Huff Post: by Sarah Saeed — Islamic. Islamist. Muslim. People use these words to modify the nouns “terror” or “terrorism.” Media describe Boko Haram’s kidnapping of Nigerian girls by using “Islamic” and “Islamist.” There is controversy over the 9/11 Memorial Museum’s use of the term “Islamist” to describe Al Qaeda. Some […]
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 Antonia Blumberg — A new ad campaign hit Washington D.C. on Monday with a strong anti-Muslim message. The American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI), spearheaded by Pamela Geller, launched an ad showing Adolf Hitler meeting with Palestinian nationalist and grand mufti of Jerusalem Haj Amin al-Husseini. The 15-foot message is now displayed […]
SunSentinel: by Shani McManus — While he was there to speak about his experience as a Muslim physician treating Holocaust survivors, the two-hour discussion covered a variety of religious and political subjects, and ended with an improved mutual understanding. In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Dr. Khalid Minhas, director of […]
Khaleej Times: by Muaz Shabandri — The son of Arnoud van Doorn, the famous Dutch policy maker and distributor of an anti-Islam film Fitna that caused unrest in 2008, surprised the audiences at the three-day Dubai International Peace Convention by embracing Islam. Arnoud’s son, Iskander Amien De Vrie, was one of the […]
Huff Post: by Kashif N. Chaudhry — Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Khalifa and spiritual head of the worldwideAhmadiyya Muslim Community, for instance, unequivocally condemned the Boston attack and offered his condolences, saying: My sympathies are with the victims of the Boston bombing. We condemn that attack in its entirety. The […]
News telegram.com: by Paula J. Owens — FITCHBURG — As the first anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings approaches, Furqan Q. Mehmud said he and others wanted to help make a difference and let other people know there are good Muslims out there. They are doing it by giving their […]
Guardian.co.uk — An informal get together and Q&A session is being organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK. The purpose of this event is to open our doors to the wider community and to promote peace, mutual understanding and tolerance for all. Established in the UK since 1913, ”LOVE FOR […]
Source: Huffington Post By Akbar Ganji — Iranian journalist and human rights activist Shiites believe that this year the birthday of Prophet Muhammad falls on January 19, while the Sunnis believe that the actual birthday is on January 26. Thus, it may be the right occasion to discuss what the Muslims […]
Source: Huffington Post By Craig Considine, Ph.D. candidate at Trinity College Dublin, interfaith activist Muslims worldwide have recently joined together to celebrate Mawlid al-Nabi, the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. This day is an opportunity for Muslims and non-Muslims, such as myself – a Catholic – to reflect upon the life and […]
Huff Post: by Erol Yayboke — Every year millions of Muslims from around the world participate in the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Despite being a fundamental pillar of Islam, the Hajj is often misunderstood, especially by those wary of increased religion-tinged violence in recent years. The July 7 bombers of the London public […]
Prime Minister says terrorists defamed peace-loving Islam November 15, 2013 – Updated 728 PKT From Web Edition ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said the terrorists defamed Islam, which is a religion of peace, and lamented that innocent citizens are being subjected to extreme brutality. The prime minister said […]
In the lead-up to Remembrance Day, Vaughan’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at community wants you to know they stand up proudly for Canada, their “home and native land”. Members of the community […]
The Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace be on him, was the greatest pioneer of religious freedom and tolerance. When we say it, we literally mean it, for it would take […]
Islam spread gradually in Indonesia from 12th century onwards, and especially during the 14th and 15th century. The advent of Islam did not lead to the introduction of a new […]
Huff Post: by Harun Yahya – The essence of Islam is love, compassion and friendship. Muslims are obliged to defend and protect the freedom of thought and faith with the command in the Koran, “You have your religion and I have my religion” (109:6) and “…There is no compulsion where […]
The Nation: by Ahmad Zia Tulla – The social system of an Islamic state offers protection to non Muslims. They have been termed as Dhimis ‘protected people’. They are so-called as soon as they submit to Islamic rule; it becomes the duty of the Islamic State to protect their life, […]
by Dr. David Liepert The first Muslims, following after Muhammad, fought for a world where Islam was allowed, not imposed. The world they won was a world with religious liberty, […]
The Huffington Post: By: Craig Considine It is with disgust that I am writing this note on the Muslims who recently attacked two churches in Peshawar, Pakistan, where over 70 […]
Source: The Jewish Press By: Sevda Gözler History buffs among us know all too well that the best time for Jews over the past two millennia—ever since they were overcome […]