Switzerland defies US, EU ban on Iran oil
Switzerland will continue to purchase Iranian oil in defiance of the European Union sanctions on the Islamic Republic that came into effect on July 1. The Swiss Federal Department of […]
Madinah governor describes expansion decision as historic
MADINAH: ARAB NEWS Madinah Gov. Prince Abdul Aziz bin Majed described King Abdullah’s decision to expand the Prophet’s Mosque as historic. He said: “This decision is deemed a great service to Islam and Muslims. “Moreover, it would benefit all people in Madinah, in addition to millions of pilgrims coming from […]
Madinah: Central Haram area to be tripled
JEDDAH: HASSAN CHERUPPA arab news staff Islam’s two holy mosques are witnessing the largest ever expansion in their history. After launching the massive expansion works of the Grand Mosque in […]
Stunning Images of Bangladesh on the Brink of Impending Climate Disaster
Source: The Atlantic Jul 5 2012, 3:54 PM ET 18 Ami Vitale’s beautifully shot documentary visits the communities on the Bay of Bengal that are already suffering the consequences of global warming. Vitali, a photojournalist, made the switch to video to tell the story of one mother who, fearing that […]
The crime of circumcision: Militant Atheism
Washington Post: A district judge in Cologne, Germany, recently ruled that ritual circumcision is a crime, violating “the fundamental right of the child to bodily integrity,” which outweighs other parental and […]
Pakistan: Shades of Bigotry: No One to Stand for Human Rights
Dawn: IT appears that there are three schools of thought when it comes to minority rights in Pakistan. There are those who champion religious minorities and raise their voices against […]
Living Islam: The Abode of Peace- My Small Town
by Shireen Younus Eighth-grader from Maryland HUFFINGTON POST Life in middle school is rife with drama over friends, grades and the struggle to be accepted. I’ve seen that acceptance […]
Ex-FBI employee claims she saw angels at Flight 93
By Joe Mandak Associated Press Deseret News PITTSBURGH — A former police officer who retired from the FBI due to post-traumatic stress disorder linked to her role in the aftermath […]
Former PVV councillor found dead in woods near Utrecht
The body of a man found in woods near Utrecht has been identified as that of a former provincial councillor for the anti-immigration PVV, according to media reports on Wednesday afternoon. Jos van Hal Scheffer left the party last month after his wife became a suspect in a million euro […]
A subservient government or an official Israeli policy?
Terrorist acts against Palestinian civilians committed by Israeli colonists clearly point to “a religious war” By As’ad Abdul Rahman, Special to Gulf NEWS Under the watchful eyes of the Israeli […]
Is this the UAE’s tiniest baby ever?
DUBAI: A premature baby born at just 570 grams with a head as small as a plum has miraculously survived after battling it out for four months at a private […]
FIJISUN – Appreciating Islam’s contribution to civilation
Parvez Ahmed Associate Professor of Finance, Coggin College of Business, University of North Florida GET UPDATES FROM PARVEZ AHMED L Appreciating Islam’s Contribution to Civilization Posted: 07/05/2012 5:35 pm Fox News , Islam , Islamophobia , Muslim Innovations , Muslim Inventions , Pbs ,Religious Stereotyping , Religion News SHARE THIS STORY http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?action=like&api_key=46744042133&channel_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter.php%3Fversion%3D9%23cb%3Df148c06524%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%252Ff31b214fa8%26domain%3Dwww.huffingtonpost.com%26relation%3Dparent.parent&extended_social_context=false&font=lucida%20grande&href=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%252Fparvez-ahmed%252Fappreciating-islams-contribution-to-civilization_b_1648224.html&layout=standard&locale=en_US&node_type=link&sdk=joey&show_faces=false&width=244 27 11 0 https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/fastbutton?bsv=pr&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2Fparvez-ahmed%2Fappreciating-islams-contribution-to-civilization_b_1648224.html&size=tall&count=true&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com&hl=en-US&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fgapi%2F__features__%2Frt%3Dj%2Fver%3DqtvzPMli2GA.en_US.%2Fsv%3D1%2Fam%3D!0Tt3uNrLr0Coc6egjA%2Fd%3D1%2Frs%3DAItRSTOtcgAD4dpnSQl_RohzS0XsePhHFg#id=I2_1341586551837&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com&rpctoken=248747437&_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart Submit […]
AMYA invits the residents of Lindsay to Annual Convention
Source: The Post – A Muslim associais offering residents of Lindsay and area free transportation to attend a convention and banquet lunch at no charge this Sunday, July 8 being held in Mississauga. Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada (AMYA) is an auxiliary wing of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community ( http://www.alislam.org […]
PTA bans Ahmadi website
Credit: Nation via Wasim Sroya PTA bans Ahmadi website By: Our Staff Reporter | July 06, 2012 | 0 LAHORE – Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has banned a website by the name alislam.org which was controlled by the Ahmaddiya community. An official of the authority said that the site had […]
Former PVV councillor active on nazi group Stormfront website
A former councillor for the anti-immigration PVV in Noord Holland has close ties to the neo-nazi group Stormfront and submitted 2,200 items to the organisation’s website, the Noord-Hollands Dagblad reported on Friday. Monica Nunes is one of three provincial councillors who left the PVV earlier this year to go it […]
Study: Jehovah’s Witness heart patients do well, even without transfusions
Jehovah’s Witnesses who have heart surgery don’t seem to fare any worse than other patients, even though they refuse to undergo blood transfusions during the surgery, a new study has […]
Ahmedabad remembers duo who died for communal harmony
Source: DNA India On Sunday evening, the city of Ahmedabad paid tribute to Vasantrao Hegishte and Rajab Ali Lakhani who died saving others during a communal flare-up in 1946 Rath Yatra. NGOs Anhad, Sauhard and Action Aid had organised a cultural event on the occasion. The venue, a small auditorium […]
India’s Muslims: a tale of two communities
Source: Khabarsoutheastasia Better education and a less conservative mindset may be contributing to a higher quality of life for Muslims in India’s southern provinces compared to those in the north, sources told Khabar South Asia. Children watch from a mosque during a procession to mark Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi, the celebrations of the […]
Germany: Jews, Muslims increase calls for circumcision law
Germany is coming under increasing pressure over the court decision that ruled circumcision was bodily harm and thus a crime – with the Wiesenthal Centre quoting Hitler, and a Muslim group saying it was a blow against integration. The Los-Angeles-based Jewish group called on German lawmakers to provide legal safety […]
Muslim Brotherhood ”strikes deal” to lead Libya
Tripoli: Libya’s top politicians have hatched a deal by which the Muslim Brotherhood will lead the government after the country’s first free elections on Saturday in almost five decades. According to The Telegraph, negotiations between the Muslim Brotherhood and a secular-based political movement led by former interim prime minister Mahmoud […]