Islam Overtaking Catholicism in France
Source/Credit: Hudson New York Islamic mosques are being built more often in France than Roman Catholic churches, and there now are more practising Muslims in the country than practising Catholics. Nearly […]
Delusion, denial and ‘Dr’ Liaquat
Source/Credit: The Express Tribune By George Fulton | August 17, 2011 The subject line read “Aamir Liaquat Exposed”. To be honest, I was reluctant to click open the link my friend sent. Having just eaten dinner, I was disinclined to see the good ‘doctor’ laid bare. My mind had wandered to far […]
Was Jesus Crucified? Ahmed Deedat vs Dr. Floyd E. Clark
Whereas, Dr. Floyd E. Clark stays mostly off the subject and indulges in emotional rhetoric to preach to the converted, Ahmed Deedat despite being a Sunni Muslim realizes that Sunni position about Jesus’ crucifixion is not defensible, so he nicely orchestrates all the arguments, which the Founder of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, had written […]
Worshippers relish traditional Madinah hospitality
By YOUSUF MUHAMMAD | ARAB NEWS MADINAH: Serving iftar meals to help visitors to the Prophet’s Mosque break their fast is part of the rich tradition of the people of Madinah that dates back to the period of the Prophet (peace be upon him). They lay out hundreds of thousands […]
Bikers offer quick trips to central Makkah for a fee
By BADEA ABU AL-NAJA | ARAB NEWS MAKKAH: As traffic conditions on the already crowded Makkah streets continue to worsen during Ramadan, local people increasingly depend on motorcyclists to reach the Grand Mosque area. The occasion offers a golden chance to young bike owners to earn good money. Ali Jameel, […]
Mother of eight saved from execution gets own home
By ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: A charity that paid the blood money to save a Saudi woman from being executed for murdering her husband has given her a furnished house to live in, the Shams newspaper reported on Thursday. The Southern Women Charitable Society in Abha stepped in to secure the […]
Woman disables anti-Islam websites
By ARAB NEWS DAMMAM: An Alkhobar woman studying in the United States is taking credit for destroying 23 Danish websites that denigrated the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Al-Madinah newspaper reported on Thursday. Nouf Rashid told the Arabic newspaper she was hacking into Danish websites having references to cartoons […]
Islamists protest against proposed constitutional amendments
By Mohammad Ben Hussein, Jordan Times. AMMAN – The Islamist movement took to the streets in east Amman on Wednesday evening to protest against the proposed constitutional amendments, saying the changes do not meet the aspirations of Jordanians. Chanting, ”The people are the source of authorities,” dozens of protesters joined […]
Goodbye, Mystery Meat? School Lunches Get More Healthful
Source/Credit: NPR Kids may claim that Tater Tots are the only edible food in the school cafeteria, but in reality, school lunches are getting more healthful. Almost all cafeterias now serve fresh fruits and vegetables, according to a survey of school food directors released Thursday. Whole grains are readily accessible […]
Japan Earthquake: Ethical Residents Return $78 Million From Rubble
Source/Credit: Huffington Post While looting often becomes an issue post-disaster, it’s been the exact opposite in Japan. Since the March earthquake and tsunami that leveled much of Japan, thousands of wallets containing a total of $48 million in cash have washed ashore — and been turned in, ABC reports. In […]
EQUAL BUT DIFFERENT
BACKGROUND Ever since the renaissance or the beginning of the enlightenment era in Europe and its consequent influence on the rest of the world, equality of genders or otherwise has been the most sensitive and debated topic. Medieval thoughts of many cultures and religions advocated superiority of men over women. […]
Legal proceedings stopped – Ahmadi Families forgive the Attackers
Ahmadis to drop further legal proceedings in Cikeusik killings. The Jakarta Post, The Indonesian Ahmadiyah Congregration (JAI) says it will not seek further legal action against the hard-liners given lenient sentences for instigating a riot in which three Ahmadis were beaten to death. The JAI, a repeated target of violence by Muslim hard-liners who […]
Feminism, Colonialism and Islamophobia – Treacherous Sympathy with Muslim Women
Source: Qantara Author: Leila Ahmed Ever since the attacks of 9/11, feminists in the West have increasingly used the theme of the oppression of women in Islam as justification for war and domination. This strategy of using this rhetoric of “saving the women” in the name of “civilization” is an […]
For Muslim women, wearing a veil isn’t oppression
Source / Courtesy: Star Tribune By Imran Hayee ‘It’s a scorching day, aren’t you feeling warm in this?” These polite words touched our ears when my wife and I entered the grocery store on one of the few hot summer days in Duluth. My wife was wearing a head scarf and […]
Virtual and Artificial, but 58,000 Want to attend the Course
Courtesy / Source: New York Times By John Markoff PALO ALTO, Calif. — A free online course at Stanford Universityon artificial intelligence, to be taught this fall by two leading experts from Silicon Valley, has attracted more than 58,000 students around the globe — a class nearly four times the […]
‘De-radicalisation’ plan under study in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The government is considering to start a national de-radicalisation programme to combat rising fundamentalism and extremism in the country. A statement issued after a meeting of the Defence Committee of the Cabinet held here on Wednesday said: “It was decided in the committee that special attention shall be given […]
75-day dates festival kicks off in Qassim
By MD AL-HARBI | ARAB NEWS BURAIDAH: The world’s largest dates festival officially kicks off in this central Saudi city of Qassim on Thursday when products of more than 6 million date palms in the province will be displayed. Average daily sales during the 75-day festival may reach SR25 million. […]
A third of all charitable work takes place in Ramadan
By ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Over a third of charity activities in the Kingdom take place during the blessed month of Ramadan, a recent study said. Saudis make 34.5 percent of their total annual cash donations in the month of Ramadan, said a study on the charity habits of people in […]
Jordan, Turkey renew call for ending Syria violence
ISTANBUL (Agencies) – Jordan Times. Jordan and Turkey on Wednesday called for an end to the violence in Syria and urged Damascus to implement reforms, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The call was made during a press conference following talks between Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and his Turkish counterpart […]