The future of religion in Britain is in black majority churches and Islam, according to a leading expert in religious trends. For white British people, it is particularly bleak. Leaders […]
Toronto Star: The Federal Court of Canada has ruled it is “unlawful” for Ottawa to order new citizens to remove their face-covering veil when taking the oath of citizenship The […]
Source:The Huddersfield daily Examiner. Religious leaders came together on Saturday to help tackle prejudice and discrimination. Head of local religious groups from the Hindu, Christian, Sikh and Islamic communities met at the Baitul Tauhid Mosque in Fartown to discuss what could be done to foster better community relations. The special […]
Source: TOI ASHKELON (ISRAEL): About 50 Shia Muslim pilgrims settle down to chant and prostrate themselves in worship near an ancient tomb. Not an unusual scene in the Middle East, but this shrine is located on the grounds of an Israeli hospital known mainly for treating the casualties of conflict […]
Haaretz: On the instructions of the Netanyahu government, the Civil Administration last year prepared major expansions of the settlements of Kedumim, Vered Yericho, Neveh Tzuf and Emanuel. Some 3,740 dunams in the areas of the settlements were marked as state lands. More than 99 percent of state lands are allocated […]
By Coeli Fitzpatrick Ph.D. (Editor), Adam Hani Walker (Editor) This in-depth examination of the life, history, and influence of Muhammad as discussed by leading scholars provides a wide-ranging look at […]
Indianexpress: Hindus and Muslims in Burondi, a village in Ratnagiri district — located 228 km from Mumbai — have signed a 100-year pact between themselves to maintain communal harmony. The pact, which has been notarised, lays down a code of conduct for members of both the communities to avoid communal […]
Epigraph: And We are gradually revealing of the Qur’an that which is a healing and a mercy to the believers; but it only adds to the loss of the wrongdoers. […]
374. Commandment – Forbidden to you are those relative women such as ….. [4:24] Forbidden to you are your mothers, and your daughters, and your sisters, and your fathers’ sisters, and your mothers’ sisters, and brother’s daughters, and sister’s daughters, and your foster-mothers that have given you suck, and your foster-sisters, and […]
The Psychology Behind Why Some Kids Go Unvaccinated http://www.npr.org/v2/?i=383724467&m=383724468&t=audio As the country grapples with a growing outbreak of measles, Morning Edition delves into what works and what doesn’t — and […]
A Wakefield TV station is now among some of the country’s renowned media outlets after winning an award. British Muslim TV saw off the likes of Channel 4 and The Huffington Post to claim the Responsible Media of the Year title at the British Muslim Awards last week. The 24-hour […]
Piece authored by Jay Michaelson for Religion News Service. For more Religion News Service stories visit their site here. NEW YORK (RNS) The conservative Twitterverse is all riled up because […]
Victims died of suffocation and stampede as the police teargas fans atttempting to enter stadium for football match Hatem Maher , Monday 9 Feb 2015 Zamalek fans stand inside barbed wired cage waiting to enter football match minutes before bloody events unfolded (Photo: Facebook) Dozens of Zamalek’s fans were killed […]
Ali Rashid Al-Matani MADINAH: YUSUF MOHAMMED Published — Monday 9 February 2015 As pilgrims flock to Madinah after performing Umrah in Al-Masjid Al-Haram in Makkah, they make sure to visit famous historical and archaeological sites in Madinah. Arab News met an Omani pilgrim, Ali Rashid Al-Matani, who has performed […]
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah met on Sunday with Prince Charles, who is currently on a working visit to the Kingdom as part of a regional tour. During a […]
By Caroline Hawley and James Longman World Affairs Unit, BBC News, 23rd December 2014 A German author given rare access to territory run by Islamic State has told the BBC that the group is stronger, more brutal and harder to confront than he had expected. Juergen Todenhoefer spent six days […]
Additional Reading For the Muslim Times’ collection on Islamophobia
Suggested Reading The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Islam! Islam in UK
BRITAIN is set to send troops to Jordan to boost an Arab push against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. Published: 00:20, Sun, February 8, 2015 By MARCO GIANNANGELI GETTY/IG Britain will increase its involvement in Jordan to fight Islamic State An initial batch of around 60 military planners will […]
by Caroline Hawley and James LongmanWorld Affairs Unit, BBC News (23rd December 2014) A German author given rare access to territory run by Islamic State has told the BBC that the group is stronger, more brutal and harder to confront than he had expected. Juergen Todenhoefer spent six days […]