Largest US Muslim center targets spike in Islamophobia
LANHAM, United States (AFP) — Sitting on a red and green carpet inside a mosque in a suburb of Washington, Nabill Abdulle describes an invisible force. You can’t see it, he says, but “it’s there.” Islamophobia haunts the Muslims of Lanham, Maryland — 30 minutes north of the US capital — as the country’s divisive […]
When Does Ramadan 2016 Start And End? How Long Does It Last?
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. People of the Muslim faith celebrate worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad. The annual event is one of the Five Pillars Of Islam. The month lasts 29 to 30 days based on the visual sightings of […]
The myth of the ‘moderate Muslim’
After winning four pivotal presidential primaries on April 26, Hillary Clinton drew a line between “hard working, terror-hating Muslims” and (Muslim) terrorists. In front of a raucous audience of supporters in Philadelphia, Clinton – the presumptive presidential candidate for the Democratic Party – only made mention of Muslims in relation to terrorism, and reaffirmed the […]
Archbishop Warns Racism Is ‘Deeply Embedded’ In Society
England’s most senior Christian cleric has warned that racism is “deeply embedded in so much of our culture” as he urged politicians to take care with populist rhetoric. Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, said that Britain had “learned how to do racism” over the past 1,000 years and said, in comments reported by The […]
‘A world where terrorists are safe to operate, can never be safe for the rest of us’
May 19,2016 – Last updated at May 19,2016 His Majesty King Abdullah speaks at the Centre of Interdisciplinary Studies of Contemporary Islam at the Catholic University in Louvain-la-Neuve in Belgium on Wednesday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday reiterated his call for a global partnership based on a comprehensive approach […]
Strong Islamic Faith, Positive Family Values Based on MIB
The National Anti-Drug Association (BASMIDA) of Brunei Darussalam yesterday called on Muslims to jointly create happy families by strengthening their Islamic faith in accordance with the national philosophy of Malay Islamic Monarchy (MIB). The President of BASMIDA, Datin Hajah Masni binti Haji Mohammad All said this while delivering a speech yesterday at a motivational talk […]
World has begun to adopt holistic approach to terror — King
By JT – May 19,2016 – Last updated at May 19,2016 AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah has said that Jordan’s international partners in the fight against terrorist groups have started to adopt the comprehensive approach Jordan has been preaching. He made his remarks at a question and answer session following his speech at the […]
Pope Francis to host Sunni Muslim leader at Vatican
VATICAN CITY (AFP) — Pope Francis is to meet the grand imam of Cairo’s Al-Azhar at the Vatican on Monday in an unprecedented encounter between the leader of the world’s Catholics and the highest authority in Sunni Islam. Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, who heads the mosque and seat of learning considered the most prestigious institution in […]
Why both ISIS and some US right-wingers are threatening to kill this American imam
Suhaib Webb is probably not what many Americans imagine when they hear the word “imam.” The Islamic spiritual leader is a blond, blue-eyed former hip-hop DJ from Oklahoma City. In high school, he was a member of street gang. His grandfather was a fundamentalist Christian preacher. When Webb turned 20 he converted to Islam. Now […]
Republican chaplain tries to block Muslim nominee because ‘Islam and Christianity do not mix’
Pastor Trevor Gordon doesn’t mix with the U.S. Constitution, as he tried to stop a Muslim from becoming a precinct chair in Harris County, Texas. Syed Ali, 62, who the Washington Post reports has been a Republican since the Reagan administration, was tapped to be one of those precinct chairs, before Gordon interrupted with his […]