Amnesty International declared Bannu's Yasmeen Gul one of the bravest women in the world
Newsweek Pakistan: When Yasmeen Gul started teaching, she had only one goal in mind: ensure young girls in Pakistan’s northern areas were not denied access to the education that is their fundamental right. Little did she realize that her attempts would put her at odds with the Pakistani Taliban—or that […]
Amnesty International declared Bannu’s Yasmeen Gul one of the bravest women in the world
Newsweek Pakistan: When Yasmeen Gul started teaching, she had only one goal in mind: ensure young girls in Pakistan’s northern areas were not denied access to the education that is their fundamental right. Little did she realize that her attempts would put her at odds with the Pakistani Taliban—or that […]
Agents of Provocation
Huff Post: Analysts and researchers have recently begun to study “sacred values” that are basically deeply-rooted ethical or moral precepts that we hold dear regardless of whether they are political, religious or personal. When these values are provoked, even offering incentives to compromise over them is likely to backfire as […]
Muslim-Bashing Can Be Very Lucrative
Source: The Daily Beast Pmela Geller et al. do it? Sure, they believe it. But they get bankrolled to do it—and on a major scale. People keep asking me why does Pam Geller spew so much anti-Muslim crap? Is it part of her work as a pro-Israel activist? Did she […]
Jinnah & Pakistan debate: Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed’s remarks on the Ahmadi Community
Pakteahouse: May 5th, 2015 | 20 Comments By Yasser Latif Hamdani It seems to be that Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed, who writes for the Daily Times, is not open to the idea of an engaged academic debate. His latest article in the Daily Times which I will link below proves it. Let us […]
DEAR FRANCE, STOP SKIRTING AROUND THE REAL ISSUE
worldreligionnews.com: FEATURED CONTRIBUTOR NUSRAT QADIR RESPONDS TO A FRENCH SCHOOL’S DECISION TO SEND A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL HOME FROM SCHOOL BECAUSE HER SKIRT WAS TOO LONG AND COULD BE CONSTRUED AS […]
Glasgow Muslim group and Amnesty International hold election hustings – Ukip declined to attend
CANDIDATES fighting for votes in the General Election have affirmed their commitment to human rights in a hustings. In an event organised by Amnesty International, seven parties attended in the Mosque of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Glasgow in the west end. Speakers included the Scottish Conservatives’ Meghan Gallacher (candidate for […]
This Is What Muslim College Students Want Non-Muslims To Know
Huff Post: This story is part of a series on Muslim college students. We asked Muslim students across the country what they’d like non-Muslims to know about their student life. These are their responses. Lana Idris Junior at Harvard University; from Texas; studying human evolutionary biology I think if I […]
Jon Stewart demolishes Ayaan Hirsi Ali thesis on Islam
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A Win for Secularism in Pakistan: Quaid’s Aug 11 speech to be included in school curriculum
Dawn: KARACHI: The Sindh government on Monday decided to include Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s speech of Aug 11, 1947 in the curriculum of classes eight to 10. The decision to […]
Peace, Justice and Honesty
aglimpseoflondon.com: Islam just as in Christianity has many sects. Here in London the largest mosque in Western Europe is that of the Ahmadiyya sect. With millions of followers and in […]
Muslim Leader says Justice and Honesty required to prevent Outbreak of third World War
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad warns of potential global impact of youth radicalisation On 14 March 2015, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa, His Holiness, Hazrat […]
Italy moves to block ‘anti-mosque’ laws
Aljazeera: The Italian government has moved to block new building regulations for Lombardy, the country’s most populous region, which would make it virtually impossible to build any new mosques there, officials said. The regulations, which have become known as “anti-mosque” laws, were approved by the right-wing dominated regional council at the end […]
Italy moves to block 'anti-mosque' laws
Aljazeera: The Italian government has moved to block new building regulations for Lombardy, the country’s most populous region, which would make it virtually impossible to build any new mosques there, officials said. The regulations, which have become known as “anti-mosque” laws, were approved by the right-wing dominated regional council at the end […]
Bigotry veiled as liberation: Hijab Ban
Middle East News: How does the prohibition of burqa dress fit in with pluralism, and does it stem from an undercurrent of prejudice? Earlier this month, the European court of human rights (ECHR) issued a judgment in which itrejected a challenge to the controversial 2011 French law banning the wearing […]
Muslim Leader Calls for Mosques to Combat Homegrown Terrorism
LONDON, March 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — An Islamic leader has backed greater monitoring and regulation of social media and internet traffic in the war against extremism. Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, […]
Denied temple access in India, Dalit converts to Islam
Source: The Hindu By Muhammad Ali March 14, 2015 A month ago, he called himself Shyam Singh. Now he declares himself “Azad” (liberated). The symbolic name not only sums up […]
Swedish politician Shadiye Heydari visits His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad in London
Source: Press Release On 7 March 2015, Mrs Shadiye Heydari, Member of Sweden’s National Parliament (Sveriges Riksdag), visited the Fazl Mosque in London where she was granted an audience with […]
UK Conference to See Muslims and Interfaith Leaders Denounce Extremism and ISIS
LONDON, March 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The 12th National Peace Symposium organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community will be a rallying cry for religious freedom in the face of growing militancy which has developed around the world in the last decade. Against a backdrop of conflict in the Middle East […]