who invites men to Allah [41:34] And who is better in speech than he who invites men to Allah and does good works and says, ‘I am surely of those who submit?’
Greece: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Organizes 1st National Peace Symposium in Athens
Report by Atta-Ul Naseer, Imam & National President Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Greece 30th May 2015, Titania Hotel, Athens: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Greece held its 1st National Peace Symposium on 30th May 2015 in Titania Hotel, Athens. It was attended by about 50 people of different faiths & fields of life. The Key-note speaker […]
Top US court rules for Muslim woman denied Abercrombie job over hijab
Epigraph: Article 1. “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a […]
David Cameron in split with Theresa May and Michael Gove over human rights
Telegraph: David Cameron has ruled out withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights despite objections from Michael Gove, the Justice Secretary, and Theresa May, the Home Secretary. In the first major cabinet split since the election, Mr Gove and Mrs May believe that pulling out of the convention entirely […]
Scholars’ conference: ‘Women scholars can issue fatwas’
Tribune: LAHORE: Participants of a Sheikhatul Hadith Conference on Sunday agreed that women scholars could issue fatwas (religious decrees) on all matters. The conference organised by scholars from Barelvi school of thought demanded that the government make it punishable for a man to divorce his wife thrice in one go. They […]
U.S. consumer spending flat, inflation pressures muted
U.S. consumer spending was unexpectedly flat in April as households cut back on purchases of automobiles and continued to boost savings, suggesting the economy was struggling to gain momentum early in the second quarter. The Commerce Department report on Monday also showed no inflation pressures, with a price index for […]
Bill proposed to change Pakistan’s strict blasphemy law
Pakistan’s draconian blasphemy law, which has seen Christians imprisoned awaiting execution, and innocent people murdered by vigilantes, may soon be tightened up to stop abuse. A draft bill will shortly […]
Muslim population in Japan increases with Islamic demands
Islam is a minority religion in Japan. In the absence of official statistics on Muslims in Japan, demographic estimates range from between 70,000 to 120,000 Muslim residents with about […]
USA: Rare Apple 1 computer left in the recycling in California
Woman who left rare Apple 1 for recycling has $100,000 check waiting Mystery woman dropped off computer – built by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak in 1976 – after cleaning out garage, Silicon Valley recycling firm says An original Apple computer, now known as the Apple 1, which was designed and […]
There’s method in the madness of Isis’s cultural vandalism
There’s method in the madness of Isis’s cultural vandalism The more antiquities appear to be threatened, the more the mafias can charge for their booty by Robert Fisk, The Independent I find it all a bit odd, this concern of ours about the ruins of Palmyra. Sure, the Bride of […]