Gunmen attack Ahmadiyya mosque in Pakistan
Source: http://www.pressahmadiyya.com Policeman shot three times as extremists attempt to attack Ahmadi Muslim worshipers in faith-based attack. More:
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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
Most Americans 18-29 Years Old Believe in Demon Possession, Shows Survey
Source: Huffington Post By Bruce Wilson; Writes on religion and politics Are Americans becoming less religious? While church affiliation is probably declining, don’t expect the atheist revolution anytime soon: Over one […]
Book Review: Terrorists at the Table: Why Negotiating is the Only Way to Peace
Amazon Book Review: Book by Jonathan Powell (Author) Should governments talk to terrorists? Do they have any choice? Without doing so, argues author Jonathan Powell in Terrorists at the Table, […]
“Home in the House of the Merciful” by Shahina Bashir
Source: patheos.com Best Read: Gender Equality in the Holy Qur’an – In the Beginning Man and Woman Were Equal There are no chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, no beautiful Islamic art adorning […]
Malaysia: Department of Islamic Affairs (JAIS) threatens Ahmadi Muslims with Arrest
Source: rabwah.net Malaysian State of Selangor’s religious enforcers have threatened several followers of the minority Ahmadiyya Muslim Community with arrests in order to compel them to appear in the Shariah court […]
US torture report: psychologists should no longer aid military, group says
Epigraph: One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself. One should not treat others in ways that one would not like to be treated. The two […]
Bolivia’s president causes stir with unusual pope gift
Source: ET Pope Francis looked bemused when Bolivian president Evo Morales (left) handed him the unusual gift at a meeting at Quemado presidential palace. PHOTO: AFP Bolivia’s President Evo Morales handed Pope Francis an unusual and some say “provocative” gift Thursday during the pontiff’s visit to the country: a carving […]
Breaking News: Greek MPs back bailout reform plan
Source: BBC Greece’s parliament has backed a government package of economic reforms aimed at ending the country’s debt crisis and securing a new bailout. In a late-night debate, Prime Minister […]
Canada: Imams cool to Senate’s proposal to Certify Them
“It is extremely complex. It’s like having certification for Christian clergy. The question is: Would the Catholics, Protestants, Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons agree on requirements for certification? Obviously not.” Any attempt […]
Indonesia: Ahmadiyah mosque shut down by Jakarta
Source: rabwah.net Ahmadiyya Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia shut down by local authorities Posted about 13 hours ago | 0 comment Officials from the South Jakarta administration and the municipality’s Public Order […]
“The Power Of Words: Intervention Is Needed To Cure Islamophobia”, Nusrat Qadir
Source: worldreligionnews.com WHAT IS THE FIRST WORD THAT COMES TO MIND WHEN YOU HEAR THE WORD ISLAM? In a recent British study, the overwhelming answer to this question wasterrorism. While some […]
Ireland: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community holds a minute’s silence to honour victims of terrorist attack in Tunisia
Ahamdiyya Muslim Imam condemns “slaughter of Irish and British tourists” Source: advertiser.ie The community will hold the minutes silence during prayers tomorrow in the Miriam Mosque in Ballybrit, “to honour the […]
America’s Best Muslim Comedians To Star In First-Ever Muslim Funny Fest
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla; Associate Religion Editor What do Muslims in America have to laugh about? Quite a lot, say the organizers of New York City’s — and possibly America’s […]
Waiting for Pope Francis’ Apology for Inquisitions and Crusades, as He Apologizes in South America
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times July 9, 2015 Pope Apologizes For Catholic Church’s ‘Offenses’ Against Indigenous Peoples By Nicole Winfield, Jacobo Garcia […]
100 years of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Mauritius
On Sunday 20th June 2015 the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat of Mauritius commemorated the founding of the Jamaat by Sufi Ghulam Muhammad, r.a., on the 20th June 1915. The centenary of […]
Moriscos: Coerced into converting to Christianity, after Spain finally outlawed Islam, in 16th Century
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia History of Al-Andalus Muslim conquest (711–732) Battle of Guadalete Battle of Toulouse Battle of Tours Umayyads of Córdoba (756–1031) Emirate of Córdoba Caliphate of Córdoba Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir First Taifa period (1009–1106) Almoravid rule (1085–1145) Conquest Battle of Sagrajas Second Taifa period (1140–1203) Almohad […]
Why your next vacation could be in Iran
By Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Tehran (CNN) When you fly to Iran these days the planes are a little more full than before. Business travelers are making their way to Tehran scoping […]
Whoever triggered Syrian Conflict Has Made 4 Million Homeless
Syria conflict: Number of refugees passes four million Source: BBC Turkey is home to the the largest number of Syrians refugees Syria’s war Syria: The story of the conflict President […]
South Carolina House Approves Bill To Remove Confederate Flag From Statehouse Grounds
By JEFFREY COLLINS Banner Could Come Down Within Days COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House approved taking down the Confederate flag from the Capitol grounds, a stunning reversal […]
The ISIS Mirage vs the Islamic Reality
Source: Patheos By Saliha Malik I am a woman, a westerner, and a convert to Islam. But—as I’m often asked nowadays—to which version of Islam? This is an important question as news media floods our timelines with reports of Muslim women in the west joining the terrorist group known as ISIS. […]