Traveling to America While Muslim
Source: The New York Times By ISMAIL EINASHE Sulaika Abokor, a Somali-born elementary-school teacher in London, dreams of “a road trip from Seattle to California.” The 34-year-old was planning a vacation […]
Can the Catholic faith serve politics? That’s what China wants
Source: SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST By Viola Zhou Observers question whether interpretations of dogma can conform with the nation’s needs China has asked its officially sanctioned Catholic body to interpret the […]
The Dilemma of the Burqini
Source: The Atlantic I didn’t associate Massachusetts beaches with burqinis—or with Muslims, for that matter. But my family and I were on vacation, and there was a woman in the […]
Jerusalem — an urgent issue for Trump administration
Source: CNN By Aaron David Miller CNN)Recent terror at the Temple Mount, or Haram al-Sharif, in the Old City of Jerusalem painfully demonstrates why the status quo between Israelis and Palestinians […]
3 Palestinians, 3 Israelis killed in violence over holy site
Source: Associated Press By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and KARIN LAUB JERUSALEM (AP) — Escalating Israeli-Palestinian tensions over the Holy Land’s most contested shrine boiled over into violence on Friday that killed […]
‘Truthful Man’ billboard aims to counter anti-Muslim sign
Source: USA Today INDIANAPOLIS — A month after an anti-Muslim billboard disparaging the prophet Mohammed along an Indiana interstate and gained national attention, a Chicago-based Muslim group is firing back with a billboard […]
Muslim running for U.S. Senate praised the Founding Fathers. Then the diatribes began.
Source: The Washington Post By Abigail Hauslohner July 20 at 1:29 PM Muslim American candidate for Senate discusses hate speech Deedra Abboud is a Muslim American candidate running for U.S. Senate against […]
Iran’s latest culture battle: Should women in cars keep their heads covered?
Source: Los Angeles Times BY Ramin Mostaghim and Shashank BengaliContact Reporter Reihane Taravati, an outspoken social media activist, was riding in a taxi the other day when she received a stern reprimand […]
Is It O.K. to Fire a Muslim Driver for Refusing to Carry Wine?
Source: The New York Times BY Kwame Anthony Appiah THE ETHICIST I hired a limo service to drive me to a dinner party at a friend’s house. On the way, […]
Michigan doctor to stay in jail in genital mutilation case
Source: Associated Press By ED WHITE DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit-area doctor charged with performing genital mutilation on girls from a Muslim sect will remain in jail while she awaits […]
Israeli police ban Muslim men aged under 50 from Friday prayers in Jerusalem
Islamic leaders call for mass protests in response to the new security measures Agency Israeli police have banned Muslim men under the age of 50 from al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. The ban comes ahead of feared mass protests over the installation of metal detectors aimed at increasing security at the site. Muslim […]
Canada: Kincardine Ahmadi Muslim opens up with ‘Introduction to Islam’ column
Source: http://www.kincardinenews.com/2017/07/19/kincardine-ahmadi-muslim-opens-up-with-introduction-to-islam-column | Farah Ahmad/Contributor My name is Farah Ahmad, and I reside in the Kincardine community. I represent the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, whose slogan is “Love for All, Hatred for None.” The misconceptions about my religion have unfortunately caused fear in people’s hearts which is apparent. The purpose behind writing these […]
Worldwide Head of Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement to visit the UK
Source: http://www.pressat.co.uk/releases/worldwide-head-of-lahore-ahmadiyya-movement-to-visit-the-uk-6e8d29e7b7e9ae84a06f11b3c566a4e6/ News provided by The Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat Islam Lahore (United Kingdom) on Friday 21st Jul 2017 Dr Abdul Karim Saeed, worldwide head of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Association for the Propagation of Islam is due to to visit the UK during July and August 2017. The Ahmadiyya Association for the Propagation of […]
Rising of the Sun from the West in the Latter Days
Epigraph: “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Source: Muslim Sunrise, the very First Muslim Publication of North America By […]
Supreme Court allows Trump refugee ban but backs broader exemptions for relatives
Source: The Washington Post By Robert Barnes July 19 The Supreme Court on Wednesday brokered a new compromise over President Trump’s travel ban, saying the government for now may enforce tight restrictions […]
This Cancer Survivor Turned His Wedding Into a Fundraiser for Lymphoma Research
Source: Time BY Madeline Farber Jul 19, 2017 When AJ and Michelle Manas first met in Chicago three years ago, they never expected that within months they would face a life-threatening challenge: cancer. AJ was diagnosed with lymphoma at 29, and with Michelle by his side, he endured six grueling […]
Driver Charged With Attempted Murder of 12 at S.C. Cemetery
Source: MSN.com BY Alastair Jamieson and Gemma DiCasimirro A 64-year-old driver has been charged with the attempted murder of 12 people at a Columbia, South Carolina cemetery after police say he […]
Obama’s tweet to John McCain about his diagnosis was the last thing cancer survivors wanted to see
Our unthinking characterisation of cancer as a ‘battle’ hands responsibility for recovery to the patient – and creates the notion that only the ‘strong’ or ‘deserving’ survive Anthony Wilson Glancing through Twitter this morning, I noticed a friend of a friend responding to Barack Obama’s tweet in support of Senator John McCain who […]
Africa: 19 Paramount Chiefs of Sierra Leone to attend Ahmadiyya Muslim’s Annual Convention in the UK
Source: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1804730786504715&id=1517270458584084 By State House Cummutation Unit 16 PARAMOUNT CHIEFS TAKE LEAVE OF PRESIDENT KOROMA A total of 16 Paramount Chiefs yesterday took leave of President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma to attend the Ahmadiyya annual Conference (Jalsa Salana) in the United Kingdom. The 16 Paramount Chiefs, acording to vice President Dr […]
UK: Keighley’s Ahamdi Muslims respond to report over slow pace of Muslim integration
Source: http://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/15420126.Keighley_Muslims_respond_to_report_which_highlights_concern_over_slow_pace_of_Muslim_integration/ | Miran Rahman A KEIGHLEY Muslim group says its work to ensure its members are integrated in society shows it is well ahead of recommendations featured in a new report. “Missing Muslims: Unlocking British Muslim Potential for the Benefit of All”, the result of a commission sponsored by Citizens UK, […]