by Michael H. Jenkins, Demand Media Divorce is subject to strong restrictions in Islam. Divorce is a difficult subject, as it touches on sensitive emotional and financial issues, and varies widely between cultures and nations. In Islam, divorce is carefully governed by both scripture and tradition so as to protect […]
Religious fundamentalism is not a marginal phenomenon in Western Europe, nor is it restricted to Islam. This conclusion is drawn in a large-scale study published by Ruud Koopmans from the […]
Source: CNN (CNN) — Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia are seen as the most corrupt nations in the world, according to Transparency International’s latest survey, released Tuesday. More than two thirds of the 177 countries included in the 2013Corruption Perceptions Index scored below 50, where 0 indicates the country’s public sector is seen […]
Source: CNN (CNN) — Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia are seen as the most corrupt nations in the world, according to Transparency International’s latest survey, released Tuesday. More than two thirds of the 177 countries included in the 2013Corruption Perceptions Index scored below 50, where 0 indicates the country’s public sector is seen […]
STORY SUMMARY The US ambassador to Damascus has said a newly formed Islamist alliance in war-torn Syria has refused to meet with American officials, in an interview aired Wednesday on […]
STORY SUMMARY The US ambassador to Damascus has said a newly formed Islamist alliance in war-torn Syria has refused to meet with American officials, in an interview aired Wednesday on […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Georges de La Tour c. 1644 The Nativity of Jesus has been a major subject of Christian art since the 4th century. The artistic depictions of the Nativity or birth […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Nativity Story Theatrical release poster Directed by Catherine Hardwicke Produced by Toby Emmerich Marty Bowen Wyck Godfrey Cale Boyter Catherine Hardwicke Mike Rich Tim Van Rellim Written by Mike Rich Starring Keisha Castle-Hughes Shohreh Aghdashloo Oscar Isaac Stanley Townsend Ciarán Hinds Shaun Toub Music […]
The Huffington Post | By Yasmine Hafiz Fatima Ali and her group of Muslim friends host an annual Friendsgiving, and this year they decided to commemorate the occasion in an […]
The Huffington Post | By Yasmine Hafiz Fatima Ali and her group of Muslim friends host an annual Friendsgiving, and this year they decided to commemorate the occasion in an […]
By Christian Neef and Matthias Schepp SPIEGEL.DE In one of his many foreign-policy successes this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin has used power politics and blackmail to bring Ukraine back […]
By JIM YARDLEY and JASON HOROWITZ NEW YORK TIMES ROME — Pope Francis moved on Monday against a conservative American cardinal who has been an outspoken critic of abortion and […]
BY Matthew Norman THE INDEPENDENT Tuesday 17 December 2013 When making a seasonal visit to British troops in Afghanistan, there were many things that the Prime Minister could not conceivably […]
BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT Why do we want to commemorate the centenary of the Great War? Because it marked the destruction of the “flower of English manhood”? An odd thought, since it also marked the crushing of the “flower” of French and German manhood. The war’s ultimate tragedy, of […]
BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT I first met Fatima Khan in the Syrian embassy in Beirut early this year. She was pleading for a visa so that she and her daughter Sara could visit Damascus and seek news of her missing son. I knew nothing of Abbas Khan, but – […]
TEL AVIV — Chanting slogans and calling for freedom, some 200 African migrants and Israeli activists ended a two-day march with a rally on Tuesday denouncing Israel’s policy of detaining those illegally in the country. The symbolic march began Sunday when about 150 migrants left an “open” detention facility in […]
JEDDAH: MD AL-SULAMI ARABNEWS A terror suspect who issued fatwas supporting subversive activities was jailed for 15 years on Monday after a court rejected his appeal against his sentence. Sulaiman Al-Alwan, nicknamed the “Al-Qaeda Mufti,” will only have to serve six years because he had already spent nine years in […]
JEDDAH: NADIM AL-HAMID & IRFAN MOHAMMED ARABNEWS Published — Wednesday 18 December 2013 The government has issued 211,000 Umrah visas for the new season so far, while about 12,000 pilgrims […]
by Dr Aslam Abdullah Source: islamicity.com By: Dr Aslam Abdullah Source: http://www.islamicity.com/ Living together before marriage is generally accepted as a normal practice in the USA and Europe. Pre-marital sex in American and European societies has become the norm. Though adultery is illegal in 23 U.S. states, no one has […]
Paris – A new website for Muslim travellers which includes a global directory of halal restaurants and dedicated city guides launched on Wednesday in a bid to capitalise on the growing number of Islamic tourists. Specialist Singapore-based firm Crescentrating said the site, which is called HalalTrip.com, offers a wide range […]