Salam – The forgotten genius: Born 29 January 1926
Dawn: On a hot summer afternoon in 1940, a boy of 14 was rushing on his bicycle to his hometown near Jhang, part of present day Pakistan. He covered his […]
Tanzania: Humanity First hands breast cancer scanner to Muhimbili Hospital
By Judica Tarimo An international charity organization, Humanity-First, has donated breast-cancer diagnosis machines to the Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), a major boost to the protracted battle against breast-cancer. The assistance was extended as part of the organization’s world-wide initiative to support pro-poor development endeavours, Humanity-First is a brainchild of Ahmadiyya […]
Prince George’s Co. school lets Muslim students out of class to pray
Posted by Valerie Strauss WASHINGTON POST The growing number of Muslim students seeking accommodations to practice their religion in public schools has stirred debate about the long-contentious issue of prayer […]
The Top Peacemaker in the Science-Religion Wars: John Polkinghorne
Source: The Huffington Post By Karl Giberson, Ph.D: Karl Giberson runs the science and religion writing workshop at Gordon College Paul Wallace wrote recently in Religion Dispatches, in a piece […]
Is Justice Just a Fad?
Huff Post: Ken Wytsma. I think much the same can be said about justice. At least the conversation is happening. At least awareness is growing. I don’t have the time or energy to weed out everyone else’s mixed motives, let alone my own. I’m simply glad that people who otherwise […]
Syria’s Bashar al-Assad says his wife is pregnant
Posted by Max Fisher WASHINGTON POST Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whose regime is embroiled in a now two-year civil war that has killed tens of thousands, gave a cheery interview […]
Haven’t We Seen This Movie Before? The Open-Ended Global War on Terrorism
by PEPE ESCOBAR COUNTERPUNCH.ORG And the winner of the Oscar for Best Sequel of 2013 goes to… The Global War on Terror (GWOT), a Pentagon production. Abandon all hope those who thought the whole thing was over with the cinematographic snuffing out of “Geronimo”, aka Osama bin Laden, further reduced […]
Mysteries of Spider Silk Strength Unraveled
ScienceDaily: Jan. 27, 2013 — Scientists at ASU are celebrating their recent success on the path to understanding what makes the fiber that spiders spin — weight for weight — at least five times as strong as piano wire. They have found a way to obtain a wide variety of elastic […]
Chiune Sugihara, Japan Diplomat Who Saved 6,000 Jews During Holocaust, Remembered
by Jaweed KaleemBecome HUFFINGTON POST Most Americans know of Oskar Schindler, the German businessman who saved more than 1,200 lives during the Holocaust by hiring Jews to work in his […]
Ahmadi students hold blood drive to raise awareness of religious persecutions
Dailytexanonline: The Ahmadiyya Muslim Students Organization held an on-campus blood drive Thursday that will continue Friday in response to persecution of Shiite and Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan. The organization and a truck from the Blood Center of Central Texas will be located on Speedway, near Robert A. Welch Hall from […]
Religion Comes To Davos Forum
Huff Post: DAVOS, Switzerland — Who created Davos, and why does it exist? Questions about God and religion were rife at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of […]
7 Things About Prophet Muhammad: A Clarification
Huff Post: by Qasim Rashid: In her recent piece, “7 Things That May Surprise You About Muhammad,” author Lesley Hazleton offers unique insights into Prophet Muhammad’s life. Giving credit where it is due, I’ve enjoyed Hazleton’s TED talk on Prophet Muhammad, and many of her writings on Islam. In fairness, […]
An Unlikely Connection Between the Prophet Muhammad and George Washington
Source: The Huffington Post By Craig Considine: PhD. candidate, Trinity College Dublin; Film director, ‘Journey into America’; Interfaith activist In seventh century Arabia, a middle-aged man had a vision to […]
Dhaka police and protesters clash over war crime trials
Source : BBC News Bangladeshi police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse Islamist activists protesting at the trial of their leaders for war crimes allegedly committed during the independence war. At least 50 people, many of them police, were injured in the clashes. Supporters of the country’s […]
World Muslim Leader Calls on Muslims to Celebrate Life of Muhammad (saw) by Displaying his True Character
Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad says that marches and rallies serve no purpose. The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Fifth Khalifa, has said that […]
Why Ban Cousin Marriages?
Einstein married Elsa Löwenthal — his first cousin, in 1919 Source: The Huffington Post By Dr. Faheem Younus: Muslim, professor, doctor and philanthropist Never go to a barber shop while […]
Some Quotes about Islam from Babi and Baha’i Writings
Ali Muhammad Bab wrote: “Since at the time when the Holy Qur’an was revealed the people of those days prided themselves over their mastery of the language, Allah sent down […]
6-Min-Video Mubahala Challenge: Tahir Ul Qadri Vs Mirza Tahir Ahamd (ra)
6-Min-Video Mubahala Challenge: Tahir Ul Qadri Vs Mirza Tahir Ahamd (ra) Please click on the above link to watch it in Youtube – Worth a Watch, I bet!
3-Minute Video: Ahmadiyya Khalifa about the Drama of Tahir ul Qadri
Huzoor-e-Anwar Hadrath Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) on Tahirul Qadri Drama To watch the video in Youtube, please click: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hAvjjaeLZhE