Kerry tackles questions on Iran and Syria
Story Summary President Barack Obama’s nominee for secretary of state testified at his confirmation hearing that the United States must get its fiscal house in order to lead in the […]
Fewer than one in four people think Islam is compatible with British life
Mail Online: Tim Shipman. ‘But let me tell you what’s really dangerous. It’s when people are treated differently because they hold a different religious belief. It’s when a country turns a blind eye towards that discrimination. Fewer than one in four British voters believes Islam is compatible with the British […]
‘India, a living example of secularism’
Source: The Hindu It was the first time that His Holiness the Dalai Lama participated in the DSC Jaipur Literature Festival since its inception in 2005. And when he did, almost everybody present at the Diggi Palace, the venue of the festival, quit whatever they were doing and congregated in […]
North Korea plans new nuclear test, threatens to target US
RT: North Korea has announced it’s about to carry out a third nuclear test and more long-range rocket launches, which it says are designed to target the United States. “We are not disguising the fact that the various satellites and long-range rockets that we will fire and the high-level nuclear […]
Interview with Doug Saunders – ”Muslim Infiltration Is a Myth”
Source: Qantara.de Interview by Aygül Cizmecioglu In his book “The Myth of the Muslim Tide”, Doug Saunders puts theories from critics of immigration under the microscope. He talked to Aygül […]
10th Anniversary of the Death of Annemarie Schimmel – Searching for the Inner Life of Islam
Source: Qantara.de Author: Stefan Wild As one of the most eminent western scholars of Islam, Annemarie Schimmel is still held in high esteem in the Islamic world. But despite being a […]
UN Launches Drone Investigation Into Legality Of U.S. Program
Source: The Huffington Post WASHINGTON — The United Nations opened a major new investigation on Thursday into the United States’ use of drones and targeted assassinations. The U.N. investigation, led by special rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights Ben Emmerson, is expected to focus on the legal justification for America’s […]
How can I be a True Muslim? میں سچا مسلمان کیسے بنوں؟
میں سچا مسلمان کیسے بنوں؟ وسعت اللہ خان بی بی سی اردو ڈاٹ کام، کراچی ایک سنی دیوبندی گھرانے میں پیدا ہونے والا وسعت اللہ خان خود کو ایک اچھا مسلمان ثابت کرنے کے لئے کہاں تک جائے، کیا کرے ؟ شاید شیعوں کو مارنے سے میرا کام نہیں چلے […]
HIV-Resistant Cells Created By Stanford Researchers Could Protect Patients From AIDS
Stanford University Source: Huffington Post Researchers at Stanford University have created HIV-resistant T-cells, a breakthrough that, if proven successful in humans, could potentially stop the virus from developing into AIDS. […]
Church and State: Where Catholic Beliefs and Public Needs Collide
By Frank Hornig, Barbara Schmid, Fidelius Schmid and Peter Wensierski SPIEGEL.DE Rape victims are being turned away, and divorced employees are losing their jobs. Catholic hospitals, kindergartens and nursing homes […]
170 Muslims Attend National Leadership Conference At Ahmadiyya Mosque In Chino
More than 170 Ahmadi Muslim men age 40-and-over gathered from all over the country to attend a three-day Leadership Conference at the Baitul Hameed Mosque in Chino. The men are members of an auxiliary within the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community called Ansarullah, which means “Helpers of Allah.” (The men are collectively […]
Bern (Switzerland) plans to ban mercenary companies
The Swiss government says it aims to ban any companies offering mercenary services in conflict areas, in a bid to preserve Switzerland’s cherished neutrality and ensure it respects international law. […]
Is female circumcision morally recommended?
Indonesian Ulema in favour of female circumcision: a “human right” The practice is “recommended” and according to “tradition”, although it can not be made compulsory. For the head of the […]
Anti-Jewish slogans are not Islamic
Are anti-Jewish slogans truly Islamic? by Sinem Tezyapar, the Jewish Journal: Anti-Jewish slogans uttered over the years within certain Muslim circles have given the impression that Islam is absolutely opposed […]
Twitter is My CNN
Epigraph: “So go on reminding; surely, reminding is profitable.” (Al Quran 87:10) By Zia H Shah MD I have never been invited to CNN and have a premonition that I never […]
Islam: Love and Peace in Making: Ahmadiyya Theology School UK (Jamia)
MTA- Youtube: Published on Jan 23, 2013 This Real Talk special takes a look at the inner workings of The School of Languages and Theology, better known as Jamia Ahmadiyya UK. […]
Pakistan’s Ahmadis and the threat of genocide
Global Legal Forum: By Yasser Latif Hamdani: LAHORE Jan 23, 2012: They are officially denounced by the state as heretics. Their places of worship are demolished. Hardly a week goes by without one of them being murdered in cold blood. Their children are expelled from schools. Even their dead are […]
Can Liberalism tolerate Islam?
abc.net: by Abdul Hakim Murad: Must one be liberal to belong to the West? For all the polite multiculturalist denials, this question is being put to us more and more insistently. The European Union, as it struggles to articulate a common cultural as well as economic vision, regularly toys with […]
The Holy Prophet Muhammad’s Contributions to Mathematics and Science
Source: Muslim Sunrise Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Taj Mahal in India, is a symbol of the Muslim heritage, built in 1632 – […]
“Religious freedom is often crucial to ensuring conflict prevention and peacebuilding”; Debate in House of Lords- UK
Publications and Record – UK Parliament: As we have heard in today’s debate, hundreds of millions of people of all religions and none find themselves facing daily threats of violence […]