The Thirteenth Tribe
Arthur Koestler: The Thirteenth Tribe (1976) click here to read Until the publication of Arthur Koestler’s bestseller titled ‘The Thirteenth Tribe’, Jews were commonly regarded as Semites. There was no […]
Final preparations for Jalsa Salana UK 2021
30th July 2021 alhakam.org Zaheer Khan Sahib, a missionary and naib afsar Jalsa Salana UK, who supervises the Jalsa Salana UK office and reporting department, spoke to Al Hakam about the latest updates for […]
The Invention of the Jewish People
by Shlomo Sand, Yael Lotan (Translator) 4.11 · A historical tour de force that demolishes the myths and taboos that have surrounded Jewish and Israeli history, The Invention of the Jewish People offers a new account of both […]
‘A wandering people-race’ — Shlomo Sand’s new book on Judéophobia
BY YAKOV RABKIN AUGUST 4, 2021 SHLOMO SAND, BY PHIL WEISS UNE RACE IMAGINAIRE (AN IMAGINARY RACE)Courte Histoire de la Judéophobie (A Short History of Judéophobia)by Shlomo Sand176 pp. Paris, Seuil. […]
Nile Green’s book about Iranian students in Jane Austen’s London published in Persian
Culture August 4, 2021 TEHRAN – A book by Nile Green, a professor of South Asian and Islamic history at UCLA, that illustrates how a group of Iranian students sought […]
Well-founded fears At 70, the global convention on refugees is needed more than ever
International But rich countries need to do more to make it work Aug 4th 2021 ATHENS, AYVALIK AND TIJUANA WHEN THE Turkish coastguard found them in the Aegean in the […]
Muslims in Europe: The Construction of a “Problem”
Culture | Europe | Integration | ReligionBichara Khader Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain, Belgium Some 25 million Muslims live in the 28 Member States of the European Union. The vast majority of these Muslims came seeking […]
Saudi Arabia: No cap on number of Umrah pilgrims during new Umrah season
Umrah operators who violate rules will be excluded from providing services Published: August 04, 2021 Khitam Al Amir, Chief News Editor Dubai: Saudi authorities announced that there is no cap on […]
No more need for polygamy? Is polyandry coming now?
Nearly 5 million fewer girls to be born worldwide over next 10 years By AFP – Aug 04,2021 – JORDAN TIMES AFP photo PARIS — An estimated 4.7 million fewer girls are […]
Bradford Muslims travelling to UK Islamic conference
By Mark Stanford MarkS_TandA Digital Reporter Al Mahdi Mosque in Bradford DOZENS of Muslims from Bradford and the North East will make their way to the UK’s longest running Islamic conference for the first […]
‘I felt violated by the demand to undress’: three Muslim women on France’s hostility to the hijab
In France, a new law could seriously restrict women’s rights to wear headscarves in public, and there are fears that it will entrench Islamophobia Source: The Guardian By Myriam François, […]
Islamophobia prevents diversity, coexistence, Turkish minister says
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL ISLAMOPHOBIA AUG 04, 2021 3:19 PM GMT+3Turkey’s Youth and Sports Minister Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu speaks at an event for the Tokyo Olympics in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 23, 2021. (Sabah File […]
Need a Turkish Passport?
Ask a lawyer: Buying a house or real estate in Turkey BY ASENE ASANOVA ISTANBUL LIFE AUG 03, 2021 11:41 AM GMT+3Exterior view of houses in Alanya, Turkey. (Shutterstock Photo) How do you […]
Counter-extremism center Etidal calls for ‘proper reading of religious text’
1 / 6Etidal Secretary-General Mansour Al-Shammari and Jehangir Khan, director of the UN Center for Counter-Terrorism (UNCCT), attending a press conference on the dangers of extremism in Riyadh on Wednesday. (SPA) 2 / 6“Terrorism […]
Women are becoming more involved in U.S. mosques
Women continue to be less involved than men in mosque life in the United States, but the pattern appears to be changing, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of data from […]
From Suffrage to ERA Equity, Resilience and Activism
The Western New York Women’s Suffrage Centennial Celebration Committee is presenting an engaging and transformative seminar featuring noted historian Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner and esteemed panelists who will examine the past, present […]
EU seals deal with Novavax for up to 200 million COVID-19 vaccines
BRUSSELS, Aug 4 (Reuters) – The European Commission has approved a supply contract with U.S. firm Novavax (NVAX.O) to buy up to 200 million doses of its potential COVID-19 vaccine, the […]
The first Jalsa Salana UK, 1964
30th July 2021 Raheel Ahmad, Missionary, History Department UK The Jalsa Salana of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was initiated by the Promised Messiahas in 1891. What we know as the first […]
Malaysia’s Unwelcoming Shore for Refugees Fleeing Religious Persecution
Malaysia has long guaranteed the safety of thousands of refugees, despite remaining outside international conventions, but that’s changing at a worrying pace.By Gayle Manchin and James W. CarrJuly 28, 2020 Several airlines offer direct flights from Myanmar to Malaysia, but many Rohingya Muslims like Sharifah Shakira can only make the journey by using […]