Source: connectionnewspapers.com Centreville — There were hot dogs, hamburgers, watermelons, children’s games, politicians and speeches — a typical, American celebration of the Fourth of July. But this one last Thursday was at […]
Source: bubblews.com I immigrated to Haifa Israel six years ago from The United States. My greatest joy in living in this city is the peaceful coexistence of its citizens. The city is also beautiful. It is on the Mediterranean with a tiyelet or boardwalk and active commercial port. Haifa is a […]
Source: english.alarabiya.net Every Ramadan, Egyptian date-sellers turn to a prominent entertainment or political figure for some ‘celebrity endorsement’ to help them sell more. This year, they are capitalizing on recent political […]
Source: thehindu.com Naat Khawani and Naatiya shayari are cultural art forms most of us in the Capital would be largely unaware of. While qawwali and Sufi poetry enjoy immense popularity, predominantly because of their renditions in popular films and albums, Naatiya shayari enjoys a more eclectic crowd. Naat is Islamic hymns […]
Source: thedailystar.net ALTHOUGH ‘Fasting’ and ‘Roza’ are synonymous, there is a gulf of difference between these two. Roza is a Persian word whose equivalent in Arabic is Saum. These two must not be equated with mere abstention from food and drink Al-Siyam (Siyam is the plural of Saum) is something much more […]
Source: ynetnews.com As Muslims begin month-long fast, traditional drama shows begin airing as well. On this year’s menu: Jews of Medina, present day Syria, collapse of Arab world values, plight of Syrian refugees As about a billion Muslims began Wednesday their month long fast of Ramadan, Arab world producers and networks […]
Epigraph: Righteousness is not that you turn your faces to the East or the West, but truly righteous are those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and the […]
Source: theamericanmuslim.org | by Dr. Robert D. Crane I. Introduction Is interfaith dialogue Islamic? Perhaps this is the first question Muslims should ask in the Qatar Foundation’s special Ramadhan series of radio interviews and scholarly follow-ups on the role of comparative religion and interfaith dialogue in the world today. Does the divine […]
Source: saudigazette.com.sa MADINAH — “Mukabbariyah” is the place the azan (call to prayers) takes place. The first Mukabbariyah was constructed in the Prophet’s Mosque in 886 AH at the same location where […]
Source: huntersvilleherald.com In an unsuspecting strip of offices near the corner of Williamson and Brawley School roads, next to an accounting firm and counseling center, two office suites house the Islamic […]
Source: thejakartapost.com The National Commission of Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has detected strong indications of human rights violations behind the settlement of Ahmadi refugees in Wisma Transito in Mataram for the past seven years. Not only have the basic rights of the Ahmadis been systematically neglected, Komnas also deemed that the […]
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Source: allafrica.com Glory be unto Allah, the Lord of the worlds. We thank Him for His grace and mercy having to witness another Ramadan. Whosoever Allah guides cannot be misled and […]
Source: gulf-times.com The best thing about the month of Ramadan is that it is a time of purification. It is a time of abstinence from our everyday luxuries. But it is […]
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Source: washingtonpost.com DAMASCUS, Syria — As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began Wednesday, many Syrians who observe the daily dawn-to-dusk fast that is broken with lavish family meals are struggling […]
Source: iol.co.za When Muslims around the globe began to fast this Ramadaan upon sighting the crescent of the moon, it was the 1 434th consecutive year that the community honoured this […]
Source: iol.co.za Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma wished all South African Muslims a blessed Ramadaan, the presidency said on Tuesday. “On behalf of government and the people of South Africa, we […]