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, […]
Apostasy is not just something that scandalises people in far off lands. Harriet Alexander hears the story of a British woman whose life was turned upside down when she left Islam – echoing the plight of Meriam Ibrahim, who awaits a death sentence in Sudan for the same “crime” If […]
STORY SUMMARY Several hundred African migrants have charged a barbed-wire border fence in Spain’s North African enclave of Melilla with many managing to get across, but dozens of others were […]
Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar called on Nigerian Muslims to support the government against Boko Haram. World Bulletin / News Desk Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, the president of Nigeria’s Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and Sultan of Sokoto has condemned the Boko Haram rebel group and called on Nigerian Muslims to […]
Source: NY Times: CAIRO — Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the former army officer soon to be Egypt’s president, promises to remedy Egypt’s crippling fuel shortage by installing energy-efficient bulbs in every home socket, even if he has to send a government employee to screw in each one. “I’m not leaving a […]
Source: The Malta Times By Laiq Ahmed Atif, who is president of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta. The Gracious God will have mercy on those who are merciful. Have mercy on those who are on earth, Allah in heavens will have mercy on you. He is not of us who does not […]
Source: CNN Mogadishu (CNN) — Smoke and flames rose from Somalia’s parliament building in Mogadishu after militants launched an attack Saturday. People could be seen lying on the ground, as ambulances pulled up. People took cover as security forces moved in, exchanging gunfire with the attackers. Some members of parliament […]
Source: thegazellenews.com In the Name of Allah, The Gracious, Every MercifulAHMADIYYA MUSLIM JAMA’AT NIGERIAWORLD PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE STATE OF THE NATIONByDr. Mashhud Adenrele FasholaAmir (Head) Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of NigeriaMay […]
Source: telegraph.co.uk Nigeria kidnapped schoolgirls: Boko Haram ‘prepared to begin release of up to half of the girls’ Exclusive: Boko Haram abandons demands for its top commanders to be released in […]
Aljazeera: Apostasy – a term one would normally associate with times past – has recently seen a surge in its use and application. Sudan has had its fair share of controversies over the […]
A British-born man suspected of masterminding Boko Haram bomb attacks in Nigeria that left around 100 people dead became radicalised during his years at a Welsh university, it has been claimed. Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche is believed to have led a double life in the UK as an aspiring businessman while […]
Epigraph: Permission to fight is given to those against whom war is made, because they have been wronged — and Allah indeed has power to help them — Those who […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Copts are the native Christians of Egypt. Christianity was the religion of the vast majority from 400–800 A.D. and the […]
Abdelwahab El-Affendi Dr Abdelwahab El-Affendi is Reader in Politics and the Centre for the Study, University of Westminster and Co-ordinator of the Centre’s Democracy and Islam Programme since 1998. n the 1980s, there was much talk in Nigeria about the “Kaduna Mafia”, a mythical and not-so-secretive organisation said to be […]
Source: mydailynewswatchng.com The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Organisation, the Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya Nigeria (MKAN) has called for concerted actions among various relevant stakeholders in ensuring that Nigerians are protected from the activities of […]
The militant Nigerian group’s actions repeatedly go against the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad by Taboola The official name of Boko Haram, the Nigerian group apparently responsible for the kidnapping […]
Epigraph: Those who believe, then disbelieve, then again believe, then disbelieve, and then increase in disbelief, Allah will never forgive them nor will He guide them to the way. (Al […]
Telegraph: Christian woman sentenced to death for refusing to convert to Islam after being raised as a Christian. A heavily pregnant Christian woman in Sudan has been sentenced to hang for not being raised as a Muslim. Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, 27, was convicted on charges of apostasy, or the abandonment […]
Punch: by Olaleye Aluko — The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Nigeria has warned the Federal Government against negotiating with the Boko Haram insurgents, explaining that this will be against the national interest as well as Islamic principles. The Head of the society, Dr. Mashhud Fashola, gave this warning on Tuesday at […]
By Luqman Ahmed: He is a Missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Canada, currently based in Quebec City, Canada. He can be followed on twitter @luqman255. In light of the recent actions […]