Although I’m a Buddhist, an outsider to Islam, nevertheless I have been voluntarily making efforts as a defender of Great Islam By His Holiness the Dalai Lama I would like to say something concerning religious harmony. Sometimes, conflicts involve religious faiths. For instance, previously in Northern Ireland, although the conflict was basically a political issue,…
By Archbishop Desmond Tutu The past weeks have witnessed unprecedented action by members of civil society across the world against the injustice of Israel’s disproportionately brutal response to the firing of missiles from Palestine. If you add together all the people who gathered over the past month to demand justice in Israel and Palestine “…
By Dr Mohd Farid Mohd Shahran The remedy for extremism has to come from a strong rational faculty which is proper knowledge, especially one that enables man to know the proper place of things. Among the contemporary topics which begin to gain much attention among scholars these days is the issue of extremism. This is…
We must clearly refuse to accept that a woman with the same training and skills as a man should experience job discrimination or be paid only 70 per cent of a man’s salary. By Tariq Ramadan What sometimes favoured open and flexible interpretations in Islam related to people’s common good and interest (Al Maslaha) may,…
The Muslim world does not lack the people who will conduct research and regain the glory of the civilization that was once the leading light of the world. What the Muslim world lacks are the institutions that support the development of these scientists. By Muhammad Jameel ushau Recently, at the World Islamic Economic Forum in…
London: The latest Census statistics reveal that the population of Muslims in England stands at 27 lakh. It was 16 lakh in 2001. Muslims constitute 4.8% of the total population, an increase from 2.7% in 2001. Sixty eight per cent Muslims are of Asian origin (Indo-Pak subcontinent). Blacks constitute 10%, whites 8%, Arabs 6%, mixed…
By Khaled Aljenfawi A good Muslim understands that Islam is a religion of peace. The Quran calls for the practising of peace in daily life, not just among Muslims, but among God’s other children. A good Muslim according to the general principles and teachings of true Islam is not supposed to harm any of God’s…
Muslims are supposed to respect and protect the places where God’s name is remembered and praised whether it is a Church, Synagogue, Temple, or Mosque. Muslims are supposed to be those with whom all neighbors, whether they are Muslim or not, feel safe and protected. By Robert Salaam There are roughly 60 or more so-called…
To be a passive, non-violent observer of violence is indirectly to choose violence. By Tariq Ramadan The situation in Egypt is growing worse by the day and by the hour. Anything can happen. Even though the threat of civil war has yet to materialize, we must take all possible outcomes into account and act accordingly.…
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