Is it Haram/Not Allowed to read, understand follow Islam by the Holy Qur'an in a language other than Arabic?
This is the debate that I have been involved in numerous times over the years. I have asked many Imams about this issue and the response is normally the same. The last response I had was that "you get 10 times the reward" for reading it in Arabic without any supporting evidence from Qur'an or authentic hadith. Some people will not even accept any religious debate about Islam when it is done in English, yet the same people will lear...

Emotions run high over Maclean's article
Emotions run high over Maclean's article TheStar.com - Canada - Emotions run high over Maclean's article ...

Shia family murdered by Sunni insurgents: police
Shia family murdered by Sunni insurgents: police Last Updated Thu, 29 Dec 2005 11:26:48 EST CBC News At least 11 Shia family members who had been warned to leave the Sunni district south of Baghdad were killed Thursday after assailants broke into their home, police said. * INDEPTH: Iraq There were conflicting reports about how the family members died. Reuters reported the assailants broke into the home, tied up the sev...

Failed Jordan hotel bomber had three brothers killed by U.S. forces in Iraq
Failed Jordan hotel bomber had three brothers killed by U.S. forces in Iraq 04:20:54 EST Nov 15, 2005 PAUL GARWOOD AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - The Iraqi woman who failed in her bid to blow up an Amman hotel had three brothers killed by U.S. forces, while Jordanian officials unveiled tough new anti-terror measures Tuesday. The killings of Sajida Mubarak al-Rishawi's three brothers in Iraq's volatile Anbar province is being considered as a possible motivation b...

Reuters demands cameraman be freed
Reuters demands cameraman be freed by Sunday 28 August 2005 3:47 PM GMT Walid Khalid was killed while on assignment Reuters has demanded the immediate release of an Iraqi cameraman who is still held by US forces more than 24 hours after being wounded in an incident which killed his soundman. Iraqi police said the news team was shot by US soldiers. The US military said it was still investigating and refused to say what ques...

Watchdog: Israeli military probe of Palestinian civilian
Watchdog: Israeli military probe of Palestinian civilian casualties a sham 02:26 PM EDT Jun 22 AMY TEIBEL JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military's investigation of Palestinian civilian casualties is a farce and encourages soldiers to think they can act with impunity, the New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a report Wednesday. The military said there was no basis to the charge. "All allegations claiming that innocents or terrorists h...

Israel criticised over civilian casualties
Israel criticised over civilian casualties by Wednesday 22 June 2005 12:16 PM GMT HRW says Israel probed less than 5% of fatal incidents The Israeli military investigation of Palestinian civilian casualties is a farce, according to the Human Rights Watch. In its 126-page report, the rights body says since the Palestinian uprising began in 2000, Israeli forces have killed or seriously injured thousands of Palestinians who weren't involved...

Why do Muslims come to our country?
Yes, it's 2017 and this is really a serious question for many in the West, especially Europe and the USA. The last time a similar question was raised, we had the holocaust, millions of lives were lost and the displacement caused a ripple effect in the middle east causing millions more to suffer and perish. So things are not looking too bright but this is an opportunity to educate those who were not aware of the reality for many Muslim countries for decades and longer in recent h...

Another example of Hadith introducing beliefs that contradict our Qur'an
This is another shameful example of the confusion Hadith introduce to Muslims.Let's remember that there are thousands of Hadith, and even the so-called authentic Hadith authors, admit they've done their best to compile what they believe are authentic Hadith.The fact is that even Bukhari admits, even his collection may not be perfect.Further, the Hadith quotes the sister (link below) has found completely change the fundamentals taught in the Qur'an of marriage and decency....

Dangers of Hadith Hadeeth
Key points from the Qur'an to consider: 2:79 Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands, and then say:"This is from Allah," to traffic with it for miserable price!- Woe to them for what their hands do write, and for the gain they make thereby.2:159 Those who conceal the clear (Signs) We have sent down, and the Guidan...

Muslim men!
Muslim men! By Tara Kasim, London I came to Vancouver to attend my cousins wedding. She’s married into an Indian Muslim family, we are a mixed bunch of people. During the wedding, we noticed some changes in my the in law’s attitude. They were so nice and welcoming, but during the Nikkah ceremony and reception, we all felt the brush off. A couple of months later, my cousin called me in England, she was calling from her friends house in Surrey. She was crying madly, so much t...