Photos bring back memories of Hajj from a bygone era
French President Francois Hollande and Deputy Foreign Minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah will open a Haj exhibition in Paris on Tuesday Source: The Arab News, April 21, 2014 King […]
Explore stunning Islamic architecture in historic Bidar, Karnataka
The historic Bidar in the federal state of Karnataka in India now finds itself on the world map of heritage tourism as it figures in the 2014 World Monuments Watch […]
The Middle East we must confront in the future will be a Mafiastan ruled by money In Iraq, mafiosi already run almost the entire oil output of the south of the country
by Robert Fisk, The Independent Saudi Arabia is giving $3bn – yes, £2bn, and now let’s have done with exchange rates – to the Pakistani government of Nawaz Sharif. But what is it for? Pakistani journalists have been told not to ask this question. Then, when they persisted, they were […]
Quran lesson for the day: ‘Make your houses towards Qibla and observe prayer
101. Make your houses towards Qibla and observe prayer [10:88] And We spoke to Moses and his brother, saying, ‘Take, ye twain, some houses for your people in the town, and make your houses so as to face one another, and observe Prayer. And give glad tidings to the believers.’
Son of distributor of anti-Islam film Fitna accepts Islam
Khaleej Times: by Muaz Shabandri — The son of Arnoud van Doorn, the famous Dutch policy maker and distributor of an anti-Islam film Fitna that caused unrest in 2008, surprised the audiences at the three-day Dubai International Peace Convention by embracing Islam. Arnoud’s son, Iskander Amien De Vrie, was one of the […]
Food bank users in Britain triple to 900,000
London (AFP) – The number of people in Britain using food banks has nearly tripled to more than 900,000 over the past 12 months, according to a shock report on Wednesday from food bank operator Trussell Trust. Some 40 bishops and over 600 other church leaders from around Britain have […]
Suffer the children
by SYED FAKHAR KAKAKHEL DAWN “Amrikay jasees day,” (It’s an American spy) they shouted in the typical Waziri dialect as they gathered to witness the execution of a US spy said to be responsible for finding targets for drone attacks. Five children, their faces covered, sticks in their hands, drag […]
Malala: A Role Model for Young Girls
By Haadia from Lahore Tuesday 9th of October 2012, an ordinary day, at least for me. But the life of a girl from Swat was dangling in the midway of […]
How the West Gassed Thousands to Death in Damascus
By Tony Cartalucci Global Research, April 19, 2014 New Eastern Outlook The bombshell report by Pulitzer Prize-winning veteran journalist Seymour Hersh titled, “The Red Line and the Rat Line,” contains many shocking revelations for those following the West’s version of reality regarding the Syrian conflict. It particularly sheds new light […]
eDigest: Did Jesus rise in a physical body or a spiritual one?
Epigraph: And their saying, ‘We did kill the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah;’ whereas they slew him not, nor crucified him, but he was made to appear to them like one crucified; and those who differ therein are certainly in a state of doubt about it; […]
Origins of English phrases
There is an old Hotel / Pub in Marble Arch, London which used to have gallows adjacent. Prisoners were taken to the gallows (after a fair trial of course) to be hung. The horse drawn dray, carting the prisoner was accompanied by an armed guard, who would stop […]
Gospel story of Jesus’ resurrection a source of deep rifts in Christian religion
Source: The Washington Post By Kimberley Winston, Published: April 18, 2014 “On the third day, he rose again.”That line, from the Nicene Creed, is a foundational statement of Christian belief. […]
An Islamic Easter? The Real Resurrection of Jesus– A Muhammdan Messiah
A Muslim Times Original By Abdul Alim I grew up reading a lot of interesting fiction. Some of it was interesting stories with good moral lessons and some was just plain wild and mesmerizing. The most fascinating were those, where things happened always supernaturally, there were heroes who would not […]
7 things Pope Francis wants you to know about Jesus’ Ascension
Source: National Catholic Register By Jimmy Akin, published in May, 2013 Whether your diocese celebrates the Ascension of Christ on Thursday or Sunday, the time is upon us. Recently, Pope […]
Prayer is better than sleep
IDRIS TAWFIQ Published — Friday 18 April 2014 When young Muslims meet others for the first time and find out that they are Muslim, often one of the very first […]
Nobody is winning in Syria
RASHEED ABOU-ALSAMH Published — Sunday 20 April 2014 A series of recent interviews given by Syrian authorities to foreign journalists visiting Damascus at the invitation of the government, have given the erroneous impression that the forces of President Bashar Assad are winning the civil war, which entered its fourth […]
Religion helps heal Cyprus’ ethnic division as Muslim, Christian leaders wage quiet diplomacy
FAMAGUSTA, Cyprus – An unexpected moment during the Good Friday service in a long-abandoned church in Cyprus’ breakaway north illustrated how religion is helping to bring together Christian Greek Cypriots […]
Christopher Cooksey: Muslim group hopes for safe Boston Marathon
Source: host.madison.com Dear Editor: The bombing of the Boston Marathon last year was a tragedy. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev stated that the bombings were done to protect Islam from the United States. However, Islam unequivocally rejects the taking of innocent lives. The Quran states: “Whosoever killed a person … it shall be as […]
US Government promoting Islam in Europe
muslimvillage.com: by Soeren Kern — The Czech government has approved a new project aimed at promoting Islam in public elementary and secondary schools across the country. The project–Muslims in the […]
Gunmen target prominent Pakistani news anchor Hamid Mir
By Pierre Meilhan and Greg Botelho (CNN) — Gunmen wounded a prominent Pakistani TV news anchor on Saturday in an attack his brother linked to the nation’s government, despite its firm denial. Hamid Mir […]