The Reason for the Season — and It’s Not Jesus
Source / Courtesy: The Huffington Post By Kirsten West Savali Growing up in an African Methodist Episcopal household as a child (A.M.E. shout out to Richard Allen!), the annual Christmas […]
Youth try to spread the true word of ISLAM
Source: Lindsay Post LINDSAY -A number of young volunteers were in Lindsay this past weekend hoping dispel untruths of Islam and Muslims. Nearly 60 volunteers from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada (AMYA), which is an auxiliary wing of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, went door to door hoping to educate […]
Islamophobia and Antisemitism: A comparative study
An interesting piece by journalist COLM Ó BROIN comparing quotes from Robert Spencer and and Julius Streicher. Ten statements by ‘anti-jihad’ writer Robert Spencer and Nazi propagandist Julius Streicher are compared. […]
Thomas Paine: His Second Coming in Islam in the 21st Century
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Thomas Paine was one of the Founding Fathers of USA, in 18th century he was one of the […]
‘Iraq war, US’ biggest military mistake’
A leading US defense analyst has described the Iraq war as the “biggest mistake” in the history of the US military as the last patch of American troops withdraws from […]
Niqab decree against Canadian tradition
By MOHAMMED A. ALI KHAN ARABNEWS Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, known to be bold, has taken another rash step forward by decreeing that Muslim women who wear burqa or niqab must remove them when taking the oath of citizenship. For most Canadians, this isn’t a major issue. […]
US war woe: Suicide kills more soldiers than combat
RT: When guns fall silent and ceasefires are agreed, wars live on in the minds of the men and women who fought them. And a killer still stalks them, more deadly than the enemies they once faced. Being in a conflict environment is killing US soldiers. But surprisingly, the biggest […]
Ahmadiyya Muslims tip scales in favour of food bank
Ahmadiyya youth group holds weigh-ins to help collect 4500 kilograms of food for charity Source; Edmonton Journal EDMONTON — This Christmas break, Mohyuddin Mirza will take time to honour Jesus Christ, peace be upon him. The veteran agrologist and practising Muslim helped found Edmonton’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in 1969, and […]
Robert Spencer and the Big Lie About “Islamic” Terrorism Threat
by Sheila Musaji One of the favorite memes of the Islamophobes is the “all Muslims aren’t terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims meme”. Actually, let’s look at an honest list of some of the radical right-wingers and extremists who have perpetrated or attempted to perpetrate violent attacks against innocent Americans […]
Becoming all-American Muslims
The first bridge is to the influence-centers of American society. In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, there were hardly any Muslims on television saying, “What you just saw was not Islam, it was just evil.” That’s not because Muslims weren’t thinking those things, it’s just that very few of us […]
IN PICTURES / Jews around the world celebrate Hanukkah
Celebrations of the Festival of Lights take place at various locations throughout the world, including the Champs-Elysees in Paris, Trafalgar Square in London and the Ellipse outside the White House […]
Ahmadiyya Youth going Door to Door
Source; Peterborough Examiner Door to Door Muslims A group of 36 young Muslims from Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada will visit Peterborough on Saturday and Sunday, going door to door to educate people about the teachings of Islam and dispel any misconceptions about their religion. Over the last 12 […]
AMYA volunteers bring message of PEACE
Credit; Chris Abbott Source; Tillsonburg Independent The message Saturday was peace. A group of 12 volunteers from Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association of Canada (AMYA), an auxiliary wing of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, visited Tillsonburg Saturday to spread their message. “It’s a good day today, not too cold,” said Sadqat Chaudhary of […]
In Islamic Law, Gingrich Sees a Mortal Threat to U.S. and how should Muslim Times respond?
Source: NY Times. WASHINGTON — Long before he announced his presidential run this year, Newt Gingrich had become the most prominent American politician to embrace an alarming premise: that Shariah, or Islamic law, poses a threat to the United States as grave as or graver than terrorism. For Newt Gingrich, in […]
US says poor coordination caused Mohmand massacre
Source: TOI on Line. WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday offered a cautious and qualified mea culpa — laced with obdurate defence — for the 26/11 Mohmand air strike by Nato forces which killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. It sought to blame the fog of war and inadequate coordination between the […]
Let’s Make a New Way to Get Married and Get the State Out of the Matrimony Business
By Dr. Keith Ablow Source: Fox News com As I have predicted in the past, a new Pew Foundation study of U.S. Census data confirms what I’ve been saying — marriage in America is falling out of fashion. Among those aged 18 to 29, only 20 percent are now married, […]
Polygamous family launches challenge of Utah law
SALT LAKE CITY – Reality TV stars Kody Brown and his four wives say they just want one thing: to be left alone. As authorities investigate them for bigamy, the […]
US Asks Journals to Censor Articles on Flu Virus: Preparations for the next war
CNBC: In the experiments, conducted in the United States and the Netherlands, scientists created a highly transmissible form of a deadly flu virus that does not normally spread from person to person. It was an ominous step, because easy transmission can lead the virus to spread all over the world. […]
Texas doctors to operate on girl burned in U.S. drone strike
(CNN) — She has eyelashes but no eyebrows. She has all her fingers but is missing four nails. Her skin is so taut now that she can no longer frown. But she can still smile. Her face tells a story of suffering. Her name, Shakira, tells a story of a […]