Source: The Times of Malta: Wednesday, August 3, 2011 , by Louise Cilia The message the letter by Fr Renè Camilleri (July 23) titled Country (And Church) That Never Grow Up conveys is of topical interest to us in Malta, especially in the light of the recent divorce referendum result. Fr […]
Source/Credit: The Times of Malta / Sunday 31 July 2011 Since that fateful day in September 2001, the definition of the word ‘terrorism’ has been somewhat revised by the popular press to refer almost exclusively to Islamic fundamentalism. Western governments’ intelligence work, and the media spotlight, has focused almost exclusively on […]
Malta-based anti-jihad blogger Paul Ray, who writes under the pseudonym Lionheart, is on the list of people whom the Norwegian police want to question. Mr Ray has been described in the international press as a possible mentor and inspiration to Anders Behring Breivik, who on July 22 killed at least 77 […]
Source/Credit: The Times of Malta: Thursday, July 28, 2011 , by Laiq Ahmed Atif, president, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta, Ta’ Xbiex Death is as real as life and death is an integral part of life. The life of a human being is limited on this earth and everyone has to leave this world to […]
Source/Credit: The Times of Malta The Divorce Bill was approved by the House of Representatives this morning, with 52 voting in favour, 11 against and five abstaining. All Labour MPs voted in favour except Adrian Vassallo, a strong opponent of divorce, who was not present. The vote was greeted with […]
(L-R) Mrs. Catherine Gonzi, Mr. Laiq Ahmed Atif and Mrs. Michelle Muscat Source/Credit: http://www.di-ve.com – editorial@di-ve.com; 21 July 2011 – Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta commemorated the centenary of International Women’s Day by organising a seminar about women on Friday, June 17 at the Waterfront Hotel, Gzira. In this respectful gathering talks were […]
Source: Wednesday, 20 July 2011. BY GODFREY MAGRI – MALTA The annual convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat was held in Karlsruhe, Germany, between 24 and 26 June. Over 30,000 members participated and prayed in a great community spirit. The Leader of the Community, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, made two inspiring speeches. In […]
The Little America: The sheer size of the new US Embassy compound in Ta’ Qali, which sprawls over 40,000 square metres, can be gauged from this photo. The compound was officially inaugurated last night. Photo: airphoto.com.mt Source/Credit: The Times of Malta: Saturday, July 16, 2011 Spread over 40,000 square metres, […]
Source/Credit: The Times of Malta: Friday, July 15, 2011 , by Laiq Ahmed Atif Human beings have explored more civilisations with the passage of time and we are now in the 21st century. But, in some countries and societies that is merely a technicality and nothing more. The archaic […]
Source/Credit: The Times of Malta: As the church bells chimed three o’clock yesterday afternoon, the nation mourned the loss of former First Lady Mary Fenech Adami who passed away six days after she was taken ill at a wedding reception. Mrs Fenech Adami, 77, was hospitalised last Saturday after suffering a heart […]
PART: 2 Women in Islam, speech delivered by by Laiq Ahmed Atif, president Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta, in the ‘Seminar about Women’, on Friday 17th June 2011. This especial event was organised to commemorate the “International Women’s Day Centenary 1911-2011″, by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta. Find original post:
Mrs. Catherine Gonzi, the wife of the Prime Minister of Malta Mr Atif, Mrs Muscat, Respected speakers, Ladies and Gentleman, It is a pleasure for me to share with you this opportunity to take stock of women’s issues. I thank all the previous speakers for their extremely informative and enlightening interventions about women […]
The True Concept of Islamic Jihad By: Laiq Ahmed atif Jihad is an Arabic word that means striving for a noble objective. With the study of the Holy Quran it becomes very clear that calling people for Jihad means striving for a noble cause and objective. It can be carried out in […]
Source/Credit: The Times of Malta: The official Vatican newspaper, which marked its 150th anniversary yesterday, stands out as “a paper of ideas” in a world increasingly dominated by secular ideology, Pope Benedict XVI said. A Latin proverb meaning “the gates of hell shall not prevail” appears on the masthead […]
Source/Credit: The Times of Malta: Archbishop Paul Cremona is demonstrating a remarkable reluctance to recognise the enormity of his misjudgement in the way and manner he led his Church in a most divisive divorce referendum campaign. He appears to have forgotten nothing and learnt nothing. Displaying all the brazen […]
Source/Credit: The Times of Malta: Milk and milk products became part of the diet of adult humans following the transition from the hunter-gatherer to the tending of herds of animals for products other than meat and skins. Humans evolved using the milks of many species as foods and as […]
Source/Credit: The Times of Malta: For the tattered-clothed young men in this remote community, milking a camel’s stubby utters at sunrise is not a novelty, but a daily chore to get milk valued by their tribe for generations. But camel’s milk, long-cherished by the Cushite people of central Kenya, […]
Source/Credit: The Times of Malta: Dino discovery Sauropod dinosaurs, the enormous plant-eating dinos with long tails and necks, had body temperatures ranging from 36°C to 38°C – making them as warm as most mammals – including people. Because body temperature usually rises the larger an animal gets, the findings […]
On Sunday 26th June, in the afternoon, the spiritual gathering of thousands ended with a silent prayer lead by the Khalifa-tul-Massih V aba, the Spiritual Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat. The annual convention of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Germany was started on Friday 24th June with the Flag Hoisting Ceremony and Friday Sermon by […]
There’s a small campfire battling a stiff sea breeze, several homemade tents, a trench, and the usual assortment of machine gun placements and rocket launchers aimed across no-man’s land towards Col Muammar Gaddafi’s forces. “Your energy and courage inspire,” says Gen Suleiman Mahmoud in a brief speech to the group… […]