Guardian: After three years atop a list of the world’s worst airports, Manila’s Ninoy Aquino international airport (NAIA) is now only the fourth worst, behind Islamabad, Jeddah and Kathmandu, thanks to a “slight improvement” in services. Manila earned some positive points due to terminal renovations and reduced congestion, according to […]
Global Post: SULIMANIYAH, Iraq — Executing hundreds of prisoners without trial. Arbitrarily arresting villagers along sectarian lines. Hanging bodies from power lines to instill fear in the local community. Gunning down dozens of civilians as they gather to pray. If this sounds like a checklist for the Islamic State, or […]
Russia Today: Russian MPs are asking prosecutors to block Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) films on Russian websites and social networks to prevent the spread of radical Islamist ideas, along […]
Epigraph: Do they seek a religion other than Allah’s, while to Him submits whosoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and to Him shall they be […]
By Raniah Salloum Spiegel.de Five days ago, a young Israeli posted a grocery shopping receipt on Facebook: It included everyday items like orange juice, eggs, bread, pasta and three cups […]
Source:TOI SRINAGAR: Protesters on Friday displayed flag of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) during a rally in old city after Friday prayers, official sources said.They said some masked youth were seen carrying the flags of the international terror group during a protest after Friday prayers in Jamia Masjid […]
Source: CNN (CNN) — Some revolutions happen in a single day; others over decades. The rise of the voluntarily single woman has been happening in Western societies slowly, over time, concomitant with well-paying jobs, legal protection from economic or physical abuse, reliable birth control and the possibility of fulfilling careers and […]
Source: CNN (CNN) — Ever had your credit card turned down at a fancy restaurant? President Obama can commiserate. Speaking to workers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Washington on Friday, he recalled a moment last month when, at the end of a dinner out in New York City, his […]
Epigraph: Whoso saves one life, it shall be as if he had given life to all mankind. (Al Quran 5:33) The lead article is by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor […]
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Uyghur photographer wants to dispel stereotypes about Xinjiang. The Chinese province has become associated with Islamic terrorism. Kurbanjan Samat has taken more than 500 portraits. He hopes to […]
An Ode To Canada If you like the video, vote for it here By Jawad Mir, uploaded Wednesday, 24 September 2014 Camera: Go Pro Software: FilmConvert Pro – After Effects, Premiere (OSX) […]
Watch the full interview with Dr. Peter Piot on “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” this Sunday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET on CNN (CNN) — The current Ebola outbreak is “running […]
By Arie W. Kruglanski October 16, 2014 REUTERS It is easy to look to religion for an explanation of why young men — and some women — become radicalized. But it is psychology, not theology, that offers the best tools for understanding radicalization — and how best to undo it. […]
No God But God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam by Reza Aslan 288pp, Heinemann, £17.99 Reza Aslan is an Iranian-American writer, a Shia by persuasion, and informs us […]
winnipegfreepress.com: The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is finally open. It’s a magnificent building for a magnificent mission: to promote the idea that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. One of those rights is the right to religion. According to Article 18 of the […]
sfchronicle.com: Thursday, advertisements appeared on San Francisco Muni buses depicting Islam as evil and claiming that devout followers of the faith are bound to be violent. This proclamation is utterly false and an attempt to manipulate the public with Islamophobic vitriol to address the very serious threat posed by the […]
Epigraph: Whoso saves one life, it shall be as if he had given life to all mankind. (Al Quran 5:33) Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad: the Worldwide Leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community The lead article is courtesy of Tayyab Mansoor Ph.D. The Khalifah of Islam, A Man of Peace […]
Source:Source: Ghana/StarrFMonline.com A 45-year-old man from Guinea – one of the country’s worst-hit by the deadly Ebola virus – has been quarantined at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Hospital in Agona Swedru, Central region, to ensure he is cleared of the disease.Musah Donkor, acting administrator of the hospital told STARR NEWS Wednesday that Diallo […]
By Zubair Khan (Croatia) The word Hajj means “to intend a journey” which connotes both the outward act of a journey and the inward act of intentions. The Hajj is an annual Islamic pilgrimage […]
Hindu Muslim Incorporated: A New Inter-Community Contract Can Emerge Through an Open Economy By Sagarika Ghose October 15, 2014 “The Nobel Committee regards it as an important point for a Hindu and a Muslim, an Indian and a Pakistani, to join in a common struggle for education and against […]