New Zealand: Foundations set for massive Manurewa mosque
The foundations have been laid for a Manurewa mosque that, when complete, will be New Zealand’s largest. by JAY BOREHAM Auckland NOW The Ahmadiyya Muslim community last week held a […]
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Zia H Shah
He is a physician practicing in Upstate New York. He is the Chief Editor of the Muslim Times, which has more than 43,000 followers in Twitter. He is also Chair of Religion and Science for the Muslim Sunrise, the oldest Muslim publication in North America. He has authored more than 400 articles on Islam, Christianity, Secularism and Religion & Science. Follow in Twitter: @The_MuslimTimes
Mursi’s talks focus on security
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Friday 13 July 2012 Regional security was the focus of Saudi-Egypt summit talks in Jeddah on Wednesday as Egyptian President Muhammad Mursi reaffirmed his country’s support for […]
Six charged in Britain over faulty Iraq bomb detectors
AFP | Jul 12, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES LONDON — British prosecutors have charged six men with fraud for selling bomb detectors widely panned as ineffective that were sold to […]
New Muslim Prayer Mat Sheds Light When Facing Mecca
Religion News Service | By Lauren Markoe HUFFINGTON POST (RNS) Devout Muslims pray five times a day, facing the holy city of Mecca. But what if you don’t know what […]
Pakistan-An act of bigotry
Express Tribune: Editorial The demolition of six minarets by the police at an Ahmadi place of worship in Kharian says a lot about the continued official discrimination against the beleaguered community and our culpability in this discrimination. The spate of attacks on Ahmadi places of worship and the continuous assault on their […]
Picture of the day: Martial arts for Muslim Women – Iranian female Ninjas
Image Courtesy: Guardian.co.uk Editors note: There is no such thing as ‘Female Ninja’ rather the correct term will be Kunoichi for a female ninja or practitioner of Ninjutsu. See more […]
Insurers Pay Big Markups as Doctors Dispense Drugs
When a pharmacy sells the heartburn drug Zantac, each pill costs about 35 cents. But doctors dispensing it to patients in their offices have charged nearly 10 times that price, or $3.25 a pill. The same goes for a popular muscle relaxant known as Soma, insurers say. From a pharmacy, […]
Interfaith meeting between Muslims and Catholics held in Vatican
A group of Muslims and Catholics have met at the Vatican and exchanged views about their relations “in the current situation of the world”. (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – According to a Vatican statement, the Vatican’s top inter-faith dialogue official, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran and the president of the International Islamic […]
Hindus and Muslims run jewellery shops near Jama Masjid
// http://ventunotech.com/plugins/cntplayer/ventuno_player.js Source: newstrackindia.com Rampur, July 09 (ANI): India, the land of many cultures exemplifies communal harmony in many different ways. One such example is in Rampur district in northern Uttar Pradesh state where many jewellry shops owned by Hindus and Muslims line the Jama Masjid […]
Rules set for Saudi Olympic female athletes
Saudi sportswomen, who have been given the go-ahead to compete in the Olympics for the first time in London later this month, must respect the ultra-conservative kingdom’s rules, its sports chief said in remarks published on Monday. All women competitors must dress modestly, be accompanied by a male guardian and […]
Is he or is he not from amongst us?
As per some ahadith in Bukhari and Muslim, ‘Son of Mary’ shall descend as the Imam of the Muslims, from amongst them, a guided leader and a Just Ruler. Non-Ahmadi scholars, while interpreting these ahadith, wish us to believe that, this ‘Son of Mary’ is none other than Hadhrat Isaas, […]
CAN CHRISTIANS ANSWER WHY THE CHRISTIAN OLD TESTAMENT IS NOT THE JEWISH TANAKH?
The Hebrew Scripture, or the Jewish Bible, consisting of three sections—Torah or Pentateuch, Nevi`im or Prophets, and Ketuvim or writings, is called ‘Tanakh’ which is an acronym formed by the first letter of the Hebrew names of these three sections. Each section consists of the following books in this order: […]
‘Frustrated’ Pakistani soldier crosses over to India to seek assylum
Source: Zeenews Bureau Srinagar: A Pakistan Army jawan, who crossed over to this side of the Line of Control (LoC) Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested by the Indian Army on Thursday morning. Identified as Aarif Ali, 19, the jawan was nabbed from Kirnia village in Poonch sector close to the […]
FIJI NEWS – Judge hears contempt of court charges
2012 + Enlarge this image Fiji Times Ltd Publisher Hank Arts and Editor-in-Chief Fred Wesley outside court in Suva yesterday. Picture: IVAMERE ROKOVESA HIGH Court Judge William Calanchini yesterday heard submissions in contempt of court proceedings brought by the Attorney-General Aiyaz Saiyed-Khaiyum against The Fiji Times. The newspaper, its Editor-in-Chief […]
Ahmadiyya news in Indian/World media…
Since some days Indian news papers are giving extensive coverage to news regarding Ahmadiyyat. First it started with Higgs Boson and Dr. Abdus Salam…now again the heinous act of Pakistani Police demolishing minarets of Ahmadiyya mosque in Kharian at Lahore in Pakistan…also in comments section huge responses can be observed…Ahmadiyya […]
FIJI NEWS – Radio Australia charged Fiji lacks transparency
Fiji is again under the spotlight for an alleged lack of transparency in its legal system. A new report has found the Fijian legal system won’t tolerate dissent against the ruling military regime of Frank Bainimarama. (Credit: ABC) Audio: Fiji’s legal system is accused of lacking transparency The Chair of the […]
FIJISUN – Paris, Muslims want to synchronize Ramadan
Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor ReutersPARIS (Reuters) – When the Muslim holy month of Ramadan arrives next week, fasting will definitely begin on Friday in Germany, probably the same day in neighboring France and maybe on Saturday across the Channel in Britain. Even in the same country, some Muslims might begin […]
Who Will Speak for the Ahmadi Muslims?
Source: GATESTONE INSTITUTE International Policy Council by Arsen Ostrovsky Such slaughter, however, does not occur in a vacuum. It is the direct result of a pervasive state-sponsored, indoctrinated hate – with a nation using all the force of both its exchequer and communications infrastructure to incite violence. The United Nations […]
Higgs Boson and Pakistani scientist
Credit: Dawn .com RECENTLY, at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), scientists have discovered Higgs Boson, colloquially known as God Particle. It is termed as the final missing piece of the Standard Model of particle physics. The model was developed by Dr Abdus Salam in liaison with other scientists […]