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 […]
Experiencing Ramadan from dawn to dusk in Jakarta
Sophia Huber Media management student and traveler Jakarta / Thu, May 16, 2019 The sound of drums beating and people “singing” awoke me at 2 a.m. I got up, […]
Charity is not just for Ramadan – even ‘positive’ media portrayals of Muslims are becoming a problem
We simply don’t place the same emphasis on other religions and their philanthropic acts. The spike in coverage serves to make it seem uncommon, like we are trying to justify […]
Six years after my dad was killed by a racist, I tried to understand how a Muslim genocide took place on Britain’s doorstep
The story of Srebrenica leaves me terrified that it would be so easy for some to ignore the kind of bigotry that has fostered hate on the streets of Britain […]
We can end Isis terrorism – but only if western countries wind down their proxy wars in the Middle East
The group flourishes amid the chaos war brings. The only way forward is to starve it of oxygen Patrick Cockburn @indyworld The Independent Voices Western governments have been swift to pledge action […]
USA: Teaching Muslim Values in Public Schools Rejected in California
BY MATTHEW VADUM April 4, 2019 Updated: April 4, 2019 The terrorism-linked CAIR – Council on American-Islamic Relations recently suffered a rare defeat in its long-running push to mainstream Muslim values in U.S. schools, when a federal lawsuit was settled. The group agreed to end its program in San Diego […]
There’s a Muslim caliphate at the end of the District Line
Source: MyLondon The word “caliphate” has become so loaded that the mere suggestion there could be one in London is enough to make anybody do a double take. But it’s […]
State lawmaker criticized for ‘disrespectful’ prayer before Pennsylvania’s first female Muslim rep sworn in
\ Washington (CNN)A Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is facing scrutiny for delivering an invocation that is being called religiously exclusive and political before the swearing in […]
You can give all your money away, but it won’t solve poverty
Masuma Rahim A Kenyan teacher who donates 80% of his income is amazingly generous. But such acts alone cannot tackle inequality Tue 26 Mar 2019 Peter Tabichi (right) with […]
Tehseen Poonawalla schools Pak minister Fawad Chaudhry who trolled Sushma Swaraj
On Sunday, Chaudhry took a dig at PM Modi after Swaraj sought a report in connection with the abduction, forced conversion and underage marriage of two teenage Hindu girls in […]
Khalifa praises reaction to mosque attack
Home › National Contributor: Fuseworks Media Saturday, 23 March, 2019 – 13:28 “I pray that Muslim nations learn from this model of morality and each play their own role towards […]
Book Review: Extremism Is Riyadh’s Top Export
Source: Foreign Policy Saudi Arabia is fighting for a dangerous monopoly on Islamic thought By Farah Pandith, who is the former (and first) Special Representative to Muslim Communities a the […]
Bangladesh: Shafi calls Ahmadiyyas infidels, urges followers to boycott them
Source: Dhaka Tribune By Monjur Hossain, Madaripur The Hefazat leader demands once again that the government declare the community as non-Muslim Leader of the fundamentalist group Hefazat-e-Islam Shah Ahmed Shafi […]
Fraser Anning’s attempt to blame Muslim victims of the New Zealand terror attack is all too familiar
I saw at first-hand the blind spot to anti-Muslim hate and Islamophobia during my six years with Tell Mama Fiyaz Mughal @TellMamaUK The grief had hardly set in for the families […]
It is our shared responsibility to challenge hate. This is what we can do to stop it
Research shows prejudiced opinions are largely shaped during adolescence Stephen Croucher As an immigrant to New Zealand, I am saddened and outraged by the events in Christchurch. The apparent innocence […]
American Muslims deal with being targets of hate
By John N. Mitchell, The Philadelphia Tribune March 16, 2019 Harris Zafar, national spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, preaches a message of tolerance in response to anti-Muslim hate. […]