Theresa May to ban two extremist groups
Guardian: Two extremist groups – UK-based Minbar Ansar Deen and Nigeria-based Boko Haram – are to be proscribed in the UK under terrorism laws, making membership and support for them […]
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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.
Ramadan Business Has The Muslim Holy Month Become Too Commercial?
Huff Post: by Javeed Kaleem. In Mecca, the growth of five-star hotels and expensive travel packages for Muslims performing pilgrimage (umrah) during Ramadan has added to discussions of excess in a faith that emphasizes simplicity and accessibility. Growing up in a mostly Christian neighborhood in southern Virginia in the 1970s and […]
Video of San Francisco Air Crash Emerges
NY TImes: Lede: Video emerged Sunday showing the crash of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777, with 307 passengers aboard, at San Francisco International Airport the previous day. The footage, shot by an amateur cameraman, Fred Hayes, from about a mile away, was obtained and broadcast by CNN. It corroborates eyewitness […]
Video: Battle for the Soul of Islam: Can Ummah Resist Militant Teachings?
Youtube: Russia Today: Published on Jul 7, 2013 Preaching tolerance in a warzone? What is Islam? Is there one unified Muslim community in the world? Do Islamic countries have the right to protect themselves from more aggressive forms of the religion? To debate these issues, Oksana is joined by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, head […]
Playing Politics With Religion
NY Times: “Civilized society is perpetually threatened with disintegration,” wrote Sigmund Freud in “Civilization and Its Discontents.” So it is with the sectarian violence that tears at the Middle East today. The strife that pits Sunnis against Shiites is a product of sustained internal and external pressures that have manipulated […]
Anti-Muslim Acts Rising in France, Rights Group Says
(Reuters) – Anti-Muslim attacks and insults have risen steadily in France in recent years as some politicians and media increasingly present Islam as a problem for French society, a Muslim rights group […]
At least 1 killed, 60 reported missing as runaway Canada oil train explosion forces town evacuation
Russia Today: Four tanker cars of petroleum exploded in the east Canadian province of Quebec after a train derailed, destroying some buildings nearby and leaving at least one dead. A security zone has been imposed with about 2,000 evacuated from their homes. The blast and heavy fire occurred shortly after […]
Morsi’s ouster in Egypt sends chill through political Islam
Global Post: ISTANBUL, Turkey — The toppling of an elected Muslim Brotherhood president in Egypt, and a subsequent crackdown on its leaders and ranks by the armed forces, is sending a shiver through […]
Massacre Of Muslims In Myanmar Ignored
Huff Post: by Todd Pitman. MEIKHTILA, Myanmar — Their bones are scattered in blackened patches of earth across a hillside overlooking the wrecked Islamic boarding school they once called home. Smashed fragments of skulls rest atop the dirt. A shattered jaw cradles half a set of teeth. And among the […]
Canada-Ahmadiyya Muslim Convention draws Thousands
He (Allah) it is Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad), with guidance and the Religion of truth, that He may make it prevail over all other religions. And sufficient is […]
The Real Reason You Learn A Lesson Better When You Teach It
Business Insider: by Annie Murphy Paul. Our minds often work best in interaction with other people’s minds, and there are particular kinds of relationships that are especially good at evoking our intelligence. Learning, and thinking, are deeply social activities. This is not the traditional view (Rodin’s iconic sculpture, “The Thinker,” […]
Self Control Predicts Success Even More Than IQ
businessinsider.com: From Charles Duhigg’s excellent book The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business: Dozens of studies show that willpower is the single most important keystone habit for individual success… Students who exerted high levels of willpower were more likely to earn higher grades in their […]
One-third of British children consider suicide by age 16 – report
Russia Today: Up to one-third of children in the UK have either attempted or considered taking their own lives, according to a new report which sheds light on the ‘shocking […]
Indonesia: Minority groups and Islamic humanitarianism
Jakarta Post: Indonesian Muslims have been witnessing two contrasting phenomena about humanitarian issues that Islam ironically promotes and upholds. First, we have seen the proliferation of humanitarian NGOs working on relief and humanitarian actions in disaster affected areas. A number of faith-based NGOs were founded by various Muslim groups and […]
Muslim Jewish Conference Meets in Sarajevo to Combat Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism
Epigraph: And who will turn away from the religion of Abraham but he who is foolish of mind? Him did We choose in this world, and in the next he […]
UK to be first non-Muslim country to host Islamic Economic Forum
The Telegraph: More than 1,500 delegates, including government and business leaders, as well as scholars, will descend on London for the three-day event, which sets out to boost trade partnerships […]
Being a Lifelong Bookworm May Keep You Sharp in Old Age
Smithsonian.com: To keep their bodies running at peak performance, people often hit the gym, pounding away at the treadmill to strengthen muscles and build endurance. This dedication has enormous benefits—being in shape now means warding off a host of diseases when you get older. But does the brain work in the same […]
And Now Egypt Could Completely Fall Apart…
Business Insider: by Alexander Dziadosz. CAIRO (Reuters) – Some 200,000 people died in a decade of civil war in Algeria after uniformed officers rejected a popular vote for Islamists, an example some in Cairo darkly cite after the army ousted Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood president on Wednesday. While Algeria’s Islamists were […]
My year of modesty: Terrifying but Liberating
Salon com: I swore off makeup and covered my hair, arms and legs for nine months. It was frightening — and liberating By Lauren Shields The idea for my modesty experiment began when I worked in New York City as a receptionist for a company at Fifth Avenue and 52nd […]