Source: http://wnpr.org/post/terrorism-shared-prayer-story-reconciliation-and-religion By PATRICK SKAHILL A Connecticut man convicted of a hate crime is now working to combat stereotypes about Islam. His story, which made headlines around the world, sprang out of an attack on a mosque in Meriden in 2015. After a night of drinking, Ted Hakey, Jr., a former marine, […]
Source: http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-diary-thursday-dossier-mumbai-news-mumbai/18458165 A recent survey by the US-based Pew Research Center found that 75 per cent Muslims feel there is still a lot of discrimination. Yet, many of them identified as proud Americans. Thus, it was heartening to come across a Twitter handle, The Muslim Marine, whose goal is simple – […]
Source: http://www.altonpostgazette.co.uk/article.cfm?id=109497&headline=Jalsa%20Salana:%20a%20commitment%20to%20peace%20by%2038,000%20people§ionIs=news&searchyear=2017 | By Surrey and Hants News in Local People Around 38,000 people from 100 countries have descended on Hadeeqatul Mahdi – formerly Oaklands Farm – near East Worldham for Jalsa Salana, the 51st annual convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The highlight of the three-day event, which began today and continues […]
Source: http://www.ghananewsagency.org/social/ahmadi-s-annual-convention-opens-in-uk-120227 Accra, July 28, GNA – The Annual Convention (Jalsa Salana) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK, a unique event that brings more than 35,000 participants from more than 90 countries opened on Friday. The three-day event, which starts from July 28 to July 30, is to increase religious knowledge […]
Source: CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN)Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigned Friday after he was disqualified from office by the country’s Supreme Court. The court ruled Sharif has been dishonest to […]
FAISALABAD: “I believe life is not worth living if a person fails to seek wisdom, knowledge and serve humanity. I want to make my contribution to humanity through research as it could help understand life and find value in it.” https://tribune.com.pk/story/1468169/sitara-brooj-skys-limit/ These were the thoughts shared by 17-year-old Sitara Brooj […]