Bawa Guru Nanik – One and Only
The Muslim Outlook – by Shahid Pervaiz October 14, 2012 Sometimes it seems overwhelmingly odd as why there exist the strains of hostility amongst the followers of various religions – […]
Ahmadiyya Muslims condemn machination to create rift between Sikh and Ahmadiyya’s
Source: Times of India AMRITSAR: With intentions of creating rift between Sikhs and Ahmadiyya Muslims, a person using fake ID on Facebook has attempted to defile Guru Nanak Dev and […]
People of all faiths, let’s focus on what unites us
By Dominique Rychlik, Mike Rychlik The Daily Star The recent anniversary of 9/11 was a poignant occasion to reflect on why we insist on seeing people of other faiths as fundamentally “other” when there is so much that we share. While great strides have been made in promoting inter-religious understanding, […]
Prominent Sikh Gurdwara goes eco-friendly, kitchen to shift from LPG to solar energy
Source: Hindustan Times In an effort to promote environment-friendly measures, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has given the go-ahead to shifting a majority of its cooking activities at Harmandar Sahib’s Guru Ram Dass ‘langar’ (community kitchen) on to solar energy. This decision was taken after a devotee, Ravindra Laund, […]
Debate: Does the Universe have a purpose?
First something about the big picture, atheists are right in exposing the irrationality of the Christian dogma. However, the Christians are right in as far as their claim that there needs […]
Video: Ahmadiyya spokesman on whether politicians have fermented a rise in anti-Muslim sentiment?
Source: Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer Harris Zafar, national spokesperson for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, and “Viewpoint” host Eliot Spitzer discuss the possibility that the gunman behind the mass shooting […]
Temple Shooting Spreads Fear Among U.S. Sikh Population
Huff Post: NEW YORK — The killing of six worshippers at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee brought fresh worries Sunday to the half million U.S. followers of a faith whose congregants have worried about their safety since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, when some began targeting adherents of […]
USA: Ahmadi Muslims condemn shooting at Sikh Temple
Ahmaddiya Times: Nation’s oldest Muslim organization sends condolences and calls for peace and justice Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the USA had strongly condemned the ‘senseless shooting’ this morning on Sikh […]
Islamophobia, Sikhophobia and Media Profiling
Huff Post: Simran Jeet Singh On Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks shook the American nation to its core. Nineteen individuals associated with al Qaeda coordinated to hijack four passenger jets and use them as weapons of mass destruction. The terrorist attacks of 9/11 claimed approximately 3,000 lives, including all […]
Breaking News: At least 1 dead in shooting at Wisconsin Sikh temple
(CNN) — A shooting at Sikh temple in the Milwaukee suburb of Oak Creek, Wisconsin, on Sunday, left at least three people wounded and one gunman killed by a police […]
Belief-O-Matic and Me
Huff Post by Kecia Ali. Associate Professor of Religion, Boston University According to the Internet, I am 100 percent Reform Jew. This came as something of a surprise to me since I’m a Muslim. Let me explain. In the wake of Sept. 11, I was invited to contribute an essay […]
An Introduction To Sikh Scripture
Huff Post The central text of the Sikh religion — the Guru Granth Sahib — is a different kind of scripture. A number of features mark its distinctiveness among the scriptures of the world, including its style, content, history and authority. One unique aspect of the Guru Granth Sahib relates […]
Belongings of the Holy Prophet of Islam s.a.w.
Belongings of a “GODLY PERSONA” are IMPORTANT # ONE of FOUR – Why the Holy Belongings are Important The Holy Promised Messiah Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, a.s. has ascribed the phenomenon of “Barakat in the Belongings” as below:- Rookhani Khazain Volume 5 – Aaenae Kamalate Islam – Page 69 […]
Looking Different and Differently Looking
Huff Post As far as I can remember, I’ve always looked different. In elementary school, my classmates called me a girl, a genie and Aladdin. In middle school, I was […]
Andrew Bowen, Man Who Spends 12 Months Practicing 12 Different Religions, Finds Peace
Huff Post LUMBERTON, N.C. (RNS) Andrew Bowen sat yoga-style in his armchair, absent-mindedly fingering a set of Muslim prayer beads in his left hand as he talked about 2011 — his year of conversion. But he’s not Muslim. In fact, the 29-year-old Lumberton resident doesn’t call himself by any of […]
Interfaith Symposium Do We Need Organized Religion?
Source: http://www.tsinai.org The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is a dynamic, fast-growing international revival movement within Islam. Founded in 1889, the Community spans 200 countries with membership exceeding tens of millions. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, established in 1920, is the first American-Muslim organization. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the only Islamic organization to believe […]
Muhammad Khurshid Khan: Muslim Cleans Shoes In Shrines To Atone For Beheading Of Sikh By Islamists
Huff Post HASAN ABDAL, Pakistan — Thousands of Indian pilgrims barely registered the man in the orange bandanna and Ray-Ban sunglasses taking their shoes and storing them in wooden cubbyholes before they entered the Sikh shrine in this town in northwest Pakistan. The unassuming 62-year-old tending to the shoes is […]
We Are All Muslims: A Sikh Response to Islamophobia in the NYPD and Beyond
Source: Huffington Post By Sonny Singh: musician & social justice educator As a brown-skinned Sikh with a turban on my head and a long beard on my chin, I deal […]