Focus on the Holy Quran
Epigraph: If We had sent down this Qur’an on a mountain, thou wouldst certainly have seen it humbled and rent asunder for fear of Allah. And these are similitudes that […]
US attorney general calls for end to racial profiling
Source: BBC US Attorney General Eric Holder has announced plans to “help end racial profiling once and for all”. He was speaking in Atlanta in the wake of mass protests […]
Human rights commitments: ‘Govts must probe violence against religious minorities’
ET: LAHORE: Pakistan’s human rights record might be contentious on several levels but in March last year, at its Universal Periodic Review with the Human Rights Council, Pakistan was lauded for its “commitment” to defending human rights. It had accepted 126 proposals put forward by member countries, rejected seven and claimed […]
Birmingham’s first Islamic school ‘spent £1m of public money on school in Pakistan’
Indepedent: Council officials in Birmingham are investigating claims that a trust running the city’s first-ever Islamic school spent £1 million of public money funding a new school in Pakistan. The […]
Poverty is at its most deadly when it becomes normal
theguardian: by Ally Fogg — Shocking evidence of the effects of austerity in Britain is being met with a silence that suggests a dangerous indifference While homelessness across all ages is rising, youth homelessness in particular is soaring When is poverty at its most dangerous? It is not, as you […]
Pope Francis Says Equating Islam With Violence Is Wrong
Huff Post: by Philip Pullella —- (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Sunday that equating Islam with violence was wrong and called on Muslim leaders to issue a global […]
India: Rohtak sisters beat up harassars on moving bus
The two sisters in Rohtak on Monday. ( Source: Express photo by : Gajendra Yadav) Written by Sumegha Gulati | Kharkhauda | Posted: December 2, 2014 4:13 am | Updated: December 2, 2014 10:57 am As a TV reporter — the seventh since morning — approached the Rohtak sisters for […]
[Urdu Artcile] Naseehato’n ka Guldasta (34) by Imam Shamshad A. Nasir
Kindly click on the images to zoom them, Jazakallah. Imam Shamshad A. Nasir Shamshad A. Nasir is imam & missionary-in-charge of the Baitul ul Jaam’e Mosque, Glen Ellyn Cell Phone: 909-636-8332 | Email: Shamshadanasir@gmail.com
The Price of Hope: Traffickers Profit as Asylum Seekers Head for Europe By Walter Mayr
Behind the La Grotta bar, Italy comes to an end. But a narrow road continues onward across the border into France, hugging a cliff above the sea. It is a […]
The Jihad Cult: Why Young Germans Are Answering Call to Holy War
By SPIEGEL Staff Hundreds of young German Islamists have traveled to Syria to fight with the terrorist group Islamic State. SPIEGEL explored the extremist scene in Germany and the fascination with jihad in order to find answers about what drives people to join the murderous cult. Whenever Ismail Cetinkaya runs […]
Question: How do you see the future of Western society from your religion’s viewpoint?
Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih IV fourth Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community This is the transcript of a question and answer session held by Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad(ru), Khalifatul Masih IV, on 30 September, 1983 in West Ferry, Australia.) Question: How do you see the future of […]
The need for religion
By Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V (aba) Source: THE REVIEW OF RELIGION, October, 2014 Translated by Amer Safir After reciting Tashhahud, Ta’awwuz, and Surah-Al Fatihah, the Worldwide […]
ECOPOP VOTE : Strict immigration curbs overwhelmingly rejected
By Urs Geiser Voters have dismissed a proposal to reduce Switzerland’s ecological footprint by introducing strict immigration rules and family planning measures. Three out of four voters rejected the Ecopop initiative. Just under 26% of voters came out in favour according to final results on Sunday. Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga […]
Pope risks Islamic ire with toughened terrorism appeal
by Angus Mackkinnon AFP The Pope calls on Muslim political, religious and intellectual leaders worldwide to ‘clearly’ speak out in condemnation of those who kill in the name of Islam […]
Kamal Alam: Syria offers clues to Islamic State’s future in Asia
One of the more remarkable documents found in the Osama bin Laden compound included a letter to the Islamic State group of Iraq and Syria cautioning Abu Musab al-Zarqawi over his group’s extreme violence. The insurgency in Fallujah and Tal Afar had alarmed the al-Qaida leadership in Pakistan as to […]
Muslim prayers banned in govt buildings, schools in Xinjiang
Saibal Dasgupta,TNN | Dec 1, 2014, 09.45 PM IST BEIJING: The restive Xinjiang region in western China has banned prayer meetings and other religious practices in government buildings, schools and business offices. It has also imposed steep fines on the use of mobile phones and Internet to disseminate messages that […]
Karen Armstrong: “Religion does not beget violence.”
Source: CBC From ISIS beheadings, to the kidnapping of 200 girls in Nigeria, the news brings us a steady diet of horrifying images of violence inspired by religion. In her […]
Migrants ‘prefer Germany to Britain’, report finds
Nearly 30 per cent of migrants travelled to Germany under EU free movement rules, compared to seven per cent who moved to UK, study reveals. Germany, not the United Kingdom, is the main destination of free movement within the European Union, an international economic organisation has found. Nearly 30 per […]
UK: Mohammad and Sophia most popular baby names of 2014
Source: The Telegraph Arabic names and 1970s names on the rise while the royals prove out of favour’ The name Mohammed has become the most popular boys’ name in […]