466. Commandment – O Prophet! strive hard against the disbelievers and the hypocrites; and be strict against them [66:10] O Prophet! strive hard against the disbelievers and the hypocrites; and be strict against them. Their home is Hell, and an evil destination it is!
Epigraph: We (Allah) prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — […]
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 […]
Source: ET Events like these mean nothing more than a day of mourning and people going back to their regular lives the day after. Pakistan has completely failed in protecting one of the most peaceful and sacrificing religious minorities of the country. There is no longer any room for error. […]
By Craig Considine: Sociologist, Speaker, Writer Huff Post: Never in my wildest imagination did I ever think I would become a scholar focusing on Islam and Christian-Muslim relations. Growing up, […]
Source: ET Peace House, a Tampa based production company, has released a video titled ‘Muslims read hate comments’ to highlight the absurdity that is ‘Islamophobia’. The video shows a group of American Muslims reacting to comments left on Facebook on a news story about a daycare at a mosque that […]
Source: ET LINCOLNSHIRE: A British teacher who told his students that he was “allergic to Muslims” among other bigoted statements has been banned from teaching indefinitely, the BBC reported. The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL), an agency of the United Kingdom’s Department for Education, took action after they received complaints from students. […]
Source: ET LINCOLNSHIRE: A British teacher who told his students that he was “allergic to Muslims” among other bigoted statements has been banned from teaching indefinitely, the BBC reported. The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL), an agency of the United Kingdom’s Department for Education, took action after they received complaints from students. […]
Epigraph: We (Allah) prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — […]
Reuters | May 12, 2015 | JORDAN TIMES RIYADH/DUBAI — The new generation of Gulf Arab leaders meeting US President Barack Obama on Wednesday appear more assertive than their fathers, want a range of alliances instead of dependence on Washington, and may be readier to say “no” to their main […]
by Khetam Malkawi | May 12, 2015 | JORDAN TIMES A report on out-of-school children cites child labour as a factor that contributes to school dropouts (File photo) AMMAN — Over 75,000 vulnerable and disadvantaged children in Jordan are out of school — the majority of whom are at the […]
By Jessica Anderson The Baltimore Sun After giving away nearly 700 frosty treats to kids near W. North and Pennsylvania Ave. following Baltimore’s riots, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Baltimore […]
465. Commandment – O Messenger! convey to the people what has been revealed to thee from thy Lord; and if thou do it not, thou hast not conveyed His Message at all [5:68] O Messenger! convey to the people what has been revealed to thee from thy Lord; and if thou do it not, thou hast […]
Epigraph: The Quranic challenge and freedom: And if you are in doubt as to what We have sent down to Our servant, then produce a Chapter like it, and call […]
The use of social media as a method of interaction with family and friends is growing each passing day. Unlike other global trends this one has seen a more than anticipated rise in Pakistan. With 3G network and low price smartphones readily available, social media is not just confined to […]
America’s Changing Religious Landscape Christians Decline Sharply as Share of Population; Unaffiliated and Other Faiths Continue to Grow The Christian share of the U.S. population is declining, while the number of U.S. adults who do not identify with any organized religion is growing, according to an extensive new survey by […]
GULF STATES Swiss tourist resorts ready for Ramadan By Yasmine Kanunah, in Geneva MAY 10, 2015 – 11:00 Interlaken, with a view towards the Jungfrau, is a favoured destination of […]
Geopolitical Weekly STRATFOR MAY 12, 2015 | 08:00 GMT By George Friedman We are at the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. That victory did not usher in an era of universal peace. Rather, it introduced a new constellation of powers and a complex […]
Source: BBC A secular blogger in Bangladesh has been hacked to death in north-eastern Bangladesh in the third such deadly attack since the start of the year, police say. Ananta […]
By Robert Fisk, The Independent In a few hours’ time, in Cairo, Mohamed Fahmy will hold a press conference which every reporter will want to observe. The Al Jazeera journalist, who spent 411 days in Egypt’s gruesome Tora prison on trumped-up state charges of “terrorism”, refused, even after a long […]