Source: pewresearch.org Fasting during Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, meaning it is among the core rituals of the faith. A recent Pew Research Center survey of more than 38,000 Muslims […]
Source: Christian Science Monitor By Jeremy Ravinsky, Correspondent and Ariel Zirulnick, Staff writer Throughout the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims will fast from dawn until dusk. Here are 10 facts to […]
Source: upi.com HERNDON, Va., July 9 (UPI) — Only the Hebrew word “chutzpah” appropriately describes it but a recent demand of the Vatican by Egypt’s senior Sunni cleric Grand Imam of al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayeb screams for its use. To better understand why, a brief history of recent Muslim/Catholic relations is necessary. In […]
Source: edmontonjournal.com EDMONTON – Mohamed Jomha expects to sell hundreds of kilograms of sticky dates in the next days as Edmonton Muslims ready for Ramadan. The month of daily fasting and […]
Source: al.com Ramadan — pronounced “ramazaan” — is the ninth month of Islamic calendar. Muslims believe that it was during the blessed month of Ramadan that God began sending down his […]
Source: detroitnews.com Moneera Kassim calls Ramadan “a time of the year like no other.” Like thousands of Muslims across Metro Detroit observing the holy month, which starts this week, the Hamtramck […]
Source: in.finance.yahoo.com It’s important to be aware of what you’re doing online — and how much of your own personal information you may be allowing others to access. Everyone knows (or […]
By Abdur Rahim Harmachi Chief Economics Correspondent, bdnews24.com For the first time, the central bank’s foreign exchange reserve has remained above $15 billion-mark after paying dues of the Asian Clearing Union (ACU). The reserve had come down to $14.78 billion after clearing ACU’s $718 million on Monday. Bangladesh Bank’s Forex […]
The grainy film captures the soldier as he shoots from his vantage point on top of the yellow stone building. By Robert Tait and Magdy Samaan, Cairo9:30PM BST 09 Jul 2013 He fires more than once and then, suddenly, turns the rifle and points toward the camera lens. The film […]
Erin Kilbride* Gulf leaders love a good revolution as long as it is someone else’s. Messages of congratulations and praise for Egypt’s armed forces have been pouring out of Gulf states since the military-led ouster of former President Mohammed Morsi on Wednesday, July 3. Many of these statements have incorporated […]
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Washington, DC – (Tuesday, July 9, 2013) – Yesterday evening, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson introduced a resolution in honor of the commencement of the Muslim holy month of […]
Blessings of Ramadan Summary of Friday Sermon delivered by the Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community October 7th, 2005 (NOTE: Alislam Team takes full responsibility for any errors or miscommunication in this Synopsis of the Friday Sermon Back home from his European tour Huzuraba delivered Friday sermon at Bait ul […]
ET: KARACHI: Security in-charge Bilawal House, Bilal Sheikh was killed along with three police officials in a blast that took place in the Jamshed Quarter area, near Gurumandar, Karachi on Wednesday, Express News reported. […]
NY Times: The external history of a religious tradition often seems divorced from the raison detre of faith. The spiritual quest is an interior journey; it is a psychic rather […]
Russia Today: A branch of Russia’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by a group of Muslims for the right of schoolgirls to wear traditional religious attire, specifically the hijab, […]
PAKISTAN: Ahmadis are once again persecuted even as the new government is formed June 4, 2013 For some time now anti-Jamaat-e-Ahmadiya (Jaamat) activities have been escalating all over Pakistan and particularly in Lahore. The members of Jamaat have been mercilessly tortured and rebuked in public over fake and felonious accusations. […]
global post: The World Health Organization plans to convene an emergency meeting today to discuss the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus in light of the upcoming Islamic hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Concerns are being raised in particular that the pilgrimage this October will raise the likelihood of a pandemic outbreak (the […]
The Jakarta Post: While almost everybody else is welcoming Ramadhan with happiness and smiles, for 116 Ahmadis who are now living at the Transito house in Mataram, this year’s Ramadhan […]