Debate: Does the Universe have a purpose?
Epigraph: Allah has created the heavens without any pillars that you can see, and He has placed in the earth firm mountains that it may not quake with you, and […]
Humanism belongs to believers – Not Atheists
thetablet.co.uk: Atheists and rationalists often like to call themselves ‘humanists’. But a report published this week argues that the concept is rooted in Christianity and, deprived of its roots, it cannot thrive When St Paul spoke to the Athenians, he began by noting the things they knew that they did […]
Córdoba’s Mosque-Cathedral in name-change row
Source: The Guardian Government of Andalusia says Diocese of Córdoba is ignoring site’s history as a place of worship for Muslims and Christians Inscriptions from the Qur’an share space with […]
The Most Dangerous Time in Russian-US Relations Since the Cuban Missile Crisis
thenation.com: This is the most dangerous time for Russian-US relations since the Cuban missile crisis, according to Stephen Cohen. When Cohen joined The Young Turks this week, he explained that we are living through a new Cold War, and that those who deny it are the people who “got us into it […]
Lord Mayor walks out of Islamic charity lunch after his lady consort was told she had to sit downstairs at the event
Daily Mail: A Lord Mayor walked out of an Islamic charity lunch after discovering that he would have to be segregated from his female consort. Labour councillor John Thomas, 70, […]
Somalia suicide bombs kill seven in Baidoa
bbc.co.uk: At least seven people have been killed in a twin suicide bomb attack in the town of Baidoa in southern Somalia. READ MORE…
Gay Muslim doctor Nazim Mahmood commits suicide after mother tells him to ‘cure’ his homosexuality
ibtimes.co.uk: A London doctor killed himself by jumping naked from his penthouse apartment after his mother pushed him to seek a “cure” for his homosexuality, an inquest has heard. READ MORE…
Luke Somers, American Hostage, Is Killed During Rescue Attempt in Yemen,
Source: NY Times. SANA, Yemen — An American journalist held for more than a year by Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen was killed during a rescue attempt by United States commandos late Friday, a senior United States official said. Early reports of the overnight raid were sketchy. The official said […]
Tory peer blames Muslims for decline of pub industry
independent.co.uk: A Conservative peer – also a former brewery boss – has been labelled “ridiculous” for blaming Britain’s Muslim community for the collapse in pub numbers. During a House of Lords debate, Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, who was a director of Marston’s brewery in Burton Upon Trent for 12 […]
‘Alan Henning was final straw’ Ex-British soldiers avenging death by fighting IS in Syria
express.co.uk: Jamie Read, from Cumbria, made headlines last month after it was revealed he had gone to the war-stricken country to fight alongside the Kurds in the battle against IS militants. He said he believed IS was “the biggest threat the world faces” and was prompted to act following the […]
‘The Muslims are coming!’ Why Islamophobia is so dangerous
Source: CNN Birmingham, England (CNN) — Whether it’s Mohammed becoming the most popular baby name, or one in 10 babies in England being Muslim or the fact that halal meat is being served in Pizza Hut, a Muslim story always tends to generate more heat than light. Indeed, Islamophobia is […]
Kiribati: The world’s next Atlantis?
Source: CNN (CNN) — The Pacific Island nation of Kiribati may be the first country to disappear under the rising sea levels of climate change. Its people fear their homeland may become the world’s next Atlantis. As our boat nears the shore, the dark shadows beneath the sea sharpen into […]
ISIS recruit Arif was part of a group of 40 radicalized boys in college
Source: TOI MUMBAI: Kalyan engineer Arif Majeed, who quit terror group Islamic State and returned to India last month, has told investigators that he was part of a radicalized group of 40 students at a Panvel college and each one of them was referred to as Naqeeb — Urdu for […]
SWISS IN THE SPOTLIGHT: OSCE meeting ends with no Ukraine consensus
Switzerland has won praise for its presidency of the Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE), which has now come to an end. But a key meeting in Basel has failed to find a compromise over Ukraine. The gathering of foreign ministers for OSCE countries did however make progress in the […]
Lebanon holding IS chief’s daughter, ex-wife: Minister
BEIRUT: Lebanese authorities are holding a daughter and an ex-wife of the head of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, the interior minister said. It was initially reported that a wife and son of the self-proclaimed “caliph” had been arrested last month. The woman, who has been named as […]
Crowding, shoving challenges of Umrah season
JEDDAH: NADIM AL-HAMID To ensure a smooth worshiping experience for everyone at the Grand Mosque this Umrah season, the director of the Gates Administration at the mosque in Makkah, Abdullah […]
Russia’s regional role (in the Middle East)
The Daily Star, Lebanon: Editorial The recent Russian movement in the region speaks not only of Putin’s desire to reassert Kremlin’s position in the area, but of U.S. failings here. But as long as it done with peaceful intentions then it is to be welcomed. Traditionally, Russia tended to keep […]
The Day My Faith in America Died
Huff Post: by Paul Brandies Raushenbush — “Do you think the Surgeon General is behind it?” Sean joked with me this morning, “I mean there were cigarettes and cigarillos involved in both so maybe they just really don’t want us to smoke.” Sean’s attempt at humor masked the deep pain he is […]
Continued Racism in Trump’s America and Universal Brotherhood in Islam
Epigraph: O ye people! Be mindful of your duty to your Lord, Who created you from a single first life form and created therefrom its mate, and from them over […]
USA: St. Barnabas Episcopal Church Invites Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Ahmadiyya Muslim community of Glen Ellyn Chicago Chapter visited St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Glen Ellyn, IL. on a special invitation from Reverend Donna M. Lalongo, the head of the […]