Slaughter of the innocents: The Vietnam war as never seen before
Images chronicle the work of press photographers in the front lines of the conflict that was the ‘last newspaper war’ CAHAL MILMO THE INDEPENDENT Exhausted to the point of collapse […]
Terror Has No Religion
Huff Post: by Harun Yahya – The essence of Islam is love, compassion and friendship. Muslims are obliged to defend and protect the freedom of thought and faith with the command in the Koran, “You have your religion and I have my religion” (109:6) and “…There is no compulsion where […]
Young (Ahmadi) Muslim Girls Use Art to Promote the Message of Peace
suwanee.patch.com: More than a dozen young Muslim girls from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (GA Chapter) came together in Norcross to paint doors for the city of Norcross sponsored project “Doors of Homes and Hope” on September 21, 2013. Ruthy Lachman Paul, a Norcross resident and the community’s newest friend approached the […]
Understanding the $38 Trillion Bond Market in 5 Easy Steps
When it comes to the holy trinity of investing, (stocks, bonds and cash) it seems the rules and nuances of investing in the bond market often are the most baffling for newcomers. For this edition of Investing 101 we are going to demystify the bond market and have put together […]
Did Prophet Muhammad teach death for apostasy and blasphemy?
Source: amjcanada.com Let alone that Islam does not prescribe death for apostates, the Qur’an was the first religious scripture to categorically declare, “There shall be no compulsion in religion” [1]. Likewise, […]
World population to shoot up to 9.7 billon in 2050
Pentagon Post: Amid the countries like China inventing new methods for tackling the population rise, a new study predicts rise in the world’s population to 9.7 billion in 2050 from […]
USA: Ahmadiyya’s ‘Muslims for Life’ blood drive honors 9/11 & Boston Bombing victims
Source: kokomoperspective.com Annual nationwide interfaith campaign commemorates the lives lost on 9/11 by collecting over 12,000 units of blood to save 36,000 lives Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA has been holding the […]
USA: Ahmadiyya's 'Muslims for Life' blood drive honors 9/11 & Boston Bombing victims
Source: kokomoperspective.com Annual nationwide interfaith campaign commemorates the lives lost on 9/11 by collecting over 12,000 units of blood to save 36,000 lives Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA has been holding the […]
Prophet of Love for Humanity
goodmenproject.com: 100 Words on Love, by Qasim Rashid – The old man was handicapped, blind, and even unable to feed himself. Fulfilling a promise to a dear friend, Abu Bakr arrived at the old man’s home and quietly asked if he was hungry. The old man nodded. Abu Bakr put […]
A Christian Journey to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and Jalsa Salana
By Nick Patler: Second year student, enrolled in Masters in Divinity program, with emphasis in Peace Studies, in Bethany Theological Seminary I will never forget the first time I heard of the […]
US cowardice will let Israel’s isolated right off the hook
The Likudists suddenly find that the whole world wants peace in the Middle East rather than war ROBERT FISK Author Biography TUESDAY 01 OCTOBER 2013 These are hard times for the Israeli right. Used to bullying the US – and especially its present, shallow leader – the Likudists suddenly find […]
How Muslims Wash, Bury Their Dead
When a loved one dies, most of us turn to a funeral home or crematorium to take care of the body. In the Islamic tradition, it’s different. Family members often […]
Shutdown Turns Americans Into Captives in Need of Delivery
Huff Post: by Rev. Chuck Currie – Tea Party Republicans, who so often argue that America is a Christian nation, have turned their back on the most basic of Christian values: concern for those in poverty, compassion, justice, and setting the captives free. Instead the Tea Party and their Congressional […]
40 quotes of President Barack Obama about Islam and Christianity.
The Muslim Times’ Editor’s comment: The original source wants to cast the quotes in some negative light, so we have copied completely the quotes about Islam, to preserve these over […]
Poll Shows Major Shift in Identity of U.S. Jews
Source: NY Times: The first major survey of American Jews in more than 10 years finds a significant rise in those who are not religious, marry outside the faith and are not raising their children Jewish — resulting in rapid assimilation that is sweeping through every branch of Judaism except […]
The Capital of the Free World: Closed till further notice
Washington Post: Washingtonians worry about impact of looming government shutdown by Susan Svrluga, Tara Bahrampour and Paul Duggan, Published: September 30 | Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 12:02 PM E-mail the writers Washington, a company town unlike any other in America, was on the verge of grinding to a standstill late Monday. And with […]
Why Bibi Should Rest Easy – Obama is not going to sell out Israel in an Iran deal.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert once told me that all Israeli prime ministers sleep with one eye open. Israel is a tiny country in a dangerous neighborhood. Worrying is a big part of the job description. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already expressed serious concern about wily Iranian mullahs […]
Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya USA: Service to Mankind and Faith
Source: independent.com “Prayer is better than sleep.” At 4:30 a.m., these words echoed through a hall packed with 1,240 Muslim youth during the call to prayer. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Organization, […]
We Weren’t Born Selfish
Huff Post: by Matthieu Ricard – ALTRUISM – Forget everything you have been taught, because Matthieu Ricard is here to teach you a new way of interpreting the human being. A French Buddhist monk and a disciple of Dalai Lama, Matthieu Ricard is the author of Plaidoyer pour l’altruisme (Advocacy For Altruism), in […]
Runner Meredith Fitzmaurice Wins Marathon By Mistake, But Is It Fair?
On Sunday, as she readied herself for a half-marathon at the Run for Heroes event in Amherstburg, Ontario, 34-year-old Meredith Fitzmaurice set just one goal for herself: to beat her personal best time of 1 hour, 28 minutes. The Canadian teacher told CBC Radio that the race was supposed to […]