Why should American Muslims have to assimilate?
Source: Al Jazeera By Ananya Bhattacharyya @AnanyaBhatt Some cultures in the US have been allowed to remain distinct, so why the double standard? European no-go zones that non-Muslims may not […]
UK: Ahmadi Muslims to be honoured at parliament for raising £340,000 in charity cash
Source: swlondoner.co.uk David Cameron, Prime Minister said about AMYA: “Your presence in this country is a living example of how Britain has become a true home to people from all corners […]
The hazards of too much stuff
BBC News: by James Wallman — After the deluge of gifts many people have exchanged at Christmas, January seems a good time for soul-searching over the Western obsession with stuff, writes trend forecaster James Wallman. We have more stuff than we could ever need – kit we don’t use, toys […]
Pakistan’s silent partition
Aljazeera America: by Zehra Abid — Bullet holes are seen at the Garhi Shahu mosque, where members of the persecuted Ahmadiyya community pray during Friday prayers, on July 16, 2010 […]
Indonesian cleric declares selfies sinful under Islamic law
Source: ET These days, many Muslim women take selfies without shame, says cleric. STOCK IMAGE Popular Indonesian cleric Felix Siauw declared ‘selfies’ sinful and urged people to avoid taking them, especially women, Quartz reported. Taking to his Twitter account, the cleric said that those who took selfies were succumbing to […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 362. Commandment – Looking after the property of the orphans and the rules for their property usage
362. Commandment – Looking after the property of the orphans and the rules for their property usage [4:3] And give to the orphans their property and exchange not the bad for the good, and devour not their property with your own. Surely, it is a great sin. [4:7] And prove […]
Regional dynamics will challenge Saudi Arabia
Summary by Rami G. Khouri Perhaps the most dramatic aspect of the succession in Saudi Arabia last week was how undramatic it was. The third major dimension of Saudi society and state – regional policy – is the most dynamic and intriguing, because it responds heavily to the actions of […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 360. Commandment – He enjoins you to observe equity towards the orphans
360. Commandment – He enjoins you to observe equity towards the orphans [4:128] And they seek of thee the decision of the Law with regard to women. Say, Allah gives you His decision regarding them. And so does that which is recited to you in the Book concerning the orphan […]
Andre Carson, 1st Muslim on House Intelligence panel: ‘I love keeping people safe’
By Cheryl K. Chumley – The Washington Times – Tuesday, January 27, 2015 Rep. Andre Carson, the first self-declared Muslim to be appointed to the House Intelligence Committee, said he’s […]
The New Drivers of Europe’s Geopolitics – Geopolitical Weekly
By George Friedman For the past two weeks, I have focused on the growing fragmentation of Europe. Two weeks ago, the murders in Paris prompted me to write about the fault line between Europe and the Islamic world. Last week, I wrote about the nationalism that is rising in individual […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 361. Commandment – if you fear you will not deal justly, then marry only
361. Commandment – if you fear you will not deal justly, then marry only one [4:4] And if you fear that you will not be fair in dealing with the orphans, then marry of women as may be agreeable to you, two, or three, or four; and if you fear […]
Thanking Allah with words, deeds
Sheikh ibn Baaz Blessings are commensurate with our gratitude. If you thank Allah for His favors, Allah will increase and bless them. But if you are ungrateful, favors will disappear and immediate punishments may follow in this life before the Hereafter. Blessings are of various types. They include having good […]
Integrating Europe’s Muslims – Javier Solana
Source: The Arab News By Javier Solana, who is a Spanish physicist and Socialist politician. He was Secretary General of the Council of the European Union and Secretary-General of the Western European […]
MI5’s radar should look for the word ‘injustice’ if it wants to protect us
The atrocities which we allow to be perpetrated would drive any Islamist young man or woman to violence BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT I’m sure the lads and lasses at GCHQ and the “Ms” and “Qs” of our intelligence services want more and more “tools” to combat the army of […]
King Abdullah’s friends in the West stayed loyal, but revolution is on the horizon in Saudi Arabia How long can our Western leaders go on stroking and purring and fawning over – and arming – these Croesus-like autocrats?
by Robert Fisk, The Independent Poor old Kingdom. And old is the only word you can use about Saudi Arabia, where monarchical brothers take precedence over sons. King Abdullah died at 90. He had outlived two other crown princes. His successor Salman is already 79 and cannot expect to survive […]
Startling revelations: IS operative confesses to getting funds via US
Source: ET ISLAMABAD: Yousaf al Salafi – allegedly the Pakistan commander of Islamic State (IS) or Daish – has confessed during investigations that he has been receiving funds through the United States. Law enforcing agencies on January 22 claimed that they arrested al Salafi, along with his two companions, during a […]
From Ataturk to Erdogan
aljazeera.com: A hundred years ago this week, an Ottoman army lieutenant-colonel stationed in Sofia as a military attache received a telegram from the Ministry of War back in Constantinople. In […]
Islam in America: The United States’ historical openness towards Muslims must be upheld
usnews.com: In the U.S. – where Islam is the third-largest religion and where, by 2030, almost two out of 100 Americans are projected to be Muslims – a growing controversy exists […]
Russia’s credit rating is cut to junk by S&P
Russia’s credit rating has been cut to junk – or below investment grade – by US ratings agency Standard and Poor’s for the first time in a decade. S&P gave Russia a rating of BB+, which puts it at the same level as Indonesia and Bulgaria. This makes it harder […]
Urdu Video: Million Man March Against Charlie Hebdo in Karachi
JI Ki Gustakhana Khako Ke Khilaf Karachi Mein Million March… Guests: Siraj-ul-Haq Ameer JI, Najmi Alam PPP, Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman JI, Naeem Qureshi President KBA and Aneeq Ahmed Anchor Person Dunya […]