1st edition Book of Mormon sells for $52,500 at NYC auction
Source: Deseret News NEW YORK — A first edition of The Book of Mormon printed in the upstate New York town linked to Joseph Smith’s establishment of the Church of […]
Dalai Lama meets with two high-level Mormon church leaders
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune The Dalai Lama met Wednesday morning with two high-level Mormon church authorities during the Buddhist leader’s two-day visit to Utah. LDS apostle D. Todd Christofferson […]
Who Is a Jew? Maybe Not Woman Converted by Esteemed New York Rabbi
Source: The New York Times By ISABEL KERSHNER JERUSALEM — Critics of Israel’s chief rabbinate have long complained that scores of American converts to Judaism have trouble getting approval to […]
First trial begins in deadly New York church beating
Source: Associated Press UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — The first trial began Thursday in what New York authorities say was a 14-hour group attack during a church counseling session that killed […]
This Is How Brexit Could Be Good For the World
Source: Time By Jeffrey E. Garten Jeffrey E. Garten is the author of From Silk to Silicon: The Story of Globalization Through Ten Extraordinary Lives. Though it will take a long […]
Can the European Union Survive Britain’s Vote to Leave?
Source: Time By Charlotte McDonald-Gibson/Brussels As the results of a referendum which will change the face of Europe slowly emerged overnight on June 24, the first reactions came from eurosceptic parties elsewhere on the continent, who gleefully celebrated Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. “Today Brexit, tomorrow Frexit,” proclaimed a […]
Another Age of Discovery
Source: The New York Times By Thomas L. Friedman Have we been here before? I know — it feels as if the internet, virtual reality, Donald Trump, Facebook, sequencing of the human genome and machines that can reason better than people constitute a change in the pace of change without precedent. […]
Ahmadiyya Spiritual Head Said it in 1996. It is about Britain and European Union
By Zubair Khan Note by Editor. In March 1996, in a question answer session, Late Mirza Tahir Ahmad r.a. the 4th spiritual head of Ahmadiyya when asked about ECC narrated following details. The fact is that behind the working of the mind which conceived of this plan or minds which […]
Should Islam Have A Role In Politics?
Source: Huffington Post By Soumaya Ghannoushi; Tunisian British writer & Middle East expert As we ponder the crises and conflicts raging around the Muslim world, with their toxic mix of […]
Anti Ahmadi group soliciting funds through newpaper ads
LAHORE: A prominent anti-Ahmadi group has appealed to the general public for charity through newspaper advertisements across Pakistan to support its efforts in “restricting religious freedom” of Ahmadis. Scene from the anti-Ahmadi jalsa in Rawalpindi on January 29, 2012. PHOTO: SHIRAZ HASSAN The publishing of contemptuous advertisements in national newspapers for […]
Brexit not ‘an amicable divorce’: Juncker
The European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker says there is no reason to wait until David Cameron is replaced in October to begin negotiating Britain’s exit from the European Union.Speaking to Germany’s ARD television station, Mr Juncker added that he wants to start negotiating the UK’s reformed relationship with Europe ‘immediately’.’Britons […]
Gambia: Tahir Graduates 128 Students
Jun 23, 2016 Tahir Ahmadiyya Muslim Senior Secondary School in Mansakonko recently held its speech and prize giving ceremony at a ceremony held at the school ground in Mansakonko, Lower River Region. The event saw the graduation of 128 students in the 2015/16 academic year. Abubacarr Nyabally, the Principal […]
What It’s Like To Have Your Period During Ramadan
Where the rules around menstruation come from, and how Muslim women navigate them. 06/24/2016 Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post The first time 19-year-old Zoha Qamar went to Friday prayers during her period, the mosque was packed. She had learned from a young age that menstruating women aren’t […]
Older people are under threat from lonelinessur
theguardian: by Katherine Whitehorn — Feeling isolated is not only soul destryong, it’s also a risk factor for early death ‘We must help local authorities realise that being lonely is not normal or necessary’: Katharine Whitehorn. Photograph: Caro/Alamy Macbeth may have spoken of “that which should accompany old age/ As […]
Cornwall votes for Brexit and then pleads to keep EU funding
Cornwall recieves millions of pounds in EU subsidies every year Will Worley @willrworley 165 comments The Cornish council has issued a plea for “protection” following the United Kingdom’s vote to […]
61-Year-Old Polygamous Pastor: ‘I Believe Polygamy Benefits My Wives’
06/24/2016 01:30 pm ET Dr. Phil Show see video here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pastor-polygamy-benefits-wives_us_576d6674e4b0f168323967c4 “Most of my spiritual life, I’ve been interested in polygamy,” says Thom, a former convict-turned-pastor. “You read through […]
Pakistan: Khatm-e-Nabuwat threatens violence if free movement of Ahmadiyya not restricted
Tehrike Khatm-e-Nabuwat threatens violence if free movement of Ahmadiyya not restricted immeditately, deadline Friday on Vimeo – https://vimeo.com/172069135
Priests to protest Swiss Pride march with Latin prayers
Participants at the Europride festival in Zurich in 2009. File photo: AFP Priests to protest Swiss Pride march with Latin prayers Published: 23 Jun 2016 Thousands of people are expected to gather in the picturesque Swiss city of Fribourg this weekend to take part in French-speaking Switzerland’s 15th annual Pride […]
Tourists put out fire in historic Swiss church with holy water
The fire broke out in a baroque confessional. Photo: St Gallen Police Tourists put out fire in historic Swiss church with holy water Published: 22 Jun 2016 10:21 GMT+02:00 A couple of quick-thinking tourists earned the praise of police on Tuesday when they used holy water to put out a […]