President François Hollande of France
Muhammad Sharif Odeh: Leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the Holy Land
Source of the lead post, Abdul Ghany Jahangeer Khan: Central French Desk, United Kingdom
Letter by Sharif Odeh to President François Hollande about Hijab or Veil
Source: Abdul Ghany Jahangeer Khan: Central French Desk, United Kingdom On 17 November 2013, the President of the French Republic François Hollande met Muhammad Sharif Odeh, the leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community…
MF Global ordered to repay customers $1.2B
More than two years after the failure of MF Global, customers are finally on the verge of getting all of their money back. The defunct brokerage, which had been run…
The real poison is to be found in Arafat’s legacy He placed vain trust in Israel and the US – mistakes that his people are still paying for
by Robert Fisk, The Independent I never much cared for Yasser Arafat. It wasn’t the scrubby beard or the protruding eyes or the fact that he’d done away with a…
Mum fined in Zurich for circumcising infant son
An expat living in the canton of Zurich was fined 1,350 francs ($1,480) for circumcising her son without getting approval from the child’s father, 20 Minuten newspaper reported online on…
Friday Sermon: Successful Far East Tour & Blessings of God by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba), Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
Source: alislam.org Audio: Urdu: Play | download Albanian: Play| download Bulgarian: Play | download French: Play | download German: Play | download Malayalam: Play | download Spanish: Play | download Swahili: Play | download Tamil: Play | download Turkish: Play | download Summary: NOTE: Alislam Team takes full responsibility for any errors or miscommunication in this Synopsis of the Friday…
Slowly, Priest Realized Celibacy Was A ‘Destructive’ Force
Source: kunc.org Each week, Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin brings listeners an unexpected side of the news by talking with someone personally affected by the stories making headlines. In 1968, Thomas Groome…
Peace Conference – Zurich 28th November, 2013
If you are in Zurich on 28th November, 2013, this is the place to be at 19.00 hours.…
CAR communal violence spiralling out control – UN chief
Communal violence in the Central African Republic risks spiralling out of control, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said. He warned the Security Council that armed groups were inciting…
Poor young women being ‘left behind in life’ as equality gap widens
Nearly half of Australia’s most disadvantaged young women aren’t involved in work or study after leaving school, despite overall rising educational achievements among girls, a government report has found. The…
China is unfairly maligned for its Africa policy
STORY SUMMARY DAILY STAR, LEBANON This debate is particularly animated with respect to Chinese investment in Africa – a continent with a long history of political, economic and commercial exploitation…
Fatal blast near Iran Beirut embassy
Seven people have been reported killed as an explosion struck near the Iranian embassy in the Lebanese capital Beirut. Conflicting reports say the blast could have come from rockets or…
Jordan applies for UNSC seat ‘after consulting KSA’
Jordan has applied for a two-year term on the UN Security Council, the Jordanian information minister said on Monday, after Saudi Arabia won a seat and then turned it down.…
KAICIID: Religion should be part of solution to conflicts
The first global forum organized by the Vienna-based King Abdullah International Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID) called for finding ways to end religious conflicts. “Religion should be part…
Al-Shaibi given new Kaaba key
Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal on Monday handed over the new keys of the Holy Kaaba (House of God) to Sheikh Abdul Qader Al-Shaibi, its chief guardian. The newly built…
Picture of the day: The city of Chur in Switzerland under a sea of fog
What looks grey and depressing from below appears magical from above. Lights from the city of Chur in eastern Switzerland illuminate a blanket of fog under a full moon on…
Ahmadiyya Muslim Imam calls for interfaith dialog & cooperation; gives away book on peace
An intensive two-day Leadership Training Conference, sponsored by the Universal Peace Federation of North America, was held Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15-16, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in El Segundo,…
Video: Homo Sapiens: The Birth of Humanity
Additional reading: Darwinian Evolution: Islam or Christianity? …
What Europe’s Far-Right Parties Can Learn From Islam
By Craig Considine The Huffington Post: Today’s far-right parties in Europe, such as the National Front in France and the Party for Freedom in Holland, are surging in popularity and…
London: Women gather for peace conference at Bait-ul-Futuh mosque in Morden
Source: yourlocalguardian.co.uk Hundreds of women gathered for a peace conference this weekend. Over 170 guests joined members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Womens’ Association at Western Europe’s largest mosque – Baitul Futuh…
SAP innovates for China – its second home
A short video…
Pictures: Kitchen that feeds 100,000 daily
Al Jazeera: The “langar” or free kitchen at Golden Temple in the Indian city of Amritsar is perhaps the world’s largest free eatery. The Langar or free kitchen was started…
eDigest: Germany – SPD declares themselves to be in solidarity with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Sigmar Gabriel: Leader of SPD The lead post was collected by Rafiq A. Tschannen, a Swiss convert to Islam and now a global citizen Germany – SPD declares themselves to…
Wahhabi impact on Indian Muslims
Source: LUBP By AJOY ASHIRWAD MAHAPRASHASTA The growing influence of Wahhabism, a radical stream of Islam, on Indian Muslims and on the political scene, especially south Indian politics, can cause…
What private griefs they nurse — Yasser Latif Hamdani
Daily Times – Zafrullah Khan’s contributions to Pakistan — especially as its advocate before the Boundary Commission — were praised by Jinnah himself Before I come to the main gist…
Australia ban six players for drinking before Ireland game
Source: BBC Australia have suspended six players for one match for drinking in midweek before Saturday’s win over Ireland and warned nine more. Wallabies coach Ewan McKenzie acted after “a…
At Least 6 Dead in Illinois After Tornadoes, Storms Damage Homes
Source: Yahoo By GILLIAN MOHNEY and ANTHONY CASTELLANO | Good Morning America – 57 minutes ago Search and recovery operations are underway after severe storms and tornadoes wreaked havoc on the Midwest,…
Consenting Muslims in America: The scholar recounts his brief detention and interrogation at JFK airport.
by Hamid Dabashi Hamid Dabashi is Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. On the evening of November 13, I flew back from Gwangju, South…
Country readies for 6 million Umrah pilgrims
JEDDAH: NADIM AL-HAMID The Kingdom has plans in place to receive 6 million Umrah pilgrims this year, up from the over five million who came last season, according to Bandar…
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