Christian wins right to wear cross at work
Telegraph: The European Court of Human Rights ruled that the UK had failed to protect Nadia Eweida’s freedom to manifest her faith in the workplace. But it rejected a similar […]
Most Russians and Pakistanis say they prefer a ‘strong ruler’ over democracy: PEW
Washington Post: The Pew global attitudes project, a big set of periodic surveys on everything from economics to religion, is a terrific window into the public opinions and ideas that […]
Malaysian Sultan bans use of word ‘Allah’ by non-Muslims and the Muslim Times’ Solution
Kuala Lumpur: Petronas Twin Towers are twin skyscrapers and were tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004. Source: Indian Express The Sultan of Malaysia’s Selangor state has decreed […]
Bangladesh: Why Should Judicial Independence Be Delayed?
Source: Scoop Independent News Wednesday, 9 January 2013, 4:03 pm Press Release: Asian Human Rights Commission FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-STM-010-2013 January 8, 2013 A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission Bangladesh: Why Should Judicial Independence Be Delayed Any Further? The judiciary of Bangladesh is struggling to be an independent […]
National Cathedral to Perform Same-Sex Weddings
Source: NY Times. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington National Cathedral, where the nation gathers to mourn tragedies and celebrate new presidents, will soon begin performing same-sex marriages. Cathedral officials tell The Associated Press the church will be among the first Episcopal congregations to implement a new […]
Why British students are heading to Germany
The Telegraph: All of a sudden, we Brits are taking an interest in universities that are neither Russell Group nor red-brick, but positively Continental. It’s something that would have been […]
Restaurant bill sparks deadly religious riot in India
Express Tribune: MUMBAI: A row over an unpaid restaurant bill in a western Indian city escalated into a riot between Hindus and Muslims that left four people dead and 175 injured, police said on Monday. The unrest broke out in Dhule in Maharashtra state on Sunday, special inspector general Deven Bharti told AFP. […]
My Take: New Year’s resolution – don’t get murdered
CNN: Editor’s Note: Qasim Rashid is a national spokesperson for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA. Follow him on Twitter @MuslimIQ. By Qasim Rashid, Special to CNN (CNN)–My New Year’s resolution is to not die for my faith. I’d hoped that 2012 would bring a revolution among Muslims and Muslim-majority nations to free oppressed […]
Could Saudi Arabia be next?
The Independent: By Robert Fisk: Never make predictions in the Middle East. My crystal ball broke long ago. But predicting the region has an honourable pedigree. “An Arab movement, newly-risen, is looming in the distance,” a French traveller to the Gulf and Baghdad wrote in 1883, “and a race hitherto […]
Video: Documentary about Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at the European Parliament. Recorded on 3 and 4 December 2012.
Source: Alislam.org: A detailed and comprehensive video coverage of Khalifa of Islam’s recent visit to Brussels. Watch here:
The Salafi Surge: The Arab uprisings have allowed a long-suppressed ultraconservative Sunni sect to gain influence
FT: Roula Khalaf: The new face of Syria’s opposition, Moaz al-Khatib, is a mild-mannered reformist cleric with whom western governments say they can do business. But when it comes to rebels fighting the regime on the ground, the religious figure to whom many turn is of a different style. He is Sheikh […]
UN chief condemns ‘escalating’ violence in Pakistan
Express Tribune: UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said Sunday he was “appalled by the escalating terrorist violence in Pakistan,” after 19 Shia pilgrims died in a car bomb and […]
Video: Challenging Extremism: Ahmadiyya Muslim View
Source Youtube: MTA: Excellent overview and analysis by Iftikhar Ayaz Sahib and Mujib ur Rehman Sahib and other guests. Watch Here:
Silenced: How Apostasy and Blasphemy Codes Are Choking Freedom Worldwide
This is a recent book by Paul Marshall and Nina Shea(Oxford University Press, 448) In spite of its slightly agitated title, this book is mostly a cool and even-tempered human rights […]
Faithful fragmentation: A Failed Islamization Experiment in Pakistan
Dawn: Nadeem F Paracha: When religious extremists assassinated Benazir Bhutto in December 2007 and Bashir Ahmed Bilour in December 2012, my mind kept going back to what some political thinkers had warned about decades ago. Men, whose warnings were not only ignored but labeled as being treacherous and ‘anti-Pakistan.’ For example, the following […]
Christianity ‘close to extinction’ in Middle East
Telegraph: The study warns that Christians suffer greater hostility across the world than any other religious group. And it claims politicians have been “blind” to the extent of violence faced […]
In the Footsteps of Salam: Pervez Hoodbhoy Rejected by LUMS Appointed Advisor on Disarmament to the Secretary General of the United Nations
Paktimes.au: The Secretary-General of the United Nations recently appointed nine new members to his Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters to replace nine current ones whose terms will end on 31 December. Pervez Hoodbhoy from Pakistan was also nominated as a member of UN Secretary-General Advisory Board. Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy, is […]
Pope says future of mankind at stake over gay marriage
The Telegraph: “In the fight for the family, the very notion of being – of what being human really means – is being called into question,” the Pope said in […]
Anti-Islam Law Denied: CAIR action New American Media Report
Anti-Islam Law Denied The Muslim Observer, News Report, Posted: Dec 21, 2012 LANSING, Mich. — Last week, Muslims nationwide were urged to take action against HB 4769, better known as the Anti-Islam Legislation. State Legislator Dave Agema, a Republican from Michigan, was the state representative behind this bill, and actively pushing for […]
Video: Ahmadiyya Muslim Rights and History of Pakistan: Rawal TV interviews Mujeeb ur Rehman Sahib
You tube: Excellent and eloquent defence of Ahmadiyya Muslim role, rights and creation of Pakistan Watch in Youtube: