Is the Middle East on the threshold of restructuring?
YASAR YAKIS June 04, 2023 The political order that prevailed in the Middle East for centuries came to an end after the First World War. The victors of the war […]
Why Conservative Muslims in Bangladesh believe Ahmadiyya are heretic
Hardliners had attacked the Ahmadi community in Bangladesh earlier this month DHAKA: The recent spate of racial attacks on Ahmadiyya Muslims during their annual congregation at a sprawling complex in […]
The killing of four Shia Muslims in the US shows how sectarian schisms get exported
RELIGIOUS DIVIDE Just like the efforts to create dialogue and a spirit of tolerance are ignored at home, so too are they ignored abroad. Rafia Zakaria, Dawn.com Aug 18, 2022 […]
There Are No Grounds to Declare Ahmadis as Non-Muslims
Sarmad NaveedFACTS FROM FICTION 1st February 2022 ©Shutterstock Sarmad Naveed, Canada Over the course of many years, there have always been those who say that Ahmadis should be considered outside […]
A stranger among us: Iran’s tightening grip on religious minorities
December 7, 2021 Marjan Keypour Greenblatt For thousands of years, Iran has stood out as a culture that prized diversity and a place where religious minorities have flourished as independent […]
Keep religion and state separate, says scholar
By Sean Augustin -July 23, 2021 PETALING JAYA: Religion could “very easily” become a tool of the state if the two entities are not separated, a prominent Turkish scholar says, adding […]
Are you embarrassed to ask: “Do Muslims starve themselves during Ramadan?”
By Times Staff May 17, 2019 Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting from sunrise to sunset, is almost 10 days in and will continue till Tuesday night, June 4. Through this month, Muslims abstain from eating and drinking during the daytime and focus on self-reform of habits and character. In […]
Indonesia: Ahmadi, Sunni Muslims live in peace in Wonosobo
Thursday, Nov 15, 2018 Dyaning Pangestika The Jakarta Post Wonosobo | Thu, November 15, 2018 The atmosphere was convivial in Wonosobo, Central Java, when 18-year-old Fikri Darmawan […]
No place for minorities in Pakistan
Monday, 08 October 2018 | Prafull Goradia Anyone who is not a Muslim is looked down upon as a non-believer or a kafir and state structures are geared to support […]
Sunnis and Shi’ites Break Their Fasts at Different Times
By Everett Rosenfeld Tuesday, Aug. 02, 2011 Mohammad Sajjad / AP After fasting through the day, Sunni Muslims may break their fast as soon as the daily maghrib prayer begins, […]
Iraqi Kurd urges regional rule for Iraqi Sunnis
Summary Iraq’s central government in Baghdad must give up much of its authority to local power centers — and potentially permit the creation of an autonomous Sunni Muslim region — […]
Malaysia: Amend Federal Constitution so only Sunnis are recognised as Muslims, suggests Penang Umno delegate
THE STAR ONLINE KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Constitution should be amended to clarify that Muslims in Malaysia are those who adhere to the practice of the Sunnah Wal Jamaah, the […]
Robert Fisk: The Lebanese army fears rise of the Sunni Muslim Salafists As Shia Hezbollah fighters rush to Assad’s aid
The Lebanese army claims there is a “plot” to drag Lebanon into the Syrian war. The ‘plot’ – ‘al-moamarer’ – is a feature of all Arab states. Plots come two-a-penny in the Middle East. What the military authorities really fear is that Sunni Muslim Salafist groups – perhaps paid by […]
(Anti-Government) Activists say Sunni Muslims flee Syrian coastal city after reports of sectarian killings
BEIRUT — Thousands of Sunni Muslims fled a Syrian coastal town Saturday, a day after reports circulated that dozens of people, including children, had been killed by pro-government gunmen in the area, activists said. The violence occurred as embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad made his second public appearance in a […]
Branches of the Same Tree: Overcoming Sectarian Divides Among Muslims
Rose AslanPh.D. Candidate, Islamic Studies, University of North Carolina Huffington Post “Hold fast to the hope of God, all together, and be not divided.” –Quran 3:103 “Islam is simple,” the taxi driver explained to me as he drove me to the Center for Shariah Studies in Muscat, the capital of […]