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 […]
theguardian: by Candace Conti — Elders in my congregation knew that there was a predator in our midst. But they threatened to punish those who spoke out Candace Conti as a child. Growing up in a Jehovah’s Witness family is different. As a child, I didn’t celebrate birthdays, Christmas or […]
theguardian: by Candace Conti — Elders in my congregation knew that there was a predator in our midst. But they threatened to punish those who spoke out Candace Conti as a child. Growing up in a Jehovah’s Witness family is different. As a child, I didn’t celebrate birthdays, Christmas or […]
Source: Huffington Post SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The co-founder of a Mormon women’s group who was excommunicated last year has lost her final appeal to regain membership in the […]
Outstanding Women Scholars of Islam- 8th century to 20th century Source: Academia.edu By Zakaria Virk, Toronto, Canada There is a misconception that there have been no women scholars in Islam. […]
Huff Post: by Carolyn Gregoire — The practice of mindfulness dates back at least 2,500 years to early Buddhism, and since then, it’s played an important role in a number of spiritual traditions. While the stillness and connecting with one’s inner self cultivated through mindfulness are certainly an important part of a […]
The Independent: Uri Avnery is without doubt the most intellectual, philosophical, prescient leftist Israeli seer I have ever met. Like TS Eliot, he has a habit of using the fewest words to tell the greatest truth. Every essay he writes, this reader always says the same thing: Exactly! Yet, for […]
The Independent: Uri Avnery is without doubt the most intellectual, philosophical, prescient leftist Israeli seer I have ever met. Like TS Eliot, he has a habit of using the fewest words to tell the greatest truth. Every essay he writes, this reader always says the same thing: Exactly! Yet, for […]
Huff Post: After weeks of news of hatred around the world against Jews and Muslims, Norwegians have shown humanity what it truly means to love your neighbor. On Saturday, hundreds […]
Huff Post: After weeks of news of hatred around the world against Jews and Muslims, Norwegians have shown humanity what it truly means to love your neighbor. On Saturday, hundreds […]
The video posted on Facebook showed the altercation leading to the shooting; Watch the video in CNN Continue reading the main story in BBC Related Stories When have US police faced […]
Kindly click on the images to zoom them, Jazakallah. Imam Shamshad A. Nasir Shamshad A. Nasir is imam & missionary-in-charge of the Baitul ul Jaam’e Mosque, Glen Ellyn Cell Phone: 909-636-8332 | Email: Shamshadanasir@gmail.com
Gaza (Palestine): A ten-year-old Palestinian boy from Gaza, despite suffering from autism – a disorder of brain development, experience difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors, […]
Gaza (Palestine): A ten-year-old Palestinian boy from Gaza, despite suffering from autism – a disorder of brain development, experience difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors, […]
By Sadia Saeed, Visiting lecturer at the Department of Sociology at Boston University Modern forms of governance do not simply enumerate citizens; they produce them by rendering them into being […]
Source: Huffington Post By James D. Tabor; Author, ‘Paul and Jesus: How the Apostle Transformed Christianity’ If you ask most New Testament scholars whether Jesus was likely married the mantra is a […]
Source: Huffington Post By James D. Tabor; Author, ‘Paul and Jesus: How the Apostle Transformed Christianity’ If you ask most New Testament scholars whether Jesus was likely married the mantra is a […]
Source:Dawn Rania El-Alloul went to a courtroom in Montreal to get her car back after it was seized by the automobile insurance board, but the judge refused to hear the case because Rania wore a hijab. By no stretch of secular imagination, can such blatant anti-Muslim bigotry be excused. For […]
Source: The Daily Beast: In commemoration of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was shot to death on Friday, thousands are marching in central Moscow on Sunday. Nemtsov killed after urging people to protests against Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine. The march was approved by city officials on Saturday […]
Source: The Daily Beast: Who do I need to prove my faith to—and why should I try? I’ve lately observed conservatives questioning Obama’s faith with more than professional interest. Because if Obama’s not Christian, what does that make me? I have not been public about my faith. I am somewhat […]