A man was photographed holding a sign on the side of a road outside the Islamic Center of Irving, near Dallas, USA, reading: “You Belong. Stay Strong. Be Blessed. We Are One America.” A passerby snapped a photo of the man and shared it on Twitter, where it quickly went viral. A representative for the Islamic…
London: Britain’s Prince Charles warned against intolerance towards refugees fleeing religious persecution, saying the rising tide of populism was reminiscent of the “dark days” of the 1930s. “The suffering doesn’t end when they arrive seeking refuge in a foreign land,” the heir to the throne told BBC radio. “We are now seeing the rise of…
Muslim volunteers earned a round of applause and even a few “amens” from the homeless huddled inside a shelter in Dallas, USA, recently. “We’re Muslim, but we care about everyone,” Urooj Waheed said at the Austin Street Shelter. Waheed and his wife, Sobia Waheed, were among about 125 volunteers”children, parents and grandparents”who packed survival kits that contained bottled…
In majority-Muslim Bosnia and Herzegovina, a small Jewish community still thrives Anti-Semitism is on the rise in parts of Europe. But in this Muslim-majority country in Europe, Jews say they couldn’t feel more at home The small Jewish community in Sarajevo totals between 600 and 700 people, some 60 to 70 percent of the estimated…
No peace among nations without peace among religions, says Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Abu Dhabi: Religious leaders from the Muslim Council of Elders “ an independent international body that aims to promote peace in Muslim societies”and the Anglican Church recently jointly called for setting up a peaceful and integrated world. Dr Ahmad Al Tayyeb, Grand…
There is a roadmap for dialogue with Muslims, and its three landmarks are peace, justice and education, says a leading Catholic bishop. Bishop Miguel Ayuso Guixot, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, explained that “on a theological level, differences still remain, and they are known. Beyond any theological difference, however, we take each…
Hundreds of non-Muslim students at Michigan University, USA, formed a circle around their Muslim classmates so they could pray safely after a woman wearing a headscarf was threatened. According to the police, a man ordered the woman to remove her headscarf and said he would set her on fire with a lighter if she refused.…
St. Cloud, Minn., USA: In the aftermath of the mall stabbing of nine people by a Somali-Muslim on Sept. 17 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Muslims called on their friends at the Greater St. Cloud Area Faith Leaders and others for support. Leaders from various faiths came together to pray and strategize a sensible reaction to…
Baku, Azerbaijan: In a meeting with political leaders during his recent visit to Azerbaijan, Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, praised the peaceful relationship among Catholics, Muslims, Orthodox, and Jews in largely-Muslim Azerbaijan. In his Oct. 2 speech, he said that during his brief visit, he has been particularly pleased to see “the cordial…
