Similarities between Islam and the Sikh religion
by Mukeshwar Singh Since the dawn of humanity, religion has been playing a pivotal role in shaping people’s beliefs, ethics, traditions, and behaviors. The most common characteristic of almost all […]
Islam and Orthodox Christianity Have the Same Values, Putin Says
Source: The Moscow Times Orthodox Christianity and Islam are based on the same fundamental values, President Vladimir Putin said in an address to a religious conference in Kyrgyzstan. The conference, […]
“It’s The House Of God”: Sikh Elders Refuse To Let Anyone Demolish The Mosque In This Ludhiana Village
The Logical Indian Crew Punjab June 18th, 2019 India is defined by more religious as well as ethnic groups than most other countries in the world. However, time and again […]
Pakistan versus ‘Secular’ India: the race to promote peace
Sher Zada November 13, 2019 Is India a secular democracy anymore? This question would be swirling in the minds of key intellectuals and prominent political scientists. Because the facts […]
I Read the Quran to Learn About Terrorist Beliefs but Ended Up Becoming Muslim
By Jennifer R Williams a foreign editor at Vox.com. Before joining Vox, she was a senior researcher at the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. If you […]
Another Hijab Furor Hits France, Over a Mother on a School Trip
“Not here, not today,” a French politician told a woman wearing a head scarf. A photograph of her crying son went viral. Source: The New York Times By Aurelien Breeden […]
India bars public gatherings in temple town as court verdict nears
Oct 14, 2019 – 08:29 FILE PHOTO: People look at a model of a proposed Ram temple that Hindu groups want to build at a disputed religious site in Ayodhya […]
A Muslim girl will be the star of the new Marvel’s Avengers video game and people are ecstatic
Marvel’s first Muslim Avenger Kamala Khan, who goes by the alter-ego of Ms Marvel, is set to have her own video game, it was announced at New York Comic Con. […]
Muslim of the Year nominee is probed by police after she was filmed telling a rally ‘jihad is the only solution’
Sumaira Farrukh, 38, was filmed using the inflammatory word in Birmingham Mrs Farrukh denied inciting violence and said it simply referred to a struggle Police examined the footage and […]
Rabbi sits down with imam for frank conversation about faith, discrimination
Nick Enquist | Staff Writer In an effort to promote more interfaith communication, the East Valley JCC has started two new speaker series, the first of which launched on […]
When Islam Is Not a Religion in America
Is Islam a Religion? This question is regularly posed by populists seeking to restrict Muslims in America. If Islam is not a religion—if it is a militant ideological system, for […]
Ground shifts in Indonesia’s economy as conservative Islam takes root
Aug 28, 2019 – http://www.swissinfo.ch By Gayatri Suroyo and Tabita Diela JAKARTA (Reuters) – Arie Untung, a former video jockey for the Indonesian offshoot of MTV, says he used to […]
Where have you prayed? The most unexpected places Muslims pray around the world.
By nidhi singh Aug 13, 2019 Sana Ullah didn’t know that praying in a Macy’s dressing room would one day connect her to Muslims around the world. “We go […]
European Islam: Is it possible?
By Gökhan Bacık, who teaches political science at Palacky University. His research interests include modern Middle East, Islam and politics, and Turkish politics. What is usually referred to as European […]
Muslim men face pressure to ignore their mental health problems – it is time to stop the denial
Stoicism and the belief that faith should be able to overcome mental illness is stopping men from getting the help they need. This has to change Mohammedabbas Khaki The Independent […]
The Most Islamic Country Is … New Zealand?
A Muslim economist is attempting to measure how well the world’s countries live by Quranic values. Source: OZY.com By Erin Cook “We are one,” New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said […]
Denmark’s centre-left set to win election with anti-immigration shift
Social Democrats expected to return to power this week after backing once far-right policies Jon Henley @jonhenley Tue 4 Jun 2019 Tacking left on welfare and right on immigration looks […]
Here’s what you need to know about Eid al-Fitr, one of Islam’s biggest holidays
Source: CNN By Doug Criss More than one billion Muslims around the world will celebrate Eid al-Fitr this week, as the month-long Ramadan fast ends and the festivities begin. The celebrations mark a time when communities within the Muslim world come together. What is Eid al-Fitr? One of the most […]
I read Quran to learn about terrorist beliefs, ended up becoming Muslim myself
Sorry I read the Quran to learn abt terrorist beliefs but ended up converting to Islam b/c of what it said. #MuslimApologies #sorrynotsorry — Jenny from the Vox (@jenn_ruth) September […]
First, Immigration Authorities Fed A Muslim Man Pork For Days. Now, He’s Being Deported
By Roque Planas The Trump administration deported a Muslim man Thursday who was detained by Border Patrol even though he was married to a U.S. citizen, held a valid […]
