By Dr. Habib Siddiqui
Tag: Words of faith
Gay couple to sue Church of England for marriage rights
Following legislation that permits same-sex marriage in the U.K. yet prohibits the Church of England from performing the ceremony, a gay couple are planning to sue to be able to marry in their church.
Arctic Muslims risk health during Ramadan
The Local: Swedish Muslims north of the Arctic circle have long waited for and feared this summer. When the sun never sets, they have pondered how to observe Ramadan, when devout Muslims fast from sun up to sun down for…
Suspected ‘vampire’ burial site found in Poland
The discovery of a suspected “vampire” burial site in Poland is not a first and is unlikely to be the last, according to researchers.
How to reverse Buddhism’s radical turn In Southeast Asia?
IRIN/ Dana MacLean
Lucid Bangla rendering of holy Quran published
Four compilations of lucid bangla rendering of the holy Quran by Moulana Abdus Shahid Nasim, published by the Bangladesh Quran Sikkha Society were published at the grand ball room of the Sonargaon Hotel on Friday with a call for participatory…
How Muslims are changing English football culture
By Rob Cowling
First two-day Zakat fair begins Friday
With the theme “Making a Difference with Zakat” two-day Zakat Fair 2013 a first ever in Bangladesh will be held on Friday & Saturday 5 & 6 July ’13 at National Shooting Federation Auditorium (Shooting Club), Gulshan, Dhaka. Former Chief…
Lock Ness Monstar: A myth or mystery?
May 2, 2003 marked the 70th anniversary of what is considered the world’s formal introduction to the Loch Ness Monster.
Suu Kyi slams 2-child limit for Muslims
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, rights groups and Islamic leaders have expressed dismay over plans by authorities in western Myanmar to revive a two-child limit on Muslim Rohingya families.
Burmese Muslims given two-child limit
Rakhine state officials say limit on children will help ease tensions with Buddhists, whose population is growing at slower rate Muslims in a province of Burma have been ordered not to have more than two children in an attempt by…
Buddha Purnima being celebrated
DHAKA: Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the Buddhist community, is being celebrated in the country Thursday with due tributes to Lord Buddha.
Why are Buddhist monks attacking Muslims?
Alan Strathern
Dalai Lama to Burma, Sri Lanka monks: End attack on Muslims
The Dalai Lama has reached out to monks in Myanmar and Sri Lanka, imploring them to end recent violence towards Muslims in their countries.
Argentine Bergoglio picked, will be Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY — With a puff of white smoke from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and to the cheers of thousands of rain-soaked faithful, a gathering of Catholic cardinals picked a new pope from among their midst on Wednesday…
The impossible job: God’s CEO on Earth
For several days after being elected in 2005, Pope Benedict – as he chose to be called – spoke as if in shock. At his first public Mass, he asked: “I must assume this enormous task, which truly exceeds all…