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We, the men of the board and staff of the Muslim Consultative Network, stand against domestic violence in any and all forms. In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we ask MUSLIM MEN to stand with us against this societal ill that is strictly forbidden in Islam.

The Prophet…

I remember when I was a teenager in Tehran the following verse from the Qur’an was frequently recited after

'We belong to one great community of faith which includes all'

Uniformity of all divine religions seen as profound aspect of Islamic conception of monotheism.…

This weekend I had the honor of attending a workshop on the importance of arbitration in the

The 7^th…

1. Make her feel secure; QUIT BEING AGGRESSIVE

2. When you go home say 'Assalamualikum.' (Greetings) It kicks the shaitaan out of your home!

3. Prophet (Sallal lahu alaihy Wasallam) described the wife as a fragile vessel and said to take care of this vessel thats fragile. Remember that

there is goodness in this vessel so treat it gently.

4. When you advise her, do so in privacy, in a peaceful environment. NOT IN PUBLIC as its a type of…

JERUSALEM - Israel should remove obstacles to Palestinian production of olives in the

A Palestinian couple harvest olives near Israel's separation wall

Attacks by Jewish settlers against Palestinian olive farmers 'common', increase during harvest…

JERUSALEM – Young professionals of the three monotheistic religions will gather in Seville

www.tresculturas.org

Young Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders to meet at inter-faith conference in…

BANGUI - The Central African Republic called Thursday for the rebel Lord's Resistance Army

International community urged to treat terror of Christian extremists like Al-Qaeda threat.

(LRA) to be treated and fought like Al-Qaeda, in an appeal made at an African Union meeting.

"The LRA is now a terrorist organisation like Al-Qaeda.…

NAIROBI - The war crimes-accused head of the Ugandan rebel group Lord's Resistance

Same pattern of attacks in the region

Joseph Kony, leading 200 LRA rebels, feared to have crossed CAR border into south Darfur.

Army, Joseph Kony, is likely in the southern part of Sudan's…

MANAMA - Twenty-three Shiite activists arrested for anti-regime activities are to appear

Tensions fuelled by the arrest of the Shiite activists

Shiite activists could face life in imprison amid Bahraini clampdown ahead of elections.

before Bahrain's high court on October 28,…

THE HAGUE - Lawyers representing the Turkish victims of Israel's deadly storming of a Gaza-bound

'To bring an end to impunity'

Turkish lawyer presents evidence to The Hague prosecutor in bid to charge Israel with war…

I am not going to liken President Barack Obama's outspokenness for, and demonstration of religious toleration-

Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling.

mainly by supporting the building of a mosque near Ground Zero and requesting several churches across the United States to not burn and destroy the Qur'an-to that of Persia's Cyrus the Great, but there are…

For a moment the Palestinians appeared to be playing with fire by continuing Israel's momentum. September

Abbas said he doesn't expect any significant compromise from…

CAIRO: Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi apologized for the slave trade on behalf of Arabs at the second Afro-

Arab summit in Libya on Sunday. It may be the first time an Arab leader has admitted – much less apologized for – enslaving Africans.

While completely unprecedented, the statement falls in line with Qaddafi’s decade-long policy of aligning himself with African nations.

“I regret the behavior of the Arabs… They brought African children to North…

The legendary British music icon Robert Wyatt is a big supporter of Palestine. A few days ago he

'Silence is simply not an option'

From pond to river: Robert Wyatt discuses 'cultural…

TEHRAN - Iran's health minister warned on Tuesday that the Islamic republic could see a

Iran has been taking steps to fight the spread of AIDS

Iranian health minister warns against 'immoral behaviour' that leads to increase in AIDS.

"volcanic explosion of AIDS" on the back of rising…

A little over a year after joining the still flawed United Nations Human Rights Council, the Obama administration

A year after joining the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Obama administration is making an impact. But if Democrats lose control of Congress in November, a new round of isolationism could soon threaten, warns Barbara Crossette.

is making an impact, pushing through resolutions on freedom of assembly and the…

RAMALLAH, West Bank - Hamas security forces raided and shut down the headquarters of

Hamas had no immediate comment on the incident

Najjar: around 25 media outlets had been shut down since Hamas Gaza takeover in 2007.

the Palestinian Journalists Union in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday,…

TEHRAN - Tens of thousands of young couples start their married lives by taking part in group

The costs are covered by various government institutions

More than 47,000 students registered for group weddings in last Iranian…