Source: Huffington Post The novel by an up-and-coming writer tells the story of an Indian-American family in California. Sarah Jessica Parker has chosen a novel by an emerging Desi writer […]
‘We don’t have a policy in Syria,’ one former US State Department official told me. ‘Everybody in the Middle East knows that whatever is said by the Pentagon, State Department or National Security Council lacks authority because whatever assurances they give may be contradicted within the hour by a presidential tweet or […]
Source: https://www.yorkregion.com/community-story/7400725-ahmadiyya-muslims-donate-2m-to-mackenzie-health-foundation/ | by Ali Raza The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada has pledged $2 million to the Mackenzie Health Foundation as part of the hospital’s “Exceptional Care Belongs Here” campaign. The donation adds to the $250 million campaign that aims to equip the hospital with “state-of-the-art” equipment and service. To celebrate the gift, […]
Source: http://www.bradfordtimes.ca/2017/07/05/a-gift-from-the-amj | By Bradford Times Staff The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat (Community) presented the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury with a cheque for $7,500 at Canada Day – representing funds raised for Recreation, Culture, Heritage and Health by the annual AMJ Run for Bradford (BWG) held earlier this year. “Without the participation of […]
Source: http://www.citynews.ca/2017/07/01/ontarians-mark-canada-150-citizenship-ceremony-community-celebrations/ | BY BRENNAN DOHERTY, THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada Day parties ran across the province. One such celebration was held at the Baitul Islam Mosque, an Ahmadi Muslim mosque in Vaughan, Ont., north of Toronto. Lal Khan Malik, national president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at of Canada, said that Canada Day is […]
Source: http://www.ahmadiyya.ca/public/annualconvention2017 The 41st Annual Convention of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at Canada will be held on July 7th, 8th, & 9th, 2017 at the International Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. “The primary purpose of this Convention is that every sincere member of Jama`at may derive religious benefits and at the same time acquire more knowledge […]
Source: http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/the-other-canada-day-communities-celebrate-away-from-the-hill | By JAMES BAGNALL, OTTAWA CITIZEN In Cumberland, well east of the downtown core, the gathering stressed the many links that bind the country. The local Muslim chapter — strongly affiliated with the Ahmadiyya movement — collaborated with other religions and groups to celebrate Canada 150. Outsiders have long been […]
Source: The Guardian By Naaman Zhou Geologist Andrew Snelling sued US Department of the Interior when it initially turned down his plan to prove the Bible’s great flood story is […]
Source: Associated Press By MATT VOLZ HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Native American tribes, clans and leaders from seven states and Canada say the U.S. government’s recent decision to lift protections […]
Source: Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Mennonite Church USA voted Thursday to sell its holdings in companies that profit from the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, the latest […]
Observatory says air strikes in Raqqa had killed 311 Daesh extremists By AFP – Jul 06,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Displaced Syrians who fled with their families from Daesh controlled areas in Raqqa, Deir Ezzor and Mayadeen gather at Aleppo’s bus station of Ramussa on Thursday (AFP photo) BEIRUT — […]
Source: The New York Times BY JANET REITMANJULY 6, 2017 It was late at night on March 7, 2016, when Ghazala Siddiqui heard the phone ring and hurriedly reached for it, […]
Report By: Riyaz Ahmed, Chicago Month of fasting is month of purification of one’s soul, attaining nearness to God and sympathy for humanity, said Imam shamshad Muslims across the world celebrated the Holy month of Ramadan which started on May 27th, 2017, a period of intense prayer, supplication and help […]
Source: Religion News Service ROSEMONT, Ill. (RNS) It had been a difficult Ramadan for many Muslims, ending the week before the Islamic Society of North America Convention started. In Portland, […]
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah Pulliam Bailey June 30 (iStock) A university in Oklahoma said it will consider removing religious icons from its campus chapel after receiving a letter from a group […]
Source: Huffington Post By Mike Ghouse Contributor Mike Ghouse is committed to build a cohesive America and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day. Did you know that the Muslim […]
Source: Time By Elizabeth O’Brien Jun 29, 2017 Dawn Burnfin’s 94-year-old grandmother recently had a massive stroke in a Missouri nursing home. She quickly recovered well enough to tell the end-of-life […]
Reuters International JULY 4, 2017 Members of Afghan robotics girls team which was denied entry into the United States for a competition, work on their robots in Herat […]
America still wins praise for its people, culture and civil liberties BY RICHARD WIKE, BRUCE STOKES, JACOB POUSHTER AND JANELL FETTEROLF Although he has only been in office a few months, Donald Trump’s presidency has had a major impact on how the world sees the United States. Trump and many […]
One-in-six newlyweds are married to someone of a different race or ethnicity BY GRETCHEN LIVINGSTON AND ANNA BROWN (Beowulf Sheehan/iStock) Terminology In 2015, 17% of all U.S. newlyweds had a spouse of a different race or ethnicity, marking more than a fivefold increase since 1967, when 3% of newlyweds were […]