The Holy Prophet Muhammad and the Holy Quran
“The life of the Holy Prophet, peace be on him, was a life of grand success. In his high moral qualities, his spiritual power, his high resolve, the excellence and […]
Egypt’s Brotherhood leads on eve of run-off vote: The Militants are Brothers of the Military
(Reuters) – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has called on its rivals to accept the will of the people after a first-round vote set its party on course to take the most seats in the country’s first freely elected parliament in six decades. Egyptians will return to the polls on Monday for […]
Unesco faces cost of Palestine vote
by Mathieu van Berchem in Paris, swissinfo.ch The United Nations culture agency is dealing with the financial consequences of a political decision taken in October – a funding shortfall of 22 per cent. On October 31 the United States suspended its financial contribution to Unesco after Palestine was admitted as […]
Unpaid wages, overwork, abuse drive domestic helpers to flee – survey
By Laila Azzeh AMMAN – Often invisible to the eyes of the public or the law, many domestic helpers still face hardship when working in Jordanian households, having their wages […]
Interracial Couple Banned From Kentucky Church
Source Huffington Post. In a move to “promote greater unity” among its body and the Pike County community it serves, a small Kentucky church voted to ban interracial couples from […]
Norway terrorist Behring Breivik disputes ‘insane’ diagnosis: lawyer
Source: The Vancouver Sun The confessed killer behind the July massacre in Norway disputes an expert conclusion that he is criminally insane, a newspaper reported Saturday, quoting one of his […]
Saudi activist: Conservative report claims letting women drive will encourage premarital sex
Article Source: The Associated Press Photo Source: Change.org A report given to a high-level advisory group in Saudi Arabia claims that allowing women in the kingdom to drive could encourage premarital sex, a rights activist said Saturday. The ultraconservative stance suggests increasing pressure on King Abdullah to retain the kingdom’s […]
Modest Bonus Year on Wall St., but Stock Could Yield Fortunes
Buffeted by lackluster profits and turmoil in the global markets, Wall Street is bracing for one of the worst bonus seasons in recent memory. But in the alchemy of high finance, bankers are hoping to turn the slump to their advantage. Financial firms are preparing to dole out huge amounts […]
The Bad Sufi – the client faith of the American Empire
Sufism – once just another variant of Islam, now bankrolled by Britain and the US as a ‘moderate’ form of the religion that could help counter extremism in Pakistan. But what is Sufism? Where did it come from? And what role does it play today? In the first of a […]
Crisis in Mecca – the day Wahhabism got its ticket to the world: Tracing the roots of militancy
Thirty years ago this month, religious extremists pulled off an audacious attack on Islam’s holiest site in Mecca. Sec Kanwar speaks to one of the few writers to study this under-reported event, and looks at how what followed led to the global spread of Wahhabism, whose impact has been felt […]
France withdraws embassy staff from Iran
France is repatriating a number of diplomats and their families from Iran following an attack on the British embassy in Tehran. French officials said the move was a temporary security measure. Britain expelled 25 Iranian diplomats following Tuesday’s attack, when hundreds stormed the British embassy. British officials say the attack […]
Debate about Sharia and Democracy – A Western Misconception
Source: Qantara Sharia is a collection of norms that can be interpreted in many ways – either for or against democracy. Islamist parties are not per se opposed to democracy, writes the renowned scholar of Islam, Mathias Rohe in his commentary How terrible would it be if, in future, Libyan […]
Sierra Leone’s President Praises Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at
President Ernest Bai Koroma has commended the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in Sierra Leone for contributing towards national development in the areas of Education, Health, and Energy. Declaring the 50th Annual […]
Honey the Healer
By Manzurul A. Sikder, M.D. New York, USA This was originally published in JAMMA in 2007 Foreword by Zia H Shah: The Holy Quran urges us to reflect on the Laws of Nature. It draws examples from cosmology, geology, biology and physics among other branches of science, as signs for […]
Bethlehem gets into the Christmas Spirit
By BEATA M. ANDONIA, Jerusalem Post: Bethlehem is singularly important with its historical place in history; people around the world hold a special place for this small city. Each year, […]
Ghost Sightings Spark Scenes of Hysteria in Indonesian Capital
The Jakarta city administration has moved with exceptional speed to cut down an old mahogany tree said to harbor two distinct forms of Indonesian ghosts. The extraordinary turn of events […]
Russia sent military ships to base in Syria
Pravda Ru. 30.11.2011 Russian warships were sent to the military base in Syria. The fleet is led by the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov. Included also are a patrol vessel and other vessels. The Russian government announced Tuesday that from December, a flotilla of warships will be sent to the naval […]
Spiritual and Medicinal aspects of honey (العسل)
Written by Muhammad Azimul Haque “Like the Bee, gathering honey from different flowers, the wise man accepts the essence of different scriptures and see only the good in all” (Srimad Bhagavatam […]
Islam, Charles Darwin and the denial of science
A growing number of biology and medical students are rejecting the very basis of their chosen subject in favour of creationism. A few years ago I had an operation to […]
Beckham visits abused kids in Manila: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
(AP) MANILA, Philippines — Away from fans’ prying eyes, David Beckham took time out from soccer to share his experiences and listen to Filipino children struggling to rebuild their broken lives. “It’s so important to have a dream,” Beckham told the former street children Friday at a UNICEF-supported shelter in […]