A Canadian man accused of slamming his pick-up truck into a Muslim family in London, Ontario, killing four people, made a brief court appearance Thursday as new details emerged about him in the local press. Nathaniel Veltman, 20, appeared by videoconference at the hearing in orange prison garb with cropped hair, to sort out his […]
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Trudeau slams ‘terrorist’ killing of Muslim family
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday denounced the killing of four Muslim family members, run down by the driver of a pick-up truck, as a hate-driven “terrorist attack,” and urged the nation to stand up against intolerance. The victims — a husband and wife, their teenage daughter and the child’s grandmother — were killed […]
Trudeau calls killing of Muslim family ‘terrorist attack’
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday labeled as a “terrorist attack” the killing of four members of a Muslim family, who were run down by a man driving a pick-up truck. “This killing was no accident. This was a terrorist attack, motivated by hatred, in the heart of one of our communities,” Trudeau said […]
Muslim family of four killed in ‘premeditated’ Canada truck attack
A man driving a pick-up truck slammed into and killed four members of a Muslim family in Canada’s Ontario province, in what police and officials said Monday was a premeditated attack motivated by “hatred”. A 20-year-old suspect wearing a vest “like body armor” fled the scene on Sunday evening, and was arrested at a mall […]
Four members of Pakistani family killed in ‘premeditated’ Canada truck attack
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday expressing grief over the killing of a Pakistani-origin family in Canada said the world needed to act holistically to counter Islamophobia. “Saddened to learn of the killing of a Muslim Pakistani-origin Canadian family in London, Ontario,” he wrote in a tweet. “This condemnable act of terrorism reveals the […]
Revolutionary political thought of Islam
At the advent of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula, the political system that prevailed in Arabia was semi-tribal and semi-monarchical, whereas in the neighbouring areas, it was based on hereditary and despotic monarchies. In that setting common’ people had no civil or political rights in the affairs of the state. The Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) laid […]
Church criticises Austrian government’s ‘Islam Map’
The Austrian Catholic church on Friday became the latest religious group to criticise a government-backed online map of hundreds of Muslim organisations which sparked violence against the Muslim minority. The highly controversial map shows details of more than 600 Muslim associations — from youth groups to mosques — including details on their location and photos […]
From Tribalism to Ummah
Ah, Love! could thou and I with Fate conspire! To grasp this sorry Scheme of Things entire! Would not we shatter it to bits-and then! Re-mould it nearer to the Heart’s Desire! Omar Khayyam Muslims responded to every challenge in the past in light of the eternal principles of change and struggle. That is […]
Ijtehaad in Islam
Both change and stability are essential for life. Change is good only when it is beneficial to humanity and only those nations, which are equipped with knowledge and possess the desire to serve humankind, survive. As human beings, we must consider whether we are keeping up with the change of time and space. Do […]
The Rise and Fall of Islamic States
Meeting Toynbee was like meeting history. Having a conversation with him was a little like getting to volley with John McEnroe. Trying to keep up was hopeless, but it was exhilarating just to be on the court with him. Of Toynbee, Allan Nevins wrote, “Standing on his Everest, he is more than a historian; he […]