The Archangel Gabriel
Today is the Solemnity of the Annunciation of our Lord Jesus. In the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 1 is devoted to the story of Archangel Gabriel announcing the birth of John (the Baptist) to aged Zechariah...
View ArticleDeath threats over free speech
Reblogged from kracktivist: BY TAREK FATAH FIRST POSTED: TUESDAY, APRIL 17,Toronto Sun Earlier this week, the Kuwaiti parliament voted to institute the death penalty against any Muslim who is judged...
View ArticleGraphic Video: Muslims Slaughter “Apostate” in Tunisia –توفيق عكاشة يعرض...
by Raymond Ibrahim June 4, 2012 at 3:00 am “There is unanimity that the male apostate must be put to death.” Liberal talk show host Tawfiq Okasha recently appeared on “Egypt Today,” airing a video of...
View ArticleImam Arrested in Pakistan for Implicating Christian Girl in Blasphemy Case
A young Pakistani Christian girl accused of blasphemy has to wait until Monday, September 3, to know whether or not she will be given bail, after a judge adjourned her case on Saturday, September 1....
View ArticleThe Economics of Hate
September 5, 2012 By Mehreen Zahra-Malik . English: A green version of http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Allah-eser2.jpg (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Predictably, it began much before little Rimsha...
View ArticleA Muslim Woman’s Veil
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Traditionally, Muslim women dress modestly. A friend of mine from India teaches in a school, in the Maldive Islands. Though a Christian by faith, she wears clothes like her...
View ArticleTaliban: Agent or Victim?
In their attempt to assassinate girl-activist, Malala Yousufzai, has the Taliban inadvertently rescued the narrative of violence against women? By AFIYA SHEHRBANO ZIA October 24, 2012 Just as in other...
View Article“The day I saw 248 girls suffering genital mutilation” by Abigail Haworth
In 2006, while in Indonesia and six months pregnant, Abigail Haworth became one of the few journalists ever to see young girls being ‘circumcised’. Until now she has been unable to tell this shocking...
View ArticleSaudi Preacher Who Raped and Tortured Daughter to Death Spared After Paying...
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . According to Islāmic laws a father cannot be executed for murdering his children, nor can husbands be executed for murdering their wives. Blood Money Fayhan al-Ghamdii, raped...
View ArticleMaldives: 15-year-old Girl Raped by Stepfather Flogged for ‘Fornication’
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Maldives Queen of all islands Every year, around 700,000 visitors from around the globe visit the Maldives, lured by its pristine beaches. However, this paradise nation has...
View ArticleSawm Ramadan
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . May this Ramadan bring you the utmost in peace now and during prosperity. May light triumph over darkness. . Ramadan (Arabic: رمضان Ramaḍān), the ninth month of the Islāmic...
View ArticleHindu Muslim Bhai Bhai
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Today, while Hindus all over the world are celebrating Krishna Janmashtami, I was flipping through my vast collection of photographs harvested from the World Wide Web. I came...
View ArticlePrayer Beads in Major Religions
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . . In many major religions and cultures, the device most used to help devotees to pray and meditate is the strand of prayer beads. Nearly two-thirds of the world’s population...
View ArticlePrayer Beads: The Islamic Subha / Masbaha / Tasbih
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) proclaimed: “Worship is the pillar of religion.” . Salat, or prayer, is one of the Five Pillars, or essential rites in Islam. Recited five...
View ArticleThis is Communal Harmony in My Beloved India
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . THIS IS MY BELOVED INDIA! “Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis …” ” And peace on Earth to people of good will …” This is India – Merry Christmas! I came across the...
View ArticleFebruary 1: World Hijab Day
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Today, February 1, 2014 is “World Hijab Day” More than 50 countries of the world celebrated “World Hijab Day” on February 1, 2013. A New Yorker Nazma Khan born in Bangladesh...
View ArticleTo Worship or Not to Worship Shirdi Sai Baba: That Is the Question…
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Dwarka Shankaracharya Swaroopanand Saraswati (Source: indiatoday.intoday.in) Shankaracharya Swaroopanand Saraswati seems to be an outspoken person. A few days before the...
View ArticleWho Are We to Judge?
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Judge not others Judging and condemning others, is an easy task. We come to conclusions based on our observations and interactions with others. Most of us label the people...
View ArticleYou Need Only One Hand to Help…
By T.V. Antony Raj . Instead of using your two hands to pray to your God, gods and goddesses, why not stretch one hand and help the poor? . Photo source: Unknown . Lent is a solemn religious...
View ArticleThe Hadith of Gabriel
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . In Arabic, the word ḥadīth (Arabic: حديث) means a “report, account, narrative”. To Muslims, the word Hadīth connotes “report on the words and actions of Prophet Muhammad”....
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