The Hypocrisy of Atheism
By Imam Rizwan Khan What is the hypocrisy of atheism? It is to deny the validity of belief, all the while holding one’s own set of beliefs. When atheists hold […]
HIV vaccine that transforms cell DNA brings fresh hope
Source: BBC By James Gallagher, Health editor, BBC News website A radical new approach to vaccination seems to completely protect monkeys from HIV, US scientists report. Vaccines normally train the immune system to fight an infection. Instead, researchers at the Scripps Research Institute in California have altered the DNA of monkeys […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 384. Commandment – Wife is a source of peace of mind
384. Commandment – Wife is a source of peace of mind [7:190] He it is Who has created you from a single soul, and made there from its mate, that he might find comfort in her. And when he knows her, she bears a light burden, and goes about with it. […]
Saudi Artist Ahmed Mater Sues Swiss Watchmaker Swatch For Plagiarism
Saudi Artist Ahmed Mater Sues Swiss Watchmaker Swatch For Plagiarism Coline Milliard, Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Ahmed Mater’s Magnetism (2012) is emblematic of the vibrant new art scene emerging from the Gulf. The etching print, which exists in several versions, pictures a black cubic magnet neatly encircled by steel dust—a poetic evocation of […]
Egypt embarks on ambitious anti-terror campaign
AP – JORDAN TIMES CAIRO — Egypt is making an ambitious bid to place itself at the centre of the fight against extremism across the Middle East. Beyond fighting militants in its own Sinai Peninsula, it is trying to organise an international coalition against the Daesh terror group in Libya […]
ISIS Really Wants Power—Not Islam
ISIS Really Wants Power—Not Islam February 18, 2015 by Qasim Rashid Recently The Atlantic published a piece titled, “What ISIS Really Wants.” The lengthy piece makes numerous fallacious claims about ISIS and its relation to Islam and Islamic doctrine. Accordingly, and significantly, it misses the strategy necessary to counter and […]
Obama: No religion responsible for terrorism
Source: USA Today David Jackson, February 18, 2015 WASHINGTON — President Obama said Thursday he doesn’t use terms like Islamic extremism because doing so would promote the false idea of […]
Sham Wedding Groom Forgot Bride’s Name
The pair are jailed at Hull Crown Court after a “farcical” attempt to cheat UK immigration laws at a ceremony in October. 10:31, UK,Saturday 14 February 2015 Beata Szilagyi and Zubair Khan were jailed for immigration offences Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Share by email A […]
Op-Ed by President Obama: Our fight against violent extremism
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be […]
Vatican, Italy on heightened alert over Islamist militants threat
AFP , Wednesday 18 Feb 2015 Ahram Online Pope Francis walks as he arrives to lead the weekly audience in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican February 18, 2015. (Photo: Reuters) Security at the Vatican and across Italy has been stepped up because of a perceived heightened risk of […]
Interview with Isaac Herzog: ‘Israelis Are Fed Up with Politics of Fear’
Interview Conducted by Nicola Abé and Juliane von Mittelstaedt AFP In an interview, Israeli prime minister candidate Isaac Herzog says the country’s people are “fed up” with Benjamin Netanyahu’s “politics […]
Why Won’t Major Media Report on Muslims Combatting Terrorism?
Qasim RashidLawyer, Speaker, Best-Selling Author of “EXTREMIST” There exist two scenarios where no one can hear you scream. The first is of course, in space because there’s no oxygen. And the second is on Earth, but only if you’re a global Muslim leader condemning ISIS and promoting universal religious […]
Getting Ready for Easter
Epigraph: Eyes cannot reach Allah but He reaches the eyes. And He is the Incomprehensible, the All-Aware. (Al Quran 6:104) Ash Wednesday, a day of fasting, is the first day of […]
Dementia hits women hardest – study
theguardian: by Robin McKie — Research finds disease now leading cause of death in British women; many are also carers before succumbing themselves An MRI scan of a human brain. Women over 60 are now twice as likely to get dementia as breast cancer. Women are bearing the brunt of the […]
‘Skunk-like cannabis’ increases risk of psychosis, study suggests
Editor’s pick: Pregnancy, Alcohol and Islam Former skunk user Liaquat Zaman: “It brought me to a very dark place in my life” Continue reading the main story in BBC Related Stories Warning over ‘skunk’ cannabisListen Skunk dangers prompt health fearsWatch Cannabis and psychosis: Your stories Smoking potent cannabis was linked to […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 383. Commandment – Consort with them (wife’s) in kindness
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President Obama’s aversion to naming Islamic extremism as the focus of a summit this week has drawn anger & confusion
Washington (CNN)At this week’s summit on combating violent extremists, President Barack Obama hopes to concoct ways to battle a threat made newly relevant by attacks in Western Europe, Canada and Australia. But in planning and describing the event, starting Tuesday in Washington, the White House has consistently avoided naming Islamic […]
Tens of thousands of Muslims flee Christian militias in Central African Republic
BANGUI, Central African Republic – Tens of thousands of Muslims are fleeing to neighboring countries by plane and truck as Christian militias stage brutal attacks, shattering the social fabric of this war-ravaged nation. In towns and villages as well as here in the capital, Christian vigilantes wielding machetes have killed […]
Muslim NGOs could help counter violent extremism
Washington Post: On Feb. 18, the White House plans to host a “Summit on Countering Violent Extremism.” The Obama administration should use this summit to ask why, so many years after Sept. 11, 2001, policymakers have failed to effectively manage the growing global trend toward violent extremism. Theexisting strategies, overly […]
Breaking news: Muslims to protect Oslo synagogue
hopenothate.org.uk: A group of Norwegian Muslims will be forming a circle around Oslo synagogue after the celebration of Shabat this Saturday in a solidarity gesture called the Ring of Peace. […]