Abou Ben Adhem, A Compassionate Man
Abou Ben Adhem BY LEIGH HUNT Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight in his room, […]
The refugee crisis reminds us how interconnected we all are
Source: Huffington Post World Religious Leaders Address Refugee Crisis By Alon Goshen-Gottstein; Founder and Director of the Elijah Interfaith Institute. Acknowledged as one of the world’s leading figures in interreligious dialogue. […]
Ahmed Mohamed, 14, Builds Clock, Is Cuffed for Bomb Hoax, Then Gets Invited to White House
Source: NY Times By MANNY FERNANDEZ and CHRISTINE HAUSER SEPT. 16, 2015 HOUSTON — Ahmed Mohamed’s homemade alarm clock got him suspended from his suburban Dallas high school and detained and […]
Eating Beef in India; Another Reason Why World Needs Secularism in Our Global Village
You Cannot Eat a Beef Burger in Kashmir, India; Thanks to the Hindu Mullahs ‘Why can’t you respect our religious values?’: Kashmiris react to news of beef ban Scroll.in: […]
Addressing Constitutional Takfir in Pakistan
Epigraph: I asked the Messenger of Allah: “Who is the most excellent among the Muslims?” He said, “One from whose tongue and hands the other Muslims are secure.” [Al-Bukhari] Source: […]
Teachers at Islamic school jailed for 12 months for beating 10-year-old pupil
Source: The Independent Two teachers at an Islamic school in Birmingham have been jailed for 12 months for “brutally” beating a young boy with a stick. The 10-year-old victim was […]
Marriage and Annulment: When Will the Catholic Church Leave the Catholics Alone?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Many in the contemporary world think of marriage and divorce as a personal matter between the husband […]
Built By Immigrants, U.S. Catholic Churches Bolstered By Them Once Again
Source: NPR Nearly a century ago, immigrants from Germany and Ireland founded St. Helena Church in a working-class neighborhood in north Philadelphia. Immigrants, and their children, still fill the pews […]
Muslim Flight Attendant Says She Was Suspended for Refusing to Serve Alcohol
Source: Time She was placed on a 12-month unpaid leave A Muslim flight attendant says she was suspended from her jobbecause she refused to serve alcohol to a passenger due […]
Migrant crisis: Germany ‘can take 500,000 asylum-seekers a year’
Source: BBC Germany can cope with at least 500,000 asylum-seekers a year for several years, Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel has said. Officials have said they expect more than 800,000 asylum-seekers […]
Germany’s coalition government has agreed to spend 6bn euros to support record numbers of migrants
Source: BBC Germany’s coalition government has agreed to spend 6bn euros (£4.4bn) to support record numbers of migrants and other measures to deal with the influx. Critics at home have […]
Pope Francis calls on every Catholic parish in Europe to host one migrant family
Migrant crisis: Journey through Austria to Germany resumes Hundreds of migrants have resumed their journey through Austria to Germany after Hungary’s decision on Friday to let them through. Several trains […]
Angela Merkel the Best Friend of the Syrian Refugees
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. (Matthew 5:7) Merkel the bold Source: Economist ANGELA MERKEL may be the most powerful politician in Europe, but she […]
PM Harper wants to keep refugee crisis focus on big picture
Answer to refugee crisis includes military mission, Harper says Source: CBC By Chris Hall Stephen Harper wants Canadians to see the big picture, the one beyond the photo of Alan […]
US Muslims hope new billboards reclaim Islam’s message
By RASHA MADKOUR; Sep. 3, 2015 9:01 AM EDT BOSTON (AP) — Dozens of billboards with Muslim themes are sprouting nationwide, proclaiming what organizers say is the true message of […]
Toronto: Radio interview of Prof. Dr. Abdus Salam July 1980
In 1980 Prof. Abdus Salam visited Madison, Wisconsin USA where he delivered a lecture at the University. Zakaria Virk was fortunate to meet him there with his family. subsequently Prof. Salam travelled to New York. Zakaria Virk approached the owner of Toronto Indian program Mr. Lali Vij to have Prof. […]
Ontario Regional Chief of First Nations addresses Ahmadiyya Convention
Ontario Regional Chief Isadore addresses Ahmadiyya Annual Convention Canada 2015. https://youtu.be/VHGnKmpnuB8?t=9174
Obama secures enough support from senators for Iran deal
Epigraph: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. (Matthew 5:9) Source: BBC US President Barack Obama has secured enough support in the US Senate to […]
10,000 Icelanders offer to house Syrian refugees after author’s call
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. (Matthew 5:7-8) Source: Telegraph By David Hodari; 31 […]
Harper will not debate Women issues
Toronto Star, letters Aug 29, 2015 A debate we need to have, Editorial Aug. 25 It is no surprise that Stephen Harper won’t debate women’s issues — he has been our worst enemy over the past nine years. But he must be called to account for his shameful mistreatment of […]