Evolution of Empathy
Source: Muslim Sunrise, Fall 2016 volume Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times A Colorado woman managed to fight off a mountain lion that […]
BBC Video: The Selfish Green: Saving our Planet
David Attenborough – Richard Dawkins – Richard Leakey – Jane Goodall Debate on how we should tackle the issue of saving our own planet. For education and awareness purposes only.
6 Things Christians Should Stop Saying To People Who Doubt – And what to focus on instead
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla; Associate Religion Editor I couldn’t tell you exactly when I started losing my faith. I can only describe it like this: It’s something like standing […]
Swiss parliament paves way for nationwide burqa ban
Russia Today: Switzerland’s parliament has approved a draft bill aiming for a nationwide burqa ban, initiated by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP). Its backers also launched a public petition with the same goal. The draft bill was approved on Tuesday, with 88 MPs of the lower house voting in […]
First jihadi jailed by Hague on Islamist-related charges – Ahmad al-Mahdi gets 9 years for Timbuktu destruction
By Callum Paton September 27, 2016 12:49 BST IBTimes.co.uk Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi, an al-Qaeda jihadi – who begged the International Criminal Court for forgiveness for his destruction of holy sites in Timbuktu – has been given nine years in prison by judges in the Hague. Mahdi, who estimates his age at […]
TRUMP BLASTS CLINTON AS FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE BLOWS UP OVER NAFTA FIGHT
Source: Vanity Fair It took less than 15 minutes for Donald Trump to crack during the Monday’s presidential debate and for Hillary Clinton to grow exasperated, as the relative calm […]
Google pushes into India with free wi-fi
Source: BBC Google is to roll out a comprehensive public wi-fi platform in India, as part of its bid to get more people using its services. Dubbed Google Station, the […]
Half of Scotland’s adults say they are not religious
Source: BBC Half of adults in Scotland say they are not religious, according to new statistics. The latest Scottish Household Survey reveals that 49.8% of those surveyed said they did […]
China prepares for Dalai Lama’s death by looking to its own top Tibetan cleric
Source: The Washington Post By Simon Denyer LHASA, China — In the contest for Tibetan hearts and minds, a 26-year-old Buddhist monk is emerging into the spotlight. He is the […]
Preacher found guilty after telling woman she would burn in hell
Source: The Guardian A street preacher who told a Muslim woman she would “burn in hell” for wearing tight jeans has been found guilty of religiously aggravated threatening behaviour. Krissoni […]
Pakistan assembly passes marriage bill protecting Hindu women’s rights
Source: BBC By Asad Hashim Pakistan’s lower house of parliament has passed a landmark bill giving its small Hindu minority the right to register marriages, the last major hurdle on the way to enacting a law aimed at protecting women’s rights. Activists say that Hindu women have been disproportionately targeted […]
The secret costs of Islamophobia
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN)With Adele’s song “All I Ask” playing in the background, a Maryland teenager opened her computer and wrote an emotional letter to […]
Diligent Hillary Clinton Upstages Donald Trump at Crucial Moment
Source: Time By Zeke J Miller / Hempstead, N.Y. @ZekeJMiller&Philip Elliott Perhaps you can’t wing your way to the White House. At the first debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, authenticity proved to be no substitution for preparation. Strong words faded in the face of solid experience. And, in a […]
Colombian Government and FARC Rebels Sign Peace Accord Ending Five Decades of Conflict
Source: Time By Joshua Goodman and Andrea Rodriguez / AP The 2,500 guests at the ceremony were asked to wear white as a sign of peace (CARTAGENA, Colombia) — Colombia’s government […]
US election: Who won the first debate?
Source: BBC By Anthony Zurcher; North America reporter It was a battle between the lawyer and the salesman, and for the most part the lawyer came out on top. It […]
The US has ‘no plan B’ in Syria to stop Russia operating without accountability, experts warn
US Secretary of State defends diplomatic efforts as Aleppo burns under a ferocious Russian-backed attack by the Syrian regime Bethan McKernan Beirut The US has been boxed into a corner in the face of a huge Russian-backed military escalation in the Syrian civil war, several experts have said. US Secretary […]
Israel prevents Palestinian woman from leaving Gaza for cancer treatment
SEPT. 26, 2016 GAZA (Ma’an) — Israeli forces have prevented a Palestinian woman from leaving the blockaded Gaza Strip through the Erez crossing for a medical exam at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer, Tel Aviv.According to statement from the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PHCR) released Monday, 52-year […]
Houston Gunman Dead After Opening Fire at a Strip Mall
Source: Time (HOUSTON) — A disgruntled lawyer wearing military-style apparel with old Nazi emblems had two weapons and more than 2,500 rounds of live ammunition when he randomly shot at drivers in a Houston neighborhood Monday before he was shot and killed by police, authorities said. Nine people were injured […]
While your attention is on Aleppo: Israeli authorities carry out spate of demolitions across occupied territory
SEPT. 27, 2016 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli authorities carried out a large number of demolitions in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank on Tuesday, destroying two family apartment buildings, a classroom, a restaurant, four water cisterns, and parts of a home in the latest instances of a policy which […]
Don’t Defeat ISIS, Yet
By RAMZY MARDINISEPT. 27, 2016 Photo Peshmerga forces during an operation to liberate villages under the control of the Islamic State southeast of Mosul, Iraq, in August. CreditAndrea Dicenzo/European Pressphoto Agency ERBIL, Iraq — A military push to recapture Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, and the rest of Nineveh Province […]
Canadian Muslim Community Prepares to Welcome the Caliph
Press Release: The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at, the Caliph, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad set to arrive in Canada The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at Canada is excited […]
Donald Trump said 34 false things at first presidential debate
Source: Toronto Star Trump continues his pattern of unprecedented serial lying while Hillary Clinton makes four false claims. WASHINGTON—Again, there was no contest: Donald Trump was by far more dishonest than […]
Do Ahmadi Muslims have Fun? Meet Yousef Lateef beacon of inspiration to the music world
http://yuseflateef.com; “Yusef Lateef has been a beacon of inspiration to the music world for many years. A devout (Ahmadi) Muslim, Yusef is beloved by Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, and people of every stripe all over the world. He has had an enormous spiritual impact on all of us and has […]
