If Prophet Muhammad Had His Way, There Would Be No Guantanamo Bay
Source/Credit: Huffington Post: By Faheem Younus Sen. Mitch McConnell is guilty on both counts: What he believed to be news was a joke, and what he missed was the real news. […]
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A Q Farhat
A Retired Asst Professor of Pediatrics currently working in Canada.
After 20 years first Azan sounded on Azerbaijan-Armenia contact line
APA: As a part of the campaign “Towards Karabakh – the voice of Allah and our truth”, Azan has been resumed and the first Azan sounded in Chemenli village of […]
Aceh Muslim Stands By Lawsuit Against Loud Mosque Speakers
The Jakarta Globe: A 75-year-old man in Aceh has filed a controversial lawsuit against local religious officials alleging that the noise from a nearby mosque’s six loudspeakers has negatively impacted […]
West Java Governor Signs Deal With FPI Banning Ahmadiyah
The Jakarta Globe: Just days before a provincial election, West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan has signed a deal with the hardline Islamic Defenders Front in which he has reportedly agreed […]
“The invention of the Jewish people”
The Middle East Monitor: The Invention of the Jewish People was a book written by Shlomo Sand, an Israeli professor of history at the University of Tel Aviv…… Sand argues […]
Saudi Arabia king swears in first women on Shura Council
BBC: Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has sworn in 30 women to the previously all-male Shura Council, seen by many as a major step in female participation in public life in […]
A religious Canada Strong and free
Source: National Post This week, in the aptly named Maple, part of the sprawling suburbs in the northern Greater Toronto Area, the prime minister came to announce the establishment of […]
Ahmadi Muslims, killed in Pakistan but welcomed here, perfectly symbolize our Canadian values
Source: National Post Author: Jonathan Kay Ameer Jamat Canada, Lal Khan Malik Sahib with Prime Minister Steven Harper and Dr. Andrew Bennett the Ambassador to the Office of Religious Freedom. Last week, when Canadians learned that the federal government was set to announce the creation of a new “Office of […]
Indonesia to Host Islam-Christianity Conference
The Jakarta Globe: Indonesia will host a conference of Asian Muslim and Christian leaders from Feb. 26 to March 1, a report said on Wednesday. Under the theme “Bringing a […]
4 questions about Canada’s new Office of Religious Freedom
CBS News: What will the Office of Religious Freedom do? Its mandate is to promote freedom of religion or belief. The government says this promotion will be a Canadian “foreign […]
Prime Minister Harper’s tribute to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Prime Minster Stephen Harper speaks at the unveiling ceremony of the Office of Religious Freedom at the Aiwan e Tahir Hall of the Ahmadiyya Bait ul Islam Mosque, Maple, Ontario, […]
Christian college dean to head religious freedom office
Andrew Bennett, a Christian college dean and former civil servant, has been named ambassador for Canada’s Office of Religious Freedom, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today. “Around the world, violations of religious freedom are widespread and they are increasing,” Harper said in a speech at the Ahmadiyya Muslim community centre […]
Harper fulfills Tory election promise by creating Office of Religious Freedom
Source: National Post OTTAWA — Canada has established an Office of Religious Freedom — to be headed by a public servant lauded for his “deep convictions” — to promote freedom of religion around the world. The announcement, which stems from a Conservative election promise nearly two years ago, was made […]
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces his Ambassador of Religious Freedom in a Mosque
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comment: The headline has been changed by us. Prime Minsiter Stephen Harper (center) with Andrew Bennett the new Ambassador and Lal Khan Malik, National President of […]
Human intelligence is declining according to Stanford geneticist
RT: Ever can’t help but think you’re surrounded by idiots? A leading scientist at Stanford University thinks he has the answer, and the bad news is things aren’t likely to […]
Pakistani Shiites demand army protection after bombing
Source: Toronto Star ISLAMABAD—Thousands of Shiite Muslims staged protests across Pakistan on Monday, demanding that the government and military protect them from Sunni extremists after a bombing that killed 89 people Saturday in the southwestern city of Quetta. Shiites, a religious minority in Pakistan, pointed to the attack, which followed a similar […]
Man sentenced for leaving severed pig’s head outside Muslim place of worship
The Guardian; An office worker who left a severed pig’s head outside a Muslim place of worship on Boxing Day has been spared jail. Liam Ferrar was sentenced to 12 weeks’ imprisonment, suspended for a year, after a court heard he was disgusted by his actions and had written a […]
Lankan Media publishes News of Jama’at-e-Ahmadiyya Chennai, India
Sri Lanka’s Virakesari weekly published the news of Jama’at-e-Ahmadiyya Chennai (Tamil Nadu, India) presenting The Holy Quran to Governor of Tamil Nadu on 17.3.2013
Indonesia: Moving forward, rectifying mistakes
We still have a long-running debate on how to best to protect human rights and promote religious tolerance. Existing social diversity, income disparities and educational inequalities complicate matters further. The Jakarta Post: Our experience has taught us the wisdom of moderation: Optimism needs to be tempered by a sense of […]