Source: Pakistan Today. Jubail, Saudi Arabia – It has been reported from Bangladesh that Hasina Wajid’s government has started monitoring weekly Friday prayer sermons to ensure imams are abiding by the given guidelines to highlight the dangers of extremism (read religious militancy). Guidelines on anti-militancy sermons were sent to […]
Source: Global Voice The Bangladesh capital Dhaka has been declared as the capital of Islamic culture along with two other cities. The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ISESCO), a subsidiary of […]
Author: Edited by Adil Salahi, Arab News Staff Monday 12 August 2002 (an ‘old’ article, but always new for the days of Ramadan)… Mr. Hamad of Riyadh wonders whether what he has heard of the unacceptability or discouragement of inviting people to Iftar dinners in Ramadan. He says that his […]
Source: WS journal Associated Press NEW YORK — An anti-Islam activist has won a preliminary round in her First Amendment fight to place New York City bus ads calling enemies of Israel “savages.” Federal Judge Paul Engelmayer in Manhattan says he agrees with blogger Pamela Geller. He says the Metropolitan […]
1. What is religion—some rituals and super-natural beliefs or complete code of life for this world and hereafter? 2. Do we need religion? 3. While living in an organized civil society, strictly law-abiding in its nature, why don’t we wish to follow an organized religion? Is it the theocracy (rule […]
1. What is the definition, attributes and characteristics of a Muslim and a Momin mentioned in the Holy Qur`ān and do they perfectly apply on present day Muslims? 2. What is the definition, attributes and characteristics of non-believers mentioned in the Holy Qur`ān? Do you believe that none of these […]
By Daood Hamdani The Daily Star The North American mosque is evolving and redefining its purpose and practices. A recently released report by a group of mainly Muslim organizations, “The American Mosque 2011,” provides the first factual glimpse into changes in North American mosques. Initially serving primarily as a place […]
As per some ahadith in Bukhari and Muslim, ‘Son of Mary’ shall descend as the Imam of the Muslims, from amongst them, a guided leader and a Just Ruler. Non-Ahmadi scholars, while interpreting these ahadith, wish us to believe that, this ‘Son of Mary’ is none other than Hadhrat Isaas, […]
The Hebrew Scripture, or the Jewish Bible, consisting of three sections—Torah or Pentateuch, Nevi`im or Prophets, and Ketuvim or writings, is called ‘Tanakh’ which is an acronym formed by the first letter of the Hebrew names of these three sections. Each section consists of the following books in this order: […]
KARBALA, Iraq — Millions of Shiite pilgrims commemorated the birth of a central figure in Shiite Islam on Friday morning under heavy security measures after a series of recent attacks targeting worshippers. They gathered in the central shrine city of Karbala to commemorate Imam Mehdi’s birth, with children lighting 1,176 […]
by Shireen Younus Eighth-grader from Maryland HUFFINGTON POST Life in middle school is rife with drama over friends, grades and the struggle to be accepted. I’ve seen that acceptance […]
Imam Abdullah Antepli. Muslim Chaplain, Duke University HuffpostReligion Most, if not all religions, function in the world of symbolism and communicate their universal messages to their followers through these religious symbols. Rituals, sacraments, prayers, worship services, religious ceremonies and more are nothing but to invite believers to engage with very […]
When vigilantes are morality police By: Endy Bayuni Posted: 1:00 AM Source: Winnipeg Free Press. JAKARTA, Indonesia — The stage was already set for battle between the 52,000 Indonesian fans of Lady Gaga, who bought and paid for tickets to see her perform, and the 30,000-strong Islamic Defenders Front, who […]
Pulse of The People:It’s not about peace The record. Published: Sunday, May 20, 2012 Islam is not a religion of peace. It is and has been a religion of violence, vengeance, and conquest for 1,400 years. Western Civilization is at war with Islam. Saying that we are at war with […]
Source: aljazeera.com More ‘Anti-Islam’ Courses at US Military, AlJazeera Reveals Posted on 12 May 2012 by Emperor AlJazeera uncovered another “anti-Islam” class in the US military. The class seems to have been lifted directly from the talking points of extremists such as Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer: US Military Under Fire […]
Huff Post Looking back on the 2012 presidential campaign up to this point, one wonders why there has been an active effort by some Republican candidates to alienate American Muslims. This is especially surprising since, according to a recently published report by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, American Muslims are […]
Source: The wired.com – By Spencer Ackerman The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Tuesday ordered the entire U.S. military to scour its training material to ensure it doesn’t contain anti-Islamic content, Danger Room has learned. The order came after the Pentagon suspended a course for senior officers […]
courtesy: ebangladesh.com April 9, 2012 By Osham Sufian But a different question is pinching me since last week, when the tribunal issued arrest warrant against the ‘Bacchu Razakar’ alias Abul Kalam Azad. I have been wondering if the Muslims should demand their additional punishment for destroying the religion’s image. Why […]
Shotter Shondhane Dear All : We are highly pleased to inform you all that by the grace of Almighty Allah Episode : XIV of our much coveted interactive Bangla LIVE Q/A Program – SHOTTER SHONDHANE – will be held from March 29 to April 1st. 2012. Inshallah. Details of the program […]
By DR. KHALID ALNOWAISER, ARABNEWS I was hesitant to write again about the subject of Saudi women, but I concluded, after much consideration, the entire topic is more serious than I originally anticipated. My reasons are simply as follows: 1. Women are our mothers, daughters, wives, sisters and others and […]