Malaysia PM makes impassioned appeal for moderate Islam
Epigraph: We (Allah) made you (the Muslims) an exalted people and a nation of the middle course, that you may be guardians over mankind and the Messenger may be a […]
Tanzania: Ahmadiyya Muslim Clerics condemn recent Nairobi bomb explosions
Ahmadiyya Times : NAIROBI experienced two explosions on Friday, as people continued to suffer the pains of the tragic terror attacks to shoppers at Westgate last Saturday. Head of Ahmadiyya […]
The clues found near Mary Magdalene’s home that suggest Jews and early Christians once worshipped together
dailymail:Excavations of an ancient synagogue found in a city where Mary Magdalene is thought to have lived have thrown up clues about how the Jewish and Christian religions developed. Jewish artefacts found at the site in Migdal on the shore of the Sea of Galilee – previously known as Magdala […]
Video Games and Cigarettes: Syria’s Disneyland for Jihadists
By Christoph Reuter spiegel.de Foreign Islamists coming into Syria have been gathering in the relatively quiet north. But many of them are finding transit towns — with good food, video games and smoking — preferable to the front. When they do end up fighting, it’s often with each other. Atmeh […]
Top-level talks : Geneva conference on Iran is set
September 27, 2013 – 09:02 A top-level conference on Iran’s nuclear programme is to be held in Geneva on October 15-16, it has been confirmed. The announcement came after a […]
Extended Story of Follies!
Source: Daily jang Click HERE for link. Note by Editor: Urdu readers who read Mr Ayyaz consider him in high steam. He is really superb. In his current article he has highlighted the follies of Pakistani leaders. Unfortunately article is in Urdu and non Urdu readers like Br Rafiq have […]
Shiite & Sunnis reconcile in Indonesia
Villagers settle religious differences as leaders dither The Sydney Morning Herald, By Michael Bachelard Indonesia Correspondent About 160 Indonesian villagers made refugees last year by a mob of their own […]
America, Barack Obama, and Islam
An Israeli View from The Jerusalem Post: ………………… Barack Obama is now at the peak of things American. He is not only the President, but also symbolizes much that has […]
Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community delivers Historic Address in Singapore
Reception in Singapore Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community delivers Historic Address in Singapore Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad calls for justice at all levels The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat and Fifth Khalifa, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivered the keynote address at… Freedom of Speech: A Core Islamic […]
Calgary imam to Muslims: “Go home”
Calgary imam to Muslims: “Go home” By Farzana Hassan ,Toronto Sun First posted: Thursday, September 26, 2013 08:19 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013 08:23 PM EDT A prominent Calgary imam, Syed Soharwardy of the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada, recently declared that many Muslims should go back […]
Refugee boat sinks on way to Australia, 21 dead
JAKARTA: A boat carrying migrants to Australia sank off the Indonesian coast on Friday, killing at least 21 people, Indonesian police said, a sign that Australia’s tough new immigration rules […]
Hellfire is abode of the arrogant
MOHAMED BAIANONIE ARABNEWS Published — Friday 27 September 2013 Arrogance is the most insidious disease of the heart and their effects are reflected in the behavior and conduct of the sick person preventing them from entering Paradise. In the authentic Hadith reported by Imams Muslim and At-Tirmidhi, the Prophet (peace […]
Nairobi attack: Somali Muslim pictured braving bullets to rescue girl, 4, and her family revealed for first time
Abdul Haji was pictured reaching out for frightened four-year-old girl running for her life These dramatic pictures show the incredible moment a Somali Muslim braved grenades and bullets to rescue […]
Inter Religious Conference, Val d’oise, France.
Editor of the Muslim Times for France. Ahmadiyya Muslim community of Val d’oise, France is going to organize an inter religious conference. It will take place on 29th of September […]
What word for stupidity? – Ayaz Amir
The News – What have we done to deserve this? Huge as our faults may be, what have we done to deserve the combined intellects of the Sharifs and Imran Khan? There is no escaping the fact that we chose them with our own hands, anointed them with our approval. […]
New massive earthquake rocks southwest Pakistan
Fox News – Officials say a major earthquake of 6.8 magnitude or larger has hit southwest Pakistan, less than a week after a massive temblor in the same region killed at least 359 people. The U.S. Geological Survey said on its website that a 6.8 magnitude quake was felt on […]
Obama Speaks to President of Iran in First Talk Since 1979
Source: NY Times. WASHINGTON — The long-fractured relationship between the United States and Iran took a significant turn on Friday when President Obama and President Hassan Rouhani became the first leaders of their countries to speak since the Tehran hostage crisis more than three decades ago. More:
Kenya says no to Somalia pullout
Source: TOI NAIROBI: Kenya has vowed not to bow to al-Shabaab’s threats of more attacks if troops are not pulled out of Somalia, following adevastating mall attack in Nairobi by the Al-Qaida-linked insurgents. “We went to Somalia because al-Shabaab was a threat to national security … We will continue to take action […]
Turkey goes for Chinese take-away defense
Source: Asia Times: On September 26, 2013, Turkey made the rather eyebrow-raising decision to put its long range missile defense eggs in a Chinese basket, announcing it had awarded a US$3 billion contract to the People’s Republic of China for its truck-mounted “shoot and scoot” FD-2000 system. More:
No faith in the system
The Hindu: by Pallavi Aiyar – Atheists in Indonesia, who have gained little acceptance in a deeply religious society, often find themselves on the wrong side of the law It’s late on a muggy Sunday afternoon in a dimly lit coffee shop in south Jakarta. Many among those sipping cappuccinos […]