A high-ranking official at the Haj Ministry has advised Saudis and expats to perform Umrah only once during Ramadan to give others a chance to do it with ease. Civil Defense has sent text messages to Saudis and expats urging them not to perform Umrah more than once. Hussein Al-Sharif, […]
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be […]
theguardian: by Kate Hodal — An Australian Islamic preacher suspected of rallying support for Isis militants in Syria has been arrested in the Philippines, where he has been preaching radical Islam and recruiting militants since February, according to Australian police. Melbourne-native Robert Cerantonio, 29, who goes by the alias of Musa, […]
Ottawa hospital worker convicted of terror charges Misbahuddin Ahmed has been found guilty of two terrorism-related offences, and not guilty on a third charge. The Toronto Star 2014/07/11 Tammy Hoy / THE CANADIAN PRESS Misbahuddin Ahmed, seen in a courtroom sketch, has been convicted of conspiring to facilitate a terrorist […]
Recapturing North Waziristan: A tragic necessity 27 ‘Progressive Pakistanis should openly support the operation against a barbaric foe. Specious objections will merely serve to strengthen them,’ says Pervez Hoodbhoy in an interview with Viewpoint on the military operation going on in Waziristan. Noted intellectual and scientist, Pervez Hoodbhoy has […]
Epigraph Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be […]
Bombs are raining on Gaza and rockets on Southern Israel, people are dying and homes are being destroyed. Again. Again without any purpose. Again with the certainty that after it’s all over, everything will essentially be the same as it was before. But I can hardly hear the sirens, which […]
Jordan, where the US Central Intelligence Agency has been covertly training Syrian rebels for more than a year, is reluctant to host an expanded rebel instruction programme, US officials say. Jordan’s reticence, confirmed by four US officials, is a potentially serious setback for President Barack Obama’s proposed $500m initiative, announced […]
Jordan, where the US Central Intelligence Agency has been covertly training Syrian rebels for more than a year, is reluctant to host an expanded rebel instruction programme, US officials say. Jordan’s reticence, confirmed by four US officials, is a potentially serious setback for President Barack Obama’s proposed $500m initiative, announced […]
Epigraph: He (Allah) it is Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad), with guidance and the Religion of truth, that He may make it prevail over all other religions. And sufficient is Allah […]
Netanyahu dismisses intl pressure RT: The legality of Israel’s Operation Protective Edge, which entered its fifth day on Saturday, has been questioned by the UN’s humanitarian chief. But Israel’s prime […]
Fars News: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, in separate phone conversation with Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip […]
By Rohail Khan, Senior Banker, Media Adviser, Philanthropist Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
First, there were humanitarian efforts from Brazil’s churches. Then, official World Cup prayers published by the Church of England. And, most recently, Buzzfeed’s promotion of goalie Tim Howard to the position of America’s “Savior” (in spite of a U.S. team loss.) And now, just days before the tournament’s end, the World Cup has […]
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declares himself leader of all Muslims—who don’t buy it A FEW details looked out of place: the watch on the speaker’s right wrist, a fan whirring behind him and machine guns propped against the walls. Otherwise, as a thickly bearded, black-robed preacher slowly mounted the pulpit of […]
Dubai: A new exhibition on the ‘Scientific Miracles of the Holy Quran’ is being held at the Dubai World Trade Centre until Monday. READ MORE…
Several university students from China’s western region of Xinjiang have told the BBC that they are being banned from fasting during the month of Ramadan. The three Muslim students we spoke to the BBC did not want their identities revealed as they fear government reprisals for speaking about a sensitive […]
Several university students from China’s western region of Xinjiang have told the BBC that they are being banned from fasting during the month of Ramadan. The three Muslim students we spoke to the BBC did not want their identities revealed as they fear government reprisals for speaking about a sensitive […]
About 200 Ghanaian soccer fans have requested asylum after they entered Brazil on tourist visas to watch the World Cup, media reports said Thursday, citing federal police… The Ghanaians reportedly said that they are Muslims and are “fleeing the violent conflicts between different Muslim groups,” in their home country. READ […]
Nearly three quarters of American Muslims like the job President Obama is doing — by far the largest backing of any religious group, a new survey released Friday reveals. READ MORE…