Turkish man takes pain out of praying
Source: The Local: A Turkish man living in Germany has invented a Muslim prayer mat that takes the strain off the knees which, he said Friday, he hoped to now sell worldwide. More:
Berlin axes Cold War-era spying accords with US
Source: The Local: Germany has cancelled surveillance accords dating from the late 1960s with the United States and Britain in the wake of revelations about vast US online spying. More:
Baitur Rahman mosque
Source: The Province via Wasim Sr: THE MORAL QUESTION Terrorist acts committed by Islamic extremists around the world have made life difficult at times for Muslims living in B.C. Leaders at the new Baitur Rahman mosque in Delta, aware of TV-fed perceptions, are at pains to emphasize their friendly intentions. […]
MI6 and CIA Fomented The Syrian Uprising 2 Years Before It Happened
GLOBAL RESEARCH – Gearóid Ó Colmáin In an interview with the French TV station LCP, former French minister for Foreign Affairs Roland Dumas said: ‘’ I’m going to tell you something. I was in England two years before the violence in Syria on other business. I met with top British […]
The scourge of green card marriages
By Nora P. Goodman Morocco World News Portland, Oregon, April 13, 2013 He came from Morocco to the USA on the Lottery in 2011. He had only been here three […]
Trinity vs. Oneness Debate
Epigraph: “An important scientific innovation rarely makes its way by gradually winning over and converting its opponents: it rarely happens that Saul becomes Paul. What does happen is that its […]
Mufti Scandal
Source: Dawn.Com: Codenamed the ‘Mufti Scandal’ within NAB, the Bureau nabbed the Mufti behind the operation and imprisoned him for two months after which he offered to pay Rs450 million in exchange for his freedom. Another Rs100 million are still to be recovered and Ehsan’s name has been placed at […]
In 2008, guests invited to his show said that Ahmadis should be killed
Source: Dawn.Com In 2008, guests invited to his show said that Ahmadis should be killed. Two well-known Ahmadis were subsequently killed, although there was no evidence linking their murders to Hussain’s show. In 2011, a controversial behind-the-scenes video was released via social media showing the presenter using vulgar language and […]
First things first
Source: ET: As a nation which too often faces threats to its sovereignty, mainly because of its peculiar geostrategic, political and economic situation, decisions made independently in Islamabad, which put the country’s own interests first, are always welcome. One of these decisions on the key Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline was announced […]
A Moroccan asks the government to drop his citizenship
Source: Morocco World News: In the letter, which was received by MWN reads: “I, Bensalem Loukili, born in 02.16.1978 in the village of Kermat Bin Salem, Zerhoun, under national identification card N: DS 4473, took the decision to renounce the Moroccan nationality and the Moroccan state has to take this […]
War and revolution stimulate creative minds
August 03, 2013 Childhood memories of wartime Lebanon and street scenes from revolutionary Cairo: Lena Merhej and Mohamed Shennawy embody a trend in contemporary Arab graphic novels that draws its inspiration from real-life events. Aged 35, Merhej has a German and Lebanese background and works as a graphic designer and […]
Sharif: Talks with India only way out
JEDDAH: SHAHRUKH JAMSHED | ARAB NEWS STAFF Published — Sunday 4 August 2013 Pakistan and India should sit down for serious talks on lingering issues for the benefit of their […]
Anonymous Saudi buys 63 inmates joy of Eid
An anonymous philanthropist has donated more than SR 2 million to the Directorate General of Prisons to help 63 prisoners reunite with their parents and families during Eid Al-Fitr. The donation will benefit prisoners convicted of crimes against the public interest in the cities and towns of Riyadh, Jeddah, Hail, […]
Video: John L. Esposito: Ignorance and Islamophobia
Youtube: Published on Jun 30, 2012 Dr. John Esposito talks to Evangelicals at an inter-faith forum. http://vimeo.com/17014522 watch here:
The fate of Ahmadiyah, displaced in their own country
BBC: Until this time period there were about 30 Ahmadiyah families living in camps in Wisma Transito in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara. Since seven years ago, Ahmadiyah congregation fled their village in Ketapang, West Lombok after experiencing intimidation and violence which led to the forced evictions. Since then their lives […]
An American Eye Surgeon, who embraced Islam – “I was trying very hard to be a Christian”
Epigraph: “You heard me say, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the […]
The RoundRock Sertoma Club and the Ahmadiyya Bait-ul-Muqeet Mosque to work together now, after a rocky start in relationship
Source: statesman.com After the denial of a Fourth of July parade application led to a rocky start in their relationship, the Round Rock Sertoma Club and Bait-ul-Muqeet Mosque are vowing to work together, for the betterment of each organization and the community as a whole. The mosque and Sertoma issued a […]
Ultra-Orthodox protesters shatter bus windows after female passenger refuses to sit in back
Source: Haaretz: Two buses were stoned by a group of Haredim in Beit Shemesh on Wednesday after the police arrested a man and woman who had asked a female passenger […]
The epic Arab trek between God and gun
August 03, 2013 12:21 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star STORY SUMMARY Hold on to your seats, for the four most powerful and influential Arab countries – Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Egypt – are all experiencing significant, sometimes violent, internal changes that touch on the most basic […]
Volunteers put up longest iftar trail at Grand Mosque
MAKKAH: ARAB NEWS Published — Saturday 3 August 2013 More than 1,300 volunteers work daily during the holy month of Ramadan to serve food on a plastic trail extending 4 […]