Reuters | Mar 15,2012 | JORDAN TIMES RAMALLAH — The aid-dependent Palestinian economy faces a deepening crisis unless foreign support grows and Israel eases restrictions on its trade, the World Bank said on Thursday. The Western-backed Palestinian Authority is relying on foreign aid to cover a 2012 budget deficit projected […]
By JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal will open a workshop on the social role of Friday sermons and mosques, to be organized by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance in Makkah tomorrow, an official of the ministry said. Minister of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call […]
By RIYADH: GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN, ARAB NEWS STAFF Darussalam, a Riyadh-based multilingual publishing house, has announced plans to launch a glossy English magazine for children that is rich in Islamic content, and drawings and pictures depicting religious values. The magazine, “Shining Star,” will be the first such printed journal of […]
Goldman Sachs is considering strengthening internal rules, including on disclosing bankers’ personal financial holdings to clients, after being criticized in a recent court opinion because of a dealmaker’s potential conflict […]
KUWAIT: Curtailing Christians’ religious freedom by removing churches violates the country’s laws, and is an affront to the tolerant image of Islam and Kuwaiti society, said Jamaal Al-Shehab , Minister […]
With Hard-Liners Increasingly Cornered, All That Is Needed Is a Little More Rope Bramantyo Prijosusilo, Jakarta Globe: As calls for the disbandment of organizations that use religion as a mask […]
(Reuters) – The Obama Administration on Thursday said it would begin shutting down a program that provides health care for more than 100,000 low-income women in Texas because the state […]
Euronews: Interview by Chris Burns: “The Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner, Thomas Hammarberg, wraps up his six year term at the end of this month and he’s going out […]
Russian TV; The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia has said that all churches in the Arabian Peninsula must be destroyed. The statement prompted anger and dismay from Christians throughout the […]
Dawn.com: By Tahir Mehdi: Know thy box. I mean do you know what box your faith can fit into? You better check that out or you won’t be able to […]
Source: Essex Free Press – Members of the Windsor branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association hosted an open house at the Essex Public Library on Saturday afternoon to inform interested area residents about Islam through a Holy Quran exhibition. Ayoun Basharat, one of the youth association members, said that […]
Source: Times Herald – On Saturday, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada’s Holy Qur’an open house stopped at Moose Jaw Public Library to spread a message of peace and togetherness. Organizers of the travelling event — which is currently venturing across the Prairies with the modus operandi of dispelling […]
Abandon all hope, ye who enter here: Dante’s medieval classic the Divine Comedy has been condemned as racist, antisemitic and Islamophobic by a group calling for it to be removed from classrooms. The epic poem, written in the 14th century, is split into three parts, tracing the poet’s journey through Inferno, Purgatorio […]
Islamic fashion is no oxymoron. As the recent Islamic Fashion Festival (IFF) staged in Manila showed, there’s more to Muslim dressing than the traditional abaya, chador and even burka. The collections of seven designers, including the Philippines’ JC Buendia, Jun Escario and Veejay Floresca, were noteworthy for their wearability, craftsmanship, […]
While the former U.S. president’s daughter advocates interfaith cooperation inside the JCC, protesters gather outside demanding an apology for the creation of programs that bring together members of mosques and […]
Too often we see media reports about the violence and intolerance that religious fundamentalism engenders. Religion is used to justify terrorism, to discriminate against those who are different and to resist scientific advancement inherent in our modern lives. Religion can reinforce tribal mentalities. Some identify with their faiths as if […]
“Can you open a Shi’ite mosque here, in Egypt? How about an Ahmadi mosque? It is forbidden. You can get thrown into prison. Our lack of openness is not limited […]
ScienceDaily (Mar. 14, 2012) — Earlier evidence out of UCLA suggested that meditating for years thickens the brain (in a good way) and strengthens the connections between brain cells. Now […]
In the Islamic world, rumours have been circulating for some time: a Muslim version of Facebook is coming. It is called Salamworld.com and is due to be launched during the Ramadan at the end of June. Its makers say, the site will uphold ‘family values’. Nevertheless, Salamworld will make money, […]