Tough school? War, illiteracy and hope in Afghanistan
Source: BBC News By Bill Hicks BBC Global education Image captionTeach for Afghanistan wants to make sure that girls have an equal chance of going to school The idea of […]
Every Human Life is Precious & Sacred — Rep. Scalise shot in Virginia
Let us all demonstrate from our religion or philosophy that every human life is sacred, to curb terrorism. For Islam: Al Quran 5:32/33. pic.twitter.com/02D9UyAdQO — The Muslim Times (@The_MuslimTimes) May […]
Saudi Arabia denies Qataris are banned from Umrah
Manama: Saudi Arabia has denied reports that it had banned Qataris from performing Umrah as “untrue and lacked credibility.” Umrah is performed by Muslims at the Grand Mosque in Makkah in western Saudi Arabia. “There is no truth to the reports on social media platforms that Qataris have been […]
London fire: Muslims awake for Ramadan may have saved Grenfell Tower residents’ lives
Source: Independent Muslims awake for Ramadan might have helped save lives after noticing the horrific blaze at Grenfell Tower. Read further
How Islam Ahmadiyya was founded in Bangladesh
Source: http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2017/06/12/ahmadiyya-faith-found-space-bangladesh/ | Tarek Mahmud The Ahmadiyya ideology, a variation of the Muslim faith developed by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadian, came to Bangladesh with a parcel of medicines in 1912, according to the Pakkhik Ahmadi – a fortnightly magazine of the Ahmadiyya community in Bangladesh. Doulat Ahmed Khan, a lawyer who lived […]
Bangladesh: A life of constant fear for the Ahmadiyya Muslims in Bangladesh
Source: http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2017/06/12/life-constant-fear-ahmadiyyas-bangladesh/ “There are people who do not consider Muhammad (Pbuh) the last prophet. The Quadiani community is among them. They believe more prophets will appear after Muhammad (Pbuh). Their belief is in firm contradiction of the Qu’ran and Sunnah.”… This passage is an excerpt from a creative questionnaire which was […]
Bangladesh: A history of repression of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Bangladesh
Source: http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2017/06/12/a-history-of-repression/ | Tarek Mahmud There exists a pervading culture of attacking the Ahmadiyya community in Bangladesh The Ahmadiyya community in Bangladesh has found itself a victim of attacks for over half a century. Since 1963, 13 Ahmadis have been killed. From 2000, about 100 attacks on the Ahmadiyya community have been […]
Algerian Human Rights Organization Condemns Targeting of Ahmadi Muslims
Source: http://stopthepersecution.org/2017/06/algerian-human-rights-organization-condemns-targeting-of-ahmadis/ ALGERIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION CONDEMNS TARGETING OF AHMADI MUSLIMS 12TH JUNE 2017 / / The Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights (LADDH) has condemned the Government’s crackdown on the Ahmadiyya Muslim minority. Referring to the arrests of the Algerian Ahmadis, the LADDH called it an unacceptable infringement of […]
USA/phoenix: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Mosque to host an event to educate the public about Sharia
Source: http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2017/06/11/march-against-sharia-phoenix-counter-protests/386739001/ The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Mosque is hosting an event Saturday evening to educate the public about Sharia. Spokesman Usman Yahya said the event is open to everyone, including those participating in anti-Sharia protests. “We want people to come to our mosque and meet us and listen and learn about […]
Canada: Ahmadi Muslim Capt. Hassan Malik raises money for the Gander & Area Food Bank during Ramadan
Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/ramadan-gander-food-bank-fundraiser-1.4153259 | By Leigh Anne Power, CBC News Fasting while helping others eat: Ramadan fundraiser in Gander Local Muslim man reaches out to Gander and area food bank Hassan Malik has lived in Gander only since November, but he’s already making a difference in the community. Malik, the chief engineer at […]
The Senate May Block Part of President Trump’s Saudi Arms Deal
Source: Time BY Kevin Lui 12:22 PM ET The Senate is expected Tuesday to vote on a resolution seeking to block part of President Trump‘s proposed $110 billion arms deal […]
Why you should manage your energy, not your time
Source: BBC News By Madeleine Dore 13 June 2017 For ten years, Lisa Congdon’s days were packed like a “can of sardines.” Juggling between five and 20 projects at any […]
Federal appeals court upholds freeze on Trump’s travel ban
Source: The Washington Post By Matt Zapotosky and Robert Barnes June 13 at 7:06 AM A West Coast federal appeals court upheld the freeze on President Trump’s travel ban Monday, […]
Singapore detains first woman citizen suspected of Islamist radicalism
Source: Reuters Singapore said on Monday it has detained an assistant child-care worker suspected of trying to join Islamic State and to find a militant husband in Syria, and was […]
Norway to ban full-face veil in nurseries, schools and universities
Source: BBC News Norway is proposing a ban on the Muslim full face veil and other face-covering clothing because it says it hinders communication between pupils and teachers. The ban, […]
Tunisian sentenced to jail for smoking during Ramadan
Source: Yahoo News Tunis (AFP) – A Tunisian court Monday sentenced to one month in prison a man who smoked a cigarette in public during the Muslim dawn-to-dusk holy fasting […]
Manchester police investigate arson attacks on Jewish restaurants
Source: The Guardian By Helen Pidd North of England editor Jewish charity says antisemitic hate crime is on the rise after Ta’am and JS kosher restaurants are targeted The interior of […]
It isn’t just young people who have turned to Labour. Muslims have too
Source: The Guardian BY Miqdaad Versi As the Conservative party conducts its postmortem on the 2017 general election campaign, it will no doubt study the apparent surge in support for […]
Believing in the Blasphemy Laws is ‘the Real Blasphemy’: But, There is No Worldly Punishment
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times An antiterrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced a Shiite man to death for committing blasphemy in posts […]
5 Ways To Support Muslim Friends And Colleagues This Ramadan
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla and Rowaida Abdelaziz If you want to be a good ally to your Muslim friend this year, there’s no better time to start than […]