Why Obama won’t call terror fight a war on radical Islam
By Jeremy Diamond, CNN, February 1, 2015 Obama also cautioned against the risk of overplaying the threat of terror groups and said the U.S. should instead align itself with the […]
Time for honest debate about Islam
CNN.com: Harris Zafar is national spokesperson and youth vice president for Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, which describes itself as an international revival movement within Islam. He is also author of “Demystifying Islam: Tackling the Tough Questions.” The views expressed are his own. (CNN)Just a month into the year, and already […]
‘Terrorism Has Nothing To Do With Islam:’ US President Barack Obama Dismisses ‘Religious War’
Intentional Business Times: U.S. President Barack Obama refused to consider it a “religious war” to fight against terrorism. He continued to avoid the phrase “Islamic extremism” as he said that […]
What Gandhi Understood About Inflammatory Depictions of Muhammad
New Republic: On a spring day in 1929, a young Muslim man by the name of Ilam Din burst into a bookstore in Lahore, in the British colony of India, […]
The truth about Muhammad and Aisha
Source: The Guardian By Myriam Francois-Cerrah Writing about Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, the Orientalist scholar W Montgomery Watt wrote: “Of all the world’s great men, none has been so much maligned as Muhammad.” His quote seems all the more poignant in light of the Islamophobic film Innocence of Muslims, which […]
BBC Talk-show: Is Islam a Better Guide for Life?
Myriam Francois-Cerrah (born Emilie François; 1983) is a British writer[1] and journalist.[2] Former assistant editor and features writer at Emel magazine (2008–2009), she interviewed feminist publisher Carmen Callil, Special Representative […]
BBC Talk show: Almost 100,000 Britons have converted to Islam
Epigraph: He (Allah) it is Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad), with guidance and the Religion of truth, that He may make it prevail over all other philosophies. And sufficient […]
King Salman leaves Obama standing, to offer prayers
RIYADH: The new Saudi King and custodian of the two holy mosques, Shah Salman bin Abdul Aziz surprised the visiting US President when he left him to offer prayers. The incident transpired last week when US President Obama accompanied by his wife Michelle had arrived in the kingdom to offer […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 366. Commandment – Marrying them properly and not committing fornication
366. Commandment – Marrying them properly and not committing fornication [4:25] And forbidden to you are married women, except such as your right hands possess. This has Allah enjoined on you. And allowed to you are those beyond that, that you seek them by means of your property, marrying them […]
Man of the Decade: President Jimmy Carter in the Light of His Books
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 […]
Ahmadis in India urge Modi to grant citizenship to Pakistani wives
Source:ET PHOTO: AFP In a letter to Indian premier Narendra Modi, a member of the Ahmadi community in India has urged him to grant citizenship to Pakistani women who are married to Indians and have been living in the country since decades. Accusing the Modi-led government of religious discrimination, the media in-charge of […]
BBC: Dr. Abdus Salam was a true Pakistani till his last breadth
ڈاکٹر عبدالسلام مرتے دم تک پاکستانی رہے‘ Sara Hassan BBC Urdu.com January 30, 2015 Dr Abdus Salam was a true Pakistani till his last breadth. Says son Ahmad Salam پاکستانی طالبہ ملالہ یوسف زئی کو حال ہی میں نوبیل انعام ملا جو اگرچہ پاکستان کے نام ہونے والا امن کا […]
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Islam!
Source: Muslim Sunrise, Winter 2009 volume Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times With the election of a son of a Kenyan man to the […]
Video: World Hijab Day 2015, Feb 1
Epigraph: And say to the believing women that they restrain their eyes and guard their private parts, and that they disclose not their natural and artificial beauty except that which […]
Colleen McCullough: we’ll celebrate a woman for anything, as long as it’s not her talent
theguardian: by Rebecca Shaw — The Australian’s obituary of Colleen McCullough is a sad reflection of how women’s lives are valued ‘The fact that Colleen McCullough was a best-selling author is quickly tossed aside in order to discuss her looks and her success with men Obituaries are a funny […]
Following Obama’s advice Ahmadiyya’s married to Pakistan brides writes to Modi
Times of India: AMRITSAR: Following US president Barack Obama’s advice to India for protecting religious freedom during his trip to India, the Pakistani brides living in Qadian, Ahmadiyya Muslim sect’s headquarters in India, has blamed Narendra Modi government of religious discrimination and not giving Indian citizenship to Pak brodes despite […]
As Muslim Uighurs Flee, China Sees Jihad Risk
As Homeland Grows Violent, Some Uighurs Seek Haven in Turkey By JEREMY PAGE And EMRE PEKER KAYSERI, Turkey—In hindsight, it was a soccer match that kindled Mehmet’s hatred of Chinese rule and set him on the path to exile. In 2002, Mehmet was at university in Xinjiang, the northwest corner […]
Richard Dawkins wants to fight Islamism with erotica. Celebrity atheist has lost it
Telegraph: Richard Dawkins’ insanity has now become an English institution – like warm beer and rain. On Saturday morning, a tweet from his account asked why we don’t send lots […]