by Khaled Neimat | Jun 30, 2014 | 23:49 AMMAN — A security buffer zone of around 400 kilometres separates Jordan’s border from the military operations in Iraq, an MP who attended a closed-door meeting with the government said on Monday. Deputy Yihya Saud (Amman, 2nd District) quoted Interior Minister […]
Source: Arab News Philanthropists will distribute more than 7.5 million packets of iftar meals among worshippers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah throughout Ramadan. “Everyday they supply 250,000 iftar meals, […]
Reuters.com: by Lawrence Hurley — WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that owners of private companies can object on religious grounds to a provision of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law that requires employers to provide insurance covering birth control for women. The decision, which applies only […]
Reuters.com: by Lawrence Hurley — WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that owners of private companies can object on religious grounds to a provision of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law that requires employers to provide insurance covering birth control for women. The decision, which applies only […]
A Christian NHS worker has been disciplined for ‘bullying’ a Muslim colleague by praying with her. Victoria Wasteney, an occupational therapist, was also condemned for inviting the woman to a sports day at her church. READ MORE…
A Christian NHS worker has been disciplined for ‘bullying’ a Muslim colleague by praying with her. Victoria Wasteney, an occupational therapist, was also condemned for inviting the woman to a sports day at her church. READ MORE…
Islamist militants have declared an Islamic “caliphate” in an area straddling Iraq and Syria, trumpeting the declaration in several videos. One slick video, mostly in English, features a bearded fighter with an AK-47 on his back, explaining the new caliphate. “This is not the first border we will break, we will break other borders,” a jihadist […]
Rob Ford’s invitation-only news conference sparks controversy Mayor Rob Ford’s first official address after his return from rehab is invitation-only and excludes some members of the press gallery. LAUREN LASALLE / INSTAGRAM Mayor Rob Ford poses for a photo in a men’s clothing store near Barrie Saturday. He will be […]
By Katrin Kuntz in Qaraqosh, Iraq It was the evening of Tuesday, June 10 when Salam Kihkhwa walked into a mobile phone shop in the Qaraqosh city center to purchase […]
Interview Conducted by Samiha Shafy and Mathieu von Rohr SPIEGEL: Mrs. Gates, how does it feel to be so rich that you can use your money to influence the lives […]
Interview Conducted by Samiha Shafy and Mathieu von Rohr SPIEGEL: Mrs. Gates, how does it feel to be so rich that you can use your money to influence the lives […]
Epigraph: There are two occasions of joy for a fasting person: one when he breaks his fast, and the other when he meets his Lord, and the (bad) breath (of a fasting person) is better in the sight of Allah than the fragrance of musk. The Holy Prophet Muhammad […]
The Guardian: Since the militarisation of the Syrian revolution, there has been much reporting in the UK of British Muslims going to fight in Syria and now Iraq. The recent […]
The Guardian: Since the militarisation of the Syrian revolution, there has been much reporting in the UK of British Muslims going to fight in Syria and now Iraq. The recent […]
By Charles Moore The Telegraph: You often meet them for the first time at secondary school. The typical teenage atheist is more likely a boy than a girl, stronger on […]
By Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Editor Follow @BurkeCNN Los Angeles (CNN) – For years, Ahmed Ahmed’s acting resume read like a rap sheet. His first film role was Terrorist No. 4 in “Executive Decision.” His first sitcom part: Hakeem, a terrorist, on “Roseanne.” “I realized there was a big market out […]
http://defence.pk/: Officials in China’s turbulent north-western region of Xinjiang are tightening restrictions on Muslim practices including mass prayers during Ramadan, according to government notices.Government employees and Communist party members are banned […]
HRW: (London) – Pakistan’s government should take all necessary measures to stop Sunni extremist groups in Balochistan province from committing further killings and other abuses against Hazara and other Shia Muslims, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 62-page report, “‘We are the Walking Dead’: Killings of Shia […]
Lutf blogs: As Muslims around the world start the month of Ramadan, ISIS, a group of Salafist militants have announced the re-establishment of Khilafah, the Islamic form of government as idealized by the orthodox Muslims. One Abu Bakr Baghdadi has been chosen as the Khalifa (Caliph) who is in the process […]