‘Jilbab’ phenomenon: Religious or cultural?
The Jakarta Post: How do we deal with the so-called jilboobs, an Indonesian term for Muslim women wearing the jilbab (Islamic headscarf) while at the same time wearing clothes that […]
Oscar Pistorius: A lesson in how fame can have disastrous consequences The people of South Africa have lost a national hero, and world sport has lost an inspiration
BY CHRIS MAUME, THE INDEPENDENT Oscar Pistorius was not the first in his family to sleep with a gun close to hand. His parents divorced when he was six, and […]
Ireland: Galway asylum seekers (Ahmadi Muslims) living in fear
Source: connachttribune.ie Twenty Galway-based asylum seekers are living in constant fear of being deported to Pakistan where they face persecution, if not death. The Ahmadi Muslim Community in Galway is concerned […]
Scottish independence: Ireland since 1919 is a lesson for Scotland in what a Yes vote means
The last divorce from the United Kingdom was painful and acrimonious, but ended in harmony and prosperity. So why should independence north of the border turn out any differently? BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT Seventy per cent of UK citizens in the land voted Yes to independence, they left the […]
Robert Fisk on Isis campaign: Bingo! Here’s another force of evil to be ‘vanquished’ – One can see how difficult these lessons in Middle East history must be for the average American
Resurrection, reinvention and linguistics. Barack Obama did the lot. And now he’s taking America to war in Syria as well as Iraq. Oh yes, and he’s going to defeat Isis, […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim community to organize second World Religions Conference
Source: dailyheraldtribune.com Grande Prairie will soon play host to its second World Religions Conference. The event is scheduled for Saturday at Grande Prairie Regional College (GPRC). Organized by the Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
USA: Muslims for Life blood drive in Rochester Hills to honor 9/11 victims
Source: theoaklandpress.com The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Metro Detroit will host its annual Muslims for Life blood drive Friday, Sept. 12 at its Rochester Hills Community Center. The event runs from […]
USA: ‘Muslims for Life’ Capitol Hill Blood Drive Honors 9 11 Victims
Source: blogs.rollcall.com After the Capitol Hill community observed a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. in honor of the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, volunteers went to work in […]
USA: 'Muslims for Life' Capitol Hill Blood Drive Honors 9 11 Victims
Source: blogs.rollcall.com After the Capitol Hill community observed a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. in honor of the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, volunteers went to work in […]
Bill Maher is wrong: we can’t blame Isil on Islam
Source: The Telegraph, UK By Tim Stanley: Dr Tim Stanley is a historian of the United States. His new book about Hollywood politics is out in May. Is Isil Islamic or not? It’s an […]
Bill Maher is wrong: we can't blame Isil on Islam
Source: The Telegraph, UK By Tim Stanley: Dr Tim Stanley is a historian of the United States. His new book about Hollywood politics is out in May. Is Isil Islamic or not? It’s an […]
Activating single gene could extend human lifespan by 30%
In an experiment on fruit flies, UCLA biologists activated just one gene, AMPK, which extended their lifespan by nearly a third, by helping them to get rid of “cellular garbage” […]
Pride of Britain nominees: Shazhad Athar
Shazhad Ahmed Athar from Sheffield has been nominated for Fundraiser of the Year at the 2014 Pride of Britain Awards. Since moving to South Yorkshire five years ago he has […]
378 German Islamists who have headed to Syria
Source: The Local. The report from the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, which has been seen by the Berliner Morgenpost, showed that of the 378 German Islamists who have headed to Syria since mid-2012 just one in four finished high school. Six percent finished post-school training and […]
Barahin-e-Ahmadiyya: The First Book of the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, available in English now
The book is available online now. “He it is Who has raised among the unlettered people a Messenger from among themselves who recites unto them His Signs, and purifies them, […]
World Without Hate
pbs.org: Days after 9/11, Rais Bhuiyan was shot in the head by Mark Stroman in a hate crime targeted at Arabs. Bhuiyan survived the attack, and Stroman was sentenced to death, but Bhuiyan felt compelled by God to show love and compassion for his assailant. Bhuiyan forgave Stroman many times, […]
China tells Dalai Lama again to respect reincarnation
Daily Times: BEIJING: China repeated a call on the Dalai Lama on Wednesday to respect what it said was the historic practice of reincarnation, after the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader implied in a newspaper interview he may be the last to hold the position.The Dalai Lama, in an interview with […]
The First North American Museum Devoted to Islamic art, Opens Today
Aga Khan Museum of Islamic art to open Friday in Toronto The Canadian Press Published Thursday, September 11, 2014 TORONTO — A $300-million showcase complex that includes the first North American […]
HIV-positive man ordered to stop virus by Seattle court
Source: BBC A Seattle judge has ordered an HIV-positive man to stop spreading the disease and to seek treatment after he infected eight people in four years. The man, known […]
Video: Is this the future of photography?
http://www.cnn.com/video/api/embed.html#/video/tech/2014/09/09/cnn-orig-devices-lytro-camera.cnn Digital cameras have changed the way we look at pictures. Now there’s a device that changes the way we focus them.