Epigraph:
He (Allah) it is Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad), with guidance and the Religion of truth, that He may make it prevail over all other religions. And sufficient is Allah as a Witness. (Al Quran 48:29)
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Bangladesh: Ahmadi Muslims hold 90th Annual Convention in Dhaka
Source: ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.in Recorded glimpses of the convention will be aired during regular Bangla Shomprochar Program on Muslim Television Ahmadiyya on Saturday and Sunday. The 90th Annual Convention of Bangladesh’s Ahmadiyya Muslim…
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Christians Who Believe In The Science Of Evolution
Gary S Chapman via Getty Images Bill Nye’s epic debate with Ken Ham of the Creation Museum continued the ongoing debate about the earth’s origin. While young earth creationists like Ham…
President Obama Stands up for Ahmadiyya Muslims, Bahais and Coptic Christians
Epigraph: There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong; so whosoever refuses to be led by those who transgress, and believes in Allah, has surely…
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Rallies Faith Leaders, Politicians for World Peace
Source: Allafrica.com Under the theme: “God in the 21st Century,” a Conference of World Religions will open at the Guildhall in London on Tuesday, February 11, 2014, as a unique…
Review of Shi’ism and Politics in the Middle East
Harold Rhode: Review of Shi’ism and Politics in the Middle East by Laurence Louër Gatestone Institute Shi’ism and Politics in the Middle East by Laurence Louër Translated from the French…
European Central Bank Holds Interest Rate at 0.25%
PARIS — The European Central Bank on Thursday left its benchmark interest rate unchanged, choosing to wait for additional data before deciding whether to address evidence that the euro zone…
Muslim condo complex in Thornhill sparks heated debate
Muslim condo complex in Thornhill sparks heated debate Religious tensions and density concerns have been stoked by a proposal to place two 17-storey residential towers, retail space and 61 townhouses…
History of Science and Technology in Islam
SOURCE: FACTORS BEHIND THE DECLINE OF ISLAMIC SCIENCE AFTER THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY [1] Nature, the international journal of science, with headquarters in London, has published on 2 November 2006 an…
Turkey passes law tightening control of internet
Source: BBC Turkish protesters used the internet to spread pictures and information in last year’s demonstrations Related Stories Twitter under pressure in Turkey BBC concern at Turkey ‘intimidation’ Dozens arrested…
Syria’s Assad making gains, Kerry admits
| Wednesday, 5 February 2014 February 05: US Secretary of State John Kerry admitted that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was making gains on the ground, but denied US…
London: ‘God in the 21 st Century’ – Conference of World Religions in London organized by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Source: deathofjesus.blogspot.com Visit Official Website of The Conference A mega religious conference is coming to London in less than two weeks that seeks “to restore the rightful contribution religion has to offer…
Sierra Leone: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s 53rd Annual/National Conference (JALSA SALANA)
Source: allafrica.com As part of its annual Islamic programmes, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Sierra Leone has scheduled 7 to 9 March, 2014 for their 53rd Annual/National Conference (JALSA SALANA) to…
Pakistan’s future is tied to the Taliban
Guardian: Twelve years ago, a few weeks into the occupation of Afghanistan, I suggested (in these pages) that the euphoria aroused by an easy conquest was misplaced. It would be a long…
Indonesia’s democracy is no guarantee to freedom of faith
Listening to Indonesian politicians campaigning for this year’s elections you could be forgiven for thinking that freedom of religion is not a problem in the country with the world’s largest…
Uruguay’s president nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for legalizing marijuana
RT: The president of Uruguay has been nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. According to his advocates, José “Pepe” Mujica’s much talked-about marijuana legalization is in fact “a…
British Far Right politician wants UK Muslims to denounce parts of Quran
Al-Arabia: A far-right UK Independence Party (UKIP) politician reiterated on Tuesday his belief that a declaration denouncing specific parts of the Quran must be signed by Muslims living in…
UN watchdog slams Vatican’s child abuse record
Daily Times: GENEVA: The UN denounced the Vatican on Wednesday for failing to stamp out systematic child abuse and called on the Church to remove all clergy suspected of raping…
US warships arrive in Black Sea to keep an eye on Sochi Olympics
Global Post: Two United States warships were headed to the Black Sea just two days before the Winter Olympics were set to begin in Sochi, Russia. The USS Mount Whitney…
Dual Citizenship: Merkel Government Ponders Who Is a German Photo Gallery: Who Is a German?
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s new government has promised to introduce dual citizenship for children born to immigrants in Germany. Now, though, the left and right are fighting over what exactly that…
Japan Should Follow – Germany
The Diplomat — As a Jew who escaped Nazi Germany as a child in 1935, I have a lifelong interest in the ways nations deal with their pasts. I am…
OIC seeks rights debates based on Islamic values
Source: Arab News One of the major challenges of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is finding ways to enrich global human rights debates with Islamic values and principles, said Iyad Madani, the…
If leaders fail, people will lead: Kofi Annan
The Times of India: by Subhabrata Guha — When leaders fail to lead, people take charge and leaders then have to follow, says Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General and Nobel…
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