How can we build the Third Temple together?
Source: Muslim Sunrise Spring 2017 Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times In a recent interview President Trump said about his son in law, […]
Video: General Pervez Musharraf opens up about Ahmadiyya Muslims
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comments President Musharaf is expressing sympathies for the Ahmadi Muslims and is highlighting the principle of religious freedom in this video. However, he is saying […]
Europe Looks to Indonesia as Model of Peaceful Islam (while it fails Ahmadiyya and Shia Muslims)
Jakarta Globe: Jakarta. Indonesia’s long tradition of peaceful coexistence among diverse religious and ethnic groups is starting to serve as a model for other countries struggling with the challenges of multiculturalism. Nearly 85 percent of Indonesia’s population of 250 million people are Muslims, but the country is notably tolerant of other […]
Parents’ lawsuit says son was baptized against their wishes
Source: Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — The parents of a developmentally disabled boy in Ohio have sued his former court-appointed guardian, a minister and the child’s mentor claiming he was […]
The Ahmadis of Algeria: the government’s most convenient security threat?
Despite numbering in the few thousands, the followers of this branch of Islam have been branded a major security threat by the Algerian state. Now, they are facing both a crackdown and a propaganda war. By Jacob Lindelöw Berntson In the last six months, at least 70 individuals belonging to […]
Muhammad Ali’s son launching religious freedom campaign
Source: Associated Press By ERRIN HAINES WHACK Muhammad Ali’s son and ex-wife declared a “showdown” over religious freedom against President Donald Trump a month after they were detained by immigration […]
America’s True History of Religious Tolerance
Source: Smithsonian.com By Kenneth C. Davis SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE | SUBSCRIBE Wading into the controversy surrounding an Islamic center planned for a site near New York City’s Ground Zero memorial this […]
The United States of America – One Nation, Under God
Source: The Muslim Sunrise is the oldest Muslim publication of North America. Its winter volume explores unity and diversity in our global village: Winter-2016 By Mazher Ahmad, who is a […]
Religious Freedom Advocates Urge Trump to Sign Executive Order
Source: The Daily Signal By Fred Lucas Conservatives and religious groups are calling on President Donald Trump to stand firm on a draft executive order asserting the federal government recognize religious […]
Trump says his travel ban needed to ensure U.S. religious freedom
Reuters International FEB 2, 2017 – DAY 9 / JANUARY 28: Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump agreed to try to rebuild U.S.-Russia ties and to cooperate in Syria, the Kremlin said, after the two men spoke for the first time since Trump’s inauguration. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (reuters_tickers) By […]
Watch: Why this 40-minute video on migration and racism won a £40,000 prize
Scroll.In: ‘Auto Da Fé’ shows how 400 years of migration in the face of religious persecution is a vicious cycle. As America rages over its president’s decision to ban the entry of refugees, this film looks at four hundred years of forced migration. There are no words, and yet every […]
ECHR: Swiss Muslim girls must attend mixed-sex swimming lessons
theguardian: by Jennifer Rankin — Swiss authorities did not violate right to freedom of religion in rejecting parents’ request for exemption, court rules A mixed-sex school swimming lesson. The parents in the case argued that their beliefs did not allow their children to take part in mixed-sex lessons. Photograph: Fiona […]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Two Books About Muslim Identity
Source: New York Times Book review by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the N.B.A.’s all-time leading scorer. His book “Coach Wooden and […]
The battle for the souls of Islam in Pakistan
The battle for the souls of Islam Source: Daily Times By Yasser Latif Hamdani Future historians of Pakistan will mark January 4, 2011 as a significant date in the history […]
Saudi police detain young woman for removing abaya
Source: ET DUBAI: Saudi police detained a young woman for violating modesty rules after she removed her abaya, the loose-fitting, full-length robes women are required to wear, on a main street in the capital Riyadh, local media reported on Monday. The Arabic-language al-Sharq newspaper reported that the woman was detained […]
US expresses concern over Ahmadiyya HQ raid in Pakistan
By PTI | Published: 10th December 2016 – | Image for representational purpose only. (Photo | AP) WASHINGTON: The US has expressed concern over reports of a police raid at the Ahmadiyya community headquarters in Pakistan and urged the country’s government to protect the religious freedom and basic rights of minority communities. […]
Asian Human Rights Commission – Urgent Appeals Programme
Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-151-2016 PAKISTAN: Investigate the raid and harassment at Ahmadiyya Headquarters ISSUES: Right to adopt religion and faith, arbitrary arrests, torture, blasphemy laws, no rule of law ——————————————————————— […]
Governor Ahok’s Blasphemy Trial to Start Dec. 13 in Indonesia
Source: Jakarta Globe Jakarta. Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama will face court on Dec. 13 in a high profile alleged blasphemy and harassment case, a court spokesman said […]
‘Grizzly Bear Spirit’ case at Canada’s Supreme Court
Source: BBC A landmark religious freedom case between a ski resort and a First Nation will play out in Canada’s highest court. The Ktunaxa First Nation say the resort would […]
Canada mother calls for ban of indigenous ceremonies in schools
Source: The Guardian Parliament buildings located on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo By Ashifa Kassam in Toronto A mother in British Columbia has lodged a legal challenge against her local school district, alleging that an aboriginal ceremony at her children’s school infringed on the family’s right to […]