Asian Human Rights Commission — Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that an editor and publisher is facing serious threats to his life from Muslim militants for publishing an autobiography of a retired judge of the Lahore High Court who hails from the Ahmadi sect. According to […]
On a local Iraqi television network, a morning loop of reports about Da’esh — the Arabic equivalent of the acronym ISIS — detailed the horrors of the militant group’s return to Iraq. Each segment contained a litany of allegations: rape, destruction of heritage sites — especially churches — and wanton […]
On a local Iraqi television network, a morning loop of reports about Da’esh — the Arabic equivalent of the acronym ISIS — detailed the horrors of the militant group’s return to Iraq. Each segment contained a litany of allegations: rape, destruction of heritage sites — especially churches — and wanton […]
Huff Post:by Harris Zafar — For years, Pakistan has consistently renewed its international image as a country of grave concern, with not only its inability to halt the progress of terrorist and militant groups within the country but also its inability to provide basic needs of its own population. Far […]
Huff Post:by Harris Zafar — For years, Pakistan has consistently renewed its international image as a country of grave concern, with not only its inability to halt the progress of terrorist and militant groups within the country but also its inability to provide basic needs of its own population. Far […]
The al-Qaeda-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) announced Friday that a Shariah-based system of governance will be imposed in Mosul and other cities and towns in Iraq that have been overtaken by militants. It is already forbidden in Iraq to enact legislation that is antithetical to Islam, but the imposition of Shariah […]
LONDON — A report released on Monday concluded that pressure from fundamentalist Islamic school board governors had created a culture of “fear and intimidation” among senior staff members in a number of British schools said to have been the targets of a campaign to impose Islamist views on parts of […]
Fox News: by Faheem Younus — Dear Mehdi, Greetings of peace! You’ve been all over the place: CNN, New York Times, Wall Street Journal,Washington Post, Reuters… Up until a week ago, most Americans didn’t know you. But now, for millions, you are a celebrity. Because the media is telling your story… How you hail […]
Source: 680 News Thousands gathered Wednesday at the Vaughan funeral of a Canadian doctor gunned down in Pakistan late last month. The service for cardiologist Mehdi Ali Qamar, 51, was […]
War on the Rocks: by Myra McDonalds — The past few months have seen a particularly high-profile series of murders in Pakistan. An American cardiologist volunteering at a hospital in Pakistan was shot dead because he belonged to the minority Ahmadi community. A lawyer and human rights activist was killed after he took up […]
Like hundreds of other Ahmadi Muslims, Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar was murdered only for his faith. Combined, education and compassion can conquer such extremism. Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar was the type of friend every American would proudly brag about. He was a loyal U.S. citizen. He was only 50, a […]
The Windsor Star: letter by Dr. Kashif Ahmed — The future of Pakistan rests in the hands of its citizens. These citizens must ask themselves one question. What kind of Pakistan do they want to live in? One where people have equal rights, freedom of worship, an independent judicial system […]
Source: The Columbus Dispatch By Earl Rinehart What is a son to feel when his father is slain for the offense of providing free medical care to the poor in his native land? Abdullah Ali considered the question. “I am disappointed,” the 16-year-old calmly said. Not anger or vengeance. Disappointment in […]
IBNlive-Press Trustt of India — Acts of persecution against the minority Ahmadi community in Pakistan have increased “manifold” over the past year as seven community members fell prey to religious intolerance and 16 were attacked, according to a report. The annual report of Jamaat Ahmadiyya also claimed that due to […]
Huff Post: by David Schanzer— Our ultimate goal should be to make clear this conflict is a battle between civilized people of all faiths and the terrorists — not between Muslims and the West. So, when I talk about al Qaeda and terrorist violence, I say: “The 9/11 attacks were […]
Huff Post: by Kashif N. Chaudhry — In an interview with Reason magazine, this became clear when the interviewer asked if by “defeating Islam” Hirsi Ali meant, “defeating radical Islam?” She replied: “No. Islam, period.” When the reporter asked her to further elaborate what she meant by “defeat Islam” she replied: “I […]
signalscv.com: by Amer Aziz — May 1, 2014 2:00 a.m. The United States government recently launched the Ahmadiyya Muslim Caucus chaired by veteran Republican Congressman Frank Wolf. The caucus will strive to secure religious freedom for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, which suffers from severe persecution in some Muslim countries. Ahmadi […]
The Hindu: by Yasser Latif Hamdani — The doublespeak among Pakistan’s middle class is pushing the country backwards. But there is still hope The founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah never claimed that all Muslims were a nation. He said that only for Muslims in undivided India who he felt constituted a […]
UCAnews.com: by Katharina R. Lestari — Muslim council demands sect adheres to mainstream teachings Followers of a minority Muslim sect in Indonesia are continuing daily prayers in their West Java mosque despite a call for a ban from the district’s Indonesian Ulema Council. Syaiful Uyun, an Ahmadiya cleric at the […]
Guernica: by Ali Dayan Hasan — On the invention of “the liberal extremist” and the attempted assassination of a friend. He’s just the wrong kind of Pakistani—the kind that is killed nowadays. On March 28 in Lahore, my friend of almost thirty years, Raza Rumi, journalist and much else, survived […]