Qatar returns statues to Greece amid nudity dispute
Guardian: It was a spat that nobody wanted – neither the Greeks, the Qataris nor, say officials, the two nude statues that sparked the furore. But in a classic clash […]
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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.
Can You Respect a Religion You Disagree With?
Huff Post: In my last post, I implied that one of the reasons we may wish to perceive religious choices to be solely about methodology — and not substantive theological and ethical concerns — is because it is much more uncomplicated thereby to accept the value of freedom of religion. […]
Half citizens? The Ahmadiyya community of Pakistan
Jahane-Rumi: Half citizens? The Ahmadiyya community of Pakistan Throughout 2012, members of the Ahmadiyya community of Pakistan from all walks of life were harassed, threatened, and at times killed, with impunity. These attacks were the latest in a wave of violence and maltreatment that stretches back to the early years […]
Ordinance XX is Unconstitutional – Fakhr G. Ebrahim: But Separate Electoral list for Ahmadis is Fine?
The News: The Ahmadiyya community sit back and watch while others vote By Bilal Farooqi For more than three decades, they have not dropped a vote down the slit of a ballot box — at least not until renouncing their faith. Ironically, even the man who had so diligently fought […]
Picture of the Day-Bath Spa
Pamukkale, 19 km (12 miles) north of Denizli, is Turkey’s foremost mineral-bath spa because of its natural beauty: hot calcium-laden waters spring from the earth and cascade over a cliff. As they cool they form dramatic travertines of hard, brilliantly white calcium that form pools. Pamukkale has been used as […]
Muslims! Are You Awake Yet?
Huff Post: by Ani Zonneveld. Step aside Islamophobes, this is between me and my Muslim community. Let me help. Here’s a laundry list of all the miss-guided interpretations of Islam: Leaving Islam is an act of apostasy punishable by death; Sharia is a set of laws that brutally punish women, […]
Saudi Arabia Reaffirms Ban on the Building of Non-Muslim Places of Worship
By MidEast Christian News April 25, 2013|3:31 pm Bishops from several European countries are criticizing Saudi Minister of Justice, Mohamed el-Eissi, after he insisted that “the cradle of the Muslim sanctities will not allow the establishment of any other places of worship.” The statement has reflected the Saudi government’s intention to resume […]
Iran Arrests Thousands Of Men For Claiming To Be A Fake Mehdi/Messiah
BsuinessInsider: EARLIER this year Iran’s authorities arrested a score of men who, in separate incidents, claimed to be the Mahdi, a sacred figure of Shia Islam, who was “hidden” by […]
Short Video: Noam Chomsky Why Islam isn’t America’s enemy!
youtube: Published on Apr 26, 2013 Noam Chomsky on why The Clash of Civilisations is a farce and Islam isn’t the US enemy! Watch here: Category News & Politics License Standard […]
Do atheists secretly believe in God? Finnish Study
Epigraph: “And when thy Lord brings forth offspring from the loins of the sons of Adam, He makes them witnesses against their own selves by asking them, ‘Am I not […]
5 Foods With a Surprising Impact On Health
Health: by Cynthia Sass. One of the things I love most about my job is that nutrition is such an exciting science! We’re constantly learning about how various foods and nutrients prevent disease, ward off aging, and optimize health. I spend about an hour a day reading and reviewing new […]
Syria: What would US military intervention look like?
Global Post: As evidence of possible chemical weapons use in Syria mounts, so do the calls for a full-scale military intervention in the now two-year-long conflict that has cost roughly 70,000 lives. President Barack Obama had said chemical attacks by regime forces on Syrian civilians would constitute a “red line” […]
Apologists for Israel take top posts at BBC
electronicintifada: Amna SaleemThe American poet T.S. Eliot wrote that “April is the cruelest month.” The phrase springs to mind in April 2013, the month that a new director-general took up […]
Islam’s Nexus with Peace
Independent: by Osaama Saifi, Santa Maria. As a Muslim, I am saddened and condemn the terrorism in the Boston Marathon bombing. The worldwide head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, His […]
Not ‘brainwashed’: American women who converted to Islam speak out
NBC: By JoNel Aleccia, Senior Writer, NBC News When an American convert to Islam was revealed as the wife of the dead Boston bombing suspect, Lauren Schreiber wasn’t surprised at what came next. Comments from former acquaintances and complete strangers immediately suggested that 24-year-old Katherine Russell, a New England doctor’s […]
Nigeria Ahmadiyya Jamaat President Fashola Opposes FG’s Plan To Grant Boko Haram Amnesty Pt 1
Youtube: Published on Apr 26, 2013 President of the AHmadiyya Muslim Juma’at, Dr Moshood Fashola has vehemently opposed the plan by the federal government to grant a “ghost” group, Boko Haram, […]
Queen consents to bill to outlaw caste in Britain
dna: In a major victory to 4 lakh dalits in the UK, a bill that will outlaw discrimination on the basis of caste in Britain has received royal assent from […]
Can Interfaith Dialogue Cure Religious Violence?
religiondispatches: In the wake of the Boston Bombings, Eboo Patel, public intellectual and director of the Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC), has proposed, in a recent article on HuffPo, that this explosive violence resulted partly from a failure of interfaith dialogue. With the caveat that “interfaith programs are not a miracle solution,” he […]
Persecution of Christians and Muslims in Britain
theguardian: by Ian Birrell. It is hard to take claims of religious intolerance from Christians seriously when UK Muslims are daily subject to real hate crimes A recent Chatham House study by […]
As People Live Longer and Reproduce Less, Natural Selection Keeps Up
ScienceDaily. Apr. 25, 2013 — In many places around the world, people are living longer and are having fewer children. But that’s not all. A study of people living in rural Gambia, published in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on April 25, shows that this modern-day “demographic transition” may lead women to […]