Dr. Abdul Alim is a national of Pakistan and is a physician with specialization in Public Health from University of Texas at Houston USA. He is a member of the reformist, democratic and moderate Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam which inspires his deep commitment to Human Rights, Social Justice, Peace and Secularism. He is an author and Editor on Islam, for The Muslim Times (www.themuslimtimes.Info), a global blog highlighting the positive and true character of Islam as a basis for peace building.
Professionally he is a member of Pakistan Medical and Dental Council, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and UN Development Policy Network. He has more than 20 years of work experience in development management related to governance in social sectors, more specifically in public policy, programme planning, and monitoring and evaluation. For the last 15 years he has worked with the United Nations in the developing world covering countries in South Asia, South East Asia, CEE/CIS, and the Middle East.
Antipinoy.com: by ChinoF — We often wonder what went wrong with the Philippines. Why is it that Filipinos, even if they know what’s wrong, continue to do it, even willingly? They go ahead and hit on other women or men even when already married, and fall into petty crime even […]
SAN FRANCISCO: Google Inc on Friday lost its bid to keep an anti-Islamic film on its YouTube video sharing website while it appealed a federal appeals court order that the company said would have “devastating effects” if allowed to stand. Earlier this week, a panel of the 9th US Circuit Court […]
Global Post: Now that Russia has carried out a de facto invasion of Crimea, it’s worth looking at recent history to help understand Moscow’s motivations and what it wants. Not […]
PRI: by Steven W. Mosher — Editor’s Note: Last week my daughter, Moriah Mosher, who is 18 years old, traveled to Rhodes, Greece, where she addressed the Rhodes Youth Forum on the subject of “Traditional Family Values.” The Forum is an annual meeting of young people from all over the […]
theguardian: by Laura Bates — It’s a myth that street harassment is just a bit of harmless fun. It’s about about power and control – and, as I know from personal experience, can so easily turn to violence Walking down a quiet street at around 7pm a few nights ago […]
National Geographic Daily News: by Eve Conant — An Afghan law that protects perpetrators of domestic violence, new sharia criminal laws in Brunei that allow stoning, sexual assaults in Arab Spring countries, and proposed “virginity tests” in Indonesia. These are just a few examples of a rollback of women’s rights […]
(AFP) – Washington — US lawmakers on Friday announced a caucus to fight for the rights of the Ahmadi minority, which has faced attacks in Pakistan and elsewhere in the Islamic world. The creation of a caucus — a group in the US Congress that shares an agenda — is primarily […]
(Reuters) – When Louis Bandak fled the violence in Syria, he sought refuge in the country his grandfather was forced to abandon exactly 90 years ago this week. Bandak, his […]
Guardian: Katy Perry accused of ‘portraying blasphemy’ with Dark Horse video An online petition demanding Katy Perry’s Dark Horse video be taken off YouTube has attracted more than 50,000 signatures. […]
Sharia’s attributes ANWAR ABBAS SALVATION and grace cannot be regarded as the monopoly of any one faith, any one sect or any one people. No one can achieve it merely […]
Dawn: MANILA: Philippine President Benigno Aquino is on the brink of an accord to end one of Asia’s longest and deadliest rebellions, but renegade guerrillas, hostile politicians and the nation’s highest court lie in potential ambush. After completing negotiations last month, Aquino is expected to sign within weeks a final […]
theguardian: by Liz Ford — Help us create a global platform for discussion that amplifies the voices of women’s rights advocates around the world Over the past few decades, the often tireless work of the women’s movement around the world has brought positive change. There has been a growing recognition […]
theguardian: by Ashifa Kassam — A proposed law will fast-track naturalisation of Jews whose ancestors were expelled 500 years ago. Now the descendants of Muslims who were ousted are also seeking the right to return. Perched dramatically on a rocky mountain, the small city of Toledo overlooks a bend in […]
theguardian — Sitting in neat rows, a group of Pakistani schoolgirls in white headscarves listen intently as their teacher describes how their bodies will change during puberty. When she asks what they should do if a stranger touches them inappropriately, the class erupts. “Scream,” says one. “Bite,” suggests another. “Scratch […]
Patheos.com; By Abdulaziz Sachedina A disclaimer is in place before I proceed to predict the future of millions of Muslims from various cultures and nationalities who adhere to Islamic tradition. […]
Dawn: Origins of militancy THE strong demands for military action against the TTP have put one party and its position regarding militancy in a tight spot. The PTI of Mr Imran Khan, which made a large platform out of opposing action and promoting talks as the only way to deal with […]
Russia Today: Local ethnic Russian ‘self-defense squads’ have taken control of and raised Russian flags over the buildings of the Crimean parliament and government in the region’s capital, Simferopol. Ukraine’s […]
ET: NEW YORK: Young men wearing pork-pie hats, knitted snoods and stylishly drab clothing are crowding doctors’ waiting rooms in a burgeoning trend: Brooklyn hipsters seeking beard transplants. Toting photos of perpetually scruffy-faced actors like Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Gosling, an increasing number of men in their late 20s to early […]
Huff Post: by Ruth Messinger — … the most incredible thing about slavery was how it ended. An institution that was embedded into human culture, endorsed by the Bible, promoted by the Qur’an, pervasive in society, and embedded in the global economy was taken on and defeated by a movement […]
Epigraph: Thy Lord has commanded, “Worship none but Him, and show kindness to parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age with thee, never say unto them any […]