Iraq’s Tariq Aziz laid to rest in Madaba (Jordan)
by Muath Freij, Jordan Times AMMAN — Former Iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz was buried in Madaba city, southwest of the capital, on Saturday. The body of Aziz arrived in […]
Int’l Human Rights Committee Chair Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad Ayaz Knighted by the Queen
Source of information: Laiq Ahmed Atif, President of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Malta Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad Ayaz, O.B.E, has been honored with the award of “K.B.E” by Her Majesty the Queen. […]
Int'l Human Rights Committee Chair Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad Ayaz Knighted by the Queen
Source of information: Laiq Ahmed Atif, President of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Malta Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad Ayaz, O.B.E, has been honored with the award of “K.B.E” by Her Majesty the Queen. […]
Muslims’ Heritage and Their Future: A Collection
Epigraph: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. (Matthew 5:9) Taj Mahal is not only a symbol for India but also for Muslim Heritage Some Right-Wing […]
Muslims' Heritage and Their Future: A Collection
Epigraph: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. (Matthew 5:9) Taj Mahal is not only a symbol for India but also for Muslim Heritage Some […]
View from abroad: I wrote this column — despite being a woman
Dawn.com: by Shada Islam — YES, let’s make fun of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sexist praise of his Bangladeshi counterpart, Sheikh Hasina, for being tough on terror “despite being a woman”. Social media in India and the world over has had a field day with Modi’s comment. I’ve […]
رمضانول مبارک – روحانی بہار کا موسم
By Imam Syed Shamshad Nasir Baitul ul Jam-e-Mosque, Glen Ellyn, IL Contact Imam Syed Shamshad Nasir at: Address Masjid Baet-ul-Jaamay 2 S 510 IL Rte 53 Glen Ellyn,IL. 60137 Email: […]
Tolerant Islam should be protected
theguardian: by Giles Fraser — Kazakhstan is at a decisive moment between a Soviet atheist past and an increasingly Islamic future United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon and Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev at the Fifth Congress of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Astana, Kazakhstan. It might feel […]
United Nations peacekeepers commonly involved in ‘transactional sex’: UN study
Tribune: UNITED NATIONS: United Nations peacekeepers commonly pay for sex with cash, dresses, jewelry, perfume, cell phones and other items, despite a ban on such relationships with people the world body is trying to help, a draft UN report concluded. The draft study by the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services […]
United Nations peacekeepers commonly involved in 'transactional sex': UN study
Tribune: UNITED NATIONS: United Nations peacekeepers commonly pay for sex with cash, dresses, jewelry, perfume, cell phones and other items, despite a ban on such relationships with people the world body is trying to help, a draft UN report concluded. The draft study by the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services […]
Was there a cultural genocide of aboriginal children in Canada
Whyy Pope Francis should apologize 2 BY FARZANA HASSAN, TORONTO SUN FIRST POSTED: THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2015 07:49 PM EDT | UPDATED: THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2015 07:54 PM EDT Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead his Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican June 10, 2015. REUTERS/Tony Gentile Article http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?action=recommend&app_id=162622253780945&channel=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F1ldYU13brY_.js%3Fversion%3D41%23cb%3Df10b3e711%26domain%3Dwww.torontosun.com%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.torontosun.com%252Ff1ed8df41c%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=190&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com%2F2015%2F06%2F11%2Fwhy-pope-francis-should-apologize%3Ftoken%3D53bd9ee62b0fe097bfb05e54b2fb9557&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&sdk=joey&share=false&show_faces=false http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.c197f64a14a7434e6e58ca9722b54406.en.html#_=1434195448196&count=horizontal&dnt=false&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com%2F2015%2F06%2F11%2Fwhy-pope-francis-should-apologize%3Ftoken%3D53bd9ee62b0fe097bfb05e54b2fb9557&size=m&text=Why%20Pope%20Francis%20should%20apologize%20%7C%20Hassan%20%7C%20Columnists%20%7C%20Opinion%20%7C%20Toronto%20Sun&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com%2F2015%2F06%2F11%2Fwhy-pope-francis-should-apologize%3Ftoken%3D53bd9ee62b0fe097bfb05e54b2fb9557 […]
Scientifically, Readers Are The Best People To Fall In Love With. Here’s Why…
higherperspectives.com — According to two studies, published in 2006 and 2009, people who read fiction are the most capable of empathy and “theory of mind,” which is the ability to hold opinions and beliefs apart from their own. They entertain different types of ideas without necessarily rejecting them, nor changing their own beliefs. […]
Displaced Ahmadiyah children tell of grief through letters to Jokowi
Panca Nugraha, The Jakarta Post, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara | Archipelago | Fri, June 12 2015 Several displaced Ahmadiyah children at the Wisma Transito shelter in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, […]
Mechanism developed to save Qur’an from change
FIRAS ALKHATEEB ARABNEWS.COM Published — Friday 12 June 2015 Abu Bakr, the first caliph of Islam, ordered a committee to be organized, under the leadership of Zaid bin Thabit, to collect all the written pieces of Qur’an that were spread throughout the Muslim community. Because of the enormous responsibility […]
New era dawns on Turkey – Harun Yahya
ARABNEWS.COM 13th June, 2015 The recently concluded general elections proved to be a major turning point in the Turkish political history. The Justice and Development Party or AK party, which had been ruling the roost for the past 13 years once again emerged victorious with one difference — for […]
Syrian civil war: Ancient Islamic teachings treasured by rebels fighting Assad – discovered in a bombed-out cafe in the ghost city of Homs
One glance through the broken windows of this famous old cafe illustrates the Dresden-like ruins – all that remains of Homs by ROBERT FISK Thursday 11 June 2015 From the moment you push open the battered brass doors of the wrecked Beit al-Agha Restaurant in the ruined old city of Homs […]
Video: Muslim Woman Tahera Ahmad Says She May Pursue Legal Action Against United Airlines For Discrimination
http://embed.live.huffingtonpost.com/HPLEmbedPlayer/?segmentId=5569bf932b8c2aba450007bb&autoPlay=false HuffPost Live | By Rahel Gebreyes Posted: 06/08/2015 1:28 pm EDT After claiming she faced discrimination on a United Airlines flight on May 29, Muslim passenger Tahera Ahmad told […]
Collection of Ideas to Overcome Sectarian Divide Among the Muslims
Epigraph: And We (Allah) have sent thee (Muhammad) not but as a mercy for all peoples. (Al Quran 21:107) Reconciling Muslim Fragmentation with Universal Message of Islam Source: The Daily Times: […]
India: Muslim Girl donates Prize money to U.P. government
Maryam Siddiqui winner of Gita Champion League returns 11 lakh (1.1 Million) Indian Rupees award to U .P. Government. Maryam Siddiqui Drawing inspiration from Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai for pursuing […]
Young Men in Senegal Join Migrant Wave Despite Growing Prosperity at Home
Allure of Wealth Drives Deadly Trek Young Men in Senegal Join Migrant Wave Despite Growing Prosperity at Home BY DREW HINSHAW A young man in Kothiary, Senegal, looks at Facebook on a smartphone sent from his father, who lives in France. MACKENZIE KNOWLES-COURSIN FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL KOTHIARY, Senegal—Less […]