UK: Muslim group supports Poppy Appeal
Source: itv.com More than 20 young Muslims from Spen Valley and Huddersfield joined local members of the Royal British Legion to collect at the Huddersfield Town Football Club. They see it […]
Canada: Winnipeg Muslims rally to condemn killing of soldiers
Source: ctvnews.ca Dozens of Canadian Muslims gathered on the steps of the Manitoba Legislative Building on Sunday afternoon to speak out against the recent deaths of two Canadian soldiers. Canadians across […]
The myth of religious violence by Karen Armstrong
Source: The Guardian By Karen Armstrong The popular belief that religion is the cause of the world’s bloodiest conflicts is central to our modern conviction that faith and politics should never […]
ASYLUM DECISION: Strasbourg blocks Afghan family expulsion to Italy
Switzerland must not send a family of Afghan asylum seekers, including six children, back to Italy without individual guarantees over their care, the European Court of Human Rights has declared. According to Tuesday’s court ruling, Switzerland would violate Article 3 of the European Convention of Human Rights if it were […]
Saudi Arabia: Al-Aboud: I can’t believe my ears
JEDDAH: SIRAJ WAHAB ARABNEWS Published — Tuesday 4 November 2014 Last update 4 November 2014 12:09 am “Is that true? I can’t believe my ears.” That is how Aboud Al-Aboud […]
Syrian Hajis eye Kingdom asylum
Haj pilgrims from Syria have refused to return home after completing the pilgrimage citing the ongoing political unrest and have appealed for asylum in the Kingdom. With the deadline for […]
US supreme court divided on Jerusalem passport case
WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court appeared closely divided on Monday as it considered whether Congress overstepped its authority in passing a law designed to allow American citizens born in Jerusalem to have Israel listed as their birthplace on passports. Congress passed the law in 2002 but the government has […]
In Assad’s Syria, death notices litter the walls – and life goes on Driving along roads that cost many lives to capture, Robert Fisk sees hasty monuments to dead soldiers of a state that was once a pariah
Abdul Qadir al-Djezairi’s palace is on the right, noble in spirit as well as architecture. He is the one who brought the Christians and Jews of Damascus to his home […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 283. Commandment to comply not with the wishes of those who reject the truth
283. Commandment to comply not with the wishes of those who reject the truth [68:9] So comply not with the wishes of those who reject the truth. [68:10] They wish that thou shouldst be pliant so that they may also be pliant. [68:11] And yield not to any mean swearer, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Rula Jebreal sounds off on Bill Maher Islam spat: “What he is doing is un-American”
salon.com: Last weekend witnessed yet another fierce debate over Islam on HBO’s “Real Time With Bill Maher,” just four weeks after the comedian tussled with actor Ben Affleck on the issue. This time, Maher’s interlocutor was the Italian-Palestinian journalist Rula Jebreal, who took Maher to task for what she called his “offensive” criticism of […]
Shia Muslims chanting ‘down with Isis’ join Ashura procession in Sydney
theguardian.com: Thousands of Shia Muslims marched through the Sydney’s CBD on Tuesday to mark Ashura, the anniversary of the death of the prophet Muhammad’s grandson Husayn Ibn Ali. The black-clad procession numbered more than 2,000 and stretched almost a kilometre, led by women in chadors and green headbands chanting, “down […]
Austria’s Muslims fear changes to historic Islam law
bbc.co.uk: A row has broken out in Austria over government plans to overhaul the country’s century-old law on Islam. The new draft, which is partly aimed at tackling Islamist radicalism, forbids any foreign funding. But Austria’s official Islamic Community says it reflects a widespread mistrust of Muslims and fails to […]
The Right to Say ‘God’ Divides a Diverse Nation
KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia — As the students knelt in a circle at a Christian kindergarten near the shores of the South China Sea, a 6-year-old girl in pigtails read out a chapter from a children’s Bible: “Sepuluh hukum dari Allah” — God’s Ten Commandments. Technically, she broke the law. According […]
U.S. vetoes U.N. resolution declaring Israeli settlements illegal
United Nations (CNN) — The United States vetoed Friday a U.N. Security Council resolution that would have declared Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said that while the United States agrees about “the folly and illegitimacy of continued Israeli settlement activity, […]
1,000 times stronger than Chelyabinsk meteorite: New asteroid may threaten Earth
Russia Today: Moscow University’s robotic telescope has discovered a massive asteroid that could potentially hit Earth in the future. If such a collision happens, the explosion would be 1,000 more powerful the Chelyabinsk meteorite explosion in 2013. An automatic telescope installed in Russia’s Caucasus Mountains, near the city of Kislovodsk, […]
Americans Think The Country’s Muslim Population Is Much Bigger Than It Really Is
Huff Post: This type of ignorance isn’t bliss. Americans have a tendency to overstate the number of Muslims living in the United States — and at least 13 other countries are dealing with the same misconception. Only 1% of America’s more than 319 million residents are Muslim, according to the […]
Ten easy steps to happier living
theguardian: by Mark Williamson — Caring for someone else can boost your happiness. We’re constantly bombarded with messages about what makes for a good life. Advertisers tell us it comes from owning and consuming their products. The media associate it with wealth, beauty or fame. And politicians claim that […]
Chicago Teen Charged With Attempt to Support ISIS
Chicago Teen Charged With Attempt to Support ISIS Voice of America Mohammed Hamzah Khan in an undated passport photo. VOA News November 03, 2014 7:18 PM Authorities in Chicago have charged 19-year-old Mohammed Hamzah Khan with attempt to leave the United States and join Islamic State fighters in Syria. He […]
Puzzles and brain snacks
Do you know this? If you look at a clock and the time is 3:15, what is the angle between the hour and the minute Hands? Which US president is credited with introducing French fries to America? Where was Florence nightingale born? What kind of person does […]
Canada’s Tolerance Misplaced
By Mahfooz Kanwar March 30, 2009 Canada’s Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is getting flak from the usual suspects, but he deserves praise instead. Recently, Kenney pointed out that while at a meeting in Toronto, members of Canada’s Pakistani community called on him to make Punjabi one of Canada’s official languages. […]