Exercising free speech has its risks
By Paul Surtees China Daily (Asia) / Asia News Network There is much to be said in favour of exercising your right to free speech, a cherished and very valuable […]
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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
Canada elections: Anti-Muslim prejudice is a nasty theme of campaigning
By Robert Fisk Ottawa Something has gone profoundly wrong with the country Winston Churchill once called ‘the linchpin of the English-speaking peoples,’ reports Robert Fisk Faithful ally of Britain in […]
She was the world’s first Muslim woman in space.
By Michael Tegos Anousheh Ansari is a computer scientist, an entrepreneur, and the first Muslim woman to go to space – not to mention the first woman to do so […]
War on Islam Comes to Our Backyards
The Huffington Post: We are at war with Islam. Or so many people would like the world to believe. Whether it’s the Islamic State or anti-Islam protestors across the U.S, […]
TV journalist shot dead in UP, third incident in four months
Source: Indian Express By: Express News Service | Chandauli (up) | Updated: October 5, 2015 1:05 am Hemant Yadav (45) who worked with a news channel was shot by bike-borne […]
Why Christians should want Islam to be taught in schools
Source: Christian Today Carey Lodge CHRISTIAN TODAY JOURNALIST 08 October 2015 A Californian mother’s rant about Islam being taught in schools has gone viral in yet another embarrassing display of […]
Ankara explosion: 30 dead at rally in Turkish capital
Source: BBC Two explosions at a peace rally in the Turkish capital Ankara have killed at least 30 people and injured 126, the interior ministry says. TV footage shows scenes […]
Talks on US defence grants to Israel may resume next month
Tel Aviv and Washington are looking to extend a 10-year aid package worth about $3 billion annually Published: 14:33 October 8, 2015 Reuters Occupied Jerusalem: The United States may resume talks on its defence grants to Israel when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Washington next month, an aide to President […]
Briton jailed for checking Facebook while son drowned
British mother was sentenced to five years in prison for child cruelty Published: 13:42 October 10, 2015 Gulf News London: A British mother was sentenced to five years in prison for child cruelty after her two-year-old son drowned while she was checking Facebook on her phone, the media reported on […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Organizes Interfaith Event: “Purpose of Man on Earth”
Source: news-journal.com | hendersondailynews.com Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Fort Worth is organizing an interfaith event called “Purpose of Man on Earth” from 2 to 4 p.m. today at the Henderson Civic Center, 1500 […]
When Obama talks, Putin acts
EYAD ABU SHAKRA ARABNEWS.COM Published — Saturday 10 October 2015 Like many, I listened the other day to Barack Obama talking about the Russian military intervention in Syria. In his talk the American president criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin’s refusal to distinguish between the Daesh and Syria’s moderate opposition, […]
The moment a peace protest in Turkey was rocked by a deadly blast
9NEWS October 10, 2015: The moment a blast tore the ranks of a Turkish peace protest has been captured on camera by a shocked bystander. FTBA The horrific moment an explosion rocked a peace rally in the Turkish capital of Ankara, killing at least 20, has been captured on video, […]
We Cannot Leave Anti-Muslim Hate Unchecked
The Huffington Post: By Anu Joshi; Activist, blogger, waylaid Californian This Friday and Saturday, a group of loosely connected protesters plan to host anti-Muslim demonstrations in front of approximately […]
Why States Should Not Be in the Business of Declaring Ahmadis or Anyone as Non-Muslim
Source: Huffington Post By Raza Habib Raja Freelance journalist, PhD Student First of all, let me make it clear that I am NOT an Ahmadi. This clarification is essential […]
UK: Inspections of Islamic Schools in Britain welcomed by Ahmadiyya Muslims
Source: rabwah.net AN announcement by the Prime Minister David Cameron that Ofsted will begin to inspect religious educational institutions, such as madrassahs, has been welcomed in Bradford. Mohammed Iqbal, the […]
India: Ahmadiyya Muslims denied permission to hold peace symposium in Srinagar
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com SRINAGAR: Citing “public sentiments”, authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have denied permission to Ahmadiyya sect of the Muslim community to hold a peace meeting in Srinagar. “Ahmadiyya Jama’at through […]
UK: Finalists in North-West Community Champion awards 2015
Finalists in the Individual Award included Ahmed Owusu-Konadu, who is secretary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community group. Source: eveningtimes.co.uk THE round of applause as every finalist took to the stage last […]
Pentagon Ends Program to Train Syrian Rebels, Starts Revamped Initiative
by JIM MIKLASZEWSKI, ERIK ORTIZ and LAURA SARAVI Ash Carter: U.S. Looking to Improve Policy of Arming Syrian Groups 0:56 LONDON — The Pentagon on Friday announced it was ending its failed $500 million program to “train and equip” Syrian rebels and replacing it with a far less ambitious plan, […]
PRESS RELEASE : FOUNDATION STONE FOR NEW MOSQUE LAID BY HEAD OF AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN HOLLAND
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad lays foundation stone for Baitul Aafiyat Mosque in Almere. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is pleased to announce that on 7 October 2015, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza […]