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.
The Independent: Atheists Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris face Islamophobia backlash Dawkins surprised his fans and critics when he admitted he had not read the Koran JEROME TAYLOR […]
Huff Post: Martin Spinelli. Three hours later I was by Lio’s side in pediatric intensive care. The space was dark and windowless, lit mostly by the small red LEDs of medical equipment. There, surrounded by a halo of computer screens, I found my only child with a fractured skull, severe […]
Huff Post: by Imam Abdullah Antepli. In this week’s HuffPost Jummah, I would like to reflect on the very concept of reflecting and thinking (tafakkur) in Islam as an act of worship. Tafakkur is one of the most important and central spiritual tool for us to fulfill our potential and […]
Wazeer Khan Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. A few people outside Lahore have heard about this mosque but it is a masterpiece of moghul art..
the two-way: Scott Neuman. Russia’s parliament has given preliminary approval to an anti-blasphemy bill that would make it a crime to offend religious feelings. The BBC reports that the bill was drafted last year after members of the punk band Pussy Riot used Moscow’s main Russian Orthodox cathedral to perform a […]
Zahir Ebrahim | Project Humanbeingsfirst.org April 09, 2013 In order to perceptively comprehend some of the dynamics behind the latter day Shia Killings in Pakistan, it is pertinent to read the very insightful report convened by the Government of Pakistan for the yesteryear Ahmadiya killings in 1953, titled: The Ahrar-Ahmadiya controversy Munir Report of […]
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Jalsa Salana Western Canada 2013 May 18-19 , 2013 – at Baitur Rahman, Vancouver, BC The Annual Convention of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at Western Canada will be held at the new […]
The Review of Religions: Professor Amtul Razzaq Carmichael – UK Background The journey of Jesus(as) to India, Kashmir and Afghanistan in search of the lost tribes of Israel is strongly supported by Biblical, historical and traditional literature. Some inhabitants of these areas have called themselves ‘Beni Israel’ from time immemorial, and take […]
news cnet.com: The renowned theoretical physicist urges humans to go into space in order to save ourselves. by Dara Kerr Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. (Credit: BBC Screenshot: Chris […]
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Huff Post: North Carolina state Rep. Michele Presnell (R-Burnsville) linked Islamic prayer to terrorism in an email sent to a constituent, the News & Observer reported Tuesday. In an email exchange obtained by the Raleigh newspaper, Presnell was asked by a constituent if she would support an Islamic prayer being said before a state […]
“Realize absolutely that we’re not the only beings on the planet with personalities, minds, and feelings”
Huff Post, by Khalid Husain. While in principle it might be important to teach character, one might ask, “Is it effective? What is it good for? Does it ultimately help academic performance?” As you might guess, people hold opposing viewpoints on those questions. As there is no way to determine […]
Friday Times: Yasser Latif Hamdani: On 25 August, 2012 former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani attended the Khatm-e-Nabuwat Conference in Golra in Islamabad. Talking to reporters after the conference, the former prime minister said the mission of Pir Mehar Ali Shah, the patron saint of Golra, came to its fruition […]
In Kerala (India), when the laborers are setting up a new establishment, they never chop down the trees that stand on the property. Instead, they dig a hole around the tree and push it aside along with its roots. Hats off to their Work.
Huff Post, by Harris Zafar. While many celebrated the winter holidays, news broke of the arrest in Saudi Arabia of liberal writerTurki Al Hamad for allegedly insulting Islam on Twitter. We also heard of another Saudi activist, Raif Badawi, who was arrested in June and will now continue with his […]
Cnbc: It sounds like something straight out of science fiction, but someday you may be able to access your computer just by thinking. (Read More: Goodbye Apple iPhone? Wearable Tech Is Coming ) Researchers at the UC Berkeley School of Information claim that computer brainwave-based authentication is an effective and secure substitution for […]
By Paul Berger The Forward Enraged alumni have threatened to physically block Jimmy Carter from entering Yeshiva University’s Cardozo School of Law, where he is due to receive a peace award on April 10. Daniel Rubin, 62, said about a dozen former alumni are planning an act of civil disobedience […]