By: David Hearst Source: The World Post King Abdullah’s writ lasted all of 12 hours. Within that period the Sudairis, a rich and politically powerful clan within the House of Saud, which had been weakened by the late king, burst back into prominence. They produced a palace coup in all […]
Source: mcall.com The tragic attacks on Charlie Hebdo have once again focused light on a dark and difficult issue for many Muslims: The issue of blasphemy. Charli Hebdo’s insulting cartoons of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]