By Nurina Merdikawati – GIV on 10:44 am November 14, 2013. Category Blogs, Talk Back Tags: Islamic banking, Islamic sharia banking banks Islamic finance has recently received growing attention in Indonesia. Its resilience during the global financial crisis has positioned the sharia-based financial system as a strong alternative to commonly […]
By William McKenzie wmckenzie@dallasnews.com Published: 04 November 2013 09:13 PM Updated: 04 November 2013 09:13 PM Wiry John Hammond speaks fast and greets a stranger with a broad smile. He watches his […]
Multiple marriages are on the rise in the U.K.’s Muslim communities—and the women are the ones seeking out second-wife status. Jamie Dettmer reports from London. Aisha laughs out loud at […]
By Akbar Ahmed The Daily Star Story Summary The outrageous killings at the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, and the All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan, last month once again prompted legitimate questions about what can be done to stop terrorist violence. In the case of the Pakistan attacks, […]
Millions of mourners across the globe are commemorating Ashura, the tenth day of the lunar month of Muharram, on which the third Shia Imam, Imam Hussein (PBUH), and his companions were martyred in an unequal battle. Black-clad mourners are taking to the streets and mosques in different parts of the […]
JERUSALEM: A Palestinian teenager stabbed an Israeli soldier to death at a bus station in northern Israel on Wednesday, police said, in a rare nationalistic attack far from the usual […]
‘Risalat New York,’ the Arab world’s only non-Israeli Jewish-hosted radio show, offers perspective from Brooklyn By Joseph Braude|November 14, 2013 12:00 AM the Tablet Sunday night for me is always […]
The increasing number of prayer areas being converted into mosques for congregational Muslim Friday prayers to confirm that many Zambians are embracing Islam. World Bulletin/News Desk The Islamic faith is […]
The Muslim Times Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Kamran Khan / Muhammad Sadaqat Published: November 14, 2013 “This should be a clear warning for all our ministers and MPAs and the […]
Canada: Jews, Muslims Anti Ban on Religious Articles Arutz Sheva Jews and Muslims in Canada have united in their efforts to work against a bill that would ban the display […]
Al Jazeera: Israel braces for reaction to proposed law that would allow Jews to pray in the grounds of Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque. Occupied East Jerusalem – Until a few weeks […]
Story Summary Kurds in the Syria’s northeast announced the formation of a transitional autonomous administration Tuesday after making key territorial gains against jihadists in recent weeks. Washington and its European […]
Story Summary Simmering hostility between Syria’s mainstream rebels and jihadists has erupted into naked violence, with a Free Syrian Army commander in the coastal province of Latakia being shot dead by an Al-Qaeda front group. Kamal Hamami — better known by his nom-de-guerre Abu Bassir al-Jeblawi — was killed on […]
Mindful of Afghanistan’s conservative Muslim culture, Zabulon Simintov tries not to advertise his identity to protect the kebab cafe he opened four years ago. By Reuters Published 14:33 12.11.13 Zabulon […]
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo’s top Muslim leaders are calling on the country’s youths who have joined rebels in Syria to stop fighting and come back home. The Islamic Community of Kosovo said in a statement Wednesday that fighting in Syria “has nothing to do with religious principles” and it only […]
Gospel of Thomas Bible Secrets Revealed, New History Channel Documentary, To Premiere Today in USA It premieres today in USA on History Channel 10 PM EST By Jaweed Kaleem Source: The Huffington Post After breaking records with The Bible, the 10-part dramatic miniseries from reality… Where is the Injil: the Q […]
JAPAN — An international inter-religious conference attended by 87 participants, including Buddhists and Christians from Asia, Europe and North America, has pledged on 7 December “to work to abolish nuclear power, to heal the living communities affected by it, and to restore creation as fully as possible.” The pledge […]
It premieres today in USA on History Channel at 10 PM EST By Jaweed Kaleem Source: The Huffington Post After breaking records with The Bible, the 10-part dramatic miniseries from reality […]
(Reuters) – Applications for U.S. home loans slipped in the latest week, although a drop in the previous week was revised to a smaller fall than previously reported, data from an industry group showed on Wednesday. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted index of mortgage application activity, which […]
Source: edition.cnn.com (CNN) — Here’s a look at what you need to know about Islam. The word Islam translates as “submission” or “surrender.” Surrender to the will of Allah – Arabic for God. Beliefs/Practices: Islam is partially based on the Judeo-Christian religions. It has a monotheistic (belief in one God) message, and […]