The Three Powerful Scholars Fuelling Islamic State’s Hate

By Mohamad Bazzi  March 29, 2016 Militant Islamist fighters waving flags, travel in vehicles as they take part in a military parade along the streets of Syria's northern Raqqa province June 30, 2014. The fighters held the parade to celebrate their declaration of an Islamic "caliphate" after the group captured territory in neighbouring Iraq, a monitoring service said. The Islamic State, an al Qaeda offshoot previously known as Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), posted pictures online on Sunday of people waving black flags from cars and holding guns in the air, the SITE monitoring service said. After Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for last week’s terrorist attacks in Brussels, a now common debate ensued...

Using Christian and Islamic Sources to Compare and Contrast the Story of Mary

By Amir Webb March 28, 2016 The Christian and Muslim faiths lay claim to Jesus and a certain historical and theological narratives. Christianity and Islam lay claim to a historical and theological narrative on Mary and/or Maryam (Mary will be used). There are many overlapping facts in both the Christian and Islamic traditions regarding Mary. There are also many discrepancies that should be outlined and described in a respectful narrative for a better grasp at theological differences. The main sources that will be used are: The Qur’an, The Jesus Dynasty by James Tabor, Lost Books of the Bible by William Hone, and The Bible. In the Christian tradition Mary has a controversial yet central role. Starting with Mary’s life as a child; she is said to have been born in 18 B.C. in the Palestinian...

Islamic State Jihadists Sold Female Slaves As They Wrecked Palmyra

Photo: The terrorists wreaked havoc in the 4000-year-old ­UNESCO site and the neighbouring modern city of Tadmur Six American Women Marked For Death by Islamic Fatwa Face Threats with Fear, Courage Malala: 'I Am Devastated By the Senseless Killing of Innocent People in Lahore' Muslim Women Personal Law Board Head Shaista Ambar Meets 'Gracious' RSS Chief In The Boxing Ring at a Self-Defence Class For Hijabi Muslim Women Mississippi Woman Trying To Join Islamic State to Plead Guilty To Terrorism Charge Compiled by New Age Islam News Bureau URL: http://newageislam.com/islam,-women-and-feminism/new-age-islam-news-bureau/islamic-state-jihadists-sold-female-slaves-as-they-wrecked-palmyra/d/106801 ----------- Islamic...

Taliban to Pursue Violence with Full Support of Pakistani Military Intelligence: Acting Afghan Intelligence Chief

Taliban to Pursue Violence with Full Support of Pakistani Military Intelligence: Acting Afghan Intelligence Chief Photo: Supporters of the religious party Sunni Tehreek chant slogans during a sit-in protest near the parliament building in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday.(AP/Anjum Naveed) Hundreds of Islamic Extremists Protest In Pakistan's Capital Evil ISIS Jihadis ‘Crucify' Kidnapped Indian Catholic Priest on Good Friday Saudi Nationals behind Global Terror Attacks: Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council -------- South Asia Acting NDS Chief Says Taliban to Pursue Violence with Full Support of Pakistani Military Intelligence Nearly 100 Taliban Insurgents Killed, Wounded In Khanshin District of Helmand Kabul Explosion...