Veil Bans Around The World
Huff Post. Many countries and courts have taken action over the past decade to regulate, restrict or ban the use of Muslim veils and headscarves in public. Here is a look at the issue around the world: More
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Dr. Abdul Alim
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.
WEST WARNED OVER SYRIA: ‘THIS COULD TURN INTO A WORLD WAR’
PR Newswire LONDON, September 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Islamic leader calls on Muslims to sort out their own affairs A Muslim world leader has issued a stark warning that the conflict in Syria could […]
Would Jesus approve or disapprove of modern Christianity? Poll Results
If Jesus suddenly came back to earth today, would he approve or disapprove of modern Christianity? Answer Share Next question Results Demographics:U.S.CaliforniaChicagoDemocratsFacebook PercentageGeoTrend last answered 5hrs ago Approve 438 votes 17% Disapprove 2,132 votes 83% Distribution of answers submitted by America. 17% Approve 83% Disapprove 1 Approve answers 1 Disapprove answers 0 overlapping answers Data […]
Philippines: 100-plus dead in quixotic anti-American martyr mission
Global Post: BANGKOK, Thailand — The ragtag militants who stormed one of thePhilippines’ major cities to carve out a new nation — an imagined state they call “Bangsamoro Republik” — must have known they were on a suicide mission. Following their initial Sept. 9 assault, armed rebels from the Moro National Liberation […]
Dalai Lama Urges Monks To Stop Attacks On Muslims
Huff Post. As the violence in Myanmar continues, the Dalai Lama urged monks to act according to the peaceful principles of their religion and told them to “remember the Buddhist faith.” The Dalai Lama made his remarks to reporters at an annual human rights conference in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic. […]
Pope Francis Sends Personal Message To Grand Imam of Al-Azhar
Huff Post. Cairo’s Al-Azhar University, considered one of the most important centers of learning in Sunni Islam, announced yesterday that Pope Francis has sent a personal messageto the Grand Imam of […]
Pakistan: Clerics suggest amendment to blasphemy laws – Another Smoke Screen?
Daily Times: Clerics suggest amendment to blasphemy laws ISLAMABAD: Top religious clerics Wednesday suggested amendments to the country’s blasphemy laws, proposing the death penalty for people convicted of making false accusations. The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) suggested the government should bring in the death penalty for people convicted of […]
Taliban Have Already Won: The Pakistani state on its knees
daily times: COMMENT : The Pakistani state on its knees — Dr Mohammad Taqi Without setting the parameters for what exactly is the state willing to concede to the TTP in exchange for peace, the prime minister and his APC have left the door wide open for the terrorists to keep […]
In public shift, Israel calls for Assad’s fall
yahoonews: JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel wants to see Syrian President Bashar al-Assad toppled, its ambassador to the United States said on Tuesday, in a shift from its non-committal public stance on its neighbor’s civil war. Even Assad’s defeat by al Qaeda-aligned rebels would be preferable to Damascus’s current alliance with […]
Atheists and humanists launch Freethought Equality Fund PAC
Washington Post: WASHINGTON — Atheists and humanists hope to increase their influence in politics with the launch of the Freethought Equality Fund, a new political action committee for nonbelievers. “When people see respected ethical humanists and atheists serve in public office, this will begin to dispel many myths about nonbelievers,” said […]
The Syrian Conflict and World War III: The Tale of a Tame Wolf
AMSA: by Tahir Nasser “He’s mad that trusts in the tameness of a wolf…” (King Lear III, vi, 19) I cannot speak for others, but only for myself. Perhaps it was the carefree nature of my younger years (I’m only in my mid-twenties), but when the invasion into Afghanistan and […]
Multifamily homes restrain U.S. housing starts, permits in August
Reuters) – U.S. housing starts rose less than expected in August as multi-family activity slowed sharply, but a surge in permits to build single-family homes pointed to a sustained strengthening in the housing market recovery. The Commerce Department said on Wednesday housing starts increased 0.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted […]
Islam rapidly grows as Christianity declines in UK
Published on Sep 18, 2013 Source: RT.com Christianity’s central place in British culture could be increasingly under threat, with church attendance numbers in severe decline. Meanwhile, the nation’s second largest religion, […]
Russia: Syria has ‘material evidence’ that rebels used chemical weapons
Global Post: Syria’s government has provided “material evidence” that rebels have used chemical weapons in their battle to overthrow it, a senior Russian diplomat said Tuesday. Speaking after a meeting […]
Pakistan: 4th victim in 4 weeks, another Ahmadi murdered in Karachi today
Ahmadiyya Times: Fourth in four weeks, another Ahamdi man is murdered earlier today in Pakistan, it is reported. 27 years old Ijaz Ahmad Keyani, killed solely because of his faith, was a resident of Orangi Town area of Karachi, in the Sind province of Pakistan. The news of murder – first surfaced […]
Muslims, Not Islam, Need Reform
Speaking Tree.in: by Tanveer Ahmad. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, who Manji-described Muslim leaders consider heretical, was founded on an interpretation of Islam that is practical, peaceful, and wholly ingrained in […]
Muslim women come together to focus on the importance on Prayer
Examiner.com Eight hundred and fifty women and girls spent a weekend of spiritual workout at the East Coast Annual Ijtema (gathering). The event was sponsored by the women’s auxiliary of […]
Humanity First Launches Appeal for Syrian Emergency
ukhumanityfirst.org: The Syrian civil war of the last two years has led to over 100,000 fatalities, 4.25 million internally displaced people and over 2 million people displaced abroad, mostly in […]
‘Help fight moral decadence’
GhanaWeb. The acting Ameer and Missionary-in-charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission Ghana, Alhaji Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih, has called on Muslim women leaders to help in fighting moral decadence in the country. He particularly entreated religious bodies in the country, particularly the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association (Lajna Imailah), to rise […]
Amid Kirtan, Sikhs celebrate Joti Jot
Daily Times: By Fawad Hasan KARACHI: The soothing sound of holy scriptures being recited at a Gurdwara intensifies as one starts nearing the end of Narayan Pura Compound, in Old City Area, Ranchore Line. The festival being celebrated Monday night at the Sikh worship place was one of the most […]