” I have a dream: That mankind will use its resources (both material and intellectual) for the betterment of mankind instead of its destruction.” Rafiq A. Tschannen SOURCE: http://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/techandscience/these-are-the-19-most-game-changing-weapons-of-the-21st-century/ar-BBlMytC?ocid=UP97DHP#page=20
The Counsel General of Pakistan in Toronto invited all Pakistanis to celebrate the Independence Day of Pakistan on August 14 at Baitul Islam Ahmadiyya Mosque in Maple, Vaughan, Ontario. Video: […]
Economist: CHRISTINA HOPPER, an officer in the American air force, attracts a lot of publicity, for several reasons. Having flown combat missions over Iraq, she has been hailed as the first African-American woman to pilot a fighter aircraft in an active war zone. She is also a passionate evangelical Christian, who […]
One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned in 15 years of covering Muslims in America is this – we are surer of ourselves, stronger in our agreements and disagreements and proud and protective of our place as Muslims on a national and global stage. At a kitchen table, though I […]
Tribune: A United States federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that an anti-Muslim group cannot post ads on buses in Washington showing photos of wanted terrorists and wrongly claiming the FBI offers a $25 million reward for one of their captures. American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI), an anti-Muslim group, claimed […]
Academic Renu Mandhane to lead human rights commission The University of Toronto’s Renu Mandhane will be the new chief commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission Share on Facebook Renu Mandhane will take over as the chief commissioner for the Ontario Human Rights Commission following the retirement of Barbara […]
By Jan Murphy | jmurphy@pennlive.com Gov. Tom Wolf stopped by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Convention on Friday to pay his respects to the Muslims who gathered at the Pennsylvania Farm […]
Source: Huffington Post Imam Sohaib Sultan; Muslim Life Coordinator and Chaplain, Princeton University As a university Muslim chaplain, I mentor and counsel young Muslim men and women everyday — on […]
By AFP – Aug 13,2015 – JORDAN TIMES A bus with the Cuban and US flags is seen on a beach in Havana, on Wednesday (AFP photo) Washington — John Kerry has a date with history. On Friday, he will become the first US secretary of state to visit Havana, […]
USCIRF | ANNUAL REPORT 2015, pages 109-112 Ahmadis continued to suffer special legal restrictions in 2014 Click to access USCIRF%20Annual%20Report%202015%20%282%29.pdf Ahmadis During 2014, individual Ahmadis continued to be murdered in religiously-motivated attacks. In May 2014, a Canadian-American Ahmadi doctor visiting Pakistan to do relief work was murdered in front of […]
A new album looks at the close links between the Rastafari religion and reggae music Bob Marley: his popularity spread the Rasta gospel. Photograph: Peter Still/Redferns Jim Carroll Thu, […]
Huff Post: by Mirabai Starr — At night on my bed I longed for my only love.I sought him, but did not find him.I must rise and go about the city,the narrow streets and squares, till I findmy only love.I sought him everywherebut I could not find him.(From The Song […]
Source: ABC Euromonitor International, which issued a review of halal product markets, thinks that nearly double-digit annual growth awaits the global market of Islamic fashion clothing in the medium-term prospect. […]
The neoliberalist capitalist model has resulted in civil wars and economic disaster, and it’s only going to get worse. Unless, Paul Mason argues, we take advantage of the technological revolution we are living through and create a postcapitalist sharing society. If we let prices fall and delink work from wages, […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Donald Trump led the republican party’s 17-strong 2016 presidential field with the backing of 24 percent […]
Want to add more and better years to your life? Now is the time. We’re living longer than ever: The average American that was born in 2013 will be […]
Geopolitical Weekly AUGUST 11, 2015 | By George Friedman Each year at this time — the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima — the world pauses. The pause is less to mourn the dead than to debate a moral question: whether the bombing was justified and, by extension, whether the […]
Huff Post: by Antonia Blumberg — But spiritual “distress” tends to have the opposite effect. Religious and spiritual belief is linked to a positive effect on cancer patients’ physical, mental and social well-being, according to a study published in health journal Cancer. A meta-analysis of published studies, which included data on more than 44,000 […]
Those with the greatest faith said they had better physical health, greater ability to carry on doing everyday tasks and fewer physical symptoms of cancer Religion and spirituality were a […]
Nuns of a New Generation Forge Their Own Path Source: NY Times Mechanical bulls, rock-climbing walls, bounce houses, go-karts: Before becoming a nun, Sister Virginia Joy helped insure them all. […]