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: When Shafiq Masih visits his relatives, he risks running into a mob. A Christian, convicted and acquitted under Pakistan’s notorious blasphemy laws after a dispute with a neighbour, Mr Masih lives in fear. He fled his home in Faisalabad, where he said he was almost lynched by a […]
BBC World Service: A blurred division between religion and state in some parts of the Middle East and North Africa is often alluded to. Terrorist attacks on western targets in the name of Islam have amplified calls for a ‘Muslim enlightenment’ and movement towards secularisation. But Karen Armstrong, author of […]
NY Times: For Many, Faith Comes at a High Price AS we celebrate the holidays, let’s remember that this is one of those savage epochs when some families must choose between their faith and their lives. It is an echo of when Nero burned Christians alive, or when self-described Christians […]
Source: End of Atheism By Ayesha Malik. Reposted with permission from An Eternity of Discourse. In his recent piece in The Times, Matt Ridley speaks of how Muslims are “turning […]
NY Times: One of the greatest weaknesses in the American-led fight against the Islamic State is the lack of competent regional forces to join in defeating the militants, especially on the ground. Saudi Arabia’s plans to organize a military coalition of 34 Islamic nations against terrorism could be a breakthrough, […]
Alislam.org: By Khalifa of Islam; After greeting everyone with “Assalamo-Alaikum wa Rahmatullah” – peace be upon you and the Mercy of Allah – and bearing witness to the absolute Unity of Allah and that Muhammad is His Messenger and Servant, and seeking the protection of Allah against Satan, Huzur Aqdas […]
detroitnews.com: I am an ordinary American Muslim. I moved to the United States about 20 years ago. My husband came here for his medical training. After spending some years in the U.S., we decided to stay in this country, not for money or lifestyle — but for its religious freedom. […]
Guardian: A federal government frontbencher has warned against “simplistic” calls for a reformation within Islam, arguing “megaphone politics” could jeopardise Australia’s relations with regional neighbours such as Indonesia. In a rebuke to former prime minister Tony Abbott, Concetta Fierravanti-Wells said calls for reform within Islam required “a reality check and […]
Daily Times: Abid Hashmi was garlanded and praised for his ‘heroism’ for calling Ahmedis dogs. The shopkeepers of Hafeez Centre, in their persistence of hate, have put up even bigger posters calling on the state to make Ahmedis wear their religious identity, calling for their apartheid A campaign that strategically […]
Huff Post: The humanity and compassion of mankind are tested in times of uncertainty and fear. The attacks in Paris on November 13 and the shooting in San Bernardino on December 2 spread the brutality and sadism of ISIS to Western soil. It has never been clearer that action must […]
http://endofatheism.com: Religion is a hot topic these days, with Daesh prompting right-wing commentators and New Atheist activists to renew their criticism of religion in general, and Islam in particular. I spied last week a tweet (below) from one such critic Maryam Namazie, which mentioned religion being ‘imposed’ on children. It […]
Huff Post: Donald Trump has proposed profiling Muslim Americans and shutting down mosques. He claims that Muslim “hatred is beyond comprehension.” But the truth is that Muslim Americans are not only integrating into U.S. society, but are actuallymore opposed to violence and more tolerant in many ways than many other […]
Tribune: UNITED NATIONS: A coalition of human rights groups on Wednesday criticised Britain for weapons transfers to Saudi Arabia, saying arms sales to Riyadh would violate a global treaty regulating trade in munitions. The British government rejected the criticism, saying it was in full compliance with its treaty obligations. Control Arms […]
Washington Post: Wheaton College, a prominent evangelical school in Illinois, has placed a professor on administrative leave after she posted on Facebook that Muslims and Christians “worship the same God.” The official school statement Tuesday about associate professor of political science Larycia Hawkins’s suspension said Wheaton professors should “engage in and […]
independent.co.uk: A recent Dutch experiment involved members of the public being read out violent or misogynistic passages from a scriptural text. At first they were told these verses were from the Qur’an, and those listening expressed their horror. ‘How could anyone believe in this!?’ one woman exclaimed. Several individuals then […]
By Zahid Mian Patheos.com: Dr. Stephen M. Kirby is a noted bigot whose mission is only to spread hatred of Muslims. He makes no bones about his hatred for Islam or Muslims. His stated goal is to prove that the violence committed by the likes of ISIS is inspired by […]
Daily Times: Hizbut Tahrir believes in coopting people in positions of power, especially in the military, and making them rise up in open rebellion against the established legal order Last week the Punjab government and in particular the city district government of Lahore took the admirable step of curbing hate […]
Review of Religions: The actions of extremists contradict The Teachings of Islam “… under no circumstances can murder ever be justified and those who seek to justify their hateful acts in the name of Islam are serving only to defame it in the worst possible way.” (Press Release in the […]
The Independent: The mother of a man killed in a terror attack in France has been booed after she wore a headscarf during a public talk, with one attendee saying the atmosphere was “like being at a meeting of the National Front”. Latifa Ibn Ziaten, whose 30-year-old paratrooper son was […]
The year was 1915, and the strange new newspaper in Aurora, Mo., had grown so quickly in its first four years that rail officials had to build extra tracks for all the paper and printing materials suddenly rolling into town. The Aurora post office, according to one account, more than […]