Muslim group urges mosque to condemn genital mutilation
Source: The Detroit News BY Robert Snell Detroit — An Islamic group is pushing a local mosque to denounce female genital mutilation amid a widening conspiracy involving members of the sect […]
Wearing A Hijab, A Young Muslim Boxer Enters The Ring
Source: NPR BY LAUREL WAMSLEY In November, young boxer Amaiya Zafar traveled from Minnesota to Florida to fight her first competitive bout. But before Zafar even had her gloves on, officials […]
A surprise from Trump’s first 100 days: His first international rescue was a Muslim woman
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah Pulliam Bailey April 25 Aya Hijazi, founder of a nongovernmental organization that looks after street children, waits inside a holding cell in Cairo on March […]
Was the Pope Wrong to Compare Refugee Centers to Concentration Camps?
Source: The New York Times By DAWN EDEN GOLDSTEIN Migrants and refugees at the Moria detention center on the Greek island of Lesbos during a visit by Pope Francis in […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Bedford & Fitchburg invite all to their “Coffee, Cake & True Islam” Event
Source: allevents.in | evensi.us Coffee, Cake & True Islam Schedule: Saturday 29 April 2017 7:00 PM With all the controversy around Islam, we invite you to come join us in a discussion regarding misconceptions about Islam and to ask any questions you may have. Enjoy free coffee and cake while you’re at it! […]
Should France Have Its Own Version of Islam?
Source: The Atlantic By Sigal Samuel With Marine Le Pen headed to the second round of elections, a top imam says he understands why some voters fear Muslims. Marine Le […]
This Powerful Photo Series Is Showing What It Is Like To Be Black And Muslim In The US
Source: BuzzFeed News Meet Bobby Rogers, a 24-year-old visual artist from Minneapolis. Bobby Rogers He created a photo series inspired by the hashtag #BeingBlackAndMuslim. The hashtag has been used by […]
Being Socially Awkward Is Actually Awesome, According to Science
Source: Time BY Ty Tashiro When I think back to the Bumper Boat Debacle of 1984, I can see the trappings of an awkward moment: I was in middle school; there […]
Ireland: Imam Ibrahim Noonan, a man with strong faith and a fascinating life story
Source: http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/91991/galway-was-a-friendly-spiritual-city-so-i-decided-to-remain-here ‘Galway was a friendly, spiritual, city, so I decided to remain here’ Shooting the Breeze with Ibrahim Noonan, Imam of the Galway Mosque BY CHARLIE MCBRIDE Galway Advertiser, Thu, Apr 27, 2017 Imam Ibrahim Noonan at a recent lecture to young people on Islam. In 2014, Galway saw the opening […]
China launches aircraft carrier, boosting military presence
Source: BBC China has launched a new aircraft carrier in the latest sign of its growing military strength. It is the country’s second aircraft carrier, after the Liaoning, and the […]
Turkey arrests 1,000 in raids targeting Gulen suspects
Source: BBC Police have arrested 1,000 people alleged to have been part of a movement blamed for the failed 2016 coup. Another 2,200 were being sought as authorities targeted what […]
Diet sodas may be tied to stroke, dementia risk
Source: CNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN)Gulping down an artificially sweetened beverage not only may be associated with health risks for your body, but also possibly your brain, a new […]
UK: Hartlepool’s Ahmadi Muslims inviting people to their Mosque this weekend for an open day
Source: hartlepoolmail.co.uk Mosque chiefs ‘want to remove any fears and misunderstandings’ about Islam Tahir Selby pictured outside the Brougham Terrace Mosque. 06:00Tuesday 25 April 2017 Hartlepool’s mosque is inviting people to pay a visit at an open day this weekend and speak to members. Leaders of the Nasir Mosque in Brougham […]
“In our religion we’re taught to bring humanity together”, says SU Ahmadiyya Muslim Student
Source: theslateonline.com | By Ali Laughman – Asst. Copy Editor ‘United In Verse’ brings students together through poetry “United in Verse,” a program to join the many languages that are spoken on Shippensburg University’s campus with poetry, was held in the Cora L. Grove Spiritual Center on April 18. Robert Lesman, associate professor […]
Australia: Hundreds Of Ahmadi Muslims Take Part In ANZAC Day Dawn Services #MuslimsForLoyalty
Source: buzzfeed.com “We as a nation must unite and honour those who sacrifice their lives for us all.” Brad Esposito BuzzFeed News Reporter, Australia Hundreds of Australian Muslims took part in Anzac Day dawn services on Tuesday, paying tribute to those who have served and those who lost their lives in […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association members clean up the town centre
Source: oldham-chronicle.co.uk | Reporter: Iram Ramzan Young Muslims out to do good COME rain or shine, Laiq Khan and his team of around 50 youths from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association’s North-West branch will be out in the streets of Oldham and doing their bit for their local community. Whether it is cleaning […]
Ted Talk: Reality reconciles science and religion
Speaker Michael Dowd Suggested Reading and Viewing Nova Documentary on Mystery of Mathematics 2016 Nobel in Physics Shows Again: The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences The Unreasonable Effectiveness of […]
Bridge-Building Is Needed Between Cultures In Canada
Bridge-Building Is Needed Between Cultures In Canada BY LETHBRIDGE HERALD OPINON ON APRIL 24, 2017.By Mansoor Ladha April 24, 2017 It’s very sad and depressing to learn that there has been an increase in incidents of racism, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in Alberta. A number of high-profile incidents have been reported […]