Reuters International FEB 19, 2017 – UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura delivers his speech during the 53rd Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 19, 2017. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle (reuters_tickers) By John Irish and Andrea Shalal MUNICH (Reuters) – The United Nations and other parties to Syrian peace […]
Source: Time Oren Segal Feb 17, 2017 Segal is Director of the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism. It was recently reported that the Donald Trump Administration plans to limit the […]
Source: Time BY Melissa Chan Feb 17, 2017 Oceans across the globe are slowly losing oxygen, which poses a major problem for every living marine animal and underscores the serious […]
Source: Time By Kay Armin Serjoie / Kermanshah The applause began as Team USA walked into the crowded stadium here at the Freestyle World Cup Wrestling championships in Kermanshah, Iran. The […]
Source: Aljazeera By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar I was born Lew Alcindor. Now I’m Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The transition from Lew to Kareem was not merely a change in celebrity brand name — […]
The Canadian Press – Feb 17, 2017 Photo: Twitter Canada’s Muslim community has received an outpouring of support in the wake of stinging personal attacks against a Liberal MP and her motion to condemn and combat Islamophobia. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada says individual Canadians and elected officials alike have […]
Source: http://byuiscroll.org/muslim-marine-seeks-to-spread-knowledge-about-islam/ ARIELLE TRUJILLO | NEWS | FEBRUARY 16, 2017 A Muslim Marine is striving to spread the word about Islam in an effort to fight nationwide misconceptions. Mansoor Shams is traveling around the country offering to answer questions people may have about Islam, seeking to dispel preconceived fears and prejudice, according to NPR news. […]
FEB. 19, 2017 (File) RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Israeli forces surrounded a primary school in the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar in the occupied West Bank on Sunday morning to deliver demolition orders for some of its classrooms, locals in the village told Ma’an. During the raid of the school, which […]
Source: http://www.voanews.com/a/oldest-us-muslim-group-meets-with-congressmen/3729922.html Oldest US Muslim Group Meets with Congressmen The oldest Muslim organization in the United States held its seventh annual “Day on the Hill” with a series of meetings Friday with members of Congress that took on added significance with President Donald Trump’s effort to halt immigration from seven Muslim-majority […]
Reuters International FEB 18, 2017 Demonstrators march during the “Day Without Immigrants” protest in Washington, DC, February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein (reuters_tickers) MUNICH (Reuters) – A new version of a Trump administration travel ban will not stop green card residency holders or travellers already on planes from entering […]
Source: http://www.india.com/news/agencies/congressional-ahmadiyya-muslim-caucus-re-launched-in-us-1850543/ By PTI Feeds | Published: February 18, 2017 12:57 PM IST Washington, Feb 18 (PTI) Two US lawmakers have re-launched Congressional Ahmadiyya Muslim Caucus in a bid to highlight religious and human rights abuses suffered by the minority community across the world, including Pakistan. Democratic Congressman from California Jackie […]
Reuters International FEB 18, 2017 – Egyptian Omar Abdel-Rahman speaks during a news conference in this still image taken from February 1993 video footage on January 18, 2013. REUTERS/Reuters TV/Files (reuters_tickers) By Bill Trott (Reuters) – Omar Abdel-Rahman, the Muslim cleric known as “the blind sheikh” who was convicted […]
Source: http://www.publicnow.com/view/413E0132A08A2C557B35D344358F8559D563868E WASHINGTON, DC – Congressional Ahmadiyya Muslim Caucus Co-Chairs Jackie Speier (D-CA) and Pete King (R-NY) released the following statement today, in celebration of the launch of the Caucus for the 115th Congress. ‘Today, over 100 members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community are gathered for their 7th Annual ‘Day on […]
Spain has accepted just 1,100 refugees of the over 17,000 it has pledged to take in JOSEPH WILSON At least 160,000 protesters have marched in Barcelona to demand that Spain’s conservative-led government increase its efforts to take in refugees from war-torn countries like Syria. Spain has accepted just 1,100 refugees […]
Will Martin, Business Insider 20 hours ago By 2050, the world is likely to have changed drastically from what we know now, and the planet’s economic and financial landscape will be no exception. A report from professional services giant PwC looks at which economies around the world will be the […]
But views of both have gotten better. By Antonia Blumberg A new survey asked Americans to rate different religious groups on a “feeling thermometer” from zero to 100. The results revealed that Americans are warming up to people to different faiths. The survey, released Wednesday by Pew Research Center, found […]
The Congressional Ahmadiyya Muslim Caucus was first formed in 2014 By: PTI | Washington | Published:February 18, 2017 Photo from Ahmadiya Muslim conference in 2015 (Representational) Two US lawmakers have re-launched Congressional Ahmadiyya Muslim Caucus in a bid to highlight religious and human rights abuses suffered by the minority community […]
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/02/17/m103-muslims-community-canada_n_14821498.html OTTAWA — Canada’s Muslim community has received an outpouring of support in the wake of stinging personal attacks against a Liberal MP and her motion to condemn and combat Islamophobia. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada says individual Canadians and elected officials alike have reached out in the 48 hours […]
Source: http://starrfmonline.com/?p=12553 Akufo-Addo: I want to be a compassionate leader BY KENT MENSAH | FEBRUARY 17, 2017 President Akufo-Addo has called on the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission to pray for him for Allah (God) to inspire him to lead Ghana diligently and selflessly. He said he needs a lot of prayers and supplication to […]
Source: http://www.rollcall.com/news/hoh/word-hill-muslim-group-advocacy-day-focuses-refugees Massachusetts Rep. Jim McGovern will address the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA before its advocacy day on Capitol Hill on Friday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo) The seventh annual “Day on the Hill” for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA today will highlight its “True Islam” campaign and “#MuslimAlly” hashtag. The […]