After a raucous hearing, a Manhattan community board backed a proposal on Tuesday evening to build a Muslim community center near the World Trade Center. The 29-to-1 vote, with 10 abstentions, followed a four-hour back-and-forth between those who said the community center would be a monument to tolerance and those who believed it would be an affront to victims of …

Haaretz reports today that Israel will attempt to block the humanitarian Freedom Flotilla heading toward Gaza. However, according to the Israeli paper, the humanitarian cargo would then be unloaded, inspected and sent to Gaza overland via the United Nations. Typical for Israel, it tries to win a lost battle. On the one hand, by stopping the flotilla Israel attempts to …

  Page 1 – https://sailanmuslim.com/news/universal-islamic-declaration-of-human-rights/ Page 2 – https://sailanmuslim.com/news/universal-islamic-declaration-of-human-rights-page-2/ Page 3 –https://sailanmuslim.com/news/universal-islamic-declaration-of-human-rights-page-3/ Page 4 –https://sailanmuslim.com/news/universal-islamic-declaration-of-human-rights-page-4/ Page 5 –https://sailanmuslim.com/news/universal-islamic-declaration-of-human-rights-page-5/   X. Rights of Minorities   a)      The Qur’anic principle “There is no compulsion in religion”, shall govern the religious rights of non-Muslim minorities. b)      In a Muslim country, religious minorities shall have the choice to be governed in respect of their civil and personal matters …

Obama’s Rudderless Foreign Policy Underscores America’s Waning Power  Irrespective of their politics, flawed leaders share a common trait. They generally remain remarkably oblivious to the harm they do to the nation they lead. George W. Bush is a salient recent example, as is former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. When it comes to foreign policy, we are now witnessing a similar …

Washington – It was a feather in the cap of pro-boycott activists, but for Israelis, a major setback. With battle lines drawn across concert halls and stadiums hosting rock bands, the decision by mega-star Elvis Costello to cancel his planned concerts in Israel is being viewed as a game changer. In a statement posted on his website, Costello described his …

Dr.Imamul Haque, Associate Professor, Department of Commerce, Aligarh Muslim University & Fayaz Ahmad Lone, Research Scholar, Department of Commerce, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India   © Islamic Finance Today   Islamic banking and finance is one of the fastest growing industries in the world today. Surveys reveal that it is growing at a phenomenal rate of 20 percent worldwide – …