Pride of Britain nominees: Shazhad Athar
Shazhad Ahmed Athar from Sheffield has been nominated for Fundraiser of the Year at the 2014 Pride of Britain Awards. Since moving to South Yorkshire five years ago he has […]
378 German Islamists who have headed to Syria
Source: The Local. The report from the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, which has been seen by the Berliner Morgenpost, showed that of the 378 German Islamists who have headed to Syria since mid-2012 just one in four finished high school. Six percent finished post-school training and […]
Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya: The First Book of the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, available in English now
The book is available online now. “He it is Who has raised among the unlettered people a Messenger from among themselves who recites unto them His Signs, and purifies them, […]
World Without Hate
pbs.org: Days after 9/11, Rais Bhuiyan was shot in the head by Mark Stroman in a hate crime targeted at Arabs. Bhuiyan survived the attack, and Stroman was sentenced to death, but Bhuiyan felt compelled by God to show love and compassion for his assailant. Bhuiyan forgave Stroman many times, […]
China tells Dalai Lama again to respect reincarnation
Daily Times: BEIJING: China repeated a call on the Dalai Lama on Wednesday to respect what it said was the historic practice of reincarnation, after the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader implied in a newspaper interview he may be the last to hold the position.The Dalai Lama, in an interview with […]
The First North American Museum Devoted to Islamic art, Opens Today
Aga Khan Museum of Islamic art to open Friday in Toronto The Canadian Press Published Thursday, September 11, 2014 TORONTO — A $300-million showcase complex that includes the first North American […]
HIV-positive man ordered to stop virus by Seattle court
Source: BBC A Seattle judge has ordered an HIV-positive man to stop spreading the disease and to seek treatment after he infected eight people in four years. The man, known […]
Video: Is this the future of photography?
http://www.cnn.com/video/api/embed.html#/video/tech/2014/09/09/cnn-orig-devices-lytro-camera.cnn Digital cameras have changed the way we look at pictures. Now there’s a device that changes the way we focus them.
Rand Paul: ‘Civilized Islam Will Have To Step Up’ To Take On ISIS
WASHINGTON (CBSDC) — Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is calling on “civilized Islam” to help take on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria terror group. President Barack Obama laid out his plan to deal with ISIS during an address to the nation Wednesday night, saying that the U.S. will expand […]
Australian Muslims fear fallout from terror warnings
There’s concern within some of Australia’s Muslim communities about the impact of a possible elevation in Australia’s terrorism threat rating. READ MORE…
Boko Haram continues its ascent as the world looks away
The Guardian: For a while it took centre stage in the world’s gaze but five months on the kidnapping of schoolgirls by Islamist militants Boko Haram is not even top story in Nigeria. The outbreak of Ebola there and in other western African countries has seen the missing girls drop […]
Islamic finance: Searching for Sukuk
African governments are looking to sharia-compliant financial markets to attract investment from the Middle East. The trend is just gathering strength, and experts expect more funds to flow into infrastructure and other major projects. The latest wave of finance to reach African corporations and governments is coming from the Middle […]
Facts About Women – Top 10 Facts About Women and Women’s Issues
About News: by Linda Lowen — When it comes to the facts about women’s lives, we don’t need to focus on women’s issues, do we? Nowadays, women and men are treated the same, right? Isn’t the gender gap a myth? Don’t women have equal rights already — just like men? Aren’t we […]
Facts About Women – Top 10 Facts About Women and Women's Issues
About News: by Linda Lowen — When it comes to the facts about women’s lives, we don’t need to focus on women’s issues, do we? Nowadays, women and men are treated the same, right? Isn’t the gender gap a myth? Don’t women have equal rights already — just like men? Aren’t we […]
Antisemitism and criticism of Israel
theguardian: A protest against Israeli food products sold in Sainsbury’s supermarket. Photograph: Guy Corbishley/Alamy/Alamy I do not need Michael Gove to explain to me what antisemitism is (Gove attacks ‘antisemitic’ Israel boycotts, 10 September). I have been the object of antisemitism by two Conservative MPs, Sir Charles Taylor, who told […]
9/11 Families Launch Anti-Islamophobia Campaign For Anniversary Of Tragedy
Huff Post: Family members of September 11 victims are taking a stand against Islamophobia with a new bus ad campaign designed to promote religious tolerance and interfaith unity. “Islamophobia is not pretty,” the ad reads. “Let’s build bridges, not walls. Hate hurts, hope heals.” Sponsored by September 11th Families for […]
Toronto: Prince AgaKhan to inaugurate Museum Sep. 12
His highness Prince Karim Al Husseini Aga Khan IV set to inaugurate his new museum in Don Mills on Sept. 12 By: Murray Whyte Visual arts, Published on Wed Sep 10 2014 thestar.com The leaf blowers and sod-edgers roared and sliced in earnest Wednesday morning outside the Aga Khan Museum, […]
Pakistan is not living up to China’s high expectations and is gripped with a death wish of its own making
Source: Indian Punchline. The fact of the matter is that: a) Pakistan is not living up to China’s high expectations and is gripped with a death wish of its own making that it is unable to shake off; b) Chinese priorities in South Asia have changed and it is not […]
IS stands little chance of holding on to the swathes it has recently conquered
Source: Asia Times By Brian M Downing The four armed groups warring in Iraq – Islamic State (IS), the Kurdish peshmerga, the Iraqi army, and Sunni tribal levies – have strengths and weaknesses. They also have varying levels of foreign support and capacities for cooperation. IS troops have a marked […]
Bacteria from bees possible alternative to antibiotics
Epigraph: And thy Lord has inspired the bee, saying, ‘Make thou houses in the hills and in the trees and in the trellises which they build. Then eat of every […]