by Fareed Zakaria http://www.fareedzakaria.com/home/Author.html Fareed Zakaria’s international bestseller The Post-American World pointed to the “rise of the rest”—the growth of countries like China, India, Brazil, and others—as the great story […]
Dave Sanders for The New York Times: Late last year, the New York City health department unveiled the latest installment in a subway advertising campaign meant to illuminate the perils of […]
Excerpt from Address by Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih II, Mirza Bashirruddin Mahmood Ahmad, (May Allah be pleased with him) to Lajna Imaillah [the women’s auxiliary] of Karachi (Pakistan) at Ahmadiyya Hall Karachi, September […]
http://www.commongroundnews.org: For those who loved Shaima Alawadi, the Iraqi-born mother of five and California resident, the recent media storm around her case likely provides very little solace. Speculation about the motivation […]
THE second attempt by US authorities to try one of several alleged masterminds of 9/11 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four co-accused is a farce reminiscent of the trial of […]
TheConnection Chantilly — In January, members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community — whose motto is “Love for all, hatred for none” — were looking forward to the completion of construction of their new mosque in Chantilly. Trenton M. Carter #The 7,200-square-foot place of worship is called the Mubarak mosque which, in […]
Source: NY Times. By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN Published: May 17, 2012 In 1953, after the early successes of Soviet espionage demonstrated just how difficult and dangerous the cold war would become, the Central Intelligence Agency began a top-secret program called MKUltra. It included exotic projects that decades later provided much critical fodder […]
New York Times: By PAUL KRUGMAN: Suddenly, it has become easy to see how the euro — that grand, flawed experiment in monetary union without political union — could come apart […]
The Muslim Times congratulates Dr. Clayton Bell and Jeanie Zelinski on their achievements and wish them well for their further endeavors.
BY: ANNE GEARAN | AP ARABNEWS WASHINGTON: Mapping the way out of an unpopular war, the United States and NATO are trying to build an Afghan army that can defend […]
Huff Post Fifteen American Muslims, including four military veterans, are suing the federal government after discovering they were placed on the “no-fly” list. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on behalf of these 15 plaintiffs alleging that these U.S. citizens were put on a security risk no-fly list […]
Source: CNN The Bible clearly condemns homosexuality – and, by extension, same-sex marriage – right? A guest “My Take” post we ran this week from a college psychology professor who […]
Source: CNN New York Muslims come together to donate blood and get their fellow New Yorkers to donate blood in memory of 9/11. The Muslims for Life (www.muslimsforlife.org) campaign […]
Source: aljazeera.com More ‘Anti-Islam’ Courses at US Military, AlJazeera Reveals Posted on 12 May 2012 by Emperor AlJazeera uncovered another “anti-Islam” class in the US military. The class seems to have been lifted directly from the talking points of extremists such as Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer: US Military Under Fire […]
Source: NPR For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing. New 2011 census estimates highlight sweeping changes in the nation’s racial makeup and the prolonged impact of a weak […]
RedwoodCityPatch A panel of interfaith clergy, including a Rabbi from Redwood City, will share their interpretations of salvation next week at a roundtable in Foster City. The Peninsula Jewish Community Center will host the May 22 event, called “Does God Redeem Us,” which will feature a panel representing Buddhist, Christian, […]
Washington Post: For the first time in U.S. history, most of the nation’s babies are members of minority groups, according to new census figures that signal the dawn of an […]
The Weekly Voice Vaughn: On May 6, throughout Canada, in over 80 cities and neighborhoods, members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community did their bit to remove negative perceptions on Islam […]
HOUSTON, May 14, 2012 – The University of Houston (UH) has launched a new minor in Arab Studies and named Emran El-Badawi as the first director of the Arab Studies Program. Beginning in fall 2012, UH students may declare the minor, which will be housed in the department of Modern and Classical Languages […]
A report aired on the US-based CBS channel says Turkey is influenced or at least inspired by the country’s Islamic scholar, Fethullah Gulen, who runs a multi-billion-dollar foundation in Pennsylvania. […]