Canada lawmakers to vote on accusing China of genocide
Source: The Washington Post By Rob Gillies Canada’s main opposition party called Thursday for the House of Commons to formally declare that China is committing genocide against more than 1 […]
Gulf state religious moderation falls by the wayside in Pakistan
January 8, 2021By Dr. James M. Dorsey Silent about rising sectarian violence in Pakistan, Gulf states vying for religious soft power risk exposing the limitations of their concepts of an […]
Indonesia: Local Ahmadiyya Muslim Community barred from using their mosque – Amnesty International
Source: amnesty.id Responding to authorities in West Java issuing a decree banning a local Ahmadiyya community from using their mosque, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid said: “The decision […]
Building a Bridge Between China and Her Muslim Minority: Confucianism as Understood by a Muslim Scholar
Source: Confucianism, A Chapter of a book, Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge and Truth Author: Mirza Tahir Ahmad Courtesy: Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Confucius (click to enlarge) […]
US concerned about status of minorities in Pakistan: Ambassador Samuel Brownback
“Pakistanis won’t let Ahmadi Muslims register as Muslims,” says US diplomat Source: financialexpress.com | By PTI | theweek.in “We are concerned about Pakistan because of the harshness of the persecution atmosphere and the number of people getting killed or the inability of the Ahmadi Muslims to function in the country […]
On The Margins Of Faith: A Critical Historical Study Of Muslim Religious Identity & The Minority Ahmadi Muslim Community In Cape Town
Source: nihss.ac.za Full Name: Dr Nadeem Mahomed Programme: NIHSS-SAHUDA | Region: Gauteng Doctoral School Institution: University of Johannesburg The Ahmadi (muslim) movement is one of the most controversial modern Muslim movements primarily for the reason of their unorthodox belief in the continuation of prophecy after the Prophet Muhammad and/or the belief that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad […]
Pakistan: ‘No plans to rebuild Qadiani mosque in Mardan’
Source: tnn.com.pk |By Correspondent TNN MARDAN: Deputy Commissioner Mardan Abid Wazir has said that there is no plan to rebuilt Qadiani mosque on the disputed land of Bakt Ganj in Mardan. In a special conversation with TNN, after talking with elders, clerics and media representatives at his office, Wazir assured that […]
US, UK & Canada slam China and Pakistan for persecuting & repressing religious minorities at UN Meet
Source: firstpost.com World Asian News International Aug 23, 2019 10:52:24 IST Raising the issue of suppression of religious freedom at the UN, the US, the UK, and Canada slammed China and Pakistan for ‘persecuting and repressing’ their religious minorities. During a UN meeting in New York, the US, UK, and Canada expressed […]
China orders Muslim and Arabic symbols to be taken down
Source: Washington Examiner by Noah Garfinke The Chinese capital is beginning to clamp down on Muslim and Arabic symbols. Beijing has ordered halal restaurants and food stalls to begin removing […]
Pew Research: Asia remains ‘enemy’ of religious freedom
Source: asianews.it The Pew Research Center report states that “in the 2007-2017 decade, government restrictions on religion – laws, policies and actions of state officials that limit religious beliefs and practices – have increased dramatically in the world.” Leading the ranking of countries that impose restrictions on religious freedom are […]
Pew Research Report: How religious restrictions around the world have changed over a decade
Source: pewresearch.org | BY MICHAEL LIPKA AND SAMIRAH MAJUMDAR Pew Research Center just published its 10th annual report analyzing restrictions on religion (by both governments and individuals or groups in society) around the world. This year’s report differs from past reports because it focuses on changes that have occurred over the course of a decade, […]
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 […]
RUSSIA: 100+ Jehovah’s Witness criminal cases
Source: Forum 18 News By Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 At least 26 Jehovah’s Witnesses are in pre-trial detention, 28 under house arrest, and 42 under travel restrictions as more than […]
Debt-ridden Pak removes illustrious economist for being Ahmadi
Source: ANI | Updated: Sep 07, 2018 13:59 IST Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept 07 (ANI): The newly formed Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government has axed economist Atif R Mian from the Prime […]
Egypt Court Sentences 75 To Death Over 2013 Sit-In
Source: Huffington Post The 2013 sit-in supported former President Mohammed Morsi who was militarily ousted following mass protests. CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court sentenced 75 people to death on […]
Statement by the Prime Minister on Imamat Day
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Imamat Day: “Today, Ismaili Muslims across Canada and around the world celebrate the anniversary of the ascension of His […]
Why Ahmadi Muslims are doomed in Pakistan
Source: Daily O By Mehr Tarar, a former op-ed editor of Daily Times, Pakistan, and a freelance columnist. There are no sounds of a Sunday mass, bells of a temple, […]
Pakistan government calls in army as Islamist protests spread
Islamabad on November 25, 201 Video by FRANCE 24 Text by NEWS WIRES Pakistan’s government on Saturday called on the army to help clear a sit-in by Islamist hard-liners blockading the capital after police clashed with activists and religious protests spread to other cities. Dozens of people were injured in […]
Pakistan: LHCBA imposes life ban on Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah for his statement on Ahmadi Muslims
Source: http://nation.com.pk/national/13-Oct-2017/ahmadis-should-stop-declaring-themselves-as-muslims-rana-sanaullah Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan today said that Ahmedi community should stop declaring themselves as Muslims, if they want to be treated in equal manner as other religious minority groups in Pakistan. While addressing a press conference today Sanaullah said, “I said that Ahmedis pretend to be Muslims as they […]
Pukhtunkhwa Times: #IStandWithAhmadis – Why is Pakistan against its Ahmadi Muslim community?
Source: http://pukhtunkhwatimes.blogspot.in/2017/10/istandwithahmadis-why-is-pakistan.html Former PM Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law has caused uproar among Pakistan’s liberal sections by demanding a ban on military jobs for the minority Ahmadi community. DW examines why Pakistan has a problem with Ahmadis. Captain (retired) Muhammad Safdar, who is ousted premier Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law and a member of the […]