Nadella to head Microsoft; Gates leaves chair role
Gates to step down as chairman, take on new role at Microsoft as company names Nadella CEO REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft has named Satya Nadella, an executive in charge […]
Pakistan Sentences Man to Death for Blasphemy and the Muslim Times’ Response
Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has […]
Pakistan sentences man to death for blasphemy
Epilogue There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has […]
Harvard recognises Quranic verse as one of the greatest expressions of justice
Cii News | 24 January 2013 Harvard Law School, one of the most prestigious institutions of its kind in the world, has posted a verse of the Holy Quraan at […]
Alislam-eGazette Publishes a Landmark Collection about Muslim Heritage
Epigraph: You are the best people raised for the good of mankind; you enjoin what is good and forbid evil and believe in Allah. And if the People of the […]
Women Hold up Half the Sky
Additional Reading Gender Equality in the Holy Qur’an – In the Beginning Man and Woman Were Equal Cherie Blair: ‘Muslim Women: Slow But Steady Progress’
‘Dear Einstein, Do Scientists Pray?’ Asks Sixth Grader
Source: The Huffington Post “Do scientists pray?” That’s the question that occupied the thoughts of a sixth-grade Sunday school class at The Riverside Church, and who better to pose it […]
Vodka blamed for high death rates in Russia
Epigraph: They ask thee concerning wine and the game of hazard. Say: ‘In both there is great sin and also some advantages for men; but their sin is greater than […]
Denmark & Sweden may Ban Non-Medical Circumcision of Boys
Epigraph On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or bought with his money, every male in his household, and circumcised them, […]
Norwegian MPs nominate Snowden for Nobel Peace Prize
Russia Today: Edward Snowden has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by two Norwegian lawmakers, who say the NSA whistleblower contributed to “transparency and global stability” by revealing the […]
President Obama’s State of the Union Speech, without Spin
Full transcript, without spin or any agenda Source: The Washington Post Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Mr. Speaker, Mr. […]
Dr. Francis Collins: ‘There Is An Uneasiness’ About Evolution
Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, sat down with HuffPost Live at Davos on Saturday and discussed the intersection of faith and science. “For me, somebody […]
Irish Constitutional Convention recommends removal of blasphemy offence
Source: BreakingNews.ie The Constitutional Convention has published its report calling for the offence of blasphemy to be removed. It recommends that blasphemy is replaced by a new general ban on […]
Lifting the veil on Irish Islam
Independent.ie With 500 Irish citizens converting to Islam every year, Maggie Armstrong spoke to four people who say they found inner peace since becoming Muslims Islam is Ireland’s fastest-growing religion, […]
Turkey publishes Islamic Encyclopedia on the internet
Epigraph: And if all the trees that are in the earth were pens, and the ocean were ink, with seven oceans swelling it thereafter, the words of Allah would not […]
German TV: Edward Snowden says NSA is involved in industrial sabotage
Source: Guardian, UK • Public broadcaster ARD to air interview Sunday night • Snowden: information not related to national security is taken Jump to comments (148) ARD is scheduled to […]
Mohamed Salah: Chelsea sign Basel midfielder for £11m
Source: BBC Chelsea have signed Egypt midfielder Mohamed Salah from Swiss champions Basel for a fee in the region of £11m. The Blues confirmed the deal for the 21-year-old prior […]
Blasphemy case: Briton in Pakistan sentenced to death
Source: BBC A court in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi has sentenced a 70-year-old British man to death after convicting him of blasphemy. Muhammad Asghar was arrested in 2010 after […]
Pentagon for Religious Freedom
Pentagon OKs religious beards, attire. Aljazeera- USA: The U.S. military approved a new policy that loosens regulations on religious symbols worn by service members, the Pentagon announced Wednesday — a […]
Is it true there is a ‘startling’ rise in the birthrate of British Muslims?
Guardian: Almost a tenth of babies and toddlers in England and Wales are Muslim, declared the Times on its front page on Friday, indicating what it describes as a “startling […]