Source:ET The Arab Spring has turned into an ‘Arab Autumn’. The only exception in the Arab world is Tunisia where the Arab Spring has proved a great success and democracy is taking roots with a progressive and modern outlook. In contrast, in Egypt, where the influence of the military runs […]
Source: Huffington Post By Meliha Hayat; Freelance Writer and Religious Correspondent Growing up I read stories about inspirational women, who ruled over kingdoms, created legislation, established schools and universities and moulded the minds of the future, and there was one thing that they all had in common; they were Muslim […]
Published Wednesday, March 11, 2015 11:09AM EDT Last Updated Wednesday, March 11, 2015 12:18PM EDT A Pakistani man has been arrested in connection with a suspected terror plot against the United States consulate in Toronto, CTV News has learned. The Canada Border Services Agency says Jhanzab Malik was arrested on […]
Report by Arman Butt Imam Shamshad Nasir of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam recently visited the Ghana National Council of Chicago which is composed of representatives of several Chicagoland Ghanaian […]
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, CP | By Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press OTTAWA – Stephen Harper doubled down Tuesday on his aversion to face-covering veils worn by some Muslim women, calling them the product of a culture that is “anti-women.” The prime minister ratcheted up the rhetoric against the niqab even as Liberal […]
, CP | By Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press OTTAWA – Stephen Harper doubled down Tuesday on his aversion to face-covering veils worn by some Muslim women, calling them the product of a culture that is “anti-women.” The prime minister ratcheted up the rhetoric against the niqab even as Liberal […]
(Reuters) – China is likely to cut interest rates or reserve requirements again if consumer inflation drifts below 1 percent, a member of the central bank’s monetary policy committee said, as he ruled out more support for the sagging Chinese property market. Qian Yingyi said policymakers still needed to monitor […]
Huff Post: by Antonia Blumberg — March marks Women’s History Month, a time to celebrate and critically assess the ways in which women’s rights have and have not progressed around the world. In the realm of religion, there is still much work to be done, as many faith traditions continue to bar […]
Dawn: SALMAAN TASEER was murdered by an unrepentant Mumtaz Qadri in a deliberate, premeditated and ruthless manner for the vilest and most distorted of reasons. That makes Qadri a murderer who must be punished. The Islamabad High Court hearing Qadri’s appeal did both the legally and morally correct thing in […]
NY Times: One of Russia’s main goals is for Donetsk and Luhanskto become fully autonomous regions. In months of fierce fighting, separatists took over government buildings in major cities and destroyed or seized crucial infrastructure, like water pipelines in Horlivka and the rail hub in Debaltseve. More:
NY Times: Somewhere between stepping off the school bus and climbing into the go-kart, Sandra Ibrahim, 14, took off her pink hijab. She was on a trip to an indoor amusement park in New Rochelle, N.Y., with her Islamic weekend school, surrounded by other Muslim children, parents and teachers. She […]
Source: The Jerusalem Post The Israeli Chief Rabinnate has removed a prohibition against the placement of Christmas trees in Israeli hotels. Prior to the change, hotels that offered “references to gentile holidays” were liable to lose their kosher licenses, hurting the chances of religiously observant customers staying there. The removal […]
403. Commandment – Mothers shall give suck to their children for two whole years [2:234] And mothers shall give suck to their children for two whole years; this is for those who desire to complete the suckling. And the man to whom the child belongs shall be responsible for their (the mothers’) food […]
402. Commandment – It is not lawful for you that you take anything of what you have given them (your wives) unless both fear that they cannot observe the limits prescribed by Allah [2:230] Such divorce may be pronounced twice; then, either retain them in a becoming manner or send them away with kindness. And it is not lawful […]
Source: The Jerusalem Post “Jordan is a Muslim country, with a deeply-rooted Christian community. Together, the Jordanian people make up an indivisible society, friends and partners in building our country” […]
GRAND RECEPTION: Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman holds a special reception on Tuesday in honor of Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Kaki, adviser to Madinah Development Authority, for winning King Faisal International Prize for Islamic Studies. (SPA) MADINAH: ARAB NEWS Published — Wednesday 11 March 2015 Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal […]
Jordan Times His Majesty King Abdullah speaks at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday reiterated that the war against terrorism has to be carried out by Muslim nations “first and foremost” because it is a fight […]
Public Safety minister cites Qur’an verse as example of hate speech By Brian Daly, QMI Agency, Tuesday, March 10, 2015 12:42:47 EDT PM Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney paraphrased a controversial verse from the Qur’an on Tuesday as an example of hate speech that “goes against Canadian values.” Blaney made […]