Muslims and Christians come together to make campuses a “greener” place
CHICAGO — The inaugural Interfaith Dialogue and Entrepreneurial Activity (IDEA) Generators Conference wrapped up Monday after three days of ideating, developing, and pitching projects designed to address environmental sustainability in North America college campuses and campus communities through an interfaith partnership. The event brought together 32 students, professors, and professionals from across the United States and beyond, […]
Tens of thousands in Jerusalem flag march
The flag march, which is part of celebrations marking 49 years since the liberation of the 1967 Six Day War, will go through the Old City’s so-called Muslim Quarter and reach the Western Wall by 7:30 p.m., with police determining that no marchers will be in the Muslim Quarter after that time. Tens of thousands of […]
BBC’s Muslim Head Of Religion: ‘People Say ISIS Has Nothing To Do With Islam
The first ever Muslim to hold the position of Head of Religion and Ethics at the BBC has insisted that Islamic State terrorists are Muslim, and are motivated by their interpretation of Islamic doctrine. Professor Aaqil Ahmed was speaking at an event at Huddersfield University exploring Britain’s taxpayer-funded broadcaster’s insistence on calling the Islamic State […]
Jerusalem city hall orders halt to illegal Waqf construction on Temple Mount
The Jerusalem Municipality on Tuesday ordered a halt to illegal construction taking place outside of the fence surrounding Jerusalem’s flashpoint Temple Mount holy site. The administrative order was issued after authorities determined the construction of additional restrooms at the complex has begun without the proper permits, a municipality statement said. According to reports, […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says no Muslim family should use contraception
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said “no Muslim family” should practice contraception and urged women to have more children. Speaking at an educational foundation in Istanbul on Monday, Mr Erdogan said: “I say this openly: We will increase our descendants, we will increase our population.’ “Family planning, birth control, no Muslim family […]
Donald Trump urges Muslims ‘to turn people in’
The presumptive Republican candidate in the US presidential election, Donald Trump, has called on Muslims to work with the police and “turn people in”. In an interview with the UK’s ITV, Mr Trump said he was not anti-Muslim, but “anti-terror”. He was reacting to remarks by UK Prime Minister David Cameron that he was “stupid, […]
White House Hails ‘Historic’ Election Of Muslim London Mayor
The White House is congratulating voters in the city of London for electing a Muslim mayor. “This is obviously an historic development for an historic city,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest said to reporters this afternoon when asked for a reaction to the news. Sadiq Khan, 45, becomes the most prominent Muslim […]
Two Major Rabbis Agree Impending Messiah Bringing Christians and Muslims to Israel
On Wednesday afternoon, two of the greatest rabbis of the generation met and discussed how very close the Messiah is, and how Christians and Muslims have an important role to play in that process. Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch,Vice-President of the Rabbinical Court and the Head of the Edah HaChareidis in Jerusalem, paid a rare visit […]
VIDEO: Muslim worshipers attack Jews trying to pray on Temple Mount
Video footage from Arab television emerged on Tuesday showing Muslim worshipers on the Temple Mount attack a small group of Jews who ascended to the holy site and attempted to pray. Israeli authorities on Tuesday evicted eight Jewish visitors from the Temple Mount complex in response to what security forces said was inappropriate behavior […]