Jibran Nasir on Captain Safdar’s speech about Ahmadi Muslims in National Assembly
Strongly condemn Capt Safdar’s remarks about Ahmadis in National Assembly. We must all speak out and oppose this bigotry
British IS recruiter Sally-Anne Jones ‘killed by drone’
Source: BBC News British IS recruiter Sally-Anne Jones was reportedly killed in a US drone strike in Syria, in June. Jones, from Chatham in Kent, joined so-called Islamic State after […]
Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah sign deal in Cairo
Source: BBC News Hamas and Fatah have signed a landmark reconciliation deal in Cairo in a key step towards ending a decade-long rift between the two Palestinian factions. The deal […]
7 Daily Habits Extremely Successful People Swear By
Source: Time BY Paul Schrodt Oct 10, 2017 How do you become an uber-rich mogul in the vein of Bill Gates or Oprah Winfrey? Well, it might help to emulate the […]
The Dalai Lama Says the U.S. Is More ‘Selfish’ Under President Trump
Source: Time BY Katie Reilly Oct 11, 2017 The Dalai Lama said recently that he is concerned that the United States is becoming more “selfish, nationalist” under President Donald Trump. When asked […]
Pakistan: Army highlights minorities’ services after Safdar’s diatribe against Ahmadi Muslims
Source: http://nation.com.pk/national/11-Oct-2017/army-highlights-minorities-services-following-safdar-s-diatribe-against-ahamdis The military on Wednesday took exception to PML-N leader retired Captain Muhammad Safdar’s diatribe against the persecuted Ahmadi community. In a press conference, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Maj-Gen Asif Ghafoor said Pakistan is for all irrespective of religion or sect. “We are a Muslim-majority state but the […]
Ahmadiyya Caliph and Archbishop of Canterbury speak of need for worldwide religious freedom
Earlier, the Archbishop also visited the largest Mosque in Western Europe, the Baitul Futuh Mosque in Morden. During the meeting, the Caliph and the Archbishop discussed the continued persecution of […]
More Americans living without partners, especially young adults
Source: CNN By Michael Nedelman, CNN (CNN)Americans are less likely to share a roof with a partner than they were a decade ago, according to a report released Wednesday by […]
The Russian Orthodox Church: Putin Ally or Independent Force?
Source: Religion & Politics By Gregory L. Freeze The image of the Russian Orthodox Church as the “handmaiden” of the state long prevailed in Tsarist Russia. After decades of Soviet persecution, […]
Baha’i poet jailed in Iran wins free speech PEN Pinter prize
Source: Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A Baha’i poet who was jailed for almost a decade in Iran has won a writing award celebrating free speech. Mahvash Sabet shares the […]
‘I got a job after I removed my headscarf’
Source: BBC News Three people from ethnic minority backgrounds in Britain have told the BBC how they believe race inequality has affected their lives. One woman, Shazia Khan from Birmingham, […]
Greece passes gender-change law opposed by Orthodox church
Source: The Guardian BY Helena Smith in Athens Greece’s leftwing government has passed legislation enabling citizens to determine their gender identity amid fierce condemnation from the Orthodox church and accusations the law […]
Israel approves plans for thousands of new settlement units in the West Bank
Source: The Washington Post By Ruth Eglash and Loveday Morris October 10 JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved building plans for 3,736 new units in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank on […]
Trapped Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar get first substantial food aid in months
Source: Reuters BY Wa Lone 4 MIN READ YANGON (Reuters) – Rohingya Muslim villagers cut off from food and threatened by Buddhist neighbors in Myanmar’s violence-racked Rakhine state received their […]
17 Photos of Sacred Sites That Will Awaken The Traveler In You
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg We may read from different scriptures and observe different rituals, but when we step inside a house of worship of any tradition, it’s hard not to […]
My religion is not the business of the state
Source: Daily Times by Yasser Latif Hamdani This last week when the Electoral Reforms Bill was introduced, someone — someone who is gifted with both heart and a first rate brain […]
What Killed the Promise of Muslim Communism?
Source: The New York Times By John T. Sidel LONDON — For a brief moment after the Bolshevik uprisings of 1917, it looked like revolution might be waged across vast swaths […]
A Turkish writer’s detention sends a sombre message about Islam
Source: The Economist Mustafa Akyol’s arrest in Malaysia has been linked to his views on coercion NOT long ago, Turkey and Malaysia were often bracketed together as countries that inspired […]
UK: Deputy Mayor of Merton attends Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s interfaith event to celebrate International Peace day
Source: http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/wimbledonnews/15589718.Women_of_different_faiths_unite_for_international_peace_day/ In celebration of International Peace day, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s association, Raynes Park Branch, held an interfaith event attended by Deputy Mayor of Merton Judy Saunders. The event was attended by women from any faith or no faith to explore the subject of ‘Why there is suffering’ in the […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Women raise hundreds of pounds for Macmillan at world’s biggest coffee morning in Clayhall
Source: http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/let-them-eat-cake-muslim-women-s-group-joins-in-world-s-biggest-coffee-morning-in-clayhall-1-5230059 | Rosaleen Fenton Ladies from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association raised hundreds of pounds for Macmillan at a coffee morning last week. Attendees shared tasty treats at the event in Monkswood Gardens, in Clayhall, last Friday, which raised vital funds for the cancer charity. About 30 members, friends and neighbours […]