US mission in Jordan could last years as Syria war rages — Dempsey
Reuters | Aug 15, 2013 | 22:55 AMMAN — The top US military officer told American troops in Jordan on Thursday that their mission to help the Kingdom contain the […]
Malaysia strips Singaporean of immigration privileges in dispute over Muslim prayer room
By Associated Press, Updated: Saturday, August 17, 5:06 PM KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian authorities on Saturday revoked the immigration privileges held by a Singaporean man who offended some Muslims by allegedly letting Buddhists use an Islamic prayer room. The case has provoked debate about whether the government in Muslim-majority […]
Muslim Brotherhood Supported by Western Policies, Might Responsible For Violence Against Coptic Christians
By Press Release, Coptic Solidarity, Crossmap On August 17, 2013 Coptic Solidarity is gravely concerned that continued Western support for the Muslim Brotherhood is directly responsible for the violent tactics […]
Message of Peace from the Islamic Group, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK
Source: oxfordtimes.co.uk ISLAMIC group Ahmadiyya Muslim Association has taken to city buses to spread its message of peace and to mark its 100th anniversary. Adverts on the side of 25 buses […]
What We Don’t Know About The World’s Fifth Largest Religion
Source: live.huffingtonpost.com http://embed.live.huffingtonpost.com/HPLEmbedPlayer/?segmentId=51ffda2578c90a12d0000888 Executive Director of the Sikh Coalition Sapreet Kaur joins Dena to discuss some things most people don’t know about the Sikh religion, which happens to be the fifth largest in the world.
‘Life of Muhammad’ PBS Series Explores Prophet Mohammad’s History
To purchase the video or view a trailer, click here | Release date is August 20, 2013 Source: The Huffington Post Religion News Service | By Menachem Wecker Posted: 08/17/2013 7:45 am EDT […]
Talaq: Divorced from reality?
Source: articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com The heretical triple talaq is sanctioned neither by the Quran nor by the Prophet’s precepts Talaq, talaq, talaq – the three dreaded words, if uttered by a husband in quick succession […]
Prof. Laura Veccia Vaglieri: An interpretation of Islam
Prof. Laura Veccia Vaglieri contributed several articles to the Encyclopedia of Islam. She was a pioneer of Arabic and Islamic studies in Italy, Veccia Vaglieri served as professor at the […]
A SELFLESS young woman will be jetting off to Bangladesh to help farmers create a more sustainable lifestyle and learn their agricultural rights. Jessica Davies …
A SELFLESS young woman will be jetting off to Bangladesh to help farmers create a more sustainable lifestyle and learn their agricultural rights. Jessica Davies, of Kidderminster, is giving up her spare time to spend three months in the south Asian country in a bid to make a difference to […]
I told you so’
Source: CNN (CNN) — Ayman al-Zawahiri, the Egyptian-born leader of al Qaeda, has seen this movie before: An Islamist party does well at the polling booth only to be overthrown by a military coup that then plunges the country into chaos. This is what happened in Algeria in 1991. Tens of […]
Princess arrested in cockfighting sweep
Source: CNN A Romanian princess and her husband are scheduled to appear in court Friday after they were arrested in an alleged cockfighting ring in Oregon. John Wesley Walker and his wife, Princess Irina Walker, the third daughter of Romania’s exiled King Michael I, are among six people charged with […]
Gunmen kill female politician in Pakistan
Source: TOI PESHAWAR (Pakistan): Gunmen shot dead a secular female politician from Pakistan’s troubled northwest after breaking into her home at night, police said on Saturday. Najma Hanif, 35, was a senior member of the Awami National Pary (ANP) which is known for its outspoken views against the Taliban and backed military operations against the insurgents while it […]
Islamic banking gets RBI approval
Source: TOI KOCHI: The Kerala government has got the go-ahead from the Reserve Bank of India ( RBI) to launch a financial institution following the principles of Islamic finance. Cheraman Financial Services Limited (CFSL) will be floated by Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation to function as a non-banking finance company (NBFC). More:
Woman in UAE racks up Dh1m in traffic fines
Source: Gulf News Ras Al Khaimah: We all worry at one time or another about the odd traffic fine or two. But one female driver in the UAE is staring down an almost unthinkable amount of traffic violations, which by last count have surpassed Dh1 million in fines that have […]
Indonesia’s Unique Dome Houses
Indonesia has built seventy unique dome houses for villagers who lost their homes to an earthquake in Indonesia’s ancient city of Yogyakarta. The monolithic domes can withstand earthquakes and winds […]
Egypt government considers dissolving Muslim Brotherhood
Source: Morocco World News: The Egyptian government is considering a decision to dissolve the Muslim Brotherhood, a cabinet spokesman said Saturday. Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawi has proposed to Social Solidarity Minister Ahmed al-Borie to issue a decision dissolving the group, spokesman Sherif Shawqi told a press conference. More:
No burqa for women, veil the lecher
Source: Dawn.Com “O Lord, my girlfriend does not wear a burqa, she tells me, the faithful never look at a woman’s body with evil eyes … only the lechers and unfaithful shout for burqa, let Allah put a black blindfold on their impure sight.” A Bangladeshi poet, Farhad Mazhar, not […]
Indonesia celebrates independence day
Political parties, veterans observe Indonesia`s independence day Antara: Several political parties and a group of veterans held a commemoration ceremony for Indonesia`s 68th Independence Day, marking the exact moment of […]
Verses on jihad in syllabus:
Source: Dawn Com PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa elementary and secondary education minister Atif Khan on Friday said his government would rectify the mistake of removing Quranic verses on jihad from the curriculum. He was speaking during a meeting at the Textbook Board of Peshawar offices, where Zakat and Usher minister Habibur […]
HIV patients told by Pentecostal pastors ‘to rely on God’
By Alex Strangwayes-Booth BBC News Some young HIV patients have been pressured to stop taking medication, a survey of doctors revealed Continue reading the main story Related Stories Ban lifted for NHS staff with HIV US ‘prayer cure’ death appeal fails Faith leaders’ ‘HIV cure’ claims Some young HIV patients […]