Interview with Melinda Gates: ‘Simple Things Can Have a Huge Effect’
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 with Melinda Gates: 'Simple Things Can Have a Huge Effect'
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 […]
eDigest: Statements by President Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper on the occasion of Ramadan
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 […]
Not all Muslims are jihadists – and it’s a shame such reassurances are needed
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 […]
Not all Muslims are jihadists – and it's a shame such reassurances are needed
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 sad business of trying to disprove God
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 […]
How Muslims flipped the script in Hollywood
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 […]
China bans Muslims from fasting during Holy Ramadan
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 […]
Pakistan: Rampant Killings of Shia by Extremists
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 […]
Caliphate of the Damned
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 […]
Israel tightens grip on East Jerusalem with $90m plan
AFP | Jun 29, 2014 | JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday approved a $90 million socio-economic development plan for occupied East Jerusalem which focuses on increased security presence in the area, the municipality said. “One of the main goals of the plan that was approved […]
Robert Fisk: How on earth can Israel tolerate this filth from B’nai Brith Canada?
Four million Canadians carrying the anti-Semitic ‘disease’? We’ve heard this kind of despicable propaganda before Not long ago, I was handed the most outrageous, vile, dishonest and slanderous calumny uttered against the people of Canada. It was contained in a full-page advertisement in the National Post (founder, Conrad Black), a […]
Syrian ‘moderates’ aren’t so moderate in Iraq
BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT Well, God bless Barack Obama – he’s found some “moderate” rebels in Syria. Enough to supply them with weapons and training worth $500m. Congress wants to arm these brave freedom fighters, you see. And Obama, having sent his 300 elite Spartan lads to Iraq to […]
Indonesia: Ahmadiyah Nur Khilafat Mosque sealed in Ciamis | Ahmadis demand re-opening
Source: ucanews.com | thejakartapost.com Ahmadiyah mosque sealed off in Ciamis Officials of the Ciamis Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) have sealed an Ahmadiyah mosque on Jl. Cipto Mangunkusumo in Ciamis, West Java on Thursday, […]
Indonesia: Ahmadiyah Nur Khilafat Mosque sealed in Ciamis | Ahmadis demand re-opening
Source: ucanews.com | thejakartapost.com Ahmadiyah mosque sealed off in Ciamis Officials of the Ciamis Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) have sealed an Ahmadiyah mosque on Jl. Cipto Mangunkusumo in Ciamis, West Java on Thursday, […]
UK: Bus campaign to counter extremism
Source: southwalesargus.co.uk A BRITISH Muslim community is sponsoring 125 buses to run in the South-West of England and Wales – including Gwent – to mark 125 years since its foundation in […]
PHYSICAL BENEFITS OF FASTING
Source: dallasmuslims.wordpress.com Contributed by Dr. Munawwar Malik to Ansar Dallas Newsletter Jun 2014 Many people observe fasting as a religious obligation but only few know the health benefits it has. Fasting is a good practice, if properly implemented. It promotes elimination of toxins from the body, reduces blood sugar and fat […]
Ramadan begins for the world’s 1 billion Muslims
Source: cantonrep.com Ramadan marks the time when Muslims believe the first verses of the Quran, Islam’s holy book, were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel in 610. Today […]
Ramadan begins for the world's 1 billion Muslims
Source: cantonrep.com Ramadan marks the time when Muslims believe the first verses of the Quran, Islam’s holy book, were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel in 610. Today […]