Asia

US lawmaker seeks changes in Pak blasphemy law

Source. TOI A Hindu youth was shot dead on Wednesday as communal tension gripped a district in Pakistan’s Sindh province following alleged desecration of a holy book by a man from the minority community who was arrested for blasphemy.Tension ran high in Mehran Samejo village in Ghotki district after a […]

‘Fair is foul and foul is fair…’

Source. ET Radicalisation, that word we all think we now understand, that comes off the shelf as well, and it does not have to be a long and intensive process, it can happen within hours or days. And where there are groups of highly-suggestible people with a powerful sense of […]

Press Release – Statement of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community India following France Church Attack

Source: Tariq Ahmad. K Incharge Press & Media Office, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at India Mohalla Ahmaidyya, Qadian-143516, Punjab Website: http://www.alislam.org | http://www.ahmadiyyamuslimjamaat.in | http://www.mta.tv Email: pressamjindia@gmail.com | Twitter: @Ahmadiyya Press India PRESS RELEASE STATEMENT OF AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY FOLLOWING FRANCE CHURCH ATTACK All members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community throughout the […]

The Islamic elephant in the room

Source: Times of Israel. Rabbi Sacks has applied himself to this mission with impressive diligence, persistence and intelligence, as well as captivating grace and humility. In this regard, he should serve as an inspiration to us all. As for his messages themselves, here the situation is more complicated: some of […]

Sex, lies, and circumcisions

Source: Times of Israel The voice on the other line introduced himself as Ralph (all of the names in this story have been changed) and simply asked: “Do you come to Tel Aviv to do britot?” I answered, “Yes.” He told me that he needed a mohelfor this coming Thursday. […]

Ahmadi, Christian marriages not being registered

Source: ET The petitioner submitted that before soliciting her hand in marriage Alfred Masih had introduced himself as a Muslim. PHOTO: REUTERS LAHORE: The Walton Cantonment Board and the Lahore Cantonment Board do not register marriages of Christians and Ahmadis, stating that they only register marriages solemnised under Muslim Family Laws Ordinance […]

Can Pakistan’s president house host its Ahmadi citizens on an Eid celebration?

Source: ET There are over three million (1% of the United States population) Muslims living in America. Even though anti-Muslim animus is generally on the rise across the country, President Obama has increasingly stood up for the Muslim American community. He has passionately promoted pluralism and diversity in the United States and vouches for religious tolerance […]