Unidentified armed men seen on the streets of Donetsk in east Ukraine Russian diplomat claims 300 mercenaries had arrived in Kiev this week Mercenaries in the region could give Putin […]
Huff Post — International Women’s Day falls on March 8 and is a day for honoring the achievements of women around the world. As the globe moves further in the direction of gender equality, women have assumed leadership roles in countless fields. These religious women are bishops, theologians, doctors, activists, advocates, […]
Source: TOI RUSSIA: Russia’s ministry of foreign affairs was not amused by the unorthodox statement from the US State Department under the title “President Putin’s Fiction: 10 False Claims About Ukraine,” which purported to rebut a series of assertions by Vladimir Putin in the eye-catching format of a top-10 list. The foreign […]
Toronto Ezra Levant’s trial echoes a time when Canada’s radical Muslim activists were taken seriously Jonathan Kay | March 7, 2014 | Last Updated: Mar 7 3:45 PM ET More from Jonathan Kay | @jonkay Peter J. Thompson/National Post/FilesCanadian Islamic Congress lawyer Faisal Joseph (center) with law students Naseem Mithoowani (left) […]
Salon.com: As we head into a new year, the guardians of traditional religion are ramping up efforts to keep their flocks—or, in crass economic terms, to retain market share. Some Christians have turned to soul searching while others have turned to marketing. Last fall, the LDS church spent millions on billboards, bus […]
Huff Post — While the debate over the hijab as a symbol of personal choice versus oppression is nothing new, that one can be fashioned as an artistic, creative expression is bringing a fresh perspective to the dialogue. Didn’t expect the hijab to be stylized? Take a look at British artist […]
Kindly click on the images to zoom them. Imam Shamshad A. Nasir Shamshad A. Nasir is imam of the Baitul Hameed Mosque, Chino, California. Imam Nasir currently serves as the […]
Huff Post: Religious freedom (or the lack thereof) in Pakistan cannot be emphasized enough. Due to the preposterous demeanor of Pakistan’s self-righteous right-wing, many in the world today are aware of Pakistan’s notorious blasphemy problem. Much frustration has been expressed on liberal Pakistani blogs and through international media outlets — especially […]
Women’s Rights Worldwide — “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” – The lyrics to Maurice Chevalier’s most enduring song describe an idyllic view of little girls and the women they become. There is much in our art and literature that romanticizes girls and women and the role they play in our […]
Huff Post: by Scott Dannemiller — My blessing is this. I know a God who gives hope to the hopeless. I know a God who loves the unlovable. I know a God who comforts the sorrowful. And I know a God who has planted this same power within me. Within […]
http://starlocalmedia.com/The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is hosting a conference to respond to allegations against history’s most peace-loving person — Prophet Muhammad. This event is an opportunity for people of all backgrounds to learn about Prophet Muhammad from practicing American Muslims. Over the past several years, Prophet Muhammad’s character has been maligned […]
March 5, 2014 – 22:06 UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department announced on Wednesday that it has ordered Syria’s U.N. Ambassador Bashar Ja’afari to remain within a 25-mile (40-km) radius of New York City, similar to restrictions that apply to Iranian and North Korean envoys. A pro-opposition Syrian-American […]
Time: Last year, almost 400 religiously unaffiliated men converted to Christianity at East Bay Calvary Community Church in Traverse City, Mich., over two days. What convinced these men to give church a try? The chance to win one of 80 guns in a church-organized raffle. Easy Bay Calvary is one […]
Source: wausaudailyherald.com Emmuas Ecumenical Catholic and Ahmadiyya Muslim communities met on Feb. 22 to share a meal and worship together. The two faith communities held this special event at First Congregational […]
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Source: diamondbackonline.com From mosques to cathedrals, this university’s Interfaith Experience Project is aiming to bring together different faiths and encourage acceptance, education and unity by exploring worship spaces. The project, sponsored by the Multicultural Involvement & Community Advocacy office and the Memorial Chapel, will organize a series of trips to various […]
Source: ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.in Over the past five decades, the Ahmadiyya Community has built hundreds of schools and dozens of hospitals throughout West Africa, contributing to the improved health and education of hundreds […]
by Rainn Wilson, HUFFINGTON POST It’s 5 a.m. and my alarm goes off. There’s not a hint of daylight in the sky. I blearily plod downstairs to the kitchen and fumble around for a carton of eggs, some frozen veggie sausages, spinach and corn tortillas. As I prepare […]
Source: ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.in | ottawacitizen.com Imtiaz Ahmed is the Imam at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mosque, which recently opened in a former public school to serve the growing Muslim population in Cumberland, Ont. The mosque […]
Huff Post: by S. Brent Plate — Movies make worlds unto themselves and then let viewers peek in, audio-visually participating from our own darkened rooms. We sit in one world and access another, primarily through our eyes and ears but also through our entire bodies: we sit on the edge […]