Blogs Posts in Islam category; 225 blog posts

Op-Ed: Reflections on Islam

The Growing Tension between the West and Muslims Points of contention between Muslims and non-Muslims have gradually increased in recent years. In the opinion of many, they represent the most serious risk for world peace. It is not merel [...]

Posted On : Apr, 29 2013 | Comments : 0

Are Critics Of Islam Unfairly Labeled As Bigots?

Al-Jazeera, Salon and The Guardian have launched scathing attacks on the New Atheists because of their criticisms of Islam. Are Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins being unfairly labeled as bigots? Source: live.huffingtonpost

Posted On : Apr, 11 2013 | Comments : 0

Radical British Islamist: The flag of Islam will one day fly...

Anjem Choudary led the Islamist group Islam4UK in Britain before it was proscribed under the UK's counter terrorism laws in 2010. Choudary was in Helsinki last Thursday to speak at a secretive gathering held to mark the tenth annivers [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2013 | Comments : 0

Whose Islam is it anyway?

Billa was his nick name. An uneducated Christian boy, who used to clean sewer lines, remove garbage, and on a good day, play cricket with us on the streets of Lahore. I fondly remember how he could hit the ball out of the park and make th [...]

Posted On : Mar, 13 2013 | Comments : 0

Islam's heartland shifts to the East

Europe is one of the least religious regions of the world, and yet later this month it will be home to the election of the new Pope. This single man is arguably the most influential of all religious leaders, heading a strictly hierarchica [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2013 | Comments : 0

Islam’s path to Africa

Muslims often say “sabeel Allah fi-al-sayf,” “the path of God is by the sword,” and this path, which once led to the gates of Vienna, or to Spain, or to France, or Asia, now seems to be leading to Africa. Mali, Mor [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2013 | Comments : 0

Top author launches hard-hitting book on Islam

Renowned writer Farzana Hassan’s voice is being heard loud and clear following the Mississauga launch of her latest book. Hassan chose Lakeview's Promenade Gallery as the venue to introduce Unveiled: A Canadian Muslim Woman&rsqu [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2013 | Comments : 0

Nation celebrating Eid Miladun Nabi (PBU

ISLAMABAD: Eid Milad-un-Nabi (Peace Be Upon Him) is being observed today (Friday) with religious reverence and fervour, renewing the pledge to follow the true teachings of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH). The day began with s [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2013 | Comments : 0

Why Germans distrust Islam

Prejudice and the fear of too many foreigners is especially prevalent in Germany. With the growing number of Muslims, distrust of Islam is rising. Why are Germans afraid of the "foreign"? The cashier at the supermarket wears a [...]

Posted On : Jan, 22 2013 | Comments : 0

Science in Islam: ‘Curiosity leads to scientific contributio...

KARACHI: Curiosity and inquisitiveness were the traits which earned earlier Muslim scientists their rightful place in the development of science and these are the two qualities which are missing today. Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy shared these view [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2013 | Comments : 0

'God' belongs only to Muslims and Islam: Jakim

KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) today repeated its stand That the word 'Allah' is a holy word That belongs only to Muslims and Islam and can not apply to non-Muslims and other Religions. Its dir [...]

Posted On : Jan, 01 2013 | Comments : 0

Islam and Hinduism are faiths mostly likely to expand in fut...

People with no religious affiliation make up the third-largest global group in a new study of the size of the world's faiths, placing after Christians and Muslims and just before Hindus. The study, based on extensive data for the year [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

Christianity, Islam and Atheism

Christianity, Islam and Atheism: The Struggle for The Soul of The West is a new book from Ignatius Press by William Kilpatrick. This is not a light read, but I found it to be an very informative read. There are a range of ideas about eng [...]

Posted On : Dec, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

ISLAM IS THE FASTEST GROWING RELIGION IN ENGLAND; CHRISTIANI...

Islam is the fastest growing religion in England and Wales, according to new census data. The number of people identifying with no religion nearly doubled over the last decade while the percentage of people who call themselves Christians [...]