A lot of people draw their conclusions of the Islam community from what they see on television and the turmoil that has struck the world so far this century. The […]
Source: whatsonglasgow.co.uk When, Where & How Much… Date(s): 24 May 2015 Time(s): 11am – 3pm Where: Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow West End Price: £10 for adults, £7 for children (under 13) or […]
Source: New York Times A new report by a group of dissident health professionals and human rights activists argues that the American Psychological Association secretly collaborated with the administration of […]
Source:Stratfor: The European Union is once again struggling to come up with a coherent asylum strategy for its 28 members. In recent years, the rising number of asylum seekers entering the European Union through countries such as Italy and Greece has generated friction among member states, fueled criticism of the Schengen […]
Epigraph: And there is life for you in the law of retaliation, O men of understanding, that you may enjoy security. (Al Quran 2:180) The Huffington Post | By Jade […]
Source: Nature Why I Teach Evolution to Muslim Students By Rana Dajani, who is associate professor of molecular biology at Hashemite University in Zarqa, Jordan, and a visiting scholar at the Faraday Institute, University of Cambridge, UK. 22 April 2015 Certain problematic attitudes towards science have been imported into Muslim societies as […]
Epigraph: And if Allah did not repel some men by means of others, there would surely have been pulled down cloisters and churches and synagogues and mosques, wherein the name […]
PERSONAL TECH | GADGETWISE Electronic Bidet Toilet Seat Is the Luxury You Won’t Want to Live Without By FARHAD MANJOOAPRIL 29, 2015 Photo The Toto Washlet toilet. CreditToto IT may sound as if I’m exaggerating when I say that a high-tech, heated, warm-water-spraying bidet toilet seat ruined me for regular […]
Chris, meet Tim. He’s not a Christian like you. He’s a Buddhist.” The introduction affronted my American sensibilities. I would have been less shocked if he had disclosed my net worth. But my friend and my new Buddhist acquaintance seemed unfazed by the candor, so I pretended to be comfortable with […]
WHO was afraid of Sabeen Mahmud? Was it the state or a non-state actor that silenced a brave voice of reason? Was it a mere coincidence that she was gunned down after a seminar on Balochistan that she had organised? Or was it one of those shadowy extremist groups who […]
Salon.com: According to author Kevin Kruse, the idea that America is a “Christian nation” was invented only recently, forged by an alliance between industrialists and conservative clergy who preached the connection between Christianity and capitalism. In One Nation Under God, the Princeton history professor issues a twofold corrective: first, to the popular notion that the […]
MEDITERRANEAN CRISIS ‘Migrants are not adventurers or tourists’ By Luigi Jorio APR 28, 2015 – 11:00 Since the beginning of the year, 16,900 migrants have landed in Italy, among them many women and children (Keystone) Europe has the wrong approach for containing the number of refugees crossing the Mediterranean, an […]
MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS Published — Saturday 25 April 2015 Last update 26 April 2015 2:14 pm The expansion of the mataf, or circumambulation area around the Kaaba, will be ready […]
Reuters / Jordan Times / Apr.29, 2015 A file picture taken on June 18, 2004 shows Saudi Arabia’s Adel Al Jubeir, foreign affairs adviser to the Saudi Crown Prince, addressing a press conference at the Saudi Embassy in Washington, DC (AFP photo) RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s new foreign minister, a […]
Al Jazeera Marwan Bishara © Provided by Al Jazeera Muslims have a long memory and deep distrust of Western motives when it comes to provoking war or invoking Islam. Not a day passes without certain pundits sharing their newfound “insights” about Islam; “Islam at war”, “Islam’s war within”, or “Islam’s […]
Al Jazeera Marwan Bishara © Provided by Al Jazeera Muslims have a long memory and deep distrust of Western motives when it comes to provoking war or invoking Islam. Not a day passes without certain pundits sharing their newfound “insights” about Islam; “Islam at war”, “Islam’s war within”, or “Islam’s […]
Source: Patheos By Saima Sheikh Recently, Texas legislature heard two House bills, HB 562 and HB 670. HB 562 deals with family code and prohibits foreign laws relating to marriage, divorce & child custody issues from entering U.S. courts. HB 670 is “Relating to the application of foreign laws and […]
Epigraph: He (Allah) it is Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad), with guidance and the Religion of truth, that He may make it prevail over all other religions. And sufficient is Allah as […]
Source: erietvnews.com | Chris Skupien Garland, TX — The Curtis Culwell Center in Garland will be the center of controversy again on Sunday. A group called the American Freedom Defense Initiative prepares to host a “Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest.” It’s the second time this year the CCC has been the center of […]
Source: erietvnews.com | Chris Skupien Garland, TX — The Curtis Culwell Center in Garland will be the center of controversy again on Sunday. A group called the American Freedom Defense Initiative prepares to host a “Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest.” It’s the second time this year the CCC has been the center of […]