Why are so many people obsessed with Muslim women’s wardrobes?
It’s dangerous to target a minority of women for the way they dress, argues Shaista Aziz If someone asked you to list the most sinister developments of our time, I […]
Why are so many people obsessed with Muslim women's wardrobes?
It’s dangerous to target a minority of women for the way they dress, argues Shaista Aziz If someone asked you to list the most sinister developments of our time, I […]
Iranian Christian to Have Lips Burnt for Eating During Ramadan
Source: The Conservative. An Iranian judge sentenced a Christian man to have his lips burnt with a cigarette for eating during the day in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, The Daily Mail reported. The barbaric punishment was carried out in public in a square in the city of Kermanshah. […]
Pope to visit Philadelphia next year for conference
Source: CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis has accepted the invitation of Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput to attend the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia next year, Catholic News Service reported Friday. It would be the popular pontiff’s first visit to the United States as Pope. The news service, the […]
Temporary truce begins in Gaza, but will it hold?
Source: CNN Gaza (CNN) — A 12-hour humanitarian cease-fire between Israel and Hamas started Saturday morning as diplomats worked to create a longer truce in the conflict that has killed more than 900 people — mostly civilians. The cease-fire started at 8 a.m. Saturday (1 a.m. ET). If the 12-hour […]
Did Malaysian leader’s ‘quiet diplomacy’ seal MH17 deal with rebels?
Source: CNN (CNN) — It was a moment of triumph amid a personal tragedy for Malaysian leader Najib Razak. In the early hours of Tuesday morning, he could finally stand in front of his nation with news of a deal — the breakthrough to release MH17’s flight recorders from rebels’ […]
Did Malaysian leader's 'quiet diplomacy' seal MH17 deal with rebels?
Source: CNN (CNN) — It was a moment of triumph amid a personal tragedy for Malaysian leader Najib Razak. In the early hours of Tuesday morning, he could finally stand in front of his nation with news of a deal — the breakthrough to release MH17’s flight recorders from rebels’ […]
Dallas Muslims host Second Annual Interfaith Iftar Dinner
Dallas Muslims host Second Annual Interfaith Iftar Dinner, Faith leaders join to break the Ramadan Fast together Source: Dr. Jari Khan, Media Spokesperson, Jari.khan@ahmadiyya.us Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting from sunrise to […]
Bishkek: Supreme Court outlaws Ahmadis
AsiaNews.it — The country’s highest judicial authority rejects the appeal filed by the community for state registration and freedom of worship. In practice, it will also be impossible for Ahmadis to pray in private. The ruling “is equal to banning us in Kyrgyzstan,” a believer says. Bishkek (AsiaNews) – Muslims […]
Christianity, Islam and Atheism
Epigraph: And when thy Lord brings forth from Adam’s children — out of their loins — their offspring and makes them witnesses against their own selves by saying: ‘Am I […]
International Council for the Defence of Finality of Prophethood: sole purpose is to hunt down Ahmedis in Pakistan
BBC: A country where liberal journalists risk death By Mohammed HanifPakistan The life of a liberal journalist in Pakistan is not an easy one. Write about someone fighting a blasphemy case, or someone whose faith is considered heresy, and you may very soon find yourself in deep trouble. Shoaib Adil, […]
It Turns Out Hamas Didn’t Kidnap and Kill the 3 Israeli Teens After All
NY Mag: When the bodies of three Israeli teenagers, kidnapped in the West Bank, were found late last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not mince words. “Hamas is responsible, and Hamas will pay,” he said, initiating a campaign that eventually escalated into the present conflict in the region. […]
Four Ahmadis booked for ‘preaching’
Dawn: BADIN: The Tando Bago police have registered a criminal case against four men belonging to the Ahmadi community for allegedly preaching their faith. Mohammad Ramazan Rustmani, a local cleric, who is also an office-bearer of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl), lodged an FIR (96/2014) against the four men — Abbas […]
Lebanon urges ICC to probe Israel crimes in Gaza, ISIS in Iraq
Summary Lebanon sent requests to the International Criminal Court’s general prosecutor to investigate crimes committed by Israel in its offensive on Gaza and those committed by extremists in Iraq, said Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, adding that the violations fall within the court’s jurisdiction. Speaking at a news conference, Bassil said […]
Henna business gets an Eid boost
Eid is not only a time for happy celebrations, but also the chance for enterprising women to boost their henna businesses. These enterprises have evolved to such an extent that […]
Eight hundred dead Palestinians. But Israel has impunity There’s something very odd about our reactions to these two outrageous death tolls
by Robert Fisk, The Independent Impunity is the word that comes to mind. Eight hundred dead Palestinians. Eight hundred. That’s infinitely more than twice the total dead of flight MH17 […]
Islamic State ‘fatwa’ ordering FGM ‘likely to be a hoax’
The Telegraph: by Richard Spencer — A “fatwa” by the extremist group Islamic State ordering women in areas of Iraq under its control to undergo female genital mutilation is now thought to be a hoax. The supposed order by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the head or self-styled “Caliph” of the Islamic […]
Islamic State 'fatwa' ordering FGM 'likely to be a hoax'
The Telegraph: by Richard Spencer — A “fatwa” by the extremist group Islamic State ordering women in areas of Iraq under its control to undergo female genital mutilation is now thought to be a hoax. The supposed order by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the head or self-styled “Caliph” of the Islamic […]
If we can have just war, why not just terrorism?
theguardian: by Giles Fraser — For decades now the United Nations has been unable to agree a definition of terrorism. Even our own supreme court recently concluded that there is no internationally agreed definition. The stumbling block has been that western governments want states and state agents to be exempt […]
On arrogance and war: How and why is Israel weakening Abbas, strengthening Hamas, and destroying Gaza?
Marwan Bishara ALJAZEERA Only a few weeks ago, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu seemed to get away with it all. He rebuffed the Obama administration’s peace overtures, expanded illegal settlements in the West Bank, and reneged on his agreement with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas by refusing to release the last […]