Tag: Islam

SMIU syndicate approves appointments

The Sindh Madressatul Islam University’s syndicate has approved appointments of 31 faculty members and 12 staff members of the university. The SMIU’s syndicate in...

7 Egyptian Christians sentenced to death over anti-Islam film

A Cairo court on Wednesday sentenced to death seven Egyptian Christians tried in absentia for participating in an anti-Islam video that was released on...

US anti-Islam filmmaker Nakoula Basseley Nakoula jailed

A US man behind an anti-Muslim film that led to mass protests in the Middle East has been sentenced to a year in jail...

Islam has no place for violence: CJ

Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that Islam has no place for violence as it gives message of peace. He was addressing...

Islam leaflet campaign in London ‘to build bridges

A group of London Muslims are knocking on doors in a bid to “restore” the image of Islam, according to a BBC report. The group...

Lack of a response

The recent indecent and pathetic anti-Islam movie against the feelings of Muslims all over the world appears to be nothing but sheer hatred and...

Egypt to try US Copts over anti-Islam film

Egypt’s public prosecutor on Tuesday ordered that seven US-based Egyptian Copts be tried over their role in an anti-Islam film that sparked violent clashes...

Fresh protests over anti-Islam film in Pakistan

Police used tear gas to disperse a crowd of more than 2,000 protesters trying to reach the US consulate in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday,...

Saudi grand mufti urges criminalizing abusing prophets

Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh denounced attacks on diplomats and embassies as un-Islamic after deadly protests against a US-made anti-Islam film...

Afghanistan bans YouTube over anti-Islam film

The Afghan government on Wednesday banned YouTube to prevent people from watching an anti-Islam film that sparked a violent anti-American demonstration in Libya which...

Sherry says Islam and democracy ‘very much’ compatible

Rejecting stereotypes about Islam, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Sherry Rehman on Sunday underscored that the globally practiced religion and democracy were not...

British channel’s history of Islam sparks flood of complaints

A British public-service television broadcaster, Channel 4, is at the centre of a storm over a programme it broadcast on the history of Islam....

A society held hostage

The brutal band of men called the Taliban are following an ideology of hatred and bringing into disrepute Islam and indulging in worst form...

Islam leaves for Washington

Director General (DG) Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Zaheer-ul-Islam left for Washington to hold meetings with US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) counterpart David Patraeus with...

Ramadan: When everyone has a date!

According to Islamic traditions, dates are an important item for breaking the fast during Ramadan and the increase in their consumption comes as a...

Islam to meet Petraeus on August 2

Director General (DG) Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt General Zaheerul Islam is scheduled to meet his Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) counterpart General David Patraeus...

Evaluating celebrations

Is putting two and two together that hard? I write this on the eve of Shab-e-Miraj, the day the Prophet Mohammad was taken on a...