Americas

Ibtihaj Muhammad Makes History in Rio

Source: Time By Sean Gregory / Rio de Janeiro Were you hoping Donald Trump was watching? “Who?” Ibtihaj Muhammad, the American fencer who had just lost to Cecilia Berder, of France, in the round of 16 at the women’s individual saber event in Rio, coyly replied with a smile. Her dream […]

Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s nationwide campaign #MobileMuslims stops in Saskatchewan to end Islamophobia

Mobile exhibition in Regina on Tuesday, then on to Moose Jaw and Saskatoon Source: cbc.ca This van and trailer departed from Halifax on July 10 and arrives in Regina on Tuesday. (Antoni Nerestant/CBC) A mobile exhibition that aims to stop Islamophobia has arrived in Saskatchewan. The travelling display is a campaign […]

USA: Meriden’s annual Puerto Rican festival recognizes the Ahmadiyya Muslim community

Source: myrecordjournal.com Meriden’s annual Puerto Rican festival recognizes and celebrates the community August 8, 2016 12:21PM | By John Pettit Special to the Record-Journal MERIDEN — The city’s 49th annual Puerto Rican Festival was not only a celebration of food, music and culture, but a day of recognition. Platt’s state championship girls […]

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Canada’s nationwide campaign #MobileMuslims stops in Winnipeg to change misconceptions of Islam

Source: cbc.ca Exhibition travelling coast-to-coast to answer questions about Islam CBC News Posted: Aug 06, 2016 6:06 PM CT Last Updated: Aug 06, 2016 7:27 PM CT The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at Canada has launched a nationwide campaign called #MobileMuslims where the exhibition on wheels stops in more than 25 towns and […]

China, Central Asian states watch as US legitimizes Al Qaeda in Syria

Source: Asia Times. Although a change in name of the terrorist group Jabbat al Nusra to Jabbat Fatah al Sham signifies nothing, Beltway pundits  are pushing for arming and legitimizing various al-Qaeda groups under such nicknames to overthrow the Syrian government.  Since 2015, Idlib and parts of Aleppo have become the base of anti-Chinese Turkistan Islamic […]

Human rights and American hypocrisy

Source: Newindian Express: Every time I hear about atrocities on Dalits, I feel ashamed. In spite of hundreds of years of social reforms, the Hindu society continues to be plagued by this scourge. I am also disgusted by the sheer hypocrisy on the part of the US when it pontificates […]

“There is no such thing as an Islamic extremist.” – Ted Hakey at Jalsa Salana USA

USA: Ted Hakey, Meriden mayor attend Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s national convention Source: myrecordjournal.com By August 5, 2016 01:25AM | By Mike Savino Record-Journal staff Ted Hakey, at left, sits next to Meriden Mayor Kevin Scarpati at Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA’s 68th annual convention last weekend in Pennsylvania. Also pictured is Zahir Mannan, at […]