BY SAMIRAH MAJUMDAR Border guard police in Burma (Myanmar) patrol the fence in the “no-man’s land” at the country’s border with Bangladesh in August 2018. More than 14,500 Rohingya Muslims […]
by J.M. Phelps American Spectator November 18, 2020 Barelvi Islam is one of the leading Islamic sects of South Asia. Despite its leading role in anti-French threats and protests in recent weeks, the Barelvis and their Sufi practices are often otherwise praised as the moderate counterpoint to more extreme manifestations […]
Uğur Şahin (Turkish: [u.ˈuɾ ʃɑ.ˈhin]; born 1965 in Iskenderun, Turkey) is a Germanimmunologist and physician of Turkish descent[1][2]. He is a professor of oncology at the University of Mainz and the chief executive and co-founder with his wife, Özlem Türeci, of biotech company BioNTech.[3][4][5][6] He and his spouse […]
Popular Muslim prayer app says it is committed to protecting users’ privacy after Motherboard investigation causes uproar. The Motherboard investigation has raised privacy concerns among Muslims across the world [Getty […]
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) By Maggie Fox and Amanda Sealy, CNN (CNN) A final analysis […]
BOOK REVIEW: by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V(aba) Shock waves of indignation ran across the Muslim world following the recent publication of offensive and crude caricatures of the […]
By Nasim Rehmatullah and Amjad Mahmood Khan, originally published in 2010 Shariah is a misunderstood and misused concept. Critics of Islam frequently employ terms like “creeping shariah” to stoke fear amongst the masses. The Park 51 controversy and the increasing media focus on Islam provide an opportunity to educate Americans […]
Carli Pierson Apr 10· 2020 Author’s Note: This brief synopsis of Islamic law emphasizes the classical and medieval interpretative approaches, interspersed with contemporary points of view. This article is in no way attempts to deal with Islamic law in-depth; rather it is the goal of International Bridges to Justice to […]
WRITTEN BY ANSER AHMAD, ESQ.| NOVEMBER 2018| MUSLIM SUNRISE In the West, Sharia is being portrayed as a source of oppression, violence, and tyranny. This misconception of Sharia stems from […]
US special envoy to Iran, Elliot Abrams, met in Riyadh with Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi and Saudi Deputy Defence Minister, responsible for the Yemeni file, Prince Khaled bin […]
BY ANADOLU AGENCY IRBIL, IRAQ W NOV 17, 2020 PKK terrorists in Iraq’s Sinjar (IHA File Photo) The Iraqi central government and Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) announced Tuesday that […]
Source: Daily Mail The U.S. has shot down an intercontinental ballistic missile in space from a warship for the first time in a successful test, officials announced on Tuesday. In a first for the Pentagon’s push to develop defenses against such missiles capable of striking the United States, a missile […]
Source: CT Over fifty doctors working in palliative medicine and care for dying patients have signed a letter to The Times in opposition to any proposed changes in the assisted suicide law. In the face of continual attempts to legalise assisted suicide, fifty doctors have signalled their continued support for protections […]
Source: CT Declining fertility rates have a significant correlation with increased secularization, according to Baylor University professor Philip Jenkins. In a Regent College (Vancouver, British Columbia) live-stream titled “Fertility and Faith: A Conversation with Philip Jenkins,” the Baylor University professor of history and co-director of the programme on historical studies […]
Source: AT It is very uncommon to find a country where a few hundred or even a few thousand religious extremists can besiege the capital for two days and paralyze life there. However, it is a common thing in Pakistan, at least for the extremist religious cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi, who heads […]
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion Source: New York Times Book review by William Saletan You’re smart. You’re liberal. You’re well informed. You think […]
An investigation by the online magazine Motherboard found the US military was procuring location data from several popular apps, including Muslim Pro. One of the companies involved in selling location data says it tracks 25 million devices inside the US every month and 40 million elsewhere [Getty Images] 17 Nov […]
People want to be religious, says scholar Karen Armstrong; we should help make religion a force for harmony. She asks the TED community to help build a Charter for Compassion […]
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion Source: New York Times Book review by William Saletan You’re smart. You’re liberal. You’re well informed. You think […]
CNN — Paul Ewell, the now former dean of the Virginia Wesleyan University Global Campus, resigned from both his deanship and his faculty post after allegedly writing a Facebook post on his […]