Muslim pilgrims urge to heal divisions at hajj zenith
By Omar Hasan – Agence France Presse MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia: Some 1.5 million Muslim pilgrims thronged Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia Monday for the high point of the annual […]
Malaysia court rules non-Muslims cannot use ‘Allah’
Epigraph: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
Malaysia court rules non-Muslims cannot use 'Allah'
Epigraph: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
Pakistan: Sindh Sixth Class Curriculum- Open Incitement to Murder and Hatred For Ahmadiyya Muslims
AHRC: Here is an example:
A massive change for Mina in 30 years
MINA: SIRAJ WAHAB Published — Monday 14 October 2013 The tent city of Mina remains deserted throughout the year. It comes to life only during the five days of each […]
World Leaders Press the U.S. on Fiscal Crisis
Source: NY Times: WASHINGTON — Leaders at World Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings on Sunday pleaded, warned and cajoled: the United States must raise its debt ceiling and reopen its government or risk “massive disruption the world over,” as Christine Lagarde, the fund’s managing director, put it. More:
Malaysian court rules use of ‘Allah’ exclusive to Muslims
Source: ET PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA: A Malaysian court ruled on Monday that a Christian newspaper may not use the word “Allah” to refer to God, a landmark decision on an issue that has fanned religious tension and raised questions over minority right. The unanimous decision by three Muslim judges in Malaysia’s appeals […]
Malaysian court rules use of 'Allah' exclusive to Muslims
Source: ET PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA: A Malaysian court ruled on Monday that a Christian newspaper may not use the word “Allah” to refer to God, a landmark decision on an issue that has fanned religious tension and raised questions over minority right. The unanimous decision by three Muslim judges in Malaysia’s appeals […]
The Government must take the immediate steps!
Source:AHRC via Nasim Malik. In his message for the world peace day, the Secretary-General of the United Nations said: “On this International Day of Peace, let us pledge to teach our children the value of tolerance and mutual respect. Let us invest in schools and teachers that will build a […]
O God, here I come answering your call
MINA: SIRAJ WAHAB Published — Monday 14 October 2013 Nearly 2 million pilgrims arrived in Mina on Sunday as part of the first phase of Haj 2013. What was a […]
Muslim cleric threatens to kill Christian for refusing to convert to Islam
Source: Jahad Watch via Wasim Sr. LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge on Friday fixed October 28 for arguments in a petition filed by a Christian youth seeking registration of a case against a maulvi (cleric) for threatening to kill him if he did not convert to Islam. More:
Hundreds held after Moscow rocked by race rioting
By Dmitry Zaks (AFP) – 1 hour ago Moscow — Moscow police were on Monday holding almost 400 people under arrest after the Russian capital was rocked by some of its worst ethnically-fuelled rioting in years, sparked by the killing of an ethnic Russian allegedly by a Muslim migrant from […]
A Surprising Case Against Foreign Aid
IN his new book, Angus Deaton, an expert’s expert on global poverty and foreign aid, puts his considerable reputation on the line and declares that foreign aid does more harm than good. It corrupts governments and rarely reaches the poor, he argues, and it is high time for the paternalistic […]
The Surprising Story Of ‘Thomas Jefferson’s Qur’an’
Source: NPR Thomas Jefferson had a vast personal library reflecting his enormous curiosity about the world. Among his volumes: a Quran purchased in 1765 that informed his ideas about plurality […]
The Surprising Story Of 'Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an'
Source: NPR Thomas Jefferson had a vast personal library reflecting his enormous curiosity about the world. Among his volumes: a Quran purchased in 1765 that informed his ideas about plurality […]
Book on companions of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) published
Source: abna.ir Result for almost six years of efforts by forty Iranian clerics and religion researchers; a book on companions of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) is published in Persian language. Abdul Reza […]
Laiq Ahmed Atif: Muslims in Malta need to ‘work hard at integration’
Source: timesofmalta.com Leafing through media reports depicting harrowing accounts of the shopping mall attack in Kenya by Islamist gunmen a fortnight ago, Laiq Ahmed Atif was overcome by sadness and grief. […]
Breaking News: Syrian TV, chemical inspectors’ hotel targeted in bomb attacks in Damascus – report
Multiple bomb blasts have rocked the Syrian capital of Damascus, a mortar attack on Syrian TV among them, reports RT’s correspondent at the scene. Mortar bombs have been launched at the headquarters of Syrian TV, RT’s Paula Slier said on her Twitter adding and that a car bomb also exploded […]