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by Dr. Aslam Abdullah The First Amendment provides that Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise. It protects freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. How many of you heard the news that the U.S. Border officials […]
The author had the opportunity to spend two days with Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi when he visited in India in the 70s. The Jamat e Islami assigned the author to take him around. During the two days, we visited Delhi University and Jawahar Lal University. He did not mind riding the back seat of a Vespa […]
By Yousuf Ali Last week, an Iranian woman of Kurdish descent Mahsa Amini died in the custody of Iranian Morality police after being picked up for not complying with the country’s laws mandating hijab, the Islamic dress code requiring women to cover their body except their hands and faces. Since then there have been protests […]
By Yousuf Ali On September 16, there were serious clashes between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on their disputed border. This was in the Batken region near the border of both countries. Both countries were formerly part of the Soviet Union and came into existence in the aftermath of the tumultuous fall of the USSR in 1991. […]
by Aysha Qamar More than 20 years after Adnan Syed was convicted for the murder of Hae Min Lee, he walked out of prison for the first time since he was a teenager, after a judge vacated his murder conviction, The New York Times reported. City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn said prosecutors made a compelling argument […]
by Dr. Aslam Abdullah Hindutva is no longer a hate ideology against Islam and Christianity confined to India. Instead, it has become a global movement for racist supremacy of Hindu upper castes. What happened in Leicester, UK, Edison, NJ, Sydney, Australia, Dubai, UAE, and Auckland, New Zealand, is alarming. In the UK, Hindutva mobs attacked […]
by Aysha Qamar After decades of serving for a crime he says he did not commit. Adnan Syed, the subject of the first season of the hit podcast Serial and an HBO documentary, could be headed back to trial. Syed has been serving a life sentence after being convicted of first-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping, and false imprisonment in […]
by Mahvish Akhtar It feels like the world had collectively decided that she would live forever. Everyone around the globe was stunned by the news. She was an unbelievable force. She surmounted unimaginable odds with immense dignity and grace. For her to step into a leadership role and handle it with such skill at a time […]
Issue 10 Volume24 September 2022 Print
By Saeed Khan When archaeologists earlier this century uncovered the remains of the neolithic Al-Magar culture in Saudi Arabia, they revealed some of the earliest known evidence of falconry. According to Hussam Al-Huzaimi, the CEO of the Saudi Falcons Club, the practice originated in Saudi Arabia: “This is a prehistoric practice here in Saudi Arabia, […]
by Aysha Qamar After visiting the country, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for “massive” international support for flooded Pakistan on Friday. Last week flood damages were estimated to be about $10 billion. Predictions now saw $30 billion as the country continues to experience extreme flooding, the Associated Press reported. Since the monsoon season began in mid-June, extreme rainfall has led to […]
By Yousuf Ali In May 2022, Israeli forces killed Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Since the killing, Israel’s likely responsibility has been upheld by several investigations including from CNN, AP, and the New York Times. Despite this, Israel denied responsibility for the killing and has instead chosen to blame Palestinian gunfire despite many of the […]
By Mahvish Akhtar Six people were killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives near the entrance of the Russian embassy, and at least ten others were injured. The Russian Foreign Ministry and Afghan officials said on Monday that two of those killed were Russian officials. According to the Afghan Police spokesperson Khalid Zadran, the attacker […]
By Yousuf Ali On Friday, Sept. 2, there was a bombing at a mosque in Afghanistan that killed 18 people including an Islamic scholar who supported the Taliban rulers of the country. The blast is suspected to have been carried out by ISIS which has been displaced since the loss of its territories in Iraq […]
by Dr. Aslam Abdullah Hundreds of sleeper cells serving foreign interests and promoting fascist ideas exist in almost every sector of American society with a conspiracy to destroy pluralism and democracy as practiced in the US and Europe. Reportedly, they are members or supporters of fascist groups like Hindu Swayam Sewak Sangh, an off-spring of […]
In his latest book, “The Rise and Fall of Muslim Civilization: Hope for the Future,” Dr. Basheer Ahmed offers fresh insight and perspective on Muslim history and contributions of innovative developments in Science, Technology, and Mathematics (STEM) over a period of eight centuries. Many Muslims may be wondering, why did the dominance of Muslim scientists […]
By Mahvish Akhtar Flooding in Pakistan started in June because of the monsoon rains. Sixty-six districts have been officially declared as ‘calamity hit’ by the Government of Pakistan. Thirty-one of these districts are in Balochistan, 23 in Sindh, nine in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), and three in Punjab. The condition is getting worse every day because […]
By Yousuf Ali The Malaysian High court upheld the conviction of the former prime minister of the country Najib Razak in the 1mdb corruption case on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Najib presided over the first defeat of the founding political party UMNO which was helped by several scandals involving his party. The ruling was hailed as […]
by Dr. Aslam Abdullah Bilkis Bano’s case offers a unique glimpse into the emerging Hinduism and the nature of Hindu Rashtra in India, with its hegemonic designs worldwide. Bilkis Bano is a resident of India’s Western state of Gujarat, where the apostle of non-violence took birth. In 2002, a gang of Upper Caste Hindus attacked […]
By Mahvish Akhtar Pakistan’s police have charged the country’s former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, under anti-terror laws. Mr. Khan is accused of breaching the country’s anti-terrorism act by making threats against state officials. The charges were announced after he accused the police and judiciary of detaining and torturing PTI member Shahbaz Gill, who is already […]
