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Can an Islamic caliphate survive in today’s Mideast? As the Muslim militant group ISIS advances in Iraq and Syria
The Monitor’s View: Can an Islamic caliphate survive in today’s Mideast? As the Muslim militant group ISIS advances in Iraq and Syria, its chances of establishing a strict Islamic theocracy […]
Can an Islamic caliphate survive in today's Mideast? As the Muslim militant group ISIS advances in Iraq and Syria
The Monitor’s View: Can an Islamic caliphate survive in today’s Mideast? As the Muslim militant group ISIS advances in Iraq and Syria, its chances of establishing a strict Islamic theocracy […]
Qur’an lesson for today: Kill not game while you are in a state of pilgrimage
145. Kill not game while you are in a state of pilgrimage [5:96] O ye who believe! kill not game while you are in a state of pilgrimage. And whoso amongst you kills it intentionally, its compensation is a quadruped like unto that which he has killed, as determined […]
Qur'an lesson for today: Kill not game while you are in a state of pilgrimage
145. Kill not game while you are in a state of pilgrimage [5:96] O ye who believe! kill not game while you are in a state of pilgrimage. And whoso amongst you kills it intentionally, its compensation is a quadruped like unto that which he has killed, as determined […]
World Cup 2022: The Dark Side of the Qatar Dream
By Christoph Scheuermann Gabriela Maj/ Agentur Focus/ DER SPIEGEL Qatar is spending billions to build hotels, subways, shopping centers and stadiums ahead of the World Cup in 2022. But those […]
MIDDLE EAST Sunni Fighters Gain as They Battle 2 Governments, and Other Rebels
GAZIANTEP, Turkey — The fighters with the Free Syrian Army were expecting an attack any day from the jihadists besieging the city of Minbej in war-torn Syria, fortifying their base, […]
The five biggest threats to human existence
Global Post: In the daily hubbub of current “crises” facing humanity, we forget about the many generations we hope are yet to come. Not those who will live 200 years […]
We’re not moving towards civil war, we’re in it
Dawn: Being a Shia is not a crime, but in Pakistan it now carries a death sentence. The 24 Shias from Kohat and Orakzai agency, who were summarilyexecuted by the militants near the Pak-Iran border, have now been added to the list of thousands already murdered for their beliefs by their […]
We're not moving towards civil war, we're in it
Dawn: Being a Shia is not a crime, but in Pakistan it now carries a death sentence. The 24 Shias from Kohat and Orakzai agency, who were summarilyexecuted by the militants near the Pak-Iran border, have now been added to the list of thousands already murdered for their beliefs by their […]
If the Las Vegas Killers Were Muslims, We’d Call Them Terrorists
Source: The Atlantic, June 2014 If a 22-year-old Muslim man stabbed his roommates to death in their sleep, embarked on a killing spree, and claimed in written and video manifestos […]
If the Las Vegas Killers Were Muslims, We'd Call Them Terrorists
Source: The Atlantic, June 2014 If a 22-year-old Muslim man stabbed his roommates to death in their sleep, embarked on a killing spree, and claimed in written and video manifestos […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Opens their Mosque to Neighbors
Community.scoop.co.nz: The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community New Zealand will be hosting a Mosque Open Day for the general public on Saturday 14th June 2014 from 10 am to 4 pm at […]
ISIL abducts Turkish consul staff in Mosul Turkish government warns of retaliation if its citizens are harmed
Turkey has promised to retaliate if any of its citizens are harmed in Iraq, after 49 members of the Turkish consulate in Mosul were abducted by the Islamic State of […]
British Ahmadi Muslims Ride4Peace
Source: rabwah.net A group of 25 cyclists from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community took part in a 600-mile charity cycle from Glasgow to London. They reached London last Sunday where they were […]
Pakistan: A Call to protect the life of a converted Ahmadi & his family
Source: humanrights.asia June 11, 2014 ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-086-2014 11 June 2014 ——————————————————————— PAKISTAN: A Call to protect the life of a converted Ahmadi and his family […]
Israel, Singapore more Islamic than Malaysia, study suggests
pigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has […]
Ireland ‘the most truly Muslim country in the world’
Source: The Irish Times The country in the world most faithful to the values of the Koran is Ireland according to an Iranian-born academic at George Washingon University in the US. Next are Denmark, Sweden and the UK. In a BBC interview, Hossein Askari, Professor of International Business and International […]
In Britain, School Report Cites Division Over Islam
LONDON — A report released on Monday concluded that pressure from fundamentalist Islamic school board governors had created a culture of “fear and intimidation” among senior staff members in a number of British schools said to have been the targets of a campaign to impose Islamist views on parts of […]
‘We’ll Get You’: An Albanian Boy’s Life Ruined by Blood Feuds
By Katrin Kuntz and Maria Feck (photos) in Shkoder, Albania Blood feuds still exist in Albania and those involved have to live a life in hiding. They include people like Leonard Qukaj, who has left his home only rarely in the last four years for fear of being murdered by […]