Stripping Nobel Prize From Muslim Dr. Abdus Salam
Source: Huffington Post: By Mike Ghouse: It is a shame that many of the Pakistani people I have been interacting have bought the government-fed idea that Ahmadiyya Muslims are not […]
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A Q Farhat
A Retired Asst Professor of Pediatrics currently working in Canada.
Religious conflicts and civilizing the civilians
Khairil Azhar, Jakarta Post: Shortly after the proclamation of Indonesian independence in 1945, a mob of Muslims hurriedly moved to Tugu Church in North Jakarta. They wanted to destroy the […]
Ewan-e-Tauheed under threat of demolition
DAWN.COM By Faiza Mirza RAWALPINDI: Worshippers at Ewan-e-Tauheed, which is the main worship site for Ahmadis in Rawalpindi, fear that the building will be demolished because of the recent propaganda […]
Israel plans overland Asia-Europe train route
JERUSALEM — Israel’s government on Sunday began examining a plan for a rail link between its Mediterranean and Red Sea coasts, offering a new route for Europe-Asia trade that could […]
Liam Neeson says he is thinking of becoming a Muslim
Source / Courtesy: National Post Scott Maniquet Jan 25, 2012 – 4:31 PM ET Chief Editor’s comment: We extend a cordial invitation to Liam Neeson to visit the Muslim Times […]
Calling it sharia shouldn’t make it scary
Philadelphia – What’s so scary about sharia, or Islamic legal principles? According to a recent decision from a US Federal Appellate Court – one level below the Supreme Court – […]
‘Controversial religious affairs minister must go’
The Jakarta Post Rights activists and religious leaders have urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to dismiss Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali for his frequent statements that could fuel persecution against minority groups in the country. “Suryadharma doesn’t deserve the post because he has encouraged discrimination against Shiite by saying that […]
Atheism and Pancasila
Atheism does not violate Pancasila. All Indonesians may consciously and rationally choose their own beliefs. The country’s very foundation protects their right to do so.’ Alexander Aan, a civil servant […]
Middle East Religious Tolerance: Only In Israel
In Arab countries around the Middle East, the Christian population is decreasing. In Pakistan, Shiites and Sunni engage in bloody battles, and the Ahmadiyya are not even allowed to call themselves Muslims. The one country in which members of religious minorities enjoy respect of their rights and care for their […]
Holy bans only
Dawn: While in a Karachi park a frenzied, self-righteous TV show host chased couples out on a date filming them without their consent last week, in Lahore the Punjab assembly passed a resolution seeking a blanket ban on music concerts in educational institutions. Both are despicable acts of moral policing […]
Drunk on Religion
Religion, juggernauts and the street violence Moh Yasir Alimi, The Jakarta Post: The fatal car crash in Gambir, Central Jakarta, on Sunday gives us a vivid illustration that can help us understand the nature of religious freedom in Indonesia. A driver, intoxicated after consuming alcohol and crystal methamphetamine, has been […]
Turning Enemies Into Friends in Israel and the Palestinian Territories
Huffington Post In early Jan. 15 senior rabbis, ministers and imams traveled together to Israel and the Palestinian territories. We are from among New York City’s leading religious institutions. Collectively, our houses of worship are home to tens of thousands of prominent New Yorkers. Anyone who appreciates the hectic schedules […]
Law Enforcers ‘Rarely Neutral’ in Religious Conflict
Jakarta Globe: When dealing with religious conflict in the field, police officers and other law enforcement officials tend to put their beliefs before their uniform, a researcher said on Wednesday. Gadjah Mada University political analyst Samsu Rizal Panggabean said that several factors explained why field officers were reluctant to take […]
Diabetes and Chromium
Chromium is an essential mineral and is usually lost in processed foods. It is increasingly being used as an adjunct therapy by Integrative Medicine Practitioners. It has been suggested that Chromium Picolinate could be suitable for lowering blood sugar levels in Diabetic patients. Is this true for all diabetics? According […]
Views on Abortion
GBC News: There have been reactions to the call by Population and Sexual Health expert, Prof F. T Sai to legalise abortion…….. Meanwhile, a Deputy Ameer of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Maulvi Hafiz Jibraeel Saeed, says though Islam frowns on abortion, the practice is permissible under certain difficult circumstances. Hafiz […]
Canada looks to Chicago to reduce ‘honour’ crimes
The Globe & Mail: At first glance, gang crime in a U.S. city would seem to have little in common with the family conflicts that led to the killing of several women in Canada in recent years. But one Canadian group is taking ideas gleaned from the streets of Chicago […]
Does religion have a place on the gridiron or in the courtroom?
The National Post; The jury is still out — figuratively and literally — on whether the 2009 deaths of three sisters and another woman in a cold canal in Kingston, […]
Moderate voices in Pakistan are silenced
Zee News: Report London: Moderate voices in Pakistan are being silenced by the country’s military intelligence arm, the ISI, and militant groups, a media report said on Sunday. The murder […]
Jamaatud Dawa don’t want Ahmadis praying in Pindi
Tribune: The threats against the Ahmadi community keep coming. This time a ‘banned’ Jihadi organisation is joining hands with local traders to hold a rally near an Ahmadi religious centre […]
Peres writes song for Ethiopian community
Ynetnews: President puts his concerns in writing in wake of racist acts against Israelis of Ethiopian descent, asks musician Idan Raichel to compose music On the backdrop of recent acts of racism against Israel’s Ethiopian community, President Shimon Peres recently visited the Amit Reshit School in Jerusalem, where children of […]