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Why is the Democratic Party so timid on Palestinian rights?
James Zogby – 31-7-2020 Zogby is founder and president of the Arab American Institute, a fellow at the Sanders Institute, and a member of the
The Passing of Shaykh Muhammad Al A’dhami, one of the great scholars of Hadith from Al Madinah
Shaikh Yasir Qadhi 30-7-2020 On this blessed Day of Arafah, I just heard the news of the passing of my teacher, Sh. Muḥammad Ḍiyā
Turkey may have reclaimed the leadership of Sunni Islam from Saudi Arabia
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) salutes public after a visit to inspect Hagia Sophia Mosque which will be opened on 24th of July
Lady Evelyn Cobbold – First British-born woman to preform the Haj
Lady Evelyn Cobbold’s High Road To Islam She was buried in accordance with the principles of Islam on a distant hillside on her estate at
Pictures of Hajj with social distancing at Makkah
29-7-2020 The annual pilgrimage to Makkah and Madinah has been allowed to take place but with new measures, including less worshippers than previous years, to
Modi’s Covid-19 policies make clear that in India some lives matter more than others
• Jayati Ghosh – professor of economics at Jawaharlal Nehru university, New Delhi Draconian government responses to the pandemic have merely served to widen
The Ascension of Sayyidina Isa son of Maryam عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ
By Parvez Khan – University of Liverpool Department Member Prophet Isa Ibn Maryam (as) was raised up alive and that he will come back again.
Hagia Sophia Friday prayer: full transcript of the sermon
This is the full transcript of the first Friday prayer sermon since the Hagia Sophia’s restoration to a mosque. 24-7-2021 Honorable Muslims! May the blessings
Israel is ridiculous, antiquated and based on lies about other people’s land, Seth Rogen says, but he’s afraid to tell other Jews
Philip Weiss JULY 28, 2020 Writer/comedian Seth Rogen was on the Marc Maron podcast yesterday, promoting his new movie “An American Pickle,” which involves Jewish life in
The Life, Works and Teachings of Jalal al-Din Rumi
William C. Chittick Jalal al-Din Rumi was born in Balkh in present-day Afghanistan in the year A.H. 604/A.D. 1207. 1 His father, Baha’ Walad, was
European Muslims hail opening of Hagia Sophia Mosque
Muslims around Europe hailed the opening of Turkey’s Hagia Sophia Mosque to worship after 86 years with Friday prayer Muslims around Europe hailed the opening
The court ruling has overturned a historic injustice; Hagia Sophia was already a mosque
Turkey’s senior administrative court issued a ruling on 1 July that annulled the 1934 decision of the Turkish Council of Ministers to transform Hagia Sophia
Turkey overruled ‘radical decision’ that made Hagia Sophia a museum
“A temple from which the nation has been deprived for 86 years has opened its doors to believers again,” the Institute for Islamic Thought (IDE)
When I moved from India to the US, I believed in the American dream. Now I realize how terrifyingly similar both countries are
I became an American groupie because the India of my youth was bedevilled by poverty and protest. Living in the US for the past two
The pandemic is testing the generosity of billionaires, according to a Washington Post survey of the 50 richest Americans
America’s love-hate affair with billionaires took an uncomfortable twist this spring: As the coronavirus spread across the country, both fans and critics wondered what these titans of
TripAdvisor’s attitude to racism & injustice is ‘Palestinian Lives Don’t Matter’
amnesty.org.uk By Kristyan Benedict – @KreaseChan Over recent days, we’ve seen numerous major companies around the world issuing statements of support for the Black Lives Matter protests.
Bilal ibn Rabah: The symbol of human equality
Bilal ibn Rabah (may Allah bless him) is one of the most illustrious names in the Islamic history. A Negro slave originally from Habasha
What Turkey got right about the pandemic – Strength in numbers
It helps not to keep old people in nursing homes In early march, before Turkey had formally registered its first case of covid-19, Sabah, a pro-government
Prophet Muhammad’s Example of Anti-Racism
Dr. Craig Considine – Feb 2015 Relations between different ethnic and religious groups in the Middle East, U.S., and EU are deteriorating at a rapid
No place for racism in Islam
Islam with its universal concept of brotherhood rejects all artificial and man-made marks of distinction. When listening to the radio, reading newspapers, surfing the Net
Burying the Nakba: How Israel systematically hides evidence of 1948 expulsion of Arabs
Since early last decade, Defense Ministry teams have scoured local archives and removed troves of historic documents to conceal proof of the Nakba Hagar Shezaf
My Problem with Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories – Imam Zaid Shakir
Imam Zaid Shakir is a Muslim American scholar and co-founder of Zaytuna College in Berkeley, California. He teaches courses on Arabic, law, history, and Islamic
The rulings of Sadaqah al-Fitr
The following is a detailed essay on the rulings of Sadaqah al-Fitr, written by Mufti Faraz Adam. The great Hanafi jurist Ibn al-Humaam mentions, “Sadaqah al-fitr
Is the Rise of Thurayya Star a Sign of the End of an Pandemic ?
15 April 2020 Dr. Zulkifli bin Mohamad Al-Bakri Federal Territory Mufti, Malaysia Question: Assalamualaikum ustaz. I heard in a video that a speaker spoke about
How to Cope with Self-Isolation, According to a 9th Century Islamic Philosopher
Sayyiduna Umar and the Plague of Amawas
Shaykh Suhail Motala Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) says that ‘Umar ibn Khattab set out for Syria. When he got as far as ‘Sargh’, the
Trump tells a damnable and murderous lie
April 17, 2020 By Dana Milbank Columnist “It would have been so easy to be truthful.” Thus spake President Trump this week on the very day
The pandemic and Ramadan – Dr Shaykh Akram Nadwi
By: Dr Mohammad Akram Nadwi Oxford Shaykh Mohammad Akram Nadwi is an Islamic scholar from the Indian city of Jaunpur and a graduate of the
No Evidence to Suggest Tablighi Role in Continuous Rise in Covid Cases: Scientists
April 10 2020 NEW DELHI – Refuting allegations against Tablighi Jamaat, an amalgam of about 400 scientists came out in defence of the Islamic group. They
Prophet Muhammad’s Incredible Tips for Surviving a Pandemic
(translated from the abc.es Spanish article) April 2020 1,300 years ago, the founder of Islam already recommended isolation and hygiene measures to combat infectious diseases