Our eDigest about Nelson Mandela and Universal Brotherhood
Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Indeed, the […]
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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
Nelson Mandela dies aged 95
Epigraph: O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female; and We have made you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognize one another. Verily, the […]
eDigest: Circumcisions to Help Prevent AIDS Are on the Rise
A painting of Abraham’s departure by József Molnár. It was with Prophet Abraham that male circumcision started Lead article written and collected by Falak Rahman, Philippines Circumcisions to Help Prevent AIDS Are on the Rise A painting of Abraham’s departure by József Molnár. It was with Prophet Abraham that male circumcision started […]
Women's rights: Wikipedia at its Best
Epigraph: “When seen in the historical context, Muhammad can be seen as a figure who testified on behalf of women’s rights.” William Montgomery Watt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rights Theoretical […]
Women’s rights: Wikipedia at its Best
Epigraph: “When seen in the historical context, Muhammad can be seen as a figure who testified on behalf of women’s rights.” William Montgomery Watt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rights Theoretical […]
Legal rights of women in history
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This illustration, from a medieval translation of Euclid’s Elements, (c. 1310), is noteworthy in showing a woman teaching geometry to male students The Legal rights of women refers to the social and human rights of women. One of the first women’s rights declarations was the Declaration of Sentiments.[1] The dependent position of women in […]
Leg bone gives up oldest human DNA
Source: BBC By Paul Rincon: Science editor, BBC News website The discovery of DNA in a 400,000-year-old human thigh bone will open up a new frontier in the study of […]
Ukraine’s Russian gambit all about cash
Source: Asia Times: By Mikhail A Molchanov After Ukraine’s pro-European protesters took to the streets to denounce the government’s backtracking on the European Union Association Agreement, things went south for both the protesters and the government. While protesters were beaten up by the police, the government endured a siege of […]
eDigest: A Journey from Christianity to Islam: First Ecumenical Council to Vatican II (325 CE – 1965 CE)
Vatican City: Where the First and the Second Vatican Councils were held Lead article written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times A Journey from Christianity to Islam: First Ecumenical Council to Vatican II (325 CE – 1965 CE) Written and collected by Zia […]
Roma in Sweden: A nation questions itself
Source: BBC By Tim Mansel News of a secret police register in Sweden containing the names of 4,000 people, most of them Roma, has tarnished the Swedish reputation for tolerance and resulted in anti-Roma prejudice being described as the last “acceptable racism” in the country. “When I saw this I […]
Germany’s Risky Push to Outlaw Far-Right Party
Source: Spiegel Germany launched a new push to outlaw the NPD party on Tuesday amid doubts whether the legal bid will succeed, and whether a ban would significantly curb the […]
Turkey’s rock ‘n’ roll imam ruffles religious feathers
Source: Dawn An imam from a tiny hamlet on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast has run into trouble with the country’s powerful religious authorities — for his other life as a rock musician. Ahmet Muhsin Tuzer told AFP he is being investigated by the Diyanet, the […]
Going to Jerusalem? …there’s an app for that.
Source: orlandosentinel.com So you want to go to Jerusalem, walk the path that Jesus took, visit the Basilica of Agony, stand inside The Last Supper room, but you hate to travel, can’t afford the airfare, and suffer from the fear of lost luggage. Well, there’s an app for that. Bible Travels – […]
Waqar-e-Amal by Jama’at-e-Ahmadiyya Chandigarh, Punjab, Bharat
News report by Anas Ahmad | Member of Ahmadiyya muslim community, Qadian Waqar-e-Amal was organised by Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Chandigarh on 10th of November 2013 […]
eDigest: How Prophet Muhammad’s Humility Could Shape the US-Iranian Peace Deal
Mosque of Medina: First built in first year after Hijra Lead post collected by Salma Javid Khan, India How Prophet Muhammad’s Humility Could Shape the US-Iranian Peace Deal Source: huffingtonpost.com | Dr. Faheem Younus As the freezing winds pierced through Washington DC this past weekend, Tehran warmed up to a nuclear peace deal. […]
Activists Break Naval Blockade on Gaza with “Resistance Flotilla”
PNN Human rights activists broke the Israeli naval blockade on the Gaza Strip Monday, passing the six nautical mile limit imposed on Gazan boats by Israeli authorities, Press TV reports. […]
Quantum Mechanics: A Must See Video
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Mumbai: Ahmadiyya book stall flourishing amidst troubles, Masha’Allah, Al’humdulillah
Our Mumbai Jama’at had put up a bookstall at the MMRDA Grounds in Bandra Kurla Mumbai. The 5 Days Book Fair is organized by the NBT (National Book Trust of India which is a Government run Organization) which is running from the 29th Nov till the 3rd of Dec. Al’humdullilah, […]
Al’humdulillah, A Very Successful Book Fair Organised by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Chandigarh, Punjab
Reported by Anas Ahmad Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Chandigarh have been blessed to organise a Book Fair from 13th of November to 18th of november. This was done after a gap of […]
eDigest: China launches First Moon Mission
Epigraph: He (Allah) it is Who made the sun radiate a brilliant light and the moon reflect a lustre, and ordained for it stages, that you might know the number of […]