Nigeria’s Shia leader flies to India for medical treatment
Source: Associated Press By SAM OLUKOYA LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The leader of Nigeria’s Shia community, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, and his wife have flown to India for medical treatment after […]
Malaysian ministers say Indian Islamic preacher should be expelled
Source: Reuters By Rozanna Latiff, Krishna N. Das KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s cabinet discussed the permanent residency of Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik on Wednesday, with three ministers demanding his expulsion […]
‘It’s the racial stuff’: Illinois prison banned, removed books on black history and empowerment from inmate education program
Source: Chicago Tribune By PETER NICKEAS Officials at an Illinois prison suspended an educational program for inmates, launched two internal investigations and removed 200 books from a prison library because many […]
Australian court upholds sex abuse verdict of Cardinal Pell
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian appeals court Wednesday upheld convictions against Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusing children, in a decision […]
Bradford: Ahmadi Muslim women get together for an afternoon of food & fun
Source: bradfordtoday.ca | by: Miriam King Ahmadi Muslim women came to Bradford West Gwillimbury for an afternoon of sports competitions, food, and socializing. The local Ahmadiyya Muslim community (AMJ) owns a scenic property on 10 Sideroad, just north of Line 11 in Bradford West Gwillimbury. It’s the home of Hadiqa Ahmad […]
Inside the Huge Roti-Making Operation at ‘Muslim Glastonbury’ #JalsaSalanaUK
Source: vice.com At the yearly Ahmadiyya Muslim Community festival in Hampshire, volunteers make 300,000 flatbreads over three days. By Dalia Dawood I’m on a farm in England where thousands of people have come from all over the world, camping gear in tow. They’ve been waiting for this event all year. Rows […]
Aussie’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth to travel over 30,000 km for nationwide campaign to demystify Islamophobia
Media Opportunities: Live interviews with Australian Imams, Aussie Muslim Youth, Presidents of the AMYA, volunteers, Muslim scholars and others. As part of a nationwide campaign titled the “Discover Islam Road Trip”, over 60 Muslim youth from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) will travel from far and wide across the […]
Fund Raiser – Second Run for Hamilton event organized by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Source: eventbrite.com Run for Hamilton by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Date: Sun, September 15, 2019 Time: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM EDT Location: : 585 Van Wagners Beach Road,Hamilton, Ontario L8E 3L8 Canada Description The vision of The Run for Hamilton is to include members of the Hamilton, local businesses and […]
Trump Accuses Jewish Democrats of ‘Great Disloyalty’
Source: NY Times By Julie Hirschfeld Davis WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Tuesday that any Jewish person who votes for a Democrat is guilty of ignorance or “great disloyalty,” […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association Hamilton invites you to join Islamic Heritage Month Celebrations
Source: allevents.in Islamic Heritage Month (Women-Only Event) TIME Sat Oct 05 2019 at 02:00 pm to 03:30 pm VENUE: Stoney Creek Municipal Service Centre, 777 Hamilton Regional Road 8, Hamilton, Canada CREATED BY Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association Islamic Heritage Month (Women-Only Event) Celebrate Islamic Heritage month with us on Saturday, October 5th, 2019! […]
Do members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat perform Hajj?
Source: alhakam.org Global media continues to cover the Hajj season in the Holy house of Ka‘bah, located in Mecca. The weekly Al Hakam has already published a series of brief articles on this subject in its recent issue. In the coming lines, we will discuss a widespread misconception by the opponents of […]
Global Pan-African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Meeting at Jalsa Salana UK 2019
Source: alhakam.org Tommy Kallon, President Pan-African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK Jalsa Salana UK, as an international convention, is a unique occasion to enhance spirituality by the magnetic presence and inspiring addresses of His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V, may Allah be his Helper. This international Jalsa Salana […]
What is Common between the Holy Prophet Muhammad and President Abraham Lincoln
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times One quality is immediately obvious that they were both liberators of slaves and there are […]
Omar: Go to Israel, see ‘cruel reality of the occupation’
By STEVE KARNOWSKI ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib sharply criticized Israel on Monday for denying them entry to the country and called on […]
The Separation of Church and State Is Impossible: Unless of course it is divinely sanctioned
Tea with Simon Critchley: The Separation of Church and State Is Impossible The New Yorker (blog) February 15, 2012: by Rollo Romig “Religion is the basis and Foundation of Government.” That’s […]
The Battle-lines between Greek Orthodox Church and Secularism in Greece
Greek Orthodox bishop convicted of hate speech resigns Souce: Associated Press Amvrosios, 81, announced his resignation Sunday at Mass. He has served in the diocese of Kalavryta, in southern Greece, […]
U of T conference on Ibadism highlights pluralism within Islamic tradition
Source: Mirage News Ibadism is a theological sect within Islam that stands alongside the more widely practiced Shi’a and Sunni traditions. But it isn’t nearly as well known in North America – a blind spot a recent conference at the University of Toronto sought to rectify. The conference, titled “Ibadism […]
New Zealanders Convert to Islam after Christchurch Mosque Attacks
Source: IQNA A resident in Canterbury, New Zealand’s South Island, felt called to Islam and converted to become Muslim after the Christchurch mosque attacks. “I was always kind of searching […]
Profiling Muslims Was Wrong After 9/11—And It’d Be Wrong to Use It to Fight White Supremacy Now
Source: Newsweek The tragic attacks earlier this month reminded the nation what many have long known to be true: Most violent domestic terrorism now originates from white supremacists, according to […]
Why Some Christians ‘Love the Meanest Parts’ of Trump
Source: The Atlantic The writer Ben Howe grew up in the world of conservative evangelicalism. When he looks at the religious right now, all he sees is a thirst for […]