Muslim hajj crowds thinned by virus concerns
Source: ctpost.com MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslims from across the world poured Sunday into a sprawling tent city in the Saudi desert before the start of the annual Islamic hajj […]
Beautiful Masjids in Indonesia
Islam spread gradually in Indonesia from 12th century onwards, and especially during the 14th and 15th century. The advent of Islam did not lead to the introduction of a new […]
Arabs can go to Saudi Arabia, says rabbi
Dov Lior (who currently serves as the Chief Rabbi of Hebron and Kiryat Arba in the southern West Bank) calls for reclaiming Temple Mount, helping build ‘camel stables’ for Arabs […]
8 Myths and Atrocities About Christopher Columbus and Columbus Day
By Vincent Schilling: On the second Monday of October each year, Native Americans cringe at the thought of honoring a man who committed atrocities against Indigenous Peoples. ………………… On the […]
Why so many Latinos are becoming Muslims by Tim Padgett
By: Tim Padgett Source: http://wlrn.org/ Most Latinos know the country is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month right now. What far fewer Latinos know is that next week marks Eid al-Adha, one of Islam’s most sacred holidays. And yet the two observances are more related now than most Latinos realize. Just as […]
Uganda: Muslims get over 10,000 cows for EidP
By Fred Turyakira A total of 10,500 cows have been offered to Muslim community in Uganda to be slaughtered on Tuesday as Muslims celebrate Eid-al-Adha. Muslims around the world will celebrate Eid by slaughtering animals to commemorate God’s gift of a ram to substitute for Abraham’s son, distributing the meat […]
The Last Sermon of the Prophet Muhammad: The Beginning of Universal Brotherhood
Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Verily, the most […]
More favorable policies for Muslim Corban Festival
YINCHUAN, Oct. 14 — Muslims in northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region will enjoy more favorable policies for celebrating this year’s annual Corban Festival. Monday marks the start of the […]
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 […]