Epigraph:
Stereotypes lose their power when the world is found to be more complex than the stereotype would suggest. When we learn that individuals do not fit the group stereotype, then it begins to fall apart. Ed Koch
Attempting to get at truth means rejecting stereotypes and cliches. Harold Evans
Lauren Booth’s CNN Op-Ed: Muslims and extremists — we’re not the same
The lead post collected by Amtul Q Farhat, the Muslim Times’ Editor for Canada
Lauren Booth’s CNN Op-Ed: Muslims and extremists — we’re not the same
CNN: Editor’s note: Lauren Booth is a freelance journalist and broadcaster. Her ground breaking work includes “Remember Palestine” and “Diaspora” for Press TV. In 2010 she embraced Islam. Lauren currently…
Love thy Neighbor is a Christian Value, Hate and Stereotyping aren’t
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he…
A Message of Compassion and Love from the Holy Bible
Epigraph: “And thou shalt assuredly find those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ to be the nearest of them in love to the believers. That is because amongst them are savants…
Tuvalu: The First Peace Symposium by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Tuvalu
Source: ahmadiyyatuvalu.wordpress.com Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Tuvalu has organised the first Peace Symposium in Tuvalu. It was held on Sunday, 7thSeptember, 2014 at Tuvalu Mosque. The Peace Symposium was attended by the distinguished…
The Importance Of Muslim Unity
Source: perspectivesofafellowtraveler.wordpress.com Before I begin I would like to point out that this is not directed at all Muslims, as there are many that already have nothing but love for…
BBC 5 Live interviews an Ahmadiyya Muslim Community spokesperson about the peaceful system of caliphate they belong to.
BBC 5 Live | Peaceful Caliphate | Adam Walker Published on Aug 24, 2014 BBC 5 Live interviews an Ahmadiyya Muslim Community spokesperson about the peaceful system of caliphate they…
Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris and atheists’ ugly Islamophobia
Salon: Science says more than 95 percent of terrorist attacks are motivated by politics and revenge. Atheists say, “That’s bullshit!” And not just atheist luminaries such as Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins and…
Video: The life and strife of Pakistan’s only Nobel Laureate Dr Abdus Salam
The life and strife of Pakistan’s only Nobel Laureate Dr Abdus Salam by Dawn News Watch: official Follow 358…
Toronto: Aga Khan Museum to open Sept. 18
Aga Khan Museum to open Sept. 18 Fannie Sunshine Sep 05, 2014 insidetoronto The Brazilian granite gleams under the hot September sun, the 45-degree angled building reflecting and absorbing light…
Muslims’ WW2 help for Jews displayed at Cardiff synagogue
An exhibition charting the role Muslims played in saving Jewish lives in the Holocaust goes on show in Cardiff on Sunday. Stanley Soffa, chair of Jewish Representative Council for South…
How Scottish minorities feel about the country’s independence?
There are significant ethnic and religious minorities in Scotland, including hundreds of thousands of Scottish Muslims and other groups. READ MORE… …
Qur’an lesson for today: Kill your evil desires
230. Kill your evil desires j [2:55] And remember the time when Moses said to his people: ‘O my people, you have indeed wronged yourselves by taking the calf for…
[Urdu Artcile] Naseehato’n ka Guldasta (25) by Imam Shamshad A. Nasir
Kindly click on the images to zoom them, Jazkallah. Imam Shamshad A. Nasir Shamshad A. Nasir is imam & missionary-in-charge of the Baitul ul Jaam’e Mosque, Glen Ellyn Cell Phone: 909-636-8332 | Email: Shamshadanasir@gmail.com …
Meteorite makes big crater in Nicaragua
(CNN) – A meteorite crashed down in Managua, Nicaragua, late Saturday night, causing a loud explosion and leaving a crater 39 feet (12 meters) across, government officials said, according to The Associated…
It Isn’t Easy For A Single Muslim Girl
A Huffington Post’s video…
Christian Dem, Finns Party MPs propose “Christians-only” quota refugee policy
Finland should primarily accept quota refugees who are Christians, according to two parliamentarians from the Finns and Christian Democratic parties. Finns Party MP Ari Jalonen and Christian Democrat MP Sauli…
Mothers of the Believers: The Prophet’s Wife From the Jews – An Empowered Women for All Times
By Majeeda Khan Tuesday, 09 September 2014 As an individual, Lady Safiyah represents the qualities which in today’s times, could easily be defined as a fine example for women’s empowerment. Today…
Africa Union troops ‘raped’ girls in Mogadishu, Somalia
African Union (AU) troops raped women and girls seeking medical aid or water from their bases in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, a rights group says. The troops had “misused” their power…
Ebola crisis: Liberia ‘faces huge surge’ says WHO
Ebola is spreading exponentially in Liberia, with thousands of new cases expected in the next three weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. Conventional methods to control the outbreak were…
Back to abnormal
The Daily Star by David Ignatius Palestinian politicians have been busy of late, putting together one of their most determined, powerful performances in recent memory – to wreck any gains…
Iran arrests 3 foreigners on suspect trip to Iraq
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran: Iran’s state-owned newspaper says authorities have detained three foreigners traveling through Iran under the suspicion of planning to join ISIS in neighboring Iraq. Tuesday’s report by…
ISIS’s Enemy List: 10 Reasons the Islamic State Is Doomed
By Kurt Eichenwald / September 8, 2014 NEWSWEEK The so-called Islamic State, better known as ISIS, is not just a collection of barbaric psychopaths willing to engage in the most…
American Muslim Youth Group hosts 45th annual retreat
Source: rabwah.net They arrived at Camp Saginaw carrying sleeping bags and blankets, hustled about a soccer field, mounted go-karts – even made s’mores. And just after 1 p.m. Saturday, the scores…
Undoing religious intolerance – undoing the second amendment
Tribune.pk: Religious clerics in Pakistan celebrate September 7th as a day of victory for Islam and Pakistan. Officially dubbed the “Khatme Nubuwwat Day” or “Finality of Prophethood Day,” many mosques come…
Brain ‘can be trained to prefer healthy food’
Source: BBC News The brain can be trained to prefer healthy food over unhealthy high-calorie foods, using a diet which does not leave people hungry, suggests a study from the…
Boy has ears created from ribs
Source: BBC News A boy who was born without ears has had a pair created from his ribs. Nine-year-old Kieran Sorkin had the surgery at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital.…
UN human rights chief to accuse Australia on asylum seeker policy
theguardian: by Oliver Milman — In maiden speech, new high commissioner will point to a ‘chain of human rights violations’ in detention of asylum seekers Asylum seekers at the…
For Israel, the beginning of wisdom is to admit its mistakes
theguardian: by Avi Shlaim — Israel has a habit of justifying its actions in the occupied Palestinian territories, however illegal and indecent, in the name of security. But denying any security…
An Energy Boom Lifts the Heartland
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Waist-high weeds and a crumbling old Chevy mark the entrance to a rust-colored factory complex on the edge of town here, seemingly another monument to the passing…
Scalia’s utter moral failure: How he destroys any claim to a superior system of justice
Epigraph: We prescribed for the children of Israel that whosoever killed a person — unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land — it…
Floods Kill Hundreds in India and Pakistan
By NIDA NAJAR and HARI KUMARSEPT. 8, 2014 NYtimes 2014/09/09 Photo A damaged bridge across the Tawi River in the region of Jammu, where at least 140 people died in…
Qur’an lesson for today: O ye who believe! be heedful of your own selves
227. O ye who believe! be heedful of your own selves [5:106] O ye who believe! be heedful of your own selves. He who goes astray cannot harm you when…
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