A statement by the Royal College of Psychiatrists that people are not born gay has been welcomed as “a major admission” by a Christian charity that helps men and women change unwanted same-sex feelings. Core Issues Trust (CIT), which is campaigning against a ban on therapy being offered to people ...
Read More »The Brotherhood ‘deviated’ from original focus
Daily News Egypt interviews former Muslim Brotherhood member Kamal Helbawy to discuss his history with the group, reasons for his departure, and the future of the now outlawed group. Not many people have spent more time in the Muslim Brotherhood as Kamal Helbawy. The 75-year-old spent decades in the Gulf, ...
Read More »Imam Abdul Alim Musa facing attacks and death threats
Imam Abdul Alim Musa, the charismatic and outspoken Imam and founder of Masjid al-Islam in Washington DC is facing harassment and death threats virtually on a daily basis. Not only has Masjid al-Islam properties in various cities been vandalized and broken into but his family members have also been shot ...
Read More »Ayatollah Nouri: Void felt by many can be filled by the Ahlulbayt (s)
Ayatollah Nouri Hamadani, in a gathering of officials from ‘The Academic Committee of the Grandson of the Prophet (S) Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)’, touched upon the dependency of man towards spirituality and attention towards God. He said: “Every person, regardless of their religion or sect, in one way or ...
Read More »Supreme Leader Meets with Emir of Kuwait
Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, met Monday morning with Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait, and his accompanying delegation. President Rouhani was also present in the meeting. Speaking at the meeting, the Supreme Leader described the Persian Gulf and its security as very ...
Read More »Helpful Muslim gets the homeless racist who abused him job and home
Aminur Chowdhury from Bradford was racially abused by Ben Gallon, but instead of insulting him back, he decided to engage in conversation by inviting the homeless man for a drink. Mr Chowdury said: “Initially I turned the other cheek but then I was challenging Ben about what he had said to ...
Read More »MWM ends sit-in after government assurance
Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) has announced to end their sit-in, that was initiated to protest against the target killings in Karachi, as the provincial government held successful talks with the organization’s leaders on Monday morning. On Thursday, MWM organized a rally against targeted killings in Karachi from Numaish Chowrangi. The participants of ...
Read More »Ayatollah Subhani: Remembering the lights of guidance is our duty
Ayatollah Jafar Subhani, in a program commemorating one of his students, spoke about the importance of remembering those who have been a source of guidance for the Ummah. His eminence stated: “It is our duty to remember our scholars. Those that have been luminous like a torch and been a ...
Read More »Asda’s wearable England flag for World Cup ‘looks like KKK outfit’
Asda seems to have scored an own goal with a “wearable England flag” launched for the World Cup that shoppers have compared to a Ku Klux Klan outfit. Yours for £3, the accessory has a large St George’s Cross with the world “England” and a triangular white hood. Members of ...
Read More »Sisi takes 93% of the vote in election marred by dismal turnout
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the general who toppled Egypt’s first freely elected leader, took more than 90 percent of the vote in a presidential election marred by a dismal turnout, provisional results showed on Thursday, as he joined a long line of leaders drawn from the military. A low turnout figure ...
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