By J. Matt Barber They say there are no atheists in the foxhole. Even fewer when death is certain. None once the final curtain falls. God’s Word declares, “The fool hath said in his heart ‘there is no God'” (Psalm 14). For three decades, until his death in 1953, Josef Stalin was the mass-murdering atheist dictator of Soviet Russia. He …
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Kamal El-Mekki Tour a Grand Success
Sheikh Kamal El-Mekki’s Sri Lanka Tour organized by the Centre for Islamic Studies (CIS) concluded successfully. The tour included a 2-day workshop on Essentials of Conveying Dawah for dedicated Daaees, a public lecture titled Itchy Heart; Temptations & Addictions, a special lecture for the sisters of Al-Huda titled Beautiful Message and a youth talk for the students of Amal International School. Asiff Hussein, Vice-President – …
Read More »KHAIRIYA MUSLIM GIRLS SCHOOL GETS NEW FOUR-STOREY BUILDING
Khairya Muslim Girls School, located in Dematagoda Road, Colombo 9 was blessed with a new and magnificent four-storey building, which was officially opened by the donor Al-Haj Z.A.M. Refai on 11th April 2016. The opening ceremony was well attendedand the auditorium was filled to capacity. The dignitaries present included the family members of Al-Haj Z.A.M. Refai,Hon. Minister Al-Haj A.H.M. Fowzie, …
Read More »WHY ISRAEL IS FIGHTING THE INDIGENOUS PALESTINIANS
A 15-year-old girl lies severely wounded, bleeding from multiple bullet wounds on the sidewalk. A man walks up and cold-bloodedly shoots her in the head, a final and fatal shot ending a young life on a Jerusalem sidewalk. Another "terrorist" shot by a "hero." Or is it yet another extra judicial execution of the type we have become so used …
Read More »Wheaton prof who expressed solidarity with Muslims bids tearful farewell
Larycia Hawkins was tearful at times during a news conference on Wednesday, where she discussed her departure from Wheaton College. | Kevin Tanaka/Sun-TimesWheaton College will review its handling of academic freedom issues and endow a scholarship in the name of the professor who has agreed to leave the Christian college after months of controversy over her remarks expressing solidarity with …
Read More »Obama makes first trip to US mosque
American mosque on Wednesday, offering a high-profile rebuttal of harsh Republican election-year rhetoric against Muslims. Obama, whose grandfather converted to Islam, will make the short trip to the Islamic Society of Baltimore mosque, where he will meet community leaders and deliver remarks. He has visited mosques in Malaysia, Indonesia and Egypt as president, but has yet to visit one of …
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