Funerals set today for 3 Muslims killed in N.C.
Source: USA Today Three Muslim students, who were honored by thousands in a candlelight vigil at Chapel Hill, N.C., will be buried Thursday in Raleigh as authorities try to determine […]
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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
Leaders in Ukraine Talks Announce Cease-Fire Agreement
Source: NY Times: MINSK, Belarus — A renewed cease-fire and an overall agreement to end the war in Ukraine was announced here on Thursday by the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France after marathon overnight bargaining that nearly collapsed at the very end. The cease-fire is scheduled to begin […]
Chapel Hill murders: Is Stephen Hicks a terrorist?
The Telegraph: by Padraig Reidy — Is slaughter made more or less awful if we more strictly categorise the perpetrator Deah Shaddy Barakat, his wife Yusor Mohammad and her sister Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha. Craig Hicks has been charged with their murder Stephen Hicks, the man charged with the murder of young […]
Lynching as Racial Terrorism
The New York Times — It is important to remember that the hangings, burnings and dismemberments of black American men, women and children that were relatively common in this country between the Civil War and World War II were often public events. They were sometimes advertised in newspapers and drew […]
Pregnancy, Alcohol and Islam
Epigraph: They ask thee concerning wine and gambling. Say: ‘In both there is great sin and also some advantages for men; but their sin is greater than their advantage.’ (Al […]
Denial in Muslim students’ deaths: Column
Source: USA Today By Qasim Rashid The shootings in N.C. are about more than parking dispute. Anti-Muslim attitudes are rife. Three college students killed on Tuesday in Chapel Hill, N.C., […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Mourns With Families of Chapel Hill Students
Issues call for patience and tolerance Source: ahmadiyya.us The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA mourns with the families of Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, and his wife Yusor Abu-Salha, 21, and Abu-Salha’s sister, […]
USA: “Saving the Savior: Jesus in Islam” event scheduled by Ahmadiyya
As many anticipate the upcoming “Saving the Savior: Jesus in Islam” event scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 25, at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, it naturally brings up the question about the role […]
True Islam speaks out against atrocities committed by ISIS | SALMAN MUNIR
Source: theeagle.com | SALMAN MUNIR The violence continues and more blood has been shed; ISIS has beheaded two Japanese hostages Huruna Yukawa and Kenji Goto and released a video of the Jordanian pilot, Moaz Kasabeh, being burned alive. [We just learned that American aid worker Kayla Mueller has been killed buy ISIS.] This […]
SADNESS AND CONDOLENCES OVER KILLING OF MUSLIM STUDENTS: ICNA
ICNA offers condolences in NC killings, calls for full investigation (The Muslim News team in San Francisco Bay Area shares the pain and concerns of the family members of these innocent Muslim students killed in North Carolina yesterday. Our deepest sympathies and prayers for them and the families). -—FOR IMMEDIATE […]
Human Rights, Human Principles, and the Case of Derogatory Cartoons
Background In 2005, the Danish daily newspaper, Jyllands-Posten, published derogatory cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad(saw), the Founder of Islam. In its editorial, the newspaper argued that Muslims should endure insults and mockery, like all others. As shockwaves of indignation spread across the Muslim world, the uninformed, misled by the Mullah, […]
New anti-terrorism laws for Ireland to be introduced ‘within weeks’
NEW COUNTER-TERRORISM laws will be on the statute books in a “period of weeks”, according to the Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan. Flanagan attended a meeting with other EU foreign ministers in Brussels yesterday, where they discussed ways to boost cooperation to combat the threat posed by radicalised Europeans returning […]
Saudis pay allegiance to their ‘cardboard king’
Following the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, two videos have emerged showing Saudis pledging allegiance to their new ruler – by shaking hands with cardboard cutouts of King Salman and the two heirs to the throne. Actors standing behind the life-sized cutouts extend their arms to shake hands with […]
Poll: ‘Islam does not belong in Austria’
A new survey on how Islam is viewed in Austria suggests that anti-Muslim sentiment has risen sharply in the wake of the Paris shootings, with 69 percent of those polled saying they did not believe that Islam belongs in Austria. More………..http://www.thelocal.at/20150209/poll-islam-does-not-belong-in-austria
God On Trial: A Television Play about Holocaust
God on Trial is a 2008 BBC/WGBH Boston television play written by Frank Cottrell Boyce, starring Antony Sher, Rupert Graves and Jack Shepherd. The play takes place in Auschwitz during […]
“Double-Dare”: Christians Can Worship In Mosques Too | Saima Sheikh
It seems that Christian extremists have found a new hero, Christine Weick. As a member of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, I “double dare” Franklin Graham to come to any of our Mosques. […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community presents: Understanding Divine Khilafat Vs. ISIS
Source: seattleglobalist.com With ISIS continuing its daily attacks, killings, and general reign of terror, understanding the complicated relationship between the rogue organization and the Muslim faith is becoming increasingly important. Ahmadiyya […]
India: Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at congratulates Aam Aadmi Party for landslide Win
Also known as the anti-corruption party, AAP defeated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in an election for the New Delhi assembly on Tuesday. Source: ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.in Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat […]
Love for all, hatred for none: the teachings of Islam
Islamic radicals follow false Prophet Misinterpreation’s of the Holy Qur’an has led people to shed blood in the name of God. Fazal Malik, a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, recently […]
Letter: Quran directs fight against ISIS
Source: reflector.com “The so-called Islamic State in Syria and Iraq continues to shock the world with its acts of hatred and barbarity. Not only have they recently beheaded two Japanese men, […]