By: Rabbi Rachel Gartner Source: The Huffington Post The Talmud teaches that Hanukkah menorahs should be placed in the window to fulfill the commandment of pirsumei hanes, publicizing the miracle. The Hanukkah miracles of resilience and faith are meant to be shared. Because the miracles we choose retell are the ones […]
By: Dr. Faheem Younus Source: The Huffington Post Every December, Muslim youth, parents and converts in the Western countries face a familiar dilemma: Why (or how) should they “celebrate” Christmas? On this issue, Muslim scholars are divided. Integrators like the British Cabinet Minister, Baroness Warsi admonish immigrant Muslims to “celebrate Christmas in […]
BY MATTHEW BRUNWASSER ⋅ DECEMBER 25, 2012 Source: PRI’s World This year Russia required fourth graders across the country to take a religion class. There are six choices: Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, secular ethics or world religions. Most Russians consider themselves Orthodox Christians, but most did not choose that […]
The first comprehensive system for selective dissemination of Islamic data has been launched by the Development Bureau of Qom Seminary. IBNA: Manager of the Information System Administration of the Bureau, Mehdi Khatami Kashani, said introduction of the latest publications of the bureau is one of the missions of the new […]
by Rodney Shakespeare: A Visiting Professor of Binary Economics at Trisakti University, Jakarta, Indonesia, Rodney Shakespeare is a Cambridge MA, a qualified UK Barrister, a co-founder of the Global Justice […]
Iraq and Jordan have agreed to extend an oil pipeline to the Red Sea city of Aqaba for the export of Iraqi oil to satisfy Jordan’s crude requirements. The agreement […]
Source: NU Online Tired of the material life, Japanese youth are increasingly converting to Islam, setting a new balance between their life and religious beliefs. “That was nothing but a […]
Festivities mark ‘birth of Christ and birth of state of Palestine’, patriarch tells crowds The Guardian: Deep in the Grotto of the Nativity, where a 14-point silver star set into […]
STORY SUMMARY American intelligence officials secured safe passage for Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi to the United States, Britain’s The Guardian said in a report published Tuesday. The paper […]
By Philip Pullella The Daily Star, Lebanon VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict used his Christmas message to the world on Tuesday to say people should never lose hope for peace, even […]
Dr Abdus Salam, Muslim world’s first Nobel laureate in physics 1979, passed away November 21, 1996. In order to pay tribute to this giant of 20th century scientists, Prof Dr John Moffat and Zakaria Virk paid tribute on November 21, 2012, with program host Atif Mir. Prof Moffat did his […]
Aliberal Saudi writer has been detained on charges of making insulting comments about Islam.Family members said Turki Al-Hamad was arrested on the orders of Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdel Aziz on December 24.Al-Hamad recently attacked radical Islamists on his Twitter account.He accused them of twisting the message […]
In contrast keep in mind: ” LOVE FOR ALL HATRED FOR NONE” (Koya) OnIslam & Newspapers Tuesday, 25 December 2012 00:00 The new “Love Thy Neighbor” campaign would startwith ads on Regional Transportation District (RTD) buses. CAIRO –Sending a love message, faith leaders representing Christians, Jews and Muslims in the western […]
OPINION Islam, liberalism and Egypt Last Updated : Tuesday, December 25, 2012 12:38 AM Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi What’s going on in Egypt? I keep receiving questions about events in Egypt and not only from non-Arabs. Saudis and Egyptian expatriates are confused, too. Among the most frequent questions: Is it […]
By Rabbi Dow Marmur, The Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1306099–marmur-humanity-first-shows-way-to-interfaith-co-operation Every denomination of every religion I know insists that it practices the most authentic version of the teachings of its founders. But unlike fundamentalists, liberals are less likely to claim that others always get it wrong. The Ahmadiyya sect of Islam is […]
Muslim scholars and clerics: suicide bombings are un-Islamic. A conference of religious leaders is set to meet in January in Afghanistan specifically to publicize the fact that suicide bombing violence is not in the Quran. By Scott Peterson, Staff writer / December 24, 2012 Share on stumbleuponShare on email KABUL, AFGHANISTAN Suicide bombers […]
Additional suggested reading by the Muslim Times: How can Hindus think like a Muslim or a Jew, despite the mention of 330 million gods? Source: Rama Navami @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rama_Navami Ram Navami […]
Assalamalaikum Warehmatullah-e-Wabarakathu all, The 61st Annual Jalsa Salana of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria which was held between December 21st and 23rd 2012 was blessed by Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih (aba) through his gracious and kind message of Peace, Prayers, Hope and Divine instructions. The three page message was read at the […]
The Muslims Times by Abdul Alim 1. A vast majority of Ahmadi Muslims living across the world are still Pakistani in origin. Loving your homeland is a part of Ahmadiyya Muslim faith. Imam of Ahmadiyya Muslims continues ask the community to pray and fast especially for their homeland 2. With […]
Krishna Janmashtami (Devanagari कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी kṛṣṇa janmāṣṭami), also known as Krishnashtami, Saatam Aatham, Gokulashtami, Ashtami Rohini, Srikrishna Jayanti, Sree Jayanti or sometimes merely as Janmashtami, is an annual commemoration of the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu.[1] The festival is celebrated on the eighth day (Ashtami) day of the dark fortnight of the month of Shrāvaṇa (August–September) in the Hindu calendar. Rasa lila, dramatic enactments of the […]