How Muslims should respond to terror
Source: CNN “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” Sundays at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET on CNN By Fareed Zakaria The sheer barbarism of the attack on a British soldier in Woolwich is really beyond comprehension […]
EDITORIAL: Get Churches Out of Public Schools
NY Times: New York City prohibits the use of public school facilities for regular religious services. That policy makes sense for buildings that are used and maintained by taxpayers. But the City Council wants to eliminate that policy through a new state law. Itvoted 38 to 11 on Wednesday to pass […]
[Video] Muslim leader weighs in on recent extremist attacks
Source: www.cbc.ca It also coincided with a visit to Canada of Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad. He is the world leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslims, a small sect of Muslim that have […]
“Night for Sight” Fundraising Dinner and Silent Auction on June 3, 2013
Humanity First USA: Humanity First USA will be holding the inaugural “Night for Sight” fundraising dinner and silent auction on Saturday, May 12, 2012 from 7pm to 10pm at Pipers Banquets in Aurora, Illinois. The event will be raising funds for the Humanity First USA banner program, Gift of Sight, […]
State Sponsored Islam: Turkey funding massive Islamic complex in Maryland
topconservativenews.com: Turkish press says Islamic complex in Maryland will be “a monument to Turkey” The Prime Minister of Turkey was just in Maryland for a groundbreaking ceremony for a giant […]
States’ Policies on Health Care Exclude Some of the Poorest
WASHINGTON — The refusal by about half the states to expand Medicaid will leave millions of poor people ineligible for government-subsidized health insurance under President Obama’s health care law even as many others with higher incomes receive federal subsidies to buy insurance. Starting next month, the administration and its allies […]
World Muslim Leader Interviewed by CBC Calgary
Source: CBC: INTERVIEW: Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad The world leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslims speaks to recent attacks in the name of Islam http://www.cbc.ca/video/swf/UberPlayer.swf?state=sharevideo&clipId=2387484939&width=480&height=322 Source: http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/Calgary/ID/2387484939/
His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) addressed a Special Reception to celebrate the opening of Baitur Rahman Mosque in BC
Source: thelinkpaper.ca DELTA – The local Ahmadiyya Muslim community opened its doors to people of all religious and ethnic backgrounds for the opening of their brand new Baitur Rahman Mosque in […]
Correcting erroneous assertions about Ahmadi Muslims
by Qasim Rashid We read with interest the Trentonian Editorial Board’s article, “U.S.-Approved ‘Muslims’” (May 21). While we appreciate the newspaper’s efforts to highlight some of the repression that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community faces, we must take exception to several of the article’s erroneous and speculative assertions concerning the Community. […]
Video, CBC Canada Interviews Khalifa of Islam: His views on Recent London Attacks
CBC NEWS CALGARY | May 24, 2013 | 4:35 INTERVIEW: Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad The world leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslims speaks to recent attacks in the name of Islam. Watch video in CBC […]
US chides Indonesia over attacks on religious minorities; rights groups seek tougher response
Washington Post: WASHINGTON — The U.S. expressed concern Thursday over increased attacks on religious minorities in Indonesia, but human rights groups accused Washington of downplaying the problem as it looks to forge stronger relations with Jakarta. Muslim-majority Indonesia has emerged as Southeast Asia’s most robust democracy since the fall of […]
Erroneous assertions about Muslims need clarification
Source: www.theoaklandpress.com By Qasim Rashid We read with interest the Trentonian Editorial Board’s article, “U.S.-Approved ‘Muslims’” (May 21). While we appreciate the newspaper’s efforts to highlight some of the repression that […]
‘If You Are A Non-Believer, Don’t Ask For Time To Pray’
Huff Post: by Bob Christie. “This is the United States, this is America, and we all represent different people … and you need to respect that. Your God is no more powerful than my God. We all come from the same creator.” “When there’s a time set aside to pray […]
Press Release: American Muslims Mourn for Victims of Oklahoma Tornado
American Muslims Mourn for Victims of Oklahoma Tornado Ahmadiyya Muslim Community offers condolences and prayers for affected families Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA offers its deepest condolences to the Oklahoma Tornado victims’ friends and families. The Community prays that all individuals affected by this tragedy—whether physically or emotionally—are granted […]
Oklahoma Tornado Destroyed 13,000 Homes
Epigraph – Quranic teaching on Just War: “And fight in the cause of Allah against those who fight against you, but do not transgress. Surely, Allah loves not the transgressors. And kill them wherever you meet them and drive them out from where they have driven you out; for persecution […]
President Obama’s Full Speech – Guantanamo, Drones and National Security
Epigraph – Quranic concept of Just War: “And fight in the cause of Allah against those who fight against you, but do not transgress. Surely, Allah loves not the transgressors. […]
U.S. acknowledges killing four Americans in drone strikes
(Reuters) – The U.S. government formally acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that it had killed four Americans, including militant cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who died in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan. Attorney General Eric Holder named the dead U.S. citizens in a letter to members of Congress a day […]
U.S. Retailers See Big Risk in Safety Plan for Factories in Bangladesh
Source: NY Times. By STEVEN GREENHOUSE American retailers remain sharply opposed to joining an international plan to improve safety conditions at garment factories in Bangladesh as their European counterparts and consumer and labor groups dismiss the companies’ concerns about legal liability. A few shareholders at Gap’s annual meeting this week […]
Court Documents Detail a Deadly Family Feud From Brooklyn to Pakistan
Source: NY Times. By MOSI SECRET She fled her husband and her family, sneaking out of her home in Pakistan to take sanctuary in the American Embassy, which then whisked her to a secret hide-out in the United States. The thrilling escape seemed to end the harrowing ordeal of Amina […]