Letter: Quran directs fight against ISIS
Source: reflector.com “The so-called Islamic State in Syria and Iraq continues to shock the world with its acts of hatred and barbarity. Not only have they recently beheaded two Japanese men, […]
Japanese book with Muhammad cartoons goes on sale amid criticism
The 64-page book has an initial print run of 3,000 copies. It contains 48 satirical cartoons alongside comments by 10 cartoonists and researchers on Islam. Source: mainichi.jp TOKYO (Kyodo) — Tokyo-based […]
India: Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Kolkata Organizes stall in 39th Annual International Kolkata Book Fair
Report By Press Secretary A. H. Karim By the Grace of Allah Jamaat Ahmadiyya Kolkata has had the opportunity of organising a stall in the Annual International Kolkata Book Fair […]
3 Muslim students shot to death in apartment near University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Epigraph: Every human life is sacred and of infinite value, killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:33) (CNN) A 46-year-old man has been charged with murder in the […]
Japan: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Urges Calm & Prayers As 3000 Copies Of Charlie Hebdo Published
Japan: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community strongly condemns Reprinting Of Charlie Hebdo Cartoons in Tokyo Source: ahmadiyya-islam.org In light of Daisan Shokan’s decision to publish a book containg cartoon depictions of Prophet Muhammad […]
Muslim rule and compass: the magic of Islamic geometric design
theguardian: by Alex Bellos — Islamic craftsmen turned geometry into an art form because pictures of people were not allowed in holy places. Dutchman Eric Broug – who lives in the north of England – has become a global ambassador for this design style. Here he explains why it fascinates […]
When America behaved like ISIS: Jesse Washington and the Bible Belt’s dark history of public lynchings
Salon: Pundits and politicians decrying the terrorist group’s barbarity might wanna take a closer look at American history (Credit: AP) They burned him alive in an iron cage, and as he screamed and writhed in the agony of hell they made a sport of his death. After listening to one newscast […]
Mediterranean sinking kills 200 migrants bound for Europe
More than 200 migrants are dead after the motorboats they were travelling on sank in the Mediterranean Sea, the UN’s refugee agency says. “Nine were saved after four days at […]
Dispatches: A Glimmer of Hope for Victims of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law
HRW: Some of the hundreds of people jailed and awaiting trial on charges of violating Pakistan’s dangerously ambiguous and discriminatory blasphemy law have reason to be cautiously optimistic. Punjab’s provincial judiciary has drawn up a shortlist of 50 cases of alleged blasphemy in which it found the accused have been […]
Interview with Egyptian President Sisi: ‘Extremists Offend the Image of God’
Interview Conducted by Dieter Bednarz and Klaus Brinkbäumer President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi: “Had the army not intervened, hundreds of thousands if not millions would have died.” In a SPIEGEL interview, […]
SUICIDE: Unemployment pushes 45,000 people to suicide a year
FEB 11, 2015 – 01:01 Every year around 45,000 people around the world take their life because they are unemployed. A study by scientists in Zurich also found that the […]
‘Extremism has distorted image of Muslims’
“Extremism has tarnished Islam and the image of Muslims around the world,” said a top official at the King Abdul Aziz Center for National Dialogue (KACND), underlining the importance of dialogue in communities. Abdullah Al-Mutlaq, KACND chairman and member of the Council of Senior Ulema, made his observation at the […]
Yemen highlights broader Arab ailments
Rami G. Khouri, Daily Star, Lebanon Summary The stunning situation in Yemen, as the country’s foundations shake and slowly collapse, is an example of the structural weaknesses that plague many countries in the Arab world. If you want to teach someone about why the Arab world continues to lurch from […]
‘76,000 refugees willingly returned to Syria since crisis started’
Petra | Feb 10, 2015 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — The Lower House on Tuesday held a monitoring session during which the government responded to questions by MPs. Answering a question by MP Hassan Obeidat (Construction list), Interior Minister Hussein Majali said around 76,000 Syrian refugees have willingly returned to […]
The Silence of the Liberal Muslim
Source. New age Islam While Muslims rightly resent being called upon to condemn every act of Muslim extremism by arguing why the community should be held accountable for the actions of individual members, the Shirin Dalvi case is about standing up for a fellow Muslim being intimidated by the community’s […]
Germany Emerges
Source:Stratfor. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, accompanied by French President Francois Hollande, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Feb. 6. Then she met with U.S. President Barack Obama on Feb. 9. The primary subject was Ukraine, but the first issue discussed at the news conference following the meeting with Obama […]
Videos: Gospel of Judas, What It Tells Us about Early Christianity
First a documentary by National Geographic: Secondly, a lecture on Gospel of Judas by Prof. Bart Ehrman: If Jesus was on a mission to die for the sins of humanity […]
Canada: How did Bob Dhillon become a multi-millionaire?
Calgary How did Bob Dhillon become a multi-millionaire? February 5, 2015 · 0 Comments · 493 Total Views · http://www.canindia.com/1g4lk CALGARY Bob Dhillon is one of Canada’s richest South Asian businessmen, his company Mainstreet Equity, has assets in excess of $1.2 billion consisting of 3,725 residential apartment units in Edmonton […]
Indian Supreme Court: Polygamy Not Integral Part of Islam
Amit Choudhary, Feb 10, 2015, for Times of India NEW DELHI: Although their personal law permits men to have four wives, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a Muslim’s […]