Islam, America and July 4th
Epigraph: “Indeed, Islam rests on the foundation of Tauheed, the oneness of God, oneness of universe and oneness of mankind with liberty and justice. If Quran, the holy book of […]
Breaking News: Another Ahmadi Muslim Targeted in Pakistan
Source: Mrs Asia Ijaz of Bangkok. It has been reported Mr Malik Masood, an Ahmadi Muslim, resident of Pasni Baluchistan has been shot dead while he was on his shop. Inna lillahe wa Inna Eleahe rajeoon. If some has more news can update.
Nominating Robert Fisk for Nobel Peace Prize for 2015
Epigraphs: And what is the matter with you that you struggle not in the cause of Allah and of the weak — men, women and children — who say, ‘Our […]
Why The Greek Orthodox Church Is Weighing In On The Referendum
Source: Huffington Post By Paul Brandeis Raushenbush The sermon at the Church St. Paul Thessaloniki ended abruptly one day recently when one of Greece’s most important religious leaders informed the congregation that he was going to vote “yes” on an economic bailout referendum taking place on Sunday. The Metropolitan Anthimos told […]
Intolerance in Indonesia: Islamists expel thousands of Christians from scout camp because it is Ramadan in Yogyakarta
Source: asianews.it by Mathias Hariyadi Organised by an Indonesian Protestant group for the period of 1-5 July, the gathering was shut down on its second day following a raid by Muslim fundamentalists. For a radical Muslim leader, Christians were not authorised to organise an event that violates the sacredness of the […]
USA: Bay Point’s Ahmadiyya Community Plans A New Mosque
Source: contracostatimes.com BAY POINT — Approval of a 5,900-square-foot mosque in the Shore Acres neighborhood is expected this coming week by Contra Costa County’s zoning administrator. The structure would serve as a gathering hall for the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam Bay Point community, which since 1988 has used as its main […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Dallas to Join City of Irving in their Independence Day Parade
Source: islamindallas.org Fourth of July is coming and we are all set to celebrate the birth of this great nation. As always we will be partaking in the celebrations as a community. […]
Indonesia’s human rights law enforcement not optimal: Komnas Ham
The case emerged after dozens of people stopped Ahmadis from praying at their own mosque in South Jakarta. The Ahmadis were forced to instead pray on the street in front of the mosque. Source: thejakartapost.com Local human rights law enforcement is not optimal, with law enforcers acting only in the name […]
Tunisia hotel attack: Backdrop to this slaughter is a history of violence against Muslims
Source: The Independent By Robert Fisk, the Independent’s multiple award-winning Middle East correspondent, based in Beirut It didn’t create these Islamists – but it helped lay the foundation for their […]
Greece debt crisis: What happened to democracy when it’s a case of ‘Vote Yes or else’?
Source: The Independent By Robert Fisk If this ‘democracy’ doesn’t work in Europe, how is it supposed to work in India? Or the Middle East? So the Greeks are going to vote Yes on Sunday. Fear. Humiliation. Patriotism (pro-European or pro-euro, we shall see). Or pragmatism, that great industrial powerhouse […]
Robert Fisk: Israeli disinformation sullies a rare moment of wartime compassion
Robert Fisk: Israeli disinformation sullies a rare moment of wartime compassion For years, the Israelis have used this wartime operation to justify their mass killing of civilians When will the Israeli government stop misusing the RAF’s wartime raid on the Gestapo’s Danish headquarters to justify their killing of children? Their […]
“Ramzan To Purify Self, Connect To God And Help The Poor”, Imam Nasir
By Imam Syed Shamshad Nasir Baitul ul Jam-e-Mosque, Glen Ellyn, IL For Muslims in North America the Holy month of Ramadan started on June 17th. While the most visible aspect […]
Why British air strikes in Syria would be pointless
Shashank Joshi THE GUARDIAN Michael Fallon’s suggestion would be a futile gesture in the fight against Isis, not least because of a lack of allied ground forces ‘Syrian Kurds worked closely with US airpower to push out Isis from Kobane in January. But alliance with the Kurds has its […]
Immigrants in Switzerland are well integrated, says OECD
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON Immigrants in Switzerland are well integrated, says OECD JUL 2, 2015 – 19:22 Education success in Switzerland was a weak point for immigrants, the OECD found (Keystone) Immigrants moving to Switzerland integrate quite easily, especially into the job market. But poverty levels and training possibilities are problematic, an […]
Did Prophet Muhammad Warn Us of ISIS?
Huff Post: In separate attacks last week, ISIS terrorists killed 39 tourists at a beach resort in Tunisia, and close to 30 worshipers at a Shia Mosque in Kuwait. The […]
Palestinians protest one year after teenager burnt to death
Palestinians protest one year after teenager burnt to death By AFP – Jul 02,2015 – Jordan Times The father and mother of Palestinian teenager Mohammed Abu Khdeir pray at his grave as they mark one year anniversary since his killing by Israelis who burned him alive in revenge for the murder […]
Fight fire with fire
Fight fire with fire Smoke rises in Egypt’s North Sinai as seen from the border of southern Gaza Strip with Egypt July 1, 2015. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa The Daily Star Terror has arrived in Egypt, after years of simmering tension and periodic upsurges in violence. But this week’s assassination of […]
U.S. CIVIL RIGHTS : Montana Polygamist Seeks ‘Legitimacy’ After Supreme Court Ruling
Tanya Basu @mstanyabasu July 2, 2015 “Ours is a happy, functional, loving family,” Nathan Collier tells TIME On Tuesday, Nathan Collier went to the Yellowstone County Courthouse in his hometown […]
517. Commandment – There are many signs in the creation of the Universe for a people who make use of their reason
517. Commandment – There are many signs in the creation of the Universe for a people who make use of their reason [16:12] Therewith He grows corn for you, and the olive and the date palm, and the grapes, and all kinds of fruits. Surely, in that is a Sign for […]
Christian women tortured, man head shaved and paraded on donkey, for blasphemy accusation
Source: Pakistan Christian Post Sheikhupura, Punjab: July 1, 2015. (PCP) On accusation of blasphemy, the Muslim villagers tortured Christian women, then shaved head of husband of one of woman, color […]