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 […]
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 by former New Jersey governor and senator Jon Corzine, was ordered by a federal court to pay back more than […]
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 few of his chums or even the way he once forbad a photographer friend from taking a picture of his […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 be in solidarity with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community During the federal conference of the German Party SPD on 16. November […]
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 further communal polarisation if the state fails to uphold the secular ethos. More:
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 of what I have to say this week, let me bring to the attention of the reader my articles “Safdar […]
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 group of players made the decision to stay out late and consume inappropriate levels of alcohol”. He said Australia’s “ethical […]
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, killing at least six people and injuring dozens more after powerful winds flattened homes and decimated much of the town […]
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 Korea – where I was invited to participate in Gwangju Biennale – to JFK airport in New York. Upon exiting […]
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 […]
Baseless traditions in the month of Muharram
MUHARRAM is the month with which the Muslims begin their lunar Hijrah Calendar. It is one of the four sanctified months about which the Holy Qur’an says, “The number of […]
Religious Health-O-Meter (Infographic)
How It Works The Religious Health-O-Meter evaluates the overall health of America’s eleven largest religious organizations by comparing combined factors related to happiness and devotion. Each religious organization was ordered from highest to lowest by percentage of membership that meet the requirement in six categories. Each religion was scored on […]