The First Anglo-Afghan War
Apr. 02 2014 Few regions in the Muslim world have seen as much warfare in modern times as Afghanistan. Foreign interventions and invasions have been an almost constant threat to […]
One-a-Day Commandments of the Holy Quran – 84. Thou, O man, art verily labouring towards thy Lord, a hard labouring
84. Thou, O man, art verily labouring towards thy Lord, a hard labouring [84:7] Thou, O man, art verily labouring towards thy Lord, a hard labouring; then thou art going to meet Him. [94:8] So when thou art free, strive hard, [94:9] And to thy Lord do thou attend whole-heartedly. [4:126] And who is better […]
Jordan transfers desert patch into new refugee camp for Syria
BY Dale Gavlak, Catholic News Service Friday, 28 March 2014 14:18 Police officers stand guard at the entrance to the new Azraq Syrian refugee camp, which is under construction east of Amman, Jordan, March 25. Azraq Refugee Camp will open April 30, according to a U.N. official.- CNS photo/Muhammad Hamed, […]
US Supreme Court strikes down overall donor limits
Source: BBC Critics say the ruling will expand even further the influence of big money in politics Continue reading the main story Related Stories US high court weighs election limits […]
eDigest: Prof. Muhammad Sharif Khan Receives a Life Time Service Award
Epigraph Surely every hour that follows is better for thee (Muhammad) than the one that precedes. (Al Quran 93:5) Prof. Muhammad Sharif Khan Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sharif Khan Receives a Life Time Service Award Epigraph: Surely every hour that follows is better for thee (Muhammad) than the one […]
‘An Historic Opportunity’: Turkish Cypriot Minister Says Reunification Deal Pending
‘An Historic Opportunity’: Turkish Cypriot Minister Says Reunification Deal Pending Interview by Susanne Koelbl AP A Turkish soldier standing at a guard house at the border between Greek and Turkish Cyprus. Negotiations to end the division of Cyprus have been ongoing for years. Now, Northern Cyprus Foreign Minister Özdil Nami tells SPIEGEL […]
Cheney rips Obama over Middle East, NSA
David Jackson, USA TODAY April 1, 2014 Mother Jones has obtained a tape of a closed door speech by Dick Cheney in which the former vice president rips President Obama over […]
Orientalists ‘spreading false views on Islam’
A leading Islamic scholar, and a winner of the King Faisal International Prize for Islamic Studies, has slammed orientalists in the West for spreading false information about the religion. Muhammad Mustafa Azmi, who specializes in Hadith studies, said: “Their false and misleading works are now called research but have no […]
Obama weighs costs, benefits of spy release
US President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on April 1, 2014 (AFP Nicholas Kamm) WASHINGTON (AFP) — President Barack Obama faces a classic costs versus benefits conundrum as he considers whether to free Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard to save failing Middle East […]
Extremists have hijacked Islam, says Madani
Extremist voices and groups have hijacked Islam and misappropriated the right to speak on its behalf, according to Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General Iyad Ameen Madani. In his address at the inaugural session of the 25th Session of the Arab Summit held in Kuwait recently, he stressed that […]
Palestinians will seek to join UN agencies — Abbas
RAMALLAH/BRUSSELS — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signed a request to join several UN agencies on Tuesday, in a move that could derail a US push to revive faltering peace talks with Israel. “The Palestinian leadership has unanimously approved a decision to seek membership of 15 UN agencies and international treaties, […]
Jerusalem Latin patriarch condemns Israel convent vandalism
People leave the Deir Rafat Catholic Convent whose walls were sprayed with a graffiti (right) reading in Hebrew ‘Jesus monkey, Maria cow, Tag price’ Tuesday near the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, west of Jerusalem (AFP photo) DEIR RAFAT CONVENT, Israel — The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem condemned Tuesday an […]
The Doubt Essential to Faith
Source: Ted Talks When Lesley Hazleton was writing a biography of Muhammad, she was struck by something: The night he received the revelation of the Koran, according to early accounts, his first reaction was doubt, awe, even fear. And yet this experience became the bedrock of his belief. Hazleton calls […]
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sharif Khan Receives a Life Time Service Award
Epigraph: Surely every hour that follows is better for thee (Muhammad) than the one that precedes. (Al Quran 93:5) Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sharif Khan received the life time achievement award, […]
Thrust for ‘Arabic’ science urged
Source: TheGulfToday DUBAI: An Iraqi born British physicist, Prof. Jim Al-Khalili, has called for rejuvenation of science advancement in the Arab and Muslim world by building infrastructures and changing attitude […]
Iran promoting ‘Islamic Nobel Prize’ for science and technology
(by Rodolfo Calò) (ANSAmed) – TEHRAN – The presentation of what has been dubbed the ‘Islamic Nobel Prize’ for science and technology was held on Monday in the Iranian capital’s Pardis Technological Park. The Mustafa Science and Technology Prize, in honor of one of the 201 names (”the chosen one”) […]
Secret US Senate report details CIA abuse
Source: BBC Related Stories CIA interrogation techniques exposedWatch CIA ‘searched US Senate computers’ CIA probes Senate staff monitoring The CIA repeatedly misled the US government over the severity and effectiveness of its interrogation methods, the Washington Post reports. A long-awaited US Senate report said that the CIA used secret “black sites” […]
eDigest: Understanding the Nature of Jesus is Always a Heresy
Epigraph The Originator of the heavens and the earth! How can He have a son when He has no consort, and when He has created everything and has knowledge of all things? Such is Allah, your Lord. There is no God but He, the Creator of all things, so worship […]
Celebs push ‘oil pulling’ for better teeth and skin
A dentistry prof, a naturopathic doctor and an Ayurvedic practitioner weigh in on oil pulling, the trend of “detoxifying” your mouth with coconut oil. Swishing coconut oil in your mouth for 20 minutes is hardly fun, but it has the ring of celebrity endorsement, and potential health benefits. The Star’s […]
Muslims for peace: A week of interfaith, peace and forgiveness in Muncie, IN
Source: munciefreepress.com By Rick Yencer MUNCIE, INDIANA (NEWS) – Muzaffer Ahmad from Indianapolis talked about peace and interfaith by Islam last week during a Muslims for peace event. And Auschwitz survivor Eva Kor […]