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.
World News Report: Reception celebrates centenary of Ahmadiyya Muslims in UK and contribution to British life Tuesday 11th June 2013 12.15 PM at Churchill Room 100 years of countering extremism and serving as loyal […]
Global Post: LONDON, UK — There are no “selfies.” No late-night rants or public feuds with foreign royal figures. No pictures of corgis with “LOL!!!” captions. But with nearly a half-million […]
Huff Post: by Bathan Schneider. The notion of proof for or against the existence of God has come to be used for a very specific purpose in this day and age: to convince other people that someone called God either does or doesn’t exist. But actually that’s just about the […]
Alislam: Government Angreizi aur Jihad is an Urdu booklet written in 1900 by Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as), the Promised Messiah and the Founder of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Jama’at. In this […]
The Friday Times: The persecution of Ahmadis, Shias and other religious minorities has hurt the true essence of the secularist ideology of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who never envisioned creating a theocratic or religion-based state, says a first-time lawmaker in the newly elected National Assembly. Most political parties would not endorse […]
Huff Post: One of my friends undertook a lengthy and difficult journey this week, from Tennessee to Cincinnati, there to Frankfurt, to Istanbul, to Jordan, then a 14-hour wait at a checkpoint, before arriving in Jerusalem. In Jerusalem he headed straight for the Aqsa mosque at 3 a.m. Why would […]
thenation.com: Western media are characterizing the demonstrations as a clash between Islamism and secularism—but it’s government abuse of power that Turks are protesting. Jay Cassano June 5, 2013 Turks gathered […]
Published on Jun 6, 2013 Part 4 in a series of discussions on state sponsored persecution of Ahmadi Muslims and other minorities in Pakistan. This programme highlights the educational persecution against Ahmadis. For more information please visit http://www.persecutionofahmadis.org Category People & Blogs License Standard YouTube License Watch:
LUBP: Last week an American woman (Nicole Lynn Mansfield) has been killed in Syria while fighting alongside rebel forces against the Assad regime alongside two other Westerners—the U.K. press has […]
theguardian: by Homa Khaleeli. From online abuse to fire bombs thrown at mosques, there has been a spike in anti-Muslim attacks. While many incidents are not reported to the police, […]
Huff Post: By Jaweed Kaleem. After years of pressure from civil rights groups and lawmakers who say attacks against religious and ethnic minorities are not adequately monitored by law enforcement, the FBI will begin formally tracking hate crimes against Sikhs, Hindus and Arabs. Meeting in Portsmouth, Va., on Wednesday, an […]
Guardian: Malnutrition identified as root cause of 3.1 million deaths among children: Lancet Malnutrition is the underlying cause of death for at least 3.1 million children, accounting for 45% of all […]
ET: Amnesty International on Wednesday urged the incoming Pakistan government not to surrender respect for human rights in any potential peace talks with the Taliban or any other armed group. The organisation in a statement released on Wednesday further urged the new government to make human rights a top priority […]
By John Esposito, a professor of International Affairs and Islamic Studies at Georgetown University. Published: June 5, 2013 at 3:22 pm Washington Post: The Boston Marathon bombings (April 15, 2013) and […]
By Craig Considine craigconsidinetcd: In a recent article for Yahoo Contributors Network, Maryam Khan Ansari wrote about how internet postings with anti-Muslim hate messages may soon be subject to federal criminal laws. In her article, Ansari discussed how Bill Killian, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, has plans to use federal […]
theguardian: by Patrick Vintour. David Cameron has pledged fresh action “to drain the swamp” that is creating British Islamic extremism as he gave his first report on his taskforce set up after […]
cspanvideo.org: Karen Armstrong talked about her book Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time, published by Harper Collins in the Eminent Lives series. She described Muhammad, the prophet and founder of Islam, as a respectful […]
http://www.cultures-et-croyances.com: This study is the written transcript of the seminar organized by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association of France Saturday, May 11, 2013. The subjects were divided in this way: Introduction to […]
Huff Post: A public high school in Muldrow, Oklahoma, recently decided to remove plaques of the Ten Commandments from its classrooms after an atheist student urged the Freedom From Religion Foundation to threaten a lawsuit. The removal of the Decalogue displays offended numerous community members, thereby evoking a prior controversy regarding a Ten Commandments monument placed […]