Laylat Al Qadr 2014: What Is The 'Night Of Power?'
Epigraph: The Night of Destiny is better than a thousand months. Therein descend angels and the Spirit by the command of their Lord — with every matter. (Al Quran 97:4-5) […]
For Muslims in New York, Observing Ramadan Is a Blend of Rituals Far and Near
By KIRAN NAZISHJULY 23, 2014 Mahmud Syed, 67, from Long Island, during Friday prayers at the Imam Al-Khoei Foundation in Jamaica, Queens. On a sweltering afternoon, Mohab A. Sewilam worked […]
Argentina is now very close to default
http://i.cdn.turner.com/money/.element/script/7.0/players/embed.js?videoid=/video/news/2014/07/01/n-richard-quest-interviews-former-argentina-finance-minister.cnnmoney By Charles Riley @CRrileyCNN July 25, 2014 HONG KONG (CNNMoney) The clock is ticking. Argentina will default in just a few days unless the country can find a way […]
Prepare for the Middle East’s version of the Thirty Years’ War
Summary It is a region wracked by religious struggle between competing traditions of the faith. Conflicts take place within and between states; civil wars and proxy wars become impossible to distinguish. That could be a description of today’s Middle East. In the Middle East in 2011, change came after a […]
Ex-Israeli Security Chief Diskin: ‘All the Conditions Are There for an Explosion’
Interview Conducted by Julia Amalia Heyer REUTERS SPIEGEL.DE In an interview with SPIEGEL, Yuval Diskin, former director of Israel’s internal security service Shin Bet, speaks of the current clash between Israel and the Palestinians, what must be done to achieve peace and the lack of leadership in the Middle East. […]
Ex-Israeli Security Chief Diskin: 'All the Conditions Are There for an Explosion'
Interview Conducted by Julia Amalia Heyer REUTERS SPIEGEL.DE In an interview with SPIEGEL, Yuval Diskin, former director of Israel’s internal security service Shin Bet, speaks of the current clash between Israel and the Palestinians, what must be done to achieve peace and the lack of leadership in the Middle East. […]
Israel facing new Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions support in US
Aljazeera: The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which aims to pressure Israel to comply with international law and end its military occupation of Palestinian territories, has garnered significant institutional and governmental support in recent years. Much of its growth has been in Europe, but the BDS movement is also […]
Jeremy Bowen’s Gaza notebook: I saw no evidence of Hamas using Palestinians as human shields
Newstateman: Trouble has been brewing between Israel and Hamas for months. The signs were there before the Israeli and Palestinian teenagers were kidnapped and murdered, and before Israel’s crackdown on Hamas in the West Bank. It’s all horribly familiar. Missiles, rockets and threats, and another Israeli prime minister saying that […]
Jeremy Bowen's Gaza notebook: I saw no evidence of Hamas using Palestinians as human shields
Newstateman: Trouble has been brewing between Israel and Hamas for months. The signs were there before the Israeli and Palestinian teenagers were kidnapped and murdered, and before Israel’s crackdown on Hamas in the West Bank. It’s all horribly familiar. Missiles, rockets and threats, and another Israeli prime minister saying that […]
IMAMS WARNED AGAINST RADICALISM TO ABORIGINAL INMATES: SYDNEY MORNING HERAL
Imams warn against radicalism to Aboriginal inmates converting to Islam Date July 24, 2014 8 reading nowRead later Rachel Olding Rachel Olding Reporter View more articles from Rachel Olding Follow Rachel on Twitter Email Rachel inShare submit to redditEmail articlePrintReprints & permissions Goulbourn prison. ASIO alerted: Imams called into prisons […]
Human Rights Council establishes Independent, International Commission of Inquiry for the Occupied Palestinian Territory
UNCHR: 23 July 2014 The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its Special Session on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, after adopting a […]
Islamic scholars condemn expulsion of Iraq’s ‘Christian brothers’
Yahoo News: DOHA (Reuters) – An influential group of Islamic scholars has denounced the forced expulsion of Christians from northern Iraq by Islamist hardliners, saying it paves the way for fighting between the country’s ethnic and religious groups. The Christian community of Mosul fled to the Kurdish autonomous region last […]
Islamic scholars condemn expulsion of Iraq's 'Christian brothers'
Yahoo News: DOHA (Reuters) – An influential group of Islamic scholars has denounced the forced expulsion of Christians from northern Iraq by Islamist hardliners, saying it paves the way for fighting between the country’s ethnic and religious groups. The Christian community of Mosul fled to the Kurdish autonomous region last […]
Religious leaders call for returning to religion as means of dialogue
AMMAN — HRH Prince Hassan has joined Christian and Jewish leaders in a joint appeal to “the leaders and brokers of power” in the Middle East and the world to turn holy spaces into venues for dialogue and conversation. Instead of devolving “into venues that separate us from each other”, […]
Today’s Beautiful Hadith is about Religion
Reported by Abu Huraira (RA): The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, ‘Religion is very easy and whoever overburdens himself in his religion will not be able to continue in that way. So you should not be extremists, but try to be near to perfection and receive the good tidings […]
Have Muslims Misunderstood Evolution?
Additional Reading Charles Darwin: An Epiphany for the Muslims, A Catastrophe for the Christians Darwinian Evolution: Islam or Christianity? Exposing Creationism of Zakir Naik, Tahir ul Qadari, Yusuf Estes and Harun […]
Women Form A Negative View Of Other Women More Quickly Than Men Do Of Men
Source: Forbes By Peggy Drexler Contributor: I write about gender, work and the modern family. I wrote about the increase in the numbers of “queen bees” in the workplace, women who aim […]
What British Jews really think about the Gaza conflict
theguardian: by Keith Kahn-Harris — It suits a variety of agendas to claim that British Jews are largely united in support for Israel during this current round of conflict. Israelis and those who approve of Israel’s actions find succour in this supposed homogeneity. Conversely, Palestinians and those who support them outside […]
The Muslim who gave up his life for Mosul’s Christians
Chaldean website ankawa.com says a university professor was killed after speaking out against anti-Christian persecution. Meanwhile, the Islamic State has set the jizyah at 450 dollars GIORGIO BERNARDELLI He refused to keep silent about the violence agaist Mosul’s Christians who are forced to choose between converting to the Muslim faith, […]
Renouncing my Israeli citizenship
Lenny Lapon on July 21, 2014 On October 19, 2010 my plane landed in Israel and instantaneously I was awarded Israeli citizenship with identification card # 012706735, solely because I […]