“خُونِ ناحق بہت پی چکی یہ زمیں” Urdu Poem by Arshi Malik
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran A Message of Compassion and Love from the Holy Bible […]
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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
[Urdu Article] “Aur Ye Hai Mera Pakistan” by Imam Shamshad A. Nasir
Kindly click on the images to zoom them. Imam Shamshad A. Nasir Shamshad A. Nasir is imam of the Baitul Hameed Mosque, Chino, California. Imam Nasir currently serves as […]
Northern Ireland’s first minister called on to apologise publicly to Muslims
Epigraph: Allah likes not the uttering of unseemly speech in public, except on the part of one who is being wronged. Indeed, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (Al Quran 4:149) Source: […]
Dr. Mehdi Ali Chaudhary Becomes the Victim of the Blasphemy Law – Bilatakalluf with Tahir Gora
Additional Reading The Muslim Times’ Collection about Martyrdom of Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar
Ahmadi Muslims in UK Arranging an Unprecedented Charity Walk for British Charities
Epigraph: Gabriel kept recommending treating neighbors with kindness until I thought he would assign a share in inheritance, for the neighbors. The Prophet Muhammad Courtesy: Dr. Ijaz ur Rehman, UK […]
HUMAN RIGHTS : ‘Nationality is just one part of our identity’
CLICK HERE FOR AUDIO REPORT: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/multimedia/audios_podcast/Nationality_is_just_one_part_of_our_identity.html?cid=38695042 May 31, 2014 – 12:00 Anti-immigration sentiment has been sweeping across Europe if the latest European parliament election results are to be believed. But some specialists say we should accept migration as a fact of life rather than an exception. SOURCE: SWISSINFO.CH
How Do I Tell My Daughter That People Across Europe Fear Minorities Like Us?
Huff Post: In 2006, at the height of the hysteria over the face veil, the Guardian‘s Jonathan Freedland imagined what it must be like to be a Muslim in Britain. “I […]
Take me home: Why An Ahmadi Muslim Cannot return to Pakistan
TFT: Mir Nasar Ahmad has finally submitted to the idea that a return to Pakistan is a foolish dream I have a high paying job in the Middle-East. I am paying almost no taxes and buying petrol cheaper than water for my luxury car. I have not been mugged here, […]
No one knows if this religious leader is dead or meditating
global post: by Timothy Mcgrath — His family says he’s dead. His followers say he’s meditating. Either way, Shri Ashutosh Maharaj is in a commercial freezer and there’s $170 million at stake. His Holiness Shri Ashutosh Maharaj, a wealthy religious leader in the Punjab city of Jalandhar, is either dead or […]
A Short History of Blasphemy
BBC: Why is blasphemy such a big issue in Pakistan? It’s constantly in the headlines – BBC Urdu’s Amber Shamsi tracks the history of blasphemy in Pakistan while satirist Mohammed Hanif breaks down how one can or can’t blaspheme in Karachi. Mixtape: Togo BBC Afrique’s music journalist Ata Ahli Ahebla spins another […]
Extremism Is a Concept Alien to Islam–And to Human Decency
Time: Like hundreds of other Ahmadi Muslims, Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar was murdered only for his faith. Combined, education and compassion can conquer such extremism. Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar was […]
Searching for Common Ground: Are Muslim Terrorists Islamic or Islamist?
Huff Post: by Sarah Saeed — Islamic. Islamist. Muslim. People use these words to modify the nouns “terror” or “terrorism.” Media describe Boko Haram’s kidnapping of Nigerian girls by using “Islamic” and “Islamist.” There is controversy over the 9/11 Memorial Museum’s use of the term “Islamist” to describe Al Qaeda. Some […]
India gang-rape: Victims’ relative calls for public hanging of attackers
http://www.cnn.com/video/api/embed.html#/video/world/2014/05/30/pkg-udas-india-gang-rape-hanging.cnn By Harmeet Shah Singh and Faith Karimi, CNN updated 6:29 AM EDT, Sat May 31, 2014 Katra village, India (CNN) — Mourners sat on mud floors at a village in […]
Muslim Youth Group Meets With Members of Congress
Roll Call: by Bridget Bowman — Roughly 250 young men wearing identical black and white uniforms roamed the halls of the House office buildings Friday, encountering curious tourists and members of Congress along the way. The young men were members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association and they were on […]
Police Probe London Sign Saying ‘Muslims Don’t Like Dogs’
Police in London are investigating a sign telling pet owners to stay out of an east London park because “Muslims do not like dogs,” the London Evening Standard reports. The warning, in Bartlett Park, Poplar, said, “Do not walk your dog here! Muslims do not like dogs. This is an Islamic area […]
Is the Middle East the new hub of global aviation?
Doha, Qatar (CNN) — After a decade of construction and almost four years behind schedule, the Middle East’s latest airport destination began full operations earlier this week. Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, will eventually occupy 29 square kilometers (roughly a third of the size of Doha city itself) and comes […]
Who did India’s Muslims vote for in general election?
The resounding victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India’s recently concluded general election is being interpreted by some as a religious vote in favour of the Hindu nationalist party. It is true that the politically crucial states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh – the two account for 120 of the […]
OIC to send additional relief missions to CAR
JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Published — Saturday 31 May 2014 The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will mobilize more humanitarian organizations to join the humanitarian alliance and also prepare an integrated program of humanitarian intervention to provide emergency assistance to those affected by the crisis in Central Africa. The humanitarian mission, […]
OWN GOAL : Could FIFA have picked worse World Cup hosts?
by Matt Allen, swissinfo.ch May 30, 2014 – 11:00 While protests in Brazil overshadow the on-pitch spectacle to come, football’s Zurich-based ruling body FIFA has been facing harsh criticism for its choice of host countries for the 2018 and 2022 editions: Russia and Qatar. The association has admitted it made […]
Humanity First ensures flood relief in Croatia right on door Step
By Zubair Khan Recently devastating floods hit South East Europe. Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia were severely affected. In Croatia villages alongside river Sava in Slavonic region of the country faced main damages. This region occupies the largest part of eastern continental Croatia. It lies between the regions of Posavina, Podravina, […]