Islam Overtaking Catholicism in France
Source/Credit: Hudson New York Islamic mosques are being built more often in France than Roman Catholic churches, and there now are more practising Muslims in the country than practising Catholics. Nearly […]
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A Q Farhat
A Retired Asst Professor of Pediatrics currently working in Canada.
Goodbye, Mystery Meat? School Lunches Get More Healthful
Source/Credit: NPR Kids may claim that Tater Tots are the only edible food in the school cafeteria, but in reality, school lunches are getting more healthful. Almost all cafeterias now serve fresh fruits and vegetables, according to a survey of school food directors released Thursday. Whole grains are readily accessible […]
Japan Earthquake: Ethical Residents Return $78 Million From Rubble
Source/Credit: Huffington Post While looting often becomes an issue post-disaster, it’s been the exact opposite in Japan. Since the March earthquake and tsunami that leveled much of Japan, thousands of wallets containing a total of $48 million in cash have washed ashore — and been turned in, ABC reports. In […]
Legal proceedings stopped – Ahmadi Families forgive the Attackers
Ahmadis to drop further legal proceedings in Cikeusik killings. The Jakarta Post, The Indonesian Ahmadiyah Congregration (JAI) says it will not seek further legal action against the hard-liners given lenient sentences for instigating a riot in which three Ahmadis were beaten to death. The JAI, a repeated target of violence by Muslim hard-liners who […]
As We Reflect on Indonesian Independence Day, Can We Honesty Say We Are Free?
Celebrating this 66th independence day, there’s one question every Indonesian needs to ask themselves: Do they have the independence they deserve? Although this nation gained its independence a long time ago, through long, bloody wars against the Dutch occupation, it wasn’t until 1998 that we really could say whatever we […]
INDONESIA: Conviction of Ahmadyah victim undermines constitutional protections
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is disturbed by the punitive decision of the Indonesian Court on August 15, 2011 to jail an innocent Ahmadi Muslim who protected himself during a mob attack, which reveals the impartiality of the judiciary and the legal community. Read more
Al-Muslimat: Role of Muslim Women in the Western World
Al-Muslimat: A new program series Al-Muslimat (Women submitting to the Will of Allah) by Lajna Imaillah Canada and a presentation of Muslim Television Ahmadiyya Canada. In this episode the role of Muslim women is discussed in the context of the Western world.
Fostering Intolerance: Indonesian Laws Fuel Violence against Religious Minorities
Source/Credit: Human rights first By Quinn O’ Keefe When the Indonesian government says it is tolerant of religious minorities, don’t believe it. It is the government’s laws and their selective enforcement that are fueling extremist violence, as well as the continued harassment and persecution of religious minorities. While all […]
Norway Terrorist Anders Behring Breivik ‘prepared second bigger bomb’
Source: The Telegraph The bomb discovered at the farm Breivik had rented, some 85 miles north of Oslo, weighed up to 1.5 tonnes and was ready to use, military sources told broadcaster NRK. In comparison, the bomb he set off outside government officers in Oslo, killing eight, weighed an estimated 0.95 […]
Political powers agree on ‘advisory’ Azhar charter
Source: The Daily Egypt News CAIRO: Most of Egypt’s prominent political powers including Islamic groups agreed on Wednesday on a charter of constitutional principles proposed by Al-Azhar as slong as it is advisory not binding. “This consensus over the charter allows it to be a guide while drafting the constitution,” […]
5 Months After Meltdown, Fukushima Citizens Still Fear Radioactive Risks
Source/Credit: PBS NewsHour JOHN SPARKS: This is the end of the road. Beyond a well-staffed checkpoint lies the 20-kilometer evacuation zone, a no-man’s land that surrounds the Fukushima nuclear plant. We were stopped, our papers checked. Then the police waved us through. We had won rare access to a world […]
An Interview with Deden’s Lawyer
Radio Australia: Nurkholis Hidayat is the Director of the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute and is Mr Sudjana’s lawyer. Speaker: Nurkholis Hidayat,Director of the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute; Andreas Harsono, consultant, Human Rights Watch Indonesia Presenter: Alma Mistry MISTRY: Deden Sudjana’s hand was almost severed by a machete as he attempted to stop an angry mob who […]
Indonesian president defends Pluralism and Tolerance on Country’s 66th Independence Day
Indonesia celebrates its 66th anniversary of independence from Dutch rule on Wednesday. In a national address, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono defended the mainly Muslim country’s reputation for pluralism and tolerance, while accepting it was facing “threats” to religious and social harmony. The comments came as his administration faces growing criticism […]
Australia speaks: Indonesian clerics ‘interfere’ with legal process
ABC Radio Australia Indonesian clerics ‘interfere’ with legal process, say rights group …………… An Indonesian court has jailed a minority sect member for six months for defending himself and others from a lynch mob that killed three of his friends earlier this year……………… The sentence was the same or stiffer […]
Israel speaks for Indonesian Verdict on Ahmadiyyah
Arutz Sheva: Indonesian Lynch Victim Gets Harsher Sentence than Assailants A member of a minority Islamic sect who defended his comrades against an attempted lynch has drawn a heavier sentence than his assailants Haifa Israel where Aamadiyya Muslim Community enjoys freedom of religion (Ahmadi Mosque in Kababeer, Israel) The judiciary […]
Islamic Reasons Why the Syrian President Must Go
Source/Credit: Huffington Post, August 16, 2011 By Faheem Younus “… because Muslim leaders are driving on Interstate-95 South from Washington D.C., hoping to reach New York.” This is my response to an embarrassing question that always comes up during my religious courses and lectures: “If Islam truly champions the values […]
Indonesia Must End Inhumane Treatment of Ahmadiyya Muslim Citizens
Source/Credit: LONDON, August 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK expresses its outrage that another of our mosques in Indonesia has been attacked yesterday. The continual spiral of violence and extremist attacks on Ahmadiyya Muslims and other religious groups reflects how Indonesia is slipping into lawlessness which […]
20 food items under price control during Hari Raya festive season
KUALA LUMPUR: The Government has set the ceiling price for various household items under the Hari Raya 2011 festive season price control scheme. Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said 20 items have been classified as price-controlled items under the scheme, to prevent any profiteering […]
Muslims and Jews in America Have More in Common Than We Think
Source/Credit: Huffington Post By Joshuha Stanton Contrary to common assumptions, many Jewish and Muslim Americans enjoy warm relations. Yet we are only beginning to understand how and why this is so. A Gallup report released last week goes a long way to explaining this unexpected trend and shows that the […]
Mexican smugglers dig tunnel under US border
Source: Telegraph Mexican troops have discovered an unfinished 980-foot tunnel beneath the US border designed to smuggle drugs and people. The entrance to the tunnel was inside a house in the border town of Tijuana that was made to appear as though it was under construction, said Mexican General Alfonso […]