Brazilian Bishop, Urges Ordination Of Married Elders As Priest Shortage Grows
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed […]
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed […]
Source: news-journal.com Radicalization of youth is one of the biggest challenges facing us today. Often, we hear of young people taking arms to shoot fellow students while other frustrated youth have […]
“Extremism has no room in Islam,” said Mohsin Kamran, president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association. “It’s a very peaceful and moderate religion.” Source: metronews.ca Members of Calgary’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community […]
eastvalleytribune.com: Ann Wilcox’s daily routine looks like any other American Muslim woman’s. She covers her head with a hijab, abstains from alcohol and pork, and rises before sunrise to perform […]
Gill Rosenberg, Canadian citizen, reportedly captured by ISIS in Syria Canada ‘pursuing all appropriate channels’ to verify reports, is in touch with local authorities The Associated Press Posted: Nov 30, 2014 1:33 PM ETLast Updated: Nov 30, 2014 2:39 PM ET Gill Rosenberg from White Rock, B.C., who emigrated to […]
Source: NY Times: WHEN ushered into the master bedroom of the Mormon patriarch Brigham Young at his winter home in St. George, Utah, a few years ago, I felt duty-bound to ask an obvious question: Where did the other women sleep? Other women? The church tour guide blushed, and laser-stared me […]
Source: NY Times: WASHINGTON — WHEN Ferguson flared up this week after a grand jury failed to indict the white police officer Darren Wilson for killing the unarmed black youth Michael Brown, two realities were illuminated: Black and white people rarely view race in the same way or agree about […]
Source: winnipegsun.com EDMONTON — Chris Boudreau now knows there were signs her son was headed down a deadly path. Damian Clairmont — killed in Syria in 2012 as a member of […]
Source: simcoe.com Peace on Earth and goodwill toward all people. That might be a common phrase in a Christmas carol, but one many at Coun. Peter Silveira’s third annual Barrie Interfaith […]
Source: calgaryjournal.ca In the last few months, the Canadian public has been awash in news about Muslims and the Islamic faith. Between talk of the ISIS movement, acts of vandalism against […]
The Daily Star The situation on the ground in Syria is extremely complicated, in contrast to the skies, where things are crystal-clear. The U.S.-led coalition carries out daily airstrikes against ISIS targets, while Syrian aircraft bomb regime opponents and anyone who happens to be in the way. After a series […]
NY times: WE Americans are a nation divided. We feud about the fires in Ferguson, Mo., and we can agree only that racial divisions remain raw. So let’s borrow a page from South Africa and impanel a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to examine race in America. The model should be […]
O Being: by Omid Safi — I saw a dear friend a few days ago. I stopped by to ask her how she was doing, how her family was. She looked up, voice lowered, and just whimpered: “I’m so busy… I am so busy… have so much going on.” Almost […]
lifeinquebec.com: Main pic: Sarah Cherki of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community speaks to Quebecers during an information session on Islam. Photo credit: Ruby Pratka If there has ever been an easy time to be an imam in Quebec City, now is not it. The divisions stirred up by the Charter of Values […]
Epigraph: They ask thee what they shall spend. Say: ‘Whatever of good and abundant wealth you spend should be for parents and near relatives and orphans and the needy and […]
Mississauga News By Louie Rosella November 28, 2014 Riazuddin Choudhry Halton Regional Police have charged Riazuddin choudhry, 69, (left) after Milton journalist Mohsin Abbas,went to police, alleging he was threatene e alleging he was threatened. MISSISSAUGA — A mayoral candidate in last month’s municipal election in Mississauga has […]
Source: The Guardian. Adults almost inevitably will become idiots because most of them cannot keep up.’Photograph: Alamy I was sitting at a table with my family. Absent-mindedly, out of the corner of my eye, I noticed a leaf, and idly tried to pick it up. But it would not come. […]
Source: lifeinquebec.com If there has ever been an easy time to be an imam in Quebec City, now is not it. The divisions stirred up by the Charter of Values […]
The Purpose of Islam: The purpose of Islam is to enable people to establish peace in society,” he said. “So, anything you do that disrupts the peace of society is […]
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