AFP | Sep 27, 2014 | 23:18 Updated: Sep 27, 2014 | JORDAN TIMES AL QOSH, Iraq — When jihadists raided their ancient heartland last month, Iraq’s Christian Assyrians were left defenceless and fled, but now some have decided it is time to put up a fight. In Sharafiya, a […]
AP | Sep 27, 2014 | 22:39 Muslims attend a gathering in front of the Paris Mosque after Friday prayers to pay tribute to Herve Gourdel, a French mountain guide […]
theguardian: by Tim Lott — The seismic constitutional rearrangement that is now taking place between England and Scotland has got me thinking about constitutions in general. Countries have them – why shouldn’t families? One of the most difficult things about being part of a family, after all, is that it […]
theguardian: by Giles Fraser — US President George Bush aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in May 2003, declaring the war to topple Saddam Hussein over – with a banner declaring ‘mission accomplished’ behind him. Photograph: J Scott Applewith/AP Remember “mission accomplished”? President George Bush, standing on the deck of […]
Epigraph: Indeed, he alone is worthy of maintaining the Mosques of Allah who believes in Allah, and the Last Day, and observes Prayer, and pays the Zakat, and fears none […]
Nolen had “Jesus Christ” tattooed across his chest and “As-salaamu Ataikum,” tattooed on his stomach, which could be a misspelling of “As-salaamu Alaikum,” a standard Muslim greeting that means “Peace […]
Nolen had “Jesus Christ” tattooed across his chest and “As-salaamu Ataikum,” tattooed on his stomach, which could be a misspelling of “As-salaamu Alaikum,” a standard Muslim greeting that means “Peace […]
Source: ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.in “Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA condemns this horrific act in the strongest possible manner. We wholly reject this barbaric and inhumane act,and we mourn with the victims.” Ahmadiyya Muslim Community […]
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Source: pressahmadiyya.com Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivers keynote address. On the evening of 26th September 2014, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad […]
counterpunch.org: The rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) has been aided by the continuing failure of the US Government to investigate the role of Saudi Arabia in the 9/11 attacks and its support of jihadi movements such as al-Qaeda in the years since, says former […]
faithstreet.com: lslam is always in the news, and we get it wrong much too often. This is part of a broader problem about understanding religion, but I think it has […]
Businessinsider.com: Pakistan is likely working to create tactical nuclear weapons, which are smaller warheads built for use on battlefields rather than cities or infrastructure. These weapons are diminutive enough to be launched from warships or submarines, which makes them easier to use on short notice than traditional nuclear weapons.Developing tactical […]
You tube: Published on Sep 26, 2014 Member of MKA USA Salaam Bhatti spoke during Group of Friends of United Nations Alliance of Civilizations meeting on new and emerging threats […]
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firstlook.org: Some 120 Muslim religious scholars this week published an open letter refuting the Islamic State’s claim to be a religious political movement, joining a series of high-profile condemnations of the extremist group by Islamic religious and political leaders. The letter, signed by current and former grand muftis of Egypt, the former […]
Epigraph: Indeed, he alone is worthy of maintaining the Mosques of Allah who believes in Allah, and the Last Day, and observes Prayer, and pays the Zakat, and fears none […]
Patrick Cockburn, who led the world in warning of the rise of Isis, wonders if David Cameron has really thought through his plans Britain is set to join the air campaign against Isis in Iraq, but, going by David Cameron’s speech to the UN General Assembly, the Government has no […]
Shawana A. Aziz ARABNEWS.COM In this life people are usually aware of two kinds of journeys; those made to earn a livelihood and those undertaken for pleasure and sightseeing. The Haj however is unique from these journeys, since it is made solely for the purpose of pleasing Allah, the Exalted. […]
Grand Mufti: Avoid politics at Haj . GETTING READY FOR HAJ: With five days to go for the trek to the nearby tent city of Mina at the start of the annual pilgrimage, hundreds of thousands of faithful throng the Grand Mosque in Makkah for prayers on Friday. (AN […]