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.
Dawn: LAHORE: Some 200,000 members of Pakistan’s minority Ahmadi community will boycott next month’s election in protest at their treatment by the authorities, a spokesman said Monday. “We have been boycotting the election process since 1985 when Ahmadi voters were put in the list of religious minorities,” Saleemuddin, a spokesman […]
Huff Post: by Rev. Ian Punnett. Awake, Lord! How can you sleep when evil lurks? Do not hide your face and ignore our misery. Protect those that haven’t even grown out of their first communion suits! Love those that died before they could live out their dreams. Shield those who […]
Bakadasuyo.com: 1) Get out in nature: You probably seriously underestimate how important this is. (Actually, there’s research that says you do.) Being in nature reduces stress, makes you more creative, improves your memory and may even make you a better person. 2) Exercise: We all know how important this is, but few people do it […]
(Reuters) – A helicopter carrying eight Turks and a Russian made an emergency landing in a Taliban-controlled area of eastern Afghanistan, officials said on Monday, and it was possible they […]
Express Tribune: LAHORE: The Ahmadiya community will not cast votes in the May 11 elections because of the “attitude of the State”, Jamaat-i-Ahmadiya Pakistan Spokesperson Saleemudin told The Express Tribune on Sunday. Ahmadis are unable to register as Muslim voters. The election commission used the NADRA data to register Ahmadis in a separate […]
Earthquakes in 2013 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Read through and then watch the divine warning by Khalifa of Islam in this youtube video: On 19 April The Khalifa of Islam said: “When God and the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) called the one who […]
972mag.com: A story in ‘The Australian’ newspaper offers a glimpse into the makings of a UN report on Palestinian children detained by Israel, including a look into how Israeli pressure reportedly muffled the report’s criticism. The issue of Israel’s treatment of detained minors has been gaining more and more attention […]
Huff Post: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the second suspect in the horrific Boston Marathon explosions has been apprehended. Presumably, we can take a break from round-the-clock coverage of the chase that has consumed the nation. Less than 24 hours ago, no one had heard of the Tsarnaev brothers. That’s almost literally true: […]
Youtube: Russian TV: Despite the 9/11 event and more recent terrorist activities painting the wrong image of Islam, people continue to find appeal and peace in the message of Islam. Watch here:
Bangkok Post: Online news: A group of minority Ahmadiyah Muslims have been holed up in an Indonesian mosque since authorities shuttered it earlier this month, in a stand-off that starkly illustrates the religious intolerance sweeping the country. A member of the Ahmadiyah Islamic sect, Mohammad Iqbal stands behind a door at […]
Alislam.org: Youtube: Published on Apr 20, 2013 http://www.alislam.org Reception held in the presence of Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on the occassion of the inauguration of Bait-ur-Rahman […]
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake in southwestern China has left 156 dead and more than 5,500 people injured, Reuters reports. The Chinese army has stepped in to deal with the debris of collapsed houses and public building as death toll continues to rise. The disaster has struck the country’s south-western Sichuan […]
Alislam.org: Read More: His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifa-tul Masih V Watch a short video: by Talmis Ahmad Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community About Khilafat Photo Gallery Special Message […]
Huff Post: We have heard the soaring phrases often. They are fixed in the American book of verse. Now, they sound again in Steven Spielberg’s magnificent film, “Lincoln.” They come to us as tones of faith from Abraham Lincoln’s presidential speeches: “a firm reliance on Him who has never yet […]
The Atlantic: The suspected Boston marathon bombers, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsaraev, are Muslim. Were their actions motivated by religion? And if it was, were they part of an organized radical Islamist group? We don’t know. But that doesn’t matter to a segment of anti-Islam bloggers who are latching onto the sparse biographical details as […]
Ahmadiyya Times: Source/Credit: Asian Human Rights’ Commission by Imran Jattala | April 19, 2013 A young Shia is charged with blasphemy — the judge and police demanded bribes for his release The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) says they have received information that a young man is facing trial on blasphemy charges […]
The Time of India: Atul Sethi: Irish dramatist Denis Johnston once said that myths are not created, they create themselves and then find expression in that which serves their purpose. Perhaps […]
Editor’s Note: Editor’s Note: In the wake Boston bombing recently it is important to read and reflect on what some of the greatest contemporary minds of the Western world have […]
Source: www.newswit.com General Press Releases Thursday April 18, 2013. Bangkok–18 Apr–The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association of Thailand The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association of Thailand held its 12th Annual Convention on 29-30 March […]
Fiji Times online: Islam and justice Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Friday, April 19, 2013 Chief Justice Anthony Gates with Maulana Fazal Ullah Tariq (left) and Dr Brij Lal at the Fazl-e-Umar Mosque in Samabula. If many were to follow those facets of Holy Prophet’s life the misunderstandings and carelessness that breed dissent and distrust would not give […]