Bernard Lewis: a critical review
Jul 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Marwan M. Obeidat Bernard Lewis (1916-2018), who wrote and edited more than two dozen books and hundreds of articles, was regarded as a leading […]
In Western Europe, familiarity with Muslims is linked to positive views of Muslims and Islam
Source: Pew Research Center BY SCOTT GARDNER AND JONATHAN EVANS A woman outside the East London Mosque after the first Friday prayers of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. (Rob Stothard/Getty Images) Across […]
The Ottoman caliphs: Why European Islam’s current problems might reflect a 100-year-old mistake
Europe’s move to undermine the caliphate shifted the centre of theological influence Erasmus Jul 26th 2016 by ERASMUS EVERY time a European city is shaken by an act of mass violence, the […]
Indonesia: Ahmadis’ hopes dashed by Constitutional Court
Karina M. TehusijaranaThe Jakarta Post Jakarta | Tue, July 24 2018 | The Constitutional Court once again rejected a judicial review petition to strike down the 1965 Blasphemy Law as […]
Peace symposium spreads unity across Halesowen
Dan Sharp @DanSharpHN Senior Reporter Halesowen and Rowley Regis MP James Morris speaks at Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s ‘Peace Symposium’ at Baitul Ghafoor Mosque. UNITY prevailed at a Halesowen mosque’s ‘Peace […]
Pakistan General Election 2018: Secular candidate Jibran Nasir targeted by mobs for not declaring religion publicly
World Reuters Jul 24, 2018 Islamabad: It began with an audience member asking Pakistani parliamentary candidate Jibran Nasir to declare his religion at a public forum, a request he politely […]
Life after Death
Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad(rh) Review of Religions, July 1996 It was customary for the Head of the Ahmadiyya Community, Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, to hold sessions in which he responded […]
Hardline Islamists push religion to centre of Pakistan election
Reuters International This content was published on July 22, 2018 FILE PHOTO: People hold signs as they chant slogans against the participation of banned outfits to take part in general […]
Ahmadis say forced to abstain in Pakistan elections
Masood Ahmad Khalid, a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community There are no campaign posters in the Pakistani town of Rabwah, and no election rallies on its streets. Though they […]
Can Jews eat halal food, and can Muslims eat kosher?
some answers: Orem Frien, Assyrian, American, Atheist…and that’s just the A’s Updated Feb 5 There are two issues here: (1) Can Jews eat Halal? (2) Can Muslims eat Kosher. Of […]
What is Kosher? Are halal and kosher the same thing?
Many meats are labeled halal, which makes them okay for Muslims to consume, and many Muslims rely on kosher certification to inform them that meat is halal, but halal does not equal kosher. Here’s why: ● All kosher meat must be slaughtered by a G‑d-fearing Jew who is trained in […]
We have turned a blind eye to extremism against the British Ahmadi Muslim community
A web of extremism percolates outwards from Pakistan into communities in the UK. By Fiyaz Mughal Getty Members of the Ahmadiyya community during Friday prayers at a mosque in Lahore, Pakistan Last month I […]
For American Muslims, family border separations are personal
Source: Religion News Service BY Aysha Khan (RNS) — When Imam Arjan Abu Sa’ad turned on the news to see reports of toddlers being pulled from their families and detained in […]
Belgium struggles to manage its burgeoning Islamic scene
Source: The Economist As Donald Trump stormed through Brussels this week, alternatively dishing out anti-European tirades and paeans of fawning praise, he had little time to mingle with the city’s […]
The Taliban Has Used Islam as a Weapon of War. This Is How Afghanistan Can Use It for Peace
Source: Time By Tariq Ali Bakhiet Ambassador Tariq Ali Bakhiet is the Director General of Political Affairs for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the second-largest intergovernmental body in the world; […]
Life Could Not Be More Difficult For Pakistan’s Ahmadis?
Ewelina U. Ochab Contributor i Jul 17, 2018, 05:28pm 423 views #ForeignAffairs The recent USCIRF report highlights the plight of religious minorities in Pakistan. Religious minority groups such as Hindus, […]
The High Status of Women in Islam
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba) It’s a stereotype too common to mention: Islam oppresses women and the religion is inherently hostile to the desires, needs and concerns […]
About His Holiness – Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad
His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad (Mir-za Mas-roor Ah-mad), is the fifth Khalifa (Caliph) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Elected to this lifelong position on 22nd April 2003, he serves as […]
The Silent Theology of Islamic Art
Shaykh Lutfollah Mosque in Isfahan, Iran Oludamini Ogunnaike College of William and Mary Oludamini Ogunnaike’s research interests include Islamic philosophy, spirituality, art, and African and African diasporic religions. More […]
The Unity of God
Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad The Review of Religions, November 1992 Urdu Audio The following is the gist of the opening address delivered by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Head of the […]