Iftar meals: An Ancient Islamic custom
JEDDAH: KHADIJA HABIB ARABNEWS Thursday 25 July 2013 Iftar meals for the needy or travelers to break their fast, or “Banquets of God” as the custom is known among Muslims, […]
Is Kerry’s Middle East diplomacy a smokescreen for another war?
There is no realistic political infrastructure in place for fair negotiations and neither the time nor conditions are right for revival of the two-state solution By Abdel Bari Atwan | […]
How British women are joining the jihad in Syria
Exclusive: “Maryam” is a British woman who has moved to Syria to join the anti-Assad rebels. She can use a Kalashnikov and would like to fight, but has had to […]
Columbus, Ohio Muslims hope Ramadan events will build bridges with non-Muslims
Source: The Columbus Dispatch By JoAnne Viviano Muslims in central Ohio are inviting their non-Muslim neighbors to learn more about the Islamic holy month of Ramadan by partaking in one of […]
Train derails in Spain, killing more than 56
By Al Goodman. Elwyn Lopez and Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Madrid (CNN) — A passenger train crash in northwestern Spain Wednesday killed more than 56 people and injured more than 100, a regional official said. […]
Picture of the day – Quba Mosque in Madinah
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Quba Mosque The Quba Mosque Basic information Location Medina, Saudi Arabia Geographic coordinates 24°26′21″N 39°37′02″E / 24.43917°N 39.61722°E / 24.43917; 39.61722 […]
Cost of Arctic Methane Release Could Be ‘Size of Global Economy’, Experts Warn
July 24, 2013 — Researchers have warned of an “economic time-bomb” in the Arctic, following a ground-breaking analysis of the likely cost of methane emissions in the region. Economic modelling shows that the methane emissions caused by shrinking sea ice from just one area of the Arctic could come with […]
Tommy Robinsons (EDL) Views on The Ahmadiyya Muslims
Source: liveleak.com My first upload people. Please go easy on the comments, this is the true a peaceful face of Islam and recognized by the EDL themselves. These muslims get persecuted […]
Switzerland: Royal birth: Bear knocks royal baby off front page
by Thomas Stephens, swissinfo.ch July 23, 2013 – 11:12 The Swiss media have reported the birth of Britain’s new prince, but without the feverish full-page coverage of their British counterparts, […]
Mosque to be built in Reykjavík, Iceland, soon
The Reykjavík environment and planning board has kind of already promised the Association of Muslims in Iceland a building site in Sogamýri in Reykjavík, so they can build a mosque. Chairman of the planning board says they plan to honor that promise. This would be the first mosque in Iceland. […]
Snowden ‘allowed to leave airport’
Source: BBC Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has been given an official pass to leave Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport, Russian airport officials say. Russian media say the migration service issued the document, but the service has not yet commented. He has stayed in transit since arriving from Hong Kong on 23 […]
European Parliament identifies Wahabi and Salafi roots of global terrorism
Source: Dawn It is not merely the faith or oil that flows out of Saudi Arabia. The oil-rich Arab state and its neighbours are busy financing Wahabi and Salafi militants across the globe. A recent report by the European Parliament reveals how Wahabi and Salafi groups based out of the Middle East […]
Syria’s Women Face Violence, “Survival Sex” Abroad
Source: The Daily Beast They have escaped one war only to find themselves as casualties and combatants in another—a conflict waged against them less publicly and not with bullets or missiles. The weapons employed are sexual harassment and abuse, domestic violence and the exploitation by the unscrupulous of economic distress, […]
Snowden ‘Allowed to Leave’ Airport
Source: The Daily Beast After a month straight of eating food from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport, this must be welcome news for Edward Snowden. The fugitive leaker reportedly was granted key immigration documents from Russia on Tuesday, according to local media—meaning he can finally leave the airport. Snowden has been in […]
Editorial: Thugs are not martyrs
What deterrence could we expect if 12 FPI supporters only received between three and six months in jail for butchering three Ahmadiyah followers in Banten in 2011, or a suspended FPI leader in Bekasi was sentenced to only five and a half months’ imprisonment for attacking a church minister and […]
Halal Google: An Internet Free Of Vice
Huff Post: by Yasmine. Halalgoogling.com is dreaming big, as they aim to become, “the number one search engine in the Muslim community.” Simply put, the site’s strict filters prevent users from accessing haram, or forbidden, content through the search engine, although according to their blog, users can do much more. Haram literally means […]
Muslims Rank as Most Generous Donor Group in British Survey
salon.com: A U.K. poll found that Muslims in that nation donate more on average to charity than other religious groups, NBC News reports. Adherents of Islam gave an average of $567 to […]
Philippines Muslim teachers told to remove veils
Source: Gulf News Manila: The majority-Catholic Philippines told Muslim teachers Tuesday to remove their veils inside classrooms, in part to promote better relationships between teachers and pupils.Education Secretary Armin Luistro said the move was part of reforms to make schools more sensitive to religion.Muslim schoolgirls will still be allowed to […]