How the “Ban” on Images of Muhammad Came to Be
Epigraph: Have We not opened for thee (Muhammad) thy bosom, and removed from thee thy burden, Which had well nigh broken thy back, and We exalted thy name? (Al Quran 94:2-5) Courtesy: […]
Supreme Court Rules For Bearded Muslim Inmate, Upholding Religious Rights Of Prisoners
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is siding with a Muslim prison inmate in Arkansas who sued for the right to grow a short beard for religious reasons. Read further […]
A Muslim’s letter to terrorists/jihadists
Source:CNN I Report via Bushra Mahmood Je ne suis pas Charlie. I am Muslim, and I am hurt. Dear terrorists, jihadists, extremists, Assalamo Alaikum (Peace be upon you) I greet you with the traditional Islamic greeting because the Prophet Muhammad (may the peace and blessings of God be upon him) […]
Japan: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community condemns ISIS’s latest terror activity: Hostaging 2 Japanese citizens
By Anees Ahmad Nadeem, National President Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Japan The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Japan condemns the barbaric acts of ISIS and hostage of 2 Japanese citizens Ahmadiyya at Japan are […]
Breaking NEWS: New comments of Supreme Head Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to fight against Extremism
Source:LBC via Bushra Mahmood The leader of the world’s largest organised Muslim community believes we should arm all police in Britain to stop Islamic extremists. More:
In Idaho, ‘Faith-Healing’ May Have Killed More Children Than We Ever Suspected
Editor’s note: Please locate a 5 minute, very recent video in CNN, about this issue. Does Christianity cause children to die, like Islam promotes terrorism? It is a rhetorical question; […]
Are All Terrorists Muslims? It’s Not Even Close
By Dean Obeidallah. Source: The Daily Beast What percentage of terror attacks in the United States and Europe are committed by Muslims? Guess. Nope. Guess again. And again… “Not all Muslims […]
Chomsky: Paris attacks show hypocrisy of West’s outrage
edition.cnn.com: Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor Emeritus in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His most recent book is “Masters of Mankind.” His web site iswww.chomsky.info. The views expressed in this commentary are solely his. (CNN)After the terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo, which killed 12 […]
Hadia Tajik appointed Minister in Danish cabinet
صوصی رپورٹ : شازیہ عندلیب ۔ اوسلو ۔ ناروے میں لیبر پارٹی کی رکن، انتیس سالہ پاکستانی نژاد، ہادیہ تاجک کو ملک کی وزیر ثقافت ہونے کا عہدہ سونپ دیا گیا ہے ۔ ہادیہ نارویجیئن کابینہ میں وزارت سماجی امور سنبھالنے والی سب سے کم عمر اور تارک وطن پس […]
Twitter messages force CNN anchor to leave Clancy criticised supporters of Israel, CNN declines to comment if his departure was related
By: Emily Steel, New York TimesPublished: 13:10 January 19, 2015Gulf News New York: The veteran CNN anchor Jim Clancy has left the network after a series of Twitter messages he […]
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Japan condemns the barbaric acts of ISIS and hostage taking of 2 Japanese citizens
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Japan are shocked and saddened to know that the militant group ISIS has threatened to kill two Japanese citizens unless Tokyo hands over $200 million within 72 […]
Federal minister accuses Saudi govt of destabilising Muslim world
Dawn: ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Inter-provincial Coordination (IPC) Riaz Hussain Pirzada has accused the Saudi government of creating instability across the Muslim world, including Pakistan, through distribution of money for promoting its ideology. Addressing a two-day ‘Ideas Conclave’ organised by the “Jinnah Institute” think tank in Islamabad, the federal minister […]
Five Bleak Facts on Black Opportunity
Brookings: by Richard V. Reeves and Edward Rodrigue —- What would Martin Luther King Jr. think of America in 2015 if he’d lived to see his eighty-sixth birthday today? No doubt, he’d be pleased by the legal and political advances of black Americans, crowned by the election and re-election of President Obama. […]
Just how antisemitic is Britain?
Guardian: The 13 year-old son of my oldest friend had his barmitzvah on Saturday, and a grand, grey Manchester day it was. He recited his piece of the Bible so […]
Saudi Arabia’s proposal to destroy Prophet Mohammed’s tomb and move remains to anonymous grave risks new Muslim division
Telegrapgh: by Andrew Johnson — One of Islam’s most revered holy sites – the tomb of the Prophet Mohammed – could be destroyed and his body removed to an anonymous grave under plans which threaten to spark discord across the Muslim world. The controversial proposals are part of a consultation […]
Government letter to UK imams stirs controversy
LONDON: Britain’s biggest Muslim association on Monday accused the government of stoking Islamophobia and making a far-right argument over a letter urging community leaders to do more to root out […]
Heroic officer drives burning diesel truck away to protect lives
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: The Civil Defense has praised one of its officers for showing tremendous courage to drive a burning diesel truck away from the offices of a local company […]
Egypt’s Sisi urges new Muslim religious discourse to fight ‘terrorism’
AFP / THE JORDAN TIMES ABU DHABI — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi on Monday said the fight against “terrorism” needs a new Muslim religious discourse in addition to security and military measures. “The rise in terrorism… requires a thoughtful response from the international community,” said Sisi told the […]
Arab world ‘embracing extremism’, says audience at New Arab Debates
AMMAN — More than half (59 per cent) the audience at Sunday’s New Arab Debate voted for the motion: “The Arab world is embracing extremism not fighting it.” A vote […]