Muslims reject sectarian label for killings in New Mexico. National Muslim groups have linked the killings of four Muslim men in New Mexico over the past year to sectarianism, but Muslims who knew the victims and suspected gunman point to revenge and personal feuds as possible motives. A suspect in the fatal shootings of four […]
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Muslims facing systematic discrimination, violence in India
ISLAMABAD: Muslims in India have been facing systematic discrimination and violence for long and anti-Muslim sentiments have risen since the fascist BJP’s Narendra Modi came to power in 2014. RSS-backed BJP is pursuing Hindutva agenda to turn India into a Hindu Rashtra and persecution of Muslims, Christians and low-caste Hindus has increased manifold during the […]
Why Adam was given precedence over the angels?
It is important that we examine how the Muslims responded to and addressed, in their earliest period of history, the intellectual challenges of the time. According to the Quran, human life began on earth with knowledge: [Prophet], when your Lord told the angels, ‘I am putting a successor on earth,’ they said, ‘How can You […]
Riz Ahmed’s effort to change Muslim representation
British actor Riz Ahmed launched an initiative to showcase the efforts of Muslims and ameliorate the way Muslims are shown in films. This was after a study highlighted that although having very little representation on the screen, if shown on the screen the Muslims are shown in a negative role. Riz Ahmed, The Night of […]
Islamophobic attack caused anguish among Muslims globally, Qureshi tells Canadian FM
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi, in a telephonic conversation, told Canadian counterpart Marc Garneau that Islamophobic attack was a matter of serious concern causing anguish among the Muslims worldwide. The foreign minister was referring to the killing of four members of Pakistan-origin family in a vehicle attack, took place on Sunday in […]
‘House of One’ in Berlin to bring Jews, Christians, Muslims under one roof
BERLIN: Religious leaders and politicians in Berlin laid the foundation stone on Thursday for a new multi-faith ‘place of worship’ which aims to bring Christians, Jews and Muslims together under one roof. “The idea is bigger than the building,” project director Roland Stolte said at a ceremony to mark the beginning of the construction work […]
From the streets of Faisalabad – a story of discrimination, minorities and the state
A 14-year-old Christian girl was abducted and gang-raped in Faisalabad by people last week. The gang-rape survivor alleges she was forced to recite the Kalma and convert to Islam. At her refusal, they shaved her head and physically tortured her. This isn’t the first case that is being reported from Faisalabad regarding forced conversions. […]
FO condemns demolition of century-old mosque in India’s Uttar Pradesh
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday expressed Pakistan’s strong condemnation of the despicable act of demolition of 100-years-old Ghareeb Nawaz Masjid in India’s Uttar Pradesh with the complicity of the local administration. In a weekly press briefing, Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri told journalists that this reprehensible act echoes demolition of the centuries-old Babri Masjid in […]
FM says all Muslims stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Palestine
ANKARA – Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Tuesday reaffirmed that the international community had a collective responsibility in ensuring necessary steps to help address the dire situation in Palestine, restore peace, and facilitate a just solution. Pakistani minister is currently visiting Turkey to exchange views on […]
Bukhari urges unity among Muslims as Kashmiris’ freedom struggle enters a crucial phase
NEW YORK: The Prime Minister’s Special Assistant for Overseas Pakistanis, Zulfi Bukhari, has urged US-based Muslim organizations to stand in solidarity with the Kashmiri people who are suffering under a repressive Indian military lockdown imposed by the “fascist” government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an ultra Hindu nationalist. At a meeting with the organizations’ leaders […]