Outstanding Women Scholars of Islam
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. […]
How Meditation Primes The Mind For Spiritual Experiences
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 difference between America and Israel? There isn’t one’
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 difference between America and Israel? There isn't one'
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 […]
Hundreds Of Norwegians Circle Oslo Mosque In ‘Peace Ring,’ Showing Everyone What It Truly Means To Love Your Neighbor
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 […]
Hundreds Of Norwegians Circle Oslo Mosque In 'Peace Ring,' Showing Everyone What It Truly Means To Love Your Neighbor
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 […]
US police shoot homeless man dead in Los Angeles
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 […]
[Urdu Article] Naseehato’n ka Guldasta (44) by Imam Shamshad A. Nasir
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
10-year-old Palestinian boy, an autistic, memorises entire Qur’an
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, […]
10-year-old Palestinian boy, an autistic, memorises entire Qur'an
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, […]
How Ahmadis Became Non-Muslim
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 […]
A Married Jesus: Here’s the Best Historical Evidence
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 […]
A Married Jesus: Here's the Best Historical Evidence
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 […]
Choosing between religion and justice in a Canadian court
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 […]
Thousands March in Moscow Protest
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 […]
Who do I need to prove my faith?
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 […]
Spain’s Muslim Business Owners Feel Squeezed By New Zoning Proposals
MARCH 01, 2015 LAUREN FRAYER Muslim men attend Friday prayers at La Pau Islamic Center in Tarragona, a Mediterranean coastal town where Muslims comprise about 10 percent of the population. Lauren Frayer/NPR Spain’s Mediterranean coast is home to the country’s biggest Muslim community. And in one town there, local politicians […]
Spain's Muslim Business Owners Feel Squeezed By New Zoning Proposals
MARCH 01, 2015 LAUREN FRAYER Muslim men attend Friday prayers at La Pau Islamic Center in Tarragona, a Mediterranean coastal town where Muslims comprise about 10 percent of the population. Lauren Frayer/NPR Spain’s Mediterranean coast is home to the country’s biggest Muslim community. And in one town there, local politicians […]
Kurdish leader urges followers to lay down arms
Reuters In this photo provided by the Turkish Prime Minister’s Press Office, Pro-Kurdish legislator Sirri Sureyya Onder, center right, Turkey’s deputy prime minister Yalcin Akdogan, center left, and other legislators and officials attend a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015. — AP ISTANBUL: Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah […]
Yes, Islamophobia Is Real In America
Source: The Dean’s Report 25 February 2015 Written by Shahina Bashir On Sunday night, I received a frantic email from a friend who lives on the West Coast. She wrote in […]