Neither a Burqa nor a Bikini
Source: The Huffington Post By Zehra Mehdi-Barlas, Media Relations Manager, Communications Specialist and certified news-junkie Yes, I was fortunate enough to be born in a country and into a family […]
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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.
My father was an Ahmadi serving the Pakistan Air Force
ET: Mr Butt may just be another random killing for some, but for Ahmadis, it’s the gradual destruction of the country they’ve given their best heroes to protect. On October 14, 62-year-old Mr Latif Alam Butt, an Ahmadi retired Pakistan Air Force (PAF) serviceman was gunned down at Kamra Air base, Attock […]
Paris opera ejects woman in Muslim veil after cast refuses to sing
Russia Today: A woman in niqab, a traditional Muslim veil, was asked to leave the opera in Paris after the cast said they wouldn’t perform if a solution wasn’t found. […]
Hey, Bill Maher: There Is No Such Thing as “Islamic Extremism.”
the new republic: During a recent episode of HBO’s “Real Time” on HBO, host Bill Maher mocked President Obama’s insistence that the Islamic State does not represent Islam, and lambasted […]
Na’ima B Robert: Where are all the Muslim characters in children’s fiction?
theguardian: by Na’ima Robert — The history of Islam has impacted the history of our world in more ways than you can imagine – here Na’ima B Robert suggests some of the best books with Muslim protagonists See the trailer and read the first chapter of Na’ima’s new book, She Wore Red Trainers […]
Bashing Macaulay- by Yasser Latif Hamdani
Daily Times: by Yasser Latif Hamdani — When the English were building courtrooms, hospitals, mental asylums, schools and universities, rulers in the subcontinent of India were busy building mausoleums, gardens and pleasure houses In a speech and a subsequent tweet recently, Imran Khan produced this alleged quote from Macaulay: “I […]
Nukes top concern in Pakistan, religious and ethnic hatred in India
Dawn: WASHINGTON: In Pakistan, people were more concerned about nuclear weapons than religious and ethnic hatred as a major threat to their security, says a US survey released on Friday. In India, however, people saw religious and ethnic hatred as a greater threat, although, like Pakistan, India too is a […]
The Lahore court’s decision to uphold Asia Bibi’s death penalty is far from just
Guardian: In November 2010, Asia Bibi, a Christian mother of five, was sentenced to death in Pakistan. Her crime was allegedly insulting the prophet Muhammad during an argument with some Muslim neighbours. The case caused an international outcry; politicians and international human rights organisations took it up; lawyers appealed. Today, the […]
Human Rights Are Not for Sale: Why the UK Must Stop Arming Bahrain
Huff post: This Sunday will see the trial of Nabeel Rajab, the president of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights who is facing up to three years imprisonment for insulting […]
What Jefferson, Dickens And Tolstoy Can Teach Us About Exploring The Big Questions
Huff Post: In 1804, over three consecutive evenings, President Thomas Jefferson completed a private spiritual project. Using the King James Bible, he took a penknife to the Gospels of Matthew, […]
The Reason You Can’t Always Hear the Moderate Muslim Voices
Huff Post: by Atiya Abawi — Every day I hear and see the calls for moderate Muslims to speak out and stand up to extremism. And moderate Muslims should and do just that when they see their religion being hijacked. In my work as a professional journalist and author who […]
Together we can conquer hatred
Source: The Guardian By Michael Haines and Barbara Henning, October 17, 2014 Tomorrow afternoon a memorial service will be held for David Haines, one of the three Britons kidnapped by […]
The Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and Leo Tolstoy
Posted by Abdul Alim Posted by Salma Javid Khan Famous Russian author Count Leo Tolstoy read the English translation ofThe Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam, by the Messiah, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani, […]
Islamabad replaces Manila at top of list of world’s worst airports
Guardian: After three years atop a list of the world’s worst airports, Manila’s Ninoy Aquino international airport (NAIA) is now only the fourth worst, behind Islamabad, Jeddah and Kathmandu, thanks to a “slight improvement” in services. Manila earned some positive points due to terminal renovations and reduced congestion, according to […]
Think the Islamic State is bad? Check out the ‘good guys’
Global Post: SULIMANIYAH, Iraq — Executing hundreds of prisoners without trial. Arbitrarily arresting villagers along sectarian lines. Hanging bodies from power lines to instill fear in the local community. Gunning down dozens of civilians as they gather to pray. If this sounds like a checklist for the Islamic State, or […]
Lawmakers target ISIS propaganda on Russian social networks
Russia Today: Russian MPs are asking prosecutors to block Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) films on Russian websites and social networks to prevent the spread of radical Islamist ideas, along […]
No god But God: Waiting for an Islamic Enlightenment
No God But God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam by Reza Aslan 288pp, Heinemann, £17.99 Reza Aslan is an Iranian-American writer, a Shia by persuasion, and informs us […]
Religion and human rights can co-exist
winnipegfreepress.com: The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is finally open. It’s a magnificent building for a magnificent mission: to promote the idea that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. One of those rights is the right to religion. According to Article 18 of the […]
Denounce Muni bus ads on Islam as false
sfchronicle.com: Thursday, advertisements appeared on San Francisco Muni buses depicting Islam as evil and claiming that devout followers of the faith are bound to be violent. This proclamation is utterly false and an attempt to manipulate the public with Islamophobic vitriol to address the very serious threat posed by the […]
What is the most blatant lie taught through Pakistan textbooks? By Herald Exclusive
Herald Dawn: Nationalism and patriotism in Pakistan are contested subjects. What makes us Pakistanis and what is it that makes us love our land and nation? The answers to these questions vary widely depending on who is being asked. A large part of our national identity stems from our sense […]