Japanese parliament sees red over minister’s scarf worn in chamber
RT: “A scarf is simply part of my outfit,” she told reporters. “It’s an ordinary fashion item for an ordinary woman.” A red scarf-wearing member of Japan’s upper house has […]
Australian women wear headscarves in solidarity with Muslim community
For one week, Kate Leaney – a Christian woman – has donned a scarf on her head in the Islamic tradition. It’s not because she’s trying stay warm – rather, […]
Canberra Muslim woman stopped wearing hijab for fear of being attacked
Canberra Muslim woman Nurcan Baran says she has stopped wearing her hijab for fear of being attacked. On Thursday Speaker Bronwyn Bishop and Senate President Stephen Parry approved new interim rules to force Muslim women who cover their faces to sit in a separate glass-enclosed public gallery in Federal Parliament. […]
Headscarf ban turns France’s Muslim women towards homeworking
theguardian: by Faiza Zerouala — Every day Meryem Belmokhtar turns her tidy sitting-room into a workshop. She lays out the equipment on the table, puts on rubber gloves and dips into various jars to make up 250g bags of sweets. Each packet is marked with her logo, featuring a stick […]
The Last Sermon of the Prophet Muhammad: The Beginning of Universal Brotherhood- Charter for Humanity
Posted by Rafiq A. Tschannen Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one […]
Saudi Arabia on Ebola watch as millions gather for Hajj
Daily Times: MAKKAH: Anxious to safeguard Hajj pilgrimage from the threat of Ebola, Saudi authorities are screening pilgrims arriving from West Africa and have deployed mobile laboratories to test any suspected cases quickly.The kingdom expects nearly 3 million pilgrims in Makkah this year, including 1.4 million from abroad. The health […]
The first rule of terrorism, according to Fox News: White people can’t be terrorists
Salon.com: The real terror threat Fox News conveniently ignores Fox News is increasingly fixating on the gruesome workplace beheading last week in Moore, Oklahoma by a recent Muslim convert, suspect Alton Nolen. Perhaps sensing a way to once again fan its patented flames of Islamophobia while simultaneously blaming President Obama for being indifferent to the threat of terrorism, […]
David Cameron: UK is ‘friend and partner’ of Afghanistan
BBC News: UK Prime Minister David Cameron has promised new Afghan President Ashraf Ghani that Britain will always be a “strong partner and good friend”. Mr Cameron, on an unannounced visit to Kabul, said British armed forces had paid a “very high price” for their involvement in Afghanistan. Mr Ghani […]
SWISS MADE: Great expectations for scholarship Angolans
Among the intake of students at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) this semester is a unique group from Angola. These young adults fought tough competition to secure places […]
In order to defeat ISIS, the world must discredit its ideology
Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum| The Daily Star The global financial crisis taught the world how profoundly interdependent our economies have become. In today’s crisis of extremism, we must recognize that […]
French convert who drove 7,000 km for Umrah now king’s guest for Haj
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR A French pilgrim who recently converted to Islam and drove 7,000 km in his car with his wife to perform Umrah is now in Makkah as […]
Barcode to help locate Mina tents
JEDDAH: P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR Published — Friday 3 October 2014 Saudi authorities are planning to introduce a barcode system for Mina tents to help stranded pilgrims identify their tents with the assistance of Google maps. “A technology has been already developed for this purpose,” said Mohammed Al-Ruwaished, head of the […]
Over 2 million prepare for Haj climax
MINA: HANI HAZAIMEH & SIRAJ WAHAB Published — Friday 3 October 2014 In scenes of devotion seen nowhere else on the planet, over two million pilgrims, wrapped in seamless white […]
Turkish lawmakers OK military action against ISIS
Gaziantep, Turkey (CNN) — Turkish lawmakers voted Thursday to authorize military force against ISIS in Syria and Iraq, joining a growing international coalition against the Islamist militants as they continued […]
A Tribute to the Holy Prophet Muhammad
Epigraph: “If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and outstanding results are the three criteria of human genius, who could dare to compare any great man in modern history with […]
ISIS threat calls for Muslim leadership
Source: oregonlive.com | By Harris Zafar President Obama has presented his strategy for dealing with the menace known as ISIS, which has continued to perpetrate some of the most heinous acts imaginable – […]
Ireland set to call referendum on blasphemy laws
Source: The Guardian By Henry McDonald in Dublin Tuesday 30 September 2014 Atheists and secular campaigners have welcomed the Irish government’s decision to hold a referendum that may abolish Ireland’s blasphemy laws. […]
150 years after Geneva Convention set out to protect civilians, things are worse for them than ever
Ambika KandasamyOctober 2, 2014 00:30 This Swiss diplomat says it’s time to rethink how we protect people in war. Thousands of Syrian refugees are streaming over the Turkish border this week after their towns were overrun by Islamic State militants. And millions more are enduring a brutally violent civil war, […]
Humanity First Jordan: Students in the Mafraq Pre-School receive Winter Jackets
In Jordan also soon the weather will change and get cooler. Not known by some outside of the region is that Jordan can have very cold weather and even snow. The snow usually lasts a few days, but the cold season with occasional rain can last from November to April. […]
Qur’an lesson for today: 248. Commandment to be patient with admirable patience
248. Commandment to be patient with admirable patience [70:6] So be patient with admirable patience. [52:49] So wait patiently for the judgment of thy Lord; for assuredly thou art before Our eyes; and glorify thy Lord with His praise when thou risest up from sleep; [8:47] And obey Allah and […]