Holy Qur’an Exhibition in Wiarton, Canada
Source: Wiarton Echo – An open house is being held in the public library on Jan-28 entitled “The Holy Qur’an Open House” which is organized by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth […]
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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
Karnataka communal riots: Peace meeting calms affected villages
Uppinangady, India: In the backdrop of communal violence activities, the district administration will be organising peace meetings in the village levels in order to maintain communal harmony. Deputy Commissioner Dr […]
NorthBay Library hosts open house on “Mother Mary”
Source: North Bay Nugget – The North Bay Public Library will host an open house Saturday from noon till 4pm to promote religious harmony. The Tribute to Mother Mary (An Islamic Perspective) aims to dispel misconceptions about Islam and to educate people about the status Islam gives to Mother Mary […]
Ahmadiyya Youth, hosting Openhouse in Kincardine
Source: Kincardine News – The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is returning to Kincardine this saturday, Jan 28th for an open house on “Mother Mary”, in a continued effort to dispel myths surronding Islam and to explain differences and similarities to Christianity. Kincardine Public Library will host the event from noon to […]
Interfaith Symposium comes to Nanaimo, Canada
Source: Nanaimo News – Varying perspectives of the world’s religious faiths will be showcased at an upcoming interfaith conference. Presenters will discuss the philosophical and religious perspectives of their various faiths on life after death during the Interfaith Symposium, at Vancouver Island University’s Malaspina Theatre, Monday (Jan. 30). “They’re asked […]
Muslim youth to host open house
Source: Midland Free Press – A national Muslim organization will make a return visit to Midland this weekend to promote religious harmony and dispel misconceptions about Islam. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada will host an open house called “Tribute to Mother Mary (An Islamic Perspective).” It will take […]
Security for Mansoor Ijaz: ‘Shahbaz’s statement contempt of court’
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Web Desk Published: January 27, 2012 ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik has termed Shahbaz Sharif’s statements on providing security to Mansoor Ijaz as‘contempt of court’, Express […]
A Cordial invitation to Sir David Attenborough to be a Theist
First of all I want to thank Sir David Attenborough for all the great documentaries he has produced about nature, animal and plant kingdom. I have watched most if not […]
Corruption scandal shakes Vatican as internal letters leaked
(Reuters) – The Vatican was shaken by a corruption scandal Thursday after an Italian television investigation said a former top official had been transferred against his will after complaining about […]
Student Faces Town’s Wrath in Protest Against a Prayer
Courtesy New York Times: She is 16, the daughter of a firefighter and a nurse, a self-proclaimed nerd who loves Harry Potter and Facebook. But Jessica Ahlquistis also an outspoken atheist who has incensed this […]
Fundos by default, not merely by design
Courtesy Dawn News: ………When it comes to Ahmadi students, the state and society tolerates deliberate violations of their fundamental human rights. It was only in September 2011 when two schools in Dharinwala […]
Reports of Libyan detainee torture drive Doctors Without Borders away
Source: MSN ARABIA Doctors Without Borders (MSF, Medecins Sans Frontieres) has suspended its operations in detention centers in the Libyan city of Misrata because detainees are being tortured and denied […]
Mideast nuke race feared
By EDITH M. LEDERER | AP ARABBEWS DAVOS, Switzerland: Former Saudi Ambassador to the United States Prince Turki Al-Faisal has warned that unless the Middle East becomes a nuclear weapon-free […]
Asad Leopold Weiss: A prominent scholar
By ABU TARIQ HIJAZI ARABBEWS He was a journalist, a writer, a linguist, a thinker, a reformer, a diplomat, a political theorist, a scholar and translator of the Holy Qur’an. […]
This 7-Year-Old Tried To Save Her Mom’s Life By Slapping Her With A Slice Of Pizza
Meet the youngest hero of Sarasota County, FL. According to Linda Carson of WWSB ABC 7, when seven-year-old Rita Lawlor couldn’t wake her mother up, she took action by first slapping her with a slice of pizza. When that didn’t work, the little quick-thinker called 911. Carson was presented with a life-saving […]
A Swiss Writer Wants To Build A $1.5 Million Dollar ‘Temple To Athiesm’ In The Center Of London
Alain de Botton, a Swiss-born writer and philosopher now resident in the UK, wants to build a series of “Temples to Atheism” in the UK, Dezeen reports. Work has apparently begun on the first £1 million “temple” designed by Tom Greenall Architects. A statement from de Botton reads: “Measuring 46 meters […]
Canada’s Foreign Minister visits Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in London
Yesterday, Canada’s Foreign Minister, John Baird MP, visite d the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad at the Fazl Mosque in London. His Excellency, Gordon […]
Why are Jews so powerful and Muslims so powerless?
courtesy: Blitz Why are Jews so powerful and Muslims so powerless? by Dr. Farrukh Saleem January 8, 2010 There are only 14 million Jews in the world; seven million in the Americas, five million in Asia, two million in Europe and 100,000 in Africa. For every single Jew in the […]
Average Is Over
Courtesy: NY Times January 24, 2012 Average Is Over By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN In an essay, entitled “Making It in America,” in the latest issue of The Atlantic, the author Adam Davidson relates a joke from cotton country about just how much a modern textile mill has been automated: […]
5’000 soldiers to guard World Economic Forum
A record number of Swiss soldiers will be on duty at the World Economic Forum annual meeting. Source: http://www.swissinfo.ch The army will be supporting the civil authorities both on the […]