Solidarity and Hypocrisy
In the wake of the terrorist attack on a mosque in Christchurch in which over 50 worshippers were killed by a white supremacist, the world has been united in […]
Ahmadi Muslim survivors of May 2010 mosque attacks in Pakistan overwhelmed by New Zealand’s reaction
Source: nzherald.co.nz Two surviviors of vicious mosque attacks nine years ago have been overwhelmed by the solidarity and warmth shown by New Zealanders – something they didn’t receive in their own country. Zulfiqar Ahmad, 34, and Mirza Ahmad, 38, were attending Friday prayer at two different mosques in Lahore in […]
Guns and tourists: Aboard the unlikely India-Pakistan ‘friendship bus’
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 22, 2019 FILE PHOTO: Passengers disembark the India-Pakistan ‘friendship bus’ under police guard at a rest stop in Sirhind, India, March 15, 2019. […]
A wakeup call for Muslims
Source: ET The Muslim moment of truth has arrived. One cannot forget the day of March 15 this year when more than 50 Muslim worshipers praying in two mosques of Christchurch, New Zealand were a victim of mayhem and carnage unleashed by white supremacists who openly call for expelling Muslims […]
Flames of bigotry
Source: Dawn IT is yet another needless death at the altar of moral vigilantism. On Wednesday at Bahawalpur’s Government Sadiq Egerton College, a third-year student stabbed to deathKhalid Hameed, head of the English department, accusing the professor of ‘spreading obscenity’. It appears the young man had taken exception on religious grounds […]
Pakistan: Student kills professor for alleged blasphemy
Bahawalpur student suspected of murdering professor remanded to police custody Mohammad ImranUpdated March 21, 2019 3 An old photo of deceased Professor Khalid Hameed of Government Sadiq Egerton College. — DawnNewsTV An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Bahawalpur on Thursday remanded to police custody a college student arrested yesterday for allegedly stabbing […]
Elderly Ahmadi released from Pakistani jail after blasphemy sentence cut
The 83-year-old was arrested after being accused of selling an Ahmadi interpretation of the Quran A file image of a minaret of the Ahmadi minority mosque in Lahore […]
Abdul Shakoor (RELEASED) : Alhamdolillah.
Country: Pakistan Key Fact: 82-year-old Ahmadi manager of a bookshop and optician store Detained Since: December 2, 2015. Abdul Shakoor was released on March 18, 2019. Charges: Propagating the Ahmadiyya […]
US criticises Pak for discriminatory policies against minorities
The United States on Sunday criticised Pakistan for using discriminatory policies against Ahmadiyya community and other religious minorities including Sikhs, Christians, and Shias. A country report on human rights […]
The Need for Religion
The Need for Religion, The Review of Religions February 2019 Translated by Zafir Mahmood Malik for The Review of Religions On 5th March 1921, a few college students in […]
Pakistani mullahs in league with terrorists, responsible for acts like Pulwama attack: Ahmadiyyas
Source: Business Standard The Pakistan government has given a free hand to the ‘mullahs’ (Muslim clergymen) who closely collaborate with terrorist groups and create problems worldwide, like the recent terror […]
India, Pakistan officials meet to discuss border opening
Source: Associated Press By ASHOK SHARMA NEW DELHI (AP) — Officials from India and Pakistan met Thursday amid easing tensions to discuss opening a visa-free border crossing to allow pilgrims […]
India, Pakistan push ahead with route for Sikh pilgrims, despite tension
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 14, 2019 12:52 PMMAR 14, 2019 – 12:52 NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India and Pakistan agreed on Thursday to go forward with a new […]
Imran Khan, the closet bigot – by his ex-wife Reham Khan
Source: First Post By Reham Khan, who is a journalist, child rights activist, and single parent in Pakistan. She authored ‘Reham Khan’, an autobiography Just as Pakistan was sailing on […]
Pakistan seizes religious schools in intensified crackdown on militants
Source: Reuters BY Asif Shahzad, Drazen Jorgic ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan intensified its crackdown against Islamist militants on Thursday, with the government announcing it had taken control of 182 religious schools and […]
UN Rights expert condemns Pakistan over “systematic persecution” of Ahmadis
ASIA RABWAH TIMES The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief has criticized Pakistan for its treatment of Ahmadiyya Muslims. In a report submitted before the UN Human […]
Iran’s Rouhani urges Pakistan to act against group behind border attack
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 9, 2019 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is seen during a public speech in the northern province of Gilan, Iran March 6, 2019. Official […]
Give peace a chance – Laiq Ahmed Atif
An Indian demonstrator installs placards during an anti-war demonstration called by pacifist organisations in New Delhi on March 4. Photo: Dominique Faget/AFP The times we live in pose great challenges […]
Sydney march for peace between India & Pakistan
Source: Australian Muslim times Posted by Hanif Bismi Members of Sydney’s Indian and Pakistani community came together in unity to march for peace on Sunday 3 March in Harris Park, Western […]
New Pakistani leader’s education aims may include reining in religious schools
Source: Religion News Service By Naila Inayat LAHORE, Pakistan (RNS) — Like several Pakistani leaders before him, Prime Minister Imran Khan came into office vowing to reform the country’s 38,000 […]