True Fasting: A Message of Compassion and Love from the Old Testament
“Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the descendants of Jacob their sins. For day after […]
Jordan closes border crossing with Syria
AMMAN — Jordan on Wednesday closed its border with Syria for security reasons, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra. The agency quoted Interior Minister Hussein Majali as saying that passenger and cargo traffic across the border was halted as a result of escalating violence in the Syrian town of […]
Russian Muslims Call for Punishing ISIL
OnIslam & News Agencies Wednesday, 01 April 2015 MOSCOW – A leading Russian Muslim group has issued a fatwa against the so-called Islamic State (ISIL) and called it “enemy of Islam”, amid increasing threats to the faith that is mistakenly associated with the militant group. “The followers of ISIS are […]
CNN’s Reza Aslan to aim for window on world religions
BY STEPHEN BATTAGLIO LOS ANGELES TIMES Reza Aslan will be at the University of Toledo speaking on “Youth Revolt: The Future of the New Middle East.” CNN is looking to a higher power in its quest to get new viewers. The cable news network’s original series lineup for 2016 includes […]
End of Time Prophecies, Apocalypse & Eschatology
End of Time Prophecies, Apocalypse & Eschatology Editor’s Note: This is from the website ‘Discovering Islam’ http://www.discoveringislam.org/end_of_time.htm Editor’s Note: As the author’s of this website expect Imam Mahdi to appear by the latest in 2016, can we tell them that if they are right, we will follow […]
US ‘miscalculated’ on Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: Albright
Source: China Daily Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright talked about the US-China relations at the Center for Strategic & International Studies on Tuesday in Washington. Dong Leshuo/China Daily “I […]
US 'miscalculated' on Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: Albright
Source: China Daily Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright talked about the US-China relations at the Center for Strategic & International Studies on Tuesday in Washington. Dong Leshuo/China Daily “I […]
Surveilling UK Muslims ‘cradle to grave’
US & CANADA Surveilling UK Muslims ‘cradle to grave’ New report details ‘McCarthy-like’ police surveillance and discrimination against the Muslim community. Simon Hooper | 26 Feb 2014 Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg was arrested on terrorism-related offenses on Tuesday [Reuters] London, United Kingdom – Muhammad still does not know […]
Surveilling UK Muslims 'cradle to grave'
US & CANADA Surveilling UK Muslims ‘cradle to grave’ New report details ‘McCarthy-like’ police surveillance and discrimination against the Muslim community. Simon Hooper | 26 Feb 2014 Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg was arrested on terrorism-related offenses on Tuesday [Reuters] London, United Kingdom – Muhammad still does not know […]
HUMAN RIGHTS : UK parties target ‘extremism’ as election approaches
HUMAN RIGHTS UK parties target ‘extremism’ as election approaches Critics say the UK’s home secretary is using Muslims as a ‘political punchbag’ in a bid to shore up right-wing support. Simon Hooper | 28 Mar 2015 London, United Kingdom – The British government has been accused of declaring “political […]
HUMAN RIGHTS : UK parties target 'extremism' as election approaches
HUMAN RIGHTS UK parties target ‘extremism’ as election approaches Critics say the UK’s home secretary is using Muslims as a ‘political punchbag’ in a bid to shore up right-wing support. Simon Hooper | 28 Mar 2015 London, United Kingdom – The British government has been accused of declaring “political […]
Google announces budget-priced Chromebits and Chromebooks
Source: BBC Google has announced new Chrome-powered computers, which are set to target budget-conscious consumers and schools. The range includes a new type of device called the Chromebit, which looks like […]
How does Islam stand up to Science?
The Holy Qur’an is the revealed word of God. Every word of the Holy Qur’an is the literal word of God without any intervention or corruption made by man. It was revealed 1500 years ago to give the final spiritual, physical and material teachings for the whole of mankind. Since […]
Arkansas Governor Asks Lawmakers to Recall Contentious Religious Freedom Bill
Source: NY Times: LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas on Wednesday called on the state lawmakers to recall or amend legislation billed as a religious freedom measure to make it mirror a federal version passed in 1993. Mr. Hutchinson, a Republican, said he understood how divided the […]
Canada: Ryerson Ahmadiyya Muslim Students Association tackles Islamophobia
Not a day goes by without the mention of ISIS on a news channel,” Khan said. “The media validates ISIS by referring to them as an Islamic State. As a […]
Iran: Proposed Laws Reduce Women to ‘Baby Making Machines’
Iran: Proposed Laws Reduce Women to ‘Baby Making Machines’ 31 March, 2015 Women in Iran could face significant restrictions on their use of contraceptives and be further excluded from the labour market unless they have had a child, if two proposed laws are approved, says a new report by Amnesty […]
Jihad means Holy war: “A statement, not a fact!”
Today, the word ‘Jihad’ has become a popular justification for horrible deeds such as suicide bombing, beheading and killing in general among some so called Muslims. But what is Jihad? I will get back to that later but it ISN’T the common definition: ‘Holy war’ . Islam never support killing […]
Jihad means Holy war: "A statement, not a fact!"
Today, the word ‘Jihad’ has become a popular justification for horrible deeds such as suicide bombing, beheading and killing in general among some so called Muslims. But what is Jihad? I will get back to that later but it ISN’T the common definition: ‘Holy war’ . Islam never support killing […]
423. Commandment – Punishment for adulteress and the adulterer
423. Commandment – Punishment for adulteress and the adulterer [24:3] The adulteress and the adulterer (or the fornicatress and the fornicator) — flog each one of them with a hundred stripes. And let not pity for the twain take hold of you in executing the judgment of Allah, if you believe in […]
424. Commandment – Those of your women who are guilty of lewdness
424. Commandment – Those of your women who are guilty of lewdness — call to witness four of you against them; and if they bear witness, then confine them to the houses until death overtake them or Allah open for them a way [4:16] And those of your women who are […]