Trolling Trump: The Rise of London’s Muslim Mayor
The mayor of London is used to beating the odds. Sadiq Khan grew up in a council house and has risen to become one of the most important and recognized […]
How Ahmadiyya faith found space in Bangladesh
Dhaka Tribune: In 1912. a lawyer in Brahmanbaria sent for medicine from a pharmacy Lahore, which arrived in a package containing a brochure of the Ahmadiyya ideology The Ahmadiyya ideology, a variation of the Muslim faith developed by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadian, came to Bangladesh with a parcel of medicines […]
The Big Question – Is there a God? BBC Debate
Suggested Reading Religion and Science: The Indispensable God-hypothesis Video: The world’s best known atheist, Richard Dawkins does seem to believe in a Creator God Now that Ben Carson is out of Presidential […]
Fasting while helping others eat: Ramadan fundraiser in Gander
Source: CBC News By Leigh Anne Power, 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 […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at to hold annual conference in Belize
Source: http://belize.mynews.club/news/ahmadiyya-muslim-jamaat-to-hold-annual-conference-in-belize—lovefm.html | By Ava Diaz-Sosa The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at will hold their third annual convention later this week in Belize City. According to Mohammed Sadique, a missionary and representative of the group, while some may equate Muslims with terrorism, nothing could be further from the truth. “We denounce completely and absolutely […]
Indonesia: “Ahmadiyya Can Perform Their Belief But Can’t Spread It”, says Religious Affairs Minister Saifuddin
Source: https://en.brilio.net/news/ahmadiyah-congregation-is-prohibited-to-spread-the-teachings-1706074.html# Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin said in an interview that Ahmadiyya congregation is forbidden to spread their religion. “Regarding Ahmadiyya, (what we) prohibit is the spread of its religious teachings,” Lukman said on Monday. However, he does not prohibit the congregation to pray and worship based on their belief. “Ahmadiyya congregation’s […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Pittsburgh hosting interfaith Ramadan dinner at their Mosque in Wilkinsburg
Source: http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/letters/2017/06/07/Terrorists-are-not-part-of-true-Islam-which-teaches-love/stories/201706070111 In the wake of the horrific attacks in London and Manchester, this Muslim-American firmly believes that any cleric who incites violence or hatred should be serially banned. What else needs to be clarified is that the suicidal perpetrators had no connection with the true teachings of Islam. They brutally […]
Irish Atheists, Evangelicals & Ahmadiyya Muslims jointly challenge Pakistan human rights abuses at United Nations
Source: https://atheist.ie/2017/06/pakistan-united-nations/ For the first time ever, Irish Atheists, Evangelicals and Ahmadiyya Muslims are jointly challenging human rights abuses in Pakistan at the United Nations. Yesterday we made a written submission to the UN, which is now on the UN website, and in July we will be addressing the UN Human […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community New Zealand invites all Kiwi friends to their mosque in South Auckland for Iftar
Source: http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/5/284751 Aucklanders invited to share Ramadan experience with Kiwi Muslims The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community New Zealand is inviting their Kiwi friends to their mosque in South Auckland during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. This annual event, planned for the evening of 10th June 2017, gives New Zealanders an opportunity […]
Israel: Ahmadiyya Muslim Amir Muhammad Sharif Ode amongst those (Religious Leaders) Honored with AJC Unity Award
Source: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jewish-muslim-and-christian-religious-leaders-honored-with-ajc-unity-award-300470408.html | American Jewish Committee Jewish, Muslim, and Christian Religious Leaders Honored with AJC Unity Award WASHINGTON, June 7, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — AJC, at its Global Forum, presented the Unity Award to three religious leaders — Rabbi Dov Haiyun, Amir Muhammad Sharif Ode, and Father Yousef Yakoub – for their extraordinary demonstration […]
UK: Mayor of Wandsworth joins the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Elders Association’s solidarity event at Church Square
Source: http://www.putneysw15.com/default.asp?section=info&page=evpeace002.htm Mayor attends solidarity peace vigil organised by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Elders Association Saddened and shocked by the brutual & barbaric terrorist actions at London Bridge & Borough Market on Saturday (3 June) the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Elders Association organised a solidarity event at Church Square. Rev’d Canon Ailsa Newby, […]
You can teach yourself to be a risk-taker
Source: BBC News By Vivian Giang 7 June 2017 It took Binta Niambi Brown several years to walk away in 2013 from the comfortable life she had built for herself […]
Religious conservatism doesn’t make a terrorist. But crime and exclusion can
Source: The Guardian BY Z Fareen Parvez In her comments in the aftermath of last weekend’s attacks in London, Theresa May suggested a new direction in the struggle against terrorism. […]
Anti-Muslim hate crimes increase fivefold since London Bridge attacks
Source: The Guardian BY Vikram Dodd and Sarah Marsh The London Bridge attacks have triggered a big spike in hate crimes with a significant amount of them being attacks in the […]
Stop fretting over religious sensitivities. We must push hard against Islamists
Source: The Guardian BY Sara Khan It was fine in theory to defend the right of extremists to free speech. But this left them widely uncontested In this time of […]
Pakistan: man sentenced to death for blasphemy on Facebook
Source: The Guardian Taimoor Raza was found guilty of insulting the prophet Mohammed during an argument on social media with a counter-terrorism official Blasphemy is a sensitive charge in conservative […]
Looking back: The previous ‘regime change’ in Qatar
My personal ‘insider information’ told me that the last ‘regime change’ in Qatar was not quite ‘a friendly deal between father and son’ as it appeared. The present Emir of […]
Secrets of the Mind Nova
Source: Youtube A blind man can see. Another feels pain in his missing arm. One believes he’s God. A son thinks his parents are imposters. Are their thoughts real or […]
Tim Cook challenges MIT grads: ‘How will you serve humanity?’
Source: Yahoo News Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook posed a challenge for MIT graduates during their graduation on Friday when he told them to ask themselves during their careers, “How will […]
How anti-Shariah marches mistake Muslim concepts of state and religious law
Source: Religion New Service By Asifa Quraishi-Landes | June 8, 2017 Women attend a “Freedom of Speech Rally Round II” across the street from the Islamic Community Center in Phoenix […]