Attack in Nice Turns Spotlight on City’s Religious Divisions
Source: The New York Times By ALISSA J. RUBIN NICE, France — There is the Nice of popular imagination, the old-world resort dotted with palm trees and cafes that look […]
Acts of Faith ‘God break racism!’ Evangelicals on D.C. Mall pray for hope and reconciliation
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer, Kirkland An and Michelle Boorstein Rappers and pastors, spoken word poets and authors appealed Saturday to thousands of evangelicals gathered around the Washington […]
US-based Turkish cleric denies involvement in coup plot
Source: Associated Press By CHRIS POST and MICHAEL RUBINKAM SAYLORSBURG, Pa. (AP) — An exiled Muslim cleric whom Turkey’s president has accused of orchestrating a failed coup denied any responsibility […]
Scholars Argue Prosecutions Against Muslim Liberals Don’t Follow Islamic Teachings
Source: NPR By Tom Gjelten Free-thinking bloggers in some Muslim countries face criminal prosecution and even death for expressing their ideas. There are Islamic scholars who say this is a distortion of what Islam teaches. LYNN NEARY, HOST: Some of the most deadly terrorist attacks have been Muslims killing Muslims. […]
Haitians trek to sacred waterfalls in Voodoo festival
Source: Associated Press SAUT D’EAU, Haiti (AP) — Some carrying candles or calabash bowls with offerings of goat meat, thousands of Haitians made a Saturday pilgrimage to bathe in sacred […]
‘This is what I’m meant to be doing’: the vicar welcoming Muslims to church
Source: The Guardian By Nazia Parveen The congregation of St Mark’s church in Stoke-on-Trent are in tears. The old walls are amplifying a booming version of the traditional Christian hymn […]
Donald Trump’s 6 Most Revealing Quotes From TIME’s New Cover Story
Source: Time By Katie Reilly “I’m the exact opposite of a fast trigger” In a new interview featured in TIME’s latest issue, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump discussed his oft-criticized […]
India outrage after gang rape victim assaulted again ‘by same men’
Source: BBC There has been outrage in India after a student was allegedly gang-raped by five men who had also raped her three years ago. Police are yet to make […]
Baton Rouge shootings: Gunman’s videos show anger at police
Source: BBC The man identified as the killer of three US police officers in Baton Rouge had posted videos complaining at police treatment of African Americans and urging them to […]
Nice attack: The struggle to stop radicalisation
Source: BBC France is still struggling to understand what motivated the man who carried out Thurday’s lorry attack in Nice – which left more than 80 people dead. The […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to spread the message of peace #Islam from coast to coast
Source: thechronicleherald.ca Nova Scotian returns home with true message of Islam James Sinclair was in many ways a typical Nova Scotian, the son of fishermen parents who lived for a time in Cape Breton. Now a 32-year-old convert to Islam, he has teamed up with five fellow believers from the Ahmadiyya […]
Bernard-Henri Lévy: Logic Does Not Explain Nice Attack—Or Jihad
Source: Time BY Bernard-Henri Lévy Lévy is a French author and philosopher Terrorist or psychopath? As if we had to choose one or the other. As if all terrorists were not (and have not always been) psychopaths. As if the Nazi henchmen of the 1920s and ‘30s, the Hitlerian paramilitary squads […]
After Failed Coup a Vengeful Recep Tayyip Erdogan Has Turkey’s Future in His Hands
Source: Time By Jared Malsin/Istanbul ‘The ball is in the court of the government’ Over the last several years, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has survived massive protests, tumult within his […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Metro Detroit pledge allegiance, support & service to the City of Rochester Hills
Source: theoaklandpress.com A Michigan Muslim youth group will continue to serve the City of Rochester Hills after a pledge made Monday, July 18 at the third annual day at city hall. “Our motto is ‘Love for All, Hatred for None,’ ” said Adeel Ahmed, President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association […]
Scotland: Glasgow’s Ahmadiyya Muslims to hold a Peace walk in memory of their martyred member Asad Shah
Source: eveningtimes.co.uk Glasgow’s Ahmadiyya Muslims are to lead a fundraising walk to raise cash for children with cancer in the city. The religious community – which was hit by tragedy when member Asad Shah was murdered in March – will hold their “peace walk” at Kelvingrove Park on Sunday. They hope […]
Breaking Bread, Building Bridges
Saturday, August 7, 2-4 pm. For the first time, Friends of Ganondagan is honored to host a unique afternoon with the goal of building bridges between varied communities while breaking bread andsharing personal life journeys. Meet three esteemed individuals Gabrielle Hermosa, Mubarek Bashir, and Lauren Jimerson from the transgender, Muslim, […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to build its first ever mosque in Brampton
Source: bramptonguardian.com The Ahmadiyya community of the Greater Toronto Area is set to build its first ever mosque in Brampton. On Saturday (July 16), the Ahamdiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada held a groundbreaking ceremony of Brampton Mosque – their first place of worship in the Flower City and second in Peel region. […]
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UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Tooting organizes Peace Conference
Written by Mudassar Iqbal, Edited by Iin Qurrotul Ain Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Tooting, London held a peace conference on 17th July 2016. Attendees included the important personlities local MP, Councillor, Police, Politicians, other dignitaries, faith leaders, human right activists and commoners. Mayor of Wandsworth, councillor Richard Field, Dr Rosena Allin […]
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee: Going after Republican Convention
The Republican National Convention is underway, and it’s a regular “who’s who” of “where the hell is everyone?”
The Muslim Times 