NOV. 11, 2014 Thomas L. Friedman ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — When trying to make sense of the Middle East, one of the most important rules to keep in mind is this: What politicians here tell you in private is usually irrelevant. What matters most, and what explains their […]
Epigraph Allah is He Who raised up the heavens without any pillars that you can see. Then He settled Himself on the Throne. And He pressed the sun and the […]
These are heady days for Roman Catholics in Latin America. For the first time, one of their own is serving as pope, providing a visible reminder of the importance the region plays in the global church. But after a century in which nearly all Latin Americans identified as Catholic, the […]
Forbes: by Divya Raghavan — Women make up nearly half the U.S. workforce, receive more college degrees than men and are the sole breadwinners in four of 10 American households. Yet, they earn less than men at virtually every job — a persistent problem known as thegender pay gap. And […]
Huff Post: All my life, I’ve dreamed of serving my country. But when I tried to enlist in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program at Hofstra University, I was told I couldn’t because of my religious beliefs. I follow the Sikh faith, which requires that I keep my hair […]
Source: citynews.ca A local Muslim group is reaching out to thousands of youths across the country in the hopes of stopping homegrown terrorism before it starts. Leaders in the Muslim community […]
Source: torontosun.com VAUGHAN – In the wake of the recent killings of two soldiers on Canadian soil by homegrown jihadists, a Muslim group is launching a campaign to fight youth radicalization. Ahmadiyya […]
Huff Post: by Carol Kuruvilla Author Dan Brown has sparked plenty of intellectual debate during his career as a novelist by exploring the relationship between science and religion. While delivering […]
Epigraph: Say, ‘O People of the Book! come to a word equal between us and you — that we worship none but Allah, and that we associate no partner with […]
by Luis Durani In the last several months, we have seen a large rise in anti-Muslim sentiments expressed especially among commentators and the news media. Since 9/11, Islam has become […]
Nov 11 (Reuters) – The Mormon church has admitted that founder Joseph Smith married about 40 women including a 14-year-old and others who were already the wives of his followers, having maintained for nearly 200 years that he was monogamous. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has tried […]
Amazon.com: Editorial Reviews Review “Being a nuclear physicist dealing with basic quantum field theory I find my worldview agreeing with Deepak Chopra. The all-embracing holistic quantum field is a step […]
duluthnewstribune.com: While American lawmakers are assessing whether the initial stages of bombings in Syria helped contain the Islamic State, a fresh wave of homeland terrorist attacks has aggravated the fear of a growing influence of Islamic State over America. On Oct. 24, a New York man attacked a group of […]
Nationalpost.com In a bid to counter ISIS, Jordan gives orders to Clerics: Preach moderate Islam- or else ZARQA, Jordan — Several hundred robed Muslim clerics recently packed themselves into an auditorium to hear the minister of Islamic affairs issue their new marching orders. The meeting was mandatory. “You clerics are […]
Fareed Zakaria| The Daily Star Despite this week’s elections, President Obama has the time and scope to do big things over the next two years. But they will have to be in the world beyond Washington. Next week’s trip to Asia would be a good place to start. In fact, […]
leaderpost.com: The recent attacks by two extreme Islamists in Ontario and Quebec sent the wrong message about Muslim people, who are peaceful and proud of their country, says Habib Rehman. That’s why Rehman, the president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Regina Chapter, organized Saturday’s noontime rally. Rehman wanted to “show […]
jihadwatch.org: Obama should have gotten this idea on his own. It should have been done long ago. Indeed, I have long recommended that there be no U.S. aid for any country that oppresses women and non-Muslims, denies the freedom of speech and the freedom of conscience, etc. But even now, […]
MKA Archive: On November 14th, 2014 a historic conference will be held by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association at 1 UN Plaza in New York City. The event will be attended by UN delegates, academics, and other officials and offer “Islamic Solutions to Muslim Youth Radicalization.” Huzoor (aba) graciously approved […]
Huff Post: Jaweed Kaleem — Three times last week, between classes in neuropharmacology, neural systems and journalism, Brown University junior Henry Langton changed into sweatpants, sat with dozens of classmates on cushions in a campus dance studio and meditated on his breath and his body for 25 uninterrupted minutes. One […]
Soldier-killer’s mosque vandalized in Quebec Category: Canada News Published Monday, November 10, 2014 Toronto Sun The mosque in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., that was frequented by the man who used his car as a weapon to kill a Canadian soldier last month was vandalized over the weekend, police say. Source Police say […]