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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.
Breaking: Gunmen kill 10 foreign tourists in northern Pakistan: police
(Reuters) – Gunmen stormed a hotel in a remote part of northern Pakistan on Sunday and killed 10 foreign tourists, police and security officials said. “Unknown people entered a hotel where foreign tourists were staying last night and opened fire,” Ali Sher, a senior police officer in the northern Gilgit-Baltistan province, told […]
Islam a solution for community issues, forum speakers say
journaltimes.com: RACINE — Local Muslims shared their convictions Saturday, reaching out with the message that Islam can help solve issues plaguing Racine’s black community. The George Bray Neighborhood Center, 924 Center St., again played host to a presentation from the Lake County, Ill.-based Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, which has previously done […]
Video: What is wrong with Islam today- Muslims? Discussion at Oxford Union
Source: aljazeera.com The controversial Canadian author Irshad Manji discusses Islamophobia and the need to reform Islam. Is there really a problem with Islam today? Critics see Muslim women as downtrodden and […]
Shameful
Huff Post: by Tracey Simmons. “To my knowledge, Muslims, especially unknowingly, would not be banned from heaven for eating or getting hit by pork,” she said. “There are some interpreters who suggest that Muslims should eat pork rather than starve, if faced with that alternative.” SPOKANE, Wash. (RNS) Still angry […]
Your Fruits and Vegetables Can Tell Day from Night—and Even Get Jet Lag
Smithsonian.com: by Joseph Stomberg. You probably don’t feel much remorse when you bite into a raw carrot. You might feel differently if you considered the fact that it’s still living the moment you put it into your mouth. Of course, carrots—like all fruits and vegetables—don’t have consciousness or a central […]
Religious Oppression Rises globally- Pew Study Shows
Huff Post: By Lauren Markoe WASHINGTON (RNS) People who hoped the Arab Spring would lead to greater religious freedom across the Middle East have been sorely disappointed, and a new […]
Straying From the Middle Way: Extremist Buddhist Monks Target Religious Minorities
Time: The fault lines of conflict are often spiritual, one religion chafing against another and kindling bloodletting contrary to the values girding each faith. Over the past year in parts of Asia, it is friction between Buddhism and Islam that has killed hundreds, mostly Muslims. The violence is being fanned […]
Islam’s Contribution to India and the World: Bengali Indian Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen
Islamawareness.net Amartya Sen: “AN ASSESSMENT OF THE MILLENNIUM” – PART 1 From: Brenda Gael McSweeney Category: Category 1 Date: 10/15/98 Time: 8:17:24 PM Remote Name: 202.41.92.72 Comments Please see India’s 1998 Nobel Laureate for Economics, […]
The Married Apostles and What They Mean Today
Huff Post: Think of the Apostles and what images come to mind? Chances are it is of some gray-bearded men, advanced in years — in their fifties perhaps, or even substantially older. If it is St. Paul you are conjuring up, he probably looks intense, thin, wide-eyed. And if it […]
Dubai Plans Quran-Themed Park
Huff Post: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai has added a new item to its top ambitions such as building the world’s largest Ferris wheel and bidding for an Angry Birds theme park – a site honoring the Quran. The estimated $7.3 million project will include a garden with plants […]
Ahmadi Muslims: Facing Persecution Abroad, But Finding a Home in the US
theworld.org: On a recent afternoon, a Beverly Hills hotel lobby was packed with people, as if a rock star was about to walk through the doors and security had to be beefed up. But instead, the bustle was for Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, an Islamic spiritual leader on his first […]
Local Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at Santa Clarita are Holding Seminar at Newhall Library
SCVNews.com: Santa Clarita Valley members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community are holding a free “Muhammad, Messenger of Peace” seminar at the Old Town Newhall Public Library on Saturday at 2 […]
Video: Bangladesh’s Struggle for Constitutional Secluarim and Against Islamism: Lessons for Pakistan
Prof. Salim Mansur on Bangladesh’s Struggle Against Islamism – Bilatakalluf with Tahir Gora Excellent narration of history and current situation in Bangladesh detailing struggle of Islamists against secular leanings of Bengali people. Episode 97 Guest: Prof. Salim Mansur Host: Tahir A. Gora Watch in Youtube
World Peace: Peace Initiatives of Ahmadiyya Youth in the UK
MKAUK: Published on Jun 17, 2013 World Peace – How to establish peace in the world? An Interfaith forum on How to Establish World Peace broadcast at the Leamington Peace […]
The Elephant in The Room-Qasim Rashid & The Ahmedi Community
Sabiyyah.co.uk: The Ahmedi community has always been a topic of fascination to me. Growing up I was taught that Ahmedi’s were not Muslims, they were traitors and hypocrites and should not be associated with. I remember, in particular, my friend’s dad once telling me that if he could, he would […]
Pakistan: The real threat to Islam?
The NEWS: Ajaz Zaka Syed: Some of my Pakistani friends had been offended when some time ago in an emotional piece I had the temerity to suggest that some of the greatest crimes against Islam and its followers have been committed in the land that was earned in the name […]
The journey to documenting Abdus Salam: Virtually all scientific effort in Pakistan owes its existence to Salam
ET: LAHORE: It was during a casual conversation over a meal that film-makers Zakir Thaver and Omar Vandal came up with the idea of making a documentary on renowned physicist […]
Religious fundamentalism could soon be treated as mental illness
Source: Digital Journal By John Thomas Didymus. The moral-ethical dimension arises from the predictable tendency when acting on the problem, armed with a new technology, to apply to the label […]
God Reference Dropped in UK Girl Guide’s Pledge
CBN: The long established British scouting organization Girl Guide are removing God from their pledge. The new pledge was unveiled Wednesday. A reference to “loving God” has been replaced with […]