Can You Chant from the Bible or the Quran to Bliss and Happiness?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Even though I am a practicing physician, this article is not meant to be medical advice. It […]
Muslim Americans unite to raise funds for vandalized Jewish cemetery
Source: CNN By Alexandra Larkin and Faith Karimi (CNN)A fundraiser for a vandalized Jewish cemetery is sending a strong message of unity and tolerance. The effort organized by Muslim American […]
Trump: The anti-Semitic threats targeting our Jewish community centers are horrible and painful
Trump: "The anti-Semitic threats targeting our Jewish community and community centers are horrible and are painful" https://t.co/DkkGxldzbd — CNN (@CNN) February 21, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Americans Rate Jews & Muslims on a ‘Feeling Thermometer’ – Views of Both have Gotten Better
Americans Rate Jews Highest, Muslims Lowest On ‘Feeling Thermometer,’ Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg; Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post But views of both have gotten better A new […]
Jakarta governor election a ‘litmus test’ of Indonesian Islam
Guardian: Millions of Jakarta residents will go to the polls on Wednesday in a vote that is being seen as a “litmus test” of Indonesian Islam. In the capital of the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, the incumbent Jakarta governor Basuki Purnama Tjahaja, better known as Ahok, is battling to retain […]
Ahmadiyya Woman join the interfaith “Women In Faith Symposium” event in USA
Source: http://www.star-telegram.com/living/religion/article132344939.html Women of major religions challenge ‘homogenous’ way of life Saliha Malik, president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association, told symposium attendees that the Quran dictates equal rights for men and women. Brad Loper Special to the Star-Telegram BY SARAH BAHARI FORT WORTH: Members of Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths […]
India: Jamshedpur’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community organizes interfaith Peace Conference (Sarva Dharma Shanti Sammelan) at Sakchi to #PromotePeace
Source: http://www.avenuemail.in/jamshedpur/ahmadiyya-community-appeals-peace-holds-meeting/104558/ Home / Jamshedpur / Ahmadiyya community appeals for peace, holds meeting Ahmadiyya community appeals for peace, holds meeting Jamshedpur: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Jamshedpur organized an all-religion peace conference (Sarva Dharma Shanti Sammelan) in a hotel at Sakchi on Sunday with the view to promote peace and brotherhood in the city. The special guest […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim’s Hadee Mosque in Harrisburg holds event to promote unity & build bridges with all Americans
Source: http://abc27.com/2017/02/09/harrisburg-mosque-holds-unity-event/ Harrisburg mosque holds unity event WHTM Staff | Published: February 9, 2017, 11:45 pm Updated: February 10, 2017, 9:36 am HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The Hadee Mosque in Harrisburg held an event Thursday night to promote unity and build bridges with all Americans. The event, called We are One, brought […]
India: Mumbai Ahmadiyya’s Interfaith Peace Symposium Stresses Need for Education About Religion for Peaceful Coexistence
Source: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-education-a-must-for-peace-say-speakers-at-symposium-2320104 Education a must for peace, say speakers at symposium ASHUTOSH M SHUKLA | Sun, 12 Feb 2017-07:05am , Mumbai , DNA Almost all speakers at a peace symposium on Saturday stated that there is need for education across all religions for better understanding and peaceful relations among followers. They […]
Islam and Religious Pluralism featuring John Esposito
A good resource to tackle Islamophobia John Louis Esposito (born May 19, 1940) is an American professor of International Affairs and Islamic Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He […]
Jewish people give Muslims key to their synagogue after town’s mosque burns down
The Independent: Jewish people in a small Texas city handed Muslim worshippers the keys to their synagogue after the town’s only mosque was destroyed in a fire. The Victoria Islamic Centre burned down on Saturday and had previously been burgled—the cause is being investigated by federal officials. More:
The Story of God With Morgan Freeman: ‘The Chosen One’
The Story of God With Morgan Freeman Season 2 Episode 1 The Chosen One The Story of God with Morgan Freeman will take viewers on a trip around the world […]
115 charged with burning Christians’ homes acquitted
Source: Dawn LAHORE: An antiterrorism court on Saturday acquitted for lack of evidence 115 suspects involved in torching of more than 100 houses of Christians at Joseph Colony in the […]
London Synagogue to House Syrian Refugee Family
Haaretz: The South London Liberal Synagogue plans to house a family of Syrian refugees, once it raises the funds to renovate an apartment where a caretaker once lived. The house of worship in Streatham belongs to Citizens UK, which campaigns on behalf of refugees and other social causes, The […]
A Nobel for Karen Armstrong will bring the Christians and the Muslims closer in brotherhood
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be […]
A walk in the footsteps of Guru Nanak, before he was born
Scroll.In: So about six years after their wedding, the couple was blessed with a beautiful daughter. When it came to naming the child, it was suggested by Tripta’s mother that since the child was born in her maternal house, Nanaka in Punjabi, she should be called Nanaki. Thus, Tripta’s and […]
Why Did Muhammad Fly to Jerusalem?
Epigraph: Glory be to Him, Who carried His servant (Muhammad) by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Distant Mosque (Prophet Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem), the environment of which We […]
Dome of the Rock, can anyone tell me size of the building?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and a picture by National Geographic Not to be confused with Al-Aqsa Mosque or Mosque of Omar (Jerusalem). Dome of the Rock Qubbat As-Sakhrah قبّة […]
‘TOLERANCE IS INCREASINGLY THREATENED’
Source: The Tablet Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, rejected theocracy at its foundation and adopted a state philosophy known as “Pancasila”, giving equal recognition to the major religions. Yet that is increasingly under threat, as local authorities collude with radical Islamist groups to force Christian churches to close, and […]