Nine-year-old Quebec girl pulled from soccer tournament for wearing hijab
National Post: OTTAWA — A nine-year-old Gatineau, Que., girl who refused to remove her headscarf was forced to stand on the sidelines Sunday as her team played — and won […]
New Muslim Prayer Mat Sheds Light When Facing Mecca
Religion News Service | By Lauren Markoe HUFFINGTON POST (RNS) Devout Muslims pray five times a day, facing the holy city of Mecca. But what if you don’t know what […]
Pakistan-An act of bigotry
Express Tribune: Editorial The demolition of six minarets by the police at an Ahmadi place of worship in Kharian says a lot about the continued official discrimination against the beleaguered community and our culpability in this discrimination. The spate of attacks on Ahmadi places of worship and the continuous assault on their […]
A foreign researcher interested in Indonesia’s Zakat
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – A researcher from University of London, Dr Kostas Retsikas, is interested in analyzing the concept of zakat in Indonesia managed by Law number 23/2011 on Zakat Management. […]
Picture of the day: Martial arts for Muslim Women – Iranian female Ninjas
Image Courtesy: Guardian.co.uk Editors note: There is no such thing as ‘Female Ninja’ rather the correct term will be Kunoichi for a female ninja or practitioner of Ninjutsu. See more […]
Indonesia: Haj Pilgrimage Costs US$ 3,617
RI govt sets 2012 haj pilgrimage costs REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Following long discussions and deliberations, the Religious Ministry and Commission VIII of the House of Representatives set this year`s Haj […]
German Chancellor visits Istiqlal Mosque and Immanuel Church
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – German Chancellor Angela Dorothea Merkel visited Istiqlal grand Mosque here on Tuesday as part of her state visit to Indonesia, before the meeting with Presiden Susilo Bambang […]
Insurers Pay Big Markups as Doctors Dispense Drugs
When a pharmacy sells the heartburn drug Zantac, each pill costs about 35 cents. But doctors dispensing it to patients in their offices have charged nearly 10 times that price, or $3.25 a pill. The same goes for a popular muscle relaxant known as Soma, insurers say. From a pharmacy, […]
Interfaith meeting between Muslims and Catholics held in Vatican
A group of Muslims and Catholics have met at the Vatican and exchanged views about their relations “in the current situation of the world”. (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – According to a Vatican statement, the Vatican’s top inter-faith dialogue official, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran and the president of the International Islamic […]
Hindus and Muslims run jewellery shops near Jama Masjid
// http://ventunotech.com/plugins/cntplayer/ventuno_player.js Source: newstrackindia.com Rampur, July 09 (ANI): India, the land of many cultures exemplifies communal harmony in many different ways. One such example is in Rampur district in northern Uttar Pradesh state where many jewellry shops owned by Hindus and Muslims line the Jama Masjid […]
Rules set for Saudi Olympic female athletes
Saudi sportswomen, who have been given the go-ahead to compete in the Olympics for the first time in London later this month, must respect the ultra-conservative kingdom’s rules, its sports chief said in remarks published on Monday. All women competitors must dress modestly, be accompanied by a male guardian and […]
Is he or is he not from amongst us?
As per some ahadith in Bukhari and Muslim, ‘Son of Mary’ shall descend as the Imam of the Muslims, from amongst them, a guided leader and a Just Ruler. Non-Ahmadi scholars, while interpreting these ahadith, wish us to believe that, this ‘Son of Mary’ is none other than Hadhrat Isaas, […]
CAN CHRISTIANS ANSWER WHY THE CHRISTIAN OLD TESTAMENT IS NOT THE JEWISH TANAKH?
The Hebrew Scripture, or the Jewish Bible, consisting of three sections—Torah or Pentateuch, Nevi`im or Prophets, and Ketuvim or writings, is called ‘Tanakh’ which is an acronym formed by the first letter of the Hebrew names of these three sections. Each section consists of the following books in this order: […]
Shiite cleric jailed for blasphemy in Indonesia
Dailystar: SAMPANG, Indonesia: An Indonesian court sentenced a Shiite cleric Thursday to two years in prison for blasphemy, saying his teachings deviated from mainstream Islam and had caused “public anxiety”. Tajul Muluk was arrested in April by police on the island of Madura off eastern Java amid anti-Shiite attacks that […]
Bringing Hearts Together in the Ahmedim Mosque in Kababir
As the first woman, Ada was invited to speak in the Ahmedim Mosque in Haifa. “A wonderful thing happened to me last Saturday. On June 30, I was invited to […]
‘Frustrated’ Pakistani soldier crosses over to India to seek assylum
Source: Zeenews Bureau Srinagar: A Pakistan Army jawan, who crossed over to this side of the Line of Control (LoC) Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested by the Indian Army on Thursday morning. Identified as Aarif Ali, 19, the jawan was nabbed from Kirnia village in Poonch sector close to the […]
FIJI NEWS – Judge hears contempt of court charges
2012 + Enlarge this image Fiji Times Ltd Publisher Hank Arts and Editor-in-Chief Fred Wesley outside court in Suva yesterday. Picture: IVAMERE ROKOVESA HIGH Court Judge William Calanchini yesterday heard submissions in contempt of court proceedings brought by the Attorney-General Aiyaz Saiyed-Khaiyum against The Fiji Times. The newspaper, its Editor-in-Chief […]
Ahmadiyya news in Indian/World media…
Since some days Indian news papers are giving extensive coverage to news regarding Ahmadiyyat. First it started with Higgs Boson and Dr. Abdus Salam…now again the heinous act of Pakistani Police demolishing minarets of Ahmadiyya mosque in Kharian at Lahore in Pakistan…also in comments section huge responses can be observed…Ahmadiyya […]
FIJI NEWS – Radio Australia charged Fiji lacks transparency
Fiji is again under the spotlight for an alleged lack of transparency in its legal system. A new report has found the Fijian legal system won’t tolerate dissent against the ruling military regime of Frank Bainimarama. (Credit: ABC) Audio: Fiji’s legal system is accused of lacking transparency The Chair of the […]