Debenhams becomes first major department store to sell hijabs
Source: Independent By Rebecca Flood Debenhams is set to become the first major UK department store to sell hijabs as part of a new range of Muslim clothing. The chain store […]
Mohammad, Seal of the Prophets
Muhammad: Seal of the Prophets ‘Philosopher, orator, apostle, legislator, warrior, conqueror of ideas, restorer of rational dogmas, the founder of twenty terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire, that is Muhammad. As regards all standards by which human greatness is measured, we may ask, is there any man greater than […]
Why Saying ‘Radical Islamic Terrorism’ Isn’t Enough
By RICHARD STENGELFEB. 13, 2017 CreditLinda Huang Radical Islamic extremism. There, I’ve said it. For three years, as under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs, I would not and could not utter that phrase. No one in the Obama administration could or did. We used the much […]
Dutch far-rightist Wilders says others will soon forget pledge not to work with him
Reuters International FEB 12, 2017 – FILE PHOTO:France’s National Front leader Marine Le Pen and Netherlands’ Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders take a Selfie during a European far-right leaders meeting to discuss about the European Union, in Koblenz, Germany, January 21, 2017. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo (reuters_tickers) By […]
Indonesia opposition-backed candidate may be dark horse in Jakarta poll POLITICS Religion
Reuters International FEB 13, 2017 – Anies Baswedan gestures during an interview in Jakarta December 1, 2014. REUTERS/Pius Erlangga (reuters_tickers) By Kanupriya Kapoor and Fergus Jensen JAKARTA (Reuters) – A former Indonesian education minister backed by the main opposition party has quietly made gains in the race to become the […]
What We’re Fighting For
Our acts of moral courage defend America as surely as any act of violence. By PHIL KLAY FEB. 10, 2017 When his convoy was ambushed during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, First Lt. Brian Chontosh ordered his Humvee driver to head straight into the oncoming machine gun fire. They punched through, landing […]
U.N. chief says Fayyad ‘right man’ to be Libya envoy despite U.S. objection
Reuters International FEB 13, 2017 – Former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad attends an opening reception of Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Delevopment (CEAPAD) in Tokyo February 13, 2013. REUTERS/Issei Kato (reuters_tickers) DUBAI (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday he believed former […]
Husbands Are Deadlier Than Terrorists
Source: New York Times By Nicholas Kristof, who has been a columnist for The New York Times since 2001. He grew up on a farm in Oregon, graduated from Harvard, […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Halesowen to host peace exhibition in Hagley countering Islamophobia #promoting peace
Source: http://www.halesowennews.co.uk/news/15074961.Muslim_community_to_host_peace_exhibition/ Muslim community to host peace exhibition By Bev Holder ONE of Britain’s oldest Muslim communities is to host a peace exhibition in Hagley as part of a new campaign to counter extremist rhetoric and drive home a message of peace. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community based in Halesowen is organising the […]
UK: Greenford & Harrow’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Association present £500 donation cheque to Harrow’s Welldon Activity Group
Source: http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/15084389.Day_care_centre_thrilled_with___500_donation_to_support_disadvantaged/ Day care centre thrilled with £500 donation to support disadvantaged people across Harrow Bethan Marsh, Reporter A £500 donation was awarded to Harrow’s day care centre to help organisers support more people across the borough. Members of the Greenford and Harrow branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association presented the […]
USA: Lloydminster’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community holds Coffee & Islam campaign at Vermilion Public Library
Source: http://www.vermilionstandard.com/2017/02/07/coffee-and-islam Coffee and Islam By Taylor Hermiston, Vermilion Standard Tuesday, February 7, 2017 5:17:24 MST PM Imam Tariq Azeem of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community speaks to attendee’s of a short information night event held at the Lloydminster library on Tuesday evening. Photo by James Wood/Meridian Booster/Postmedia Network VERMILION, Alta. – Members of […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim’s Hadee Mosque in Harrisburg holds event to promote unity & build bridges with all Americans
Source: http://abc27.com/2017/02/09/harrisburg-mosque-holds-unity-event/ Harrisburg mosque holds unity event WHTM Staff | Published: February 9, 2017, 11:45 pm Updated: February 10, 2017, 9:36 am HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The Hadee Mosque in Harrisburg held an event Thursday night to promote unity and build bridges with all Americans. The event, called We are One, brought […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Naperville conduct the “Coffee, Cake & True Islam” event every Tuesday @ Starbucks to dispel Islamophobia
Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-coffee-cake-islam-naperville-st-0212-20170210-story.html Muslims spread message of peace through weekly gatherings in Naperville Kaashif Qaderi, top row left, welcomes Stephanie Contreras, top row right, and Martha Contreras, from left, bottom row, Gonzalo Cervantes Jr. and Lees Contreras to the Naperville Starbucks on Show Place Drive for “Coffee, Cake and True Islam,” a […]
USA: Ahmadiyya in Milwaukee seek to explain Islam over Coffee
Source: http://www.cbs58.com/story/34437092/milwaukee-based-meet-a-muslim-program-seeks-to-bring-understanding-over-coffee Milwaukee Based “Meet a Muslim” Program Seeks to Bring Understanding Over Coffee By Michele McCormack CONNECT Milwaukee – Rizwan Ahmad is trying to get the word out about a new Milwaukee based effort to keep a lid on anti-Muslim rhetoric and generate greater understanding between all cultures. “We are asking people […]
Nigeria: Minaret International University of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Kick Start Ground breaking landmark Agriculture Project at Ikirun
Source: http://www.thegazellenews.com/2017/02/03/ahmadiyya-nigeria-kick-starts-university-project-ikirun/ Ahmadiyya Nigeria Kick Starts University Project At Ikirun February 3, 2017 | Education0 | 268 By Jumu’ah Abiodun, Nigeria Minaret International University (MIU), established by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria has commenced with an agriculture project on the acres of land for the institution at Ikirun, State of Osun, South-west, Nigeria. The ground breaking […]
New Zealand: Ahmadi Muslim Women suffer Islamophobia in Huntly
Source: http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2017/02/muslim-kiwis-attacked-in-huntly-get-out-of-my-patch.html?ref=RLrotator Muslim Kiwis attacked in Huntly – ‘Get out of my patch!’ 12/02/2017 | By Anna Bracewell-Worrall and Simon Wong A group of Muslim women subjected to a tirade of abuse from a stranger say they will not be made to feel scared and intimidated in their own country. The […]
India: Mumbai Ahmadiyya’s Interfaith Peace Symposium Stresses Need for Education About Religion for Peaceful Coexistence
Source: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-education-a-must-for-peace-say-speakers-at-symposium-2320104 Education a must for peace, say speakers at symposium ASHUTOSH M SHUKLA | Sun, 12 Feb 2017-07:05am , Mumbai , DNA Almost all speakers at a peace symposium on Saturday stated that there is need for education across all religions for better understanding and peaceful relations among followers. They […]
The future of Europe
Source: The Independent By Laiq Ahmed Atif, who is president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Malta Recently Malta hosted a summit with European leaders about the need to stem migration through the Mediterranean and to discuss the future of Europe. Last year the Britain voted in favour of Brexit. The post […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Iowa holds its second ‘Coffee, Cake & True Islam’ Event
‘We are proud to be citizen of this great country USA because we are allowed freedom of faith here; we are loyal and faithful to this country‘, Said Imam shamshad Report by Edvin Bajrektarevic In the Des Moines Franklin Library, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Iowa held its second Coffee, […]
Thousands at Jakarta mosque urged to vote for Muslim governor
Source: Asia Review ‘Jakarta will be led by a Muslim leader who submits to the will of Allah’ Protesters pray at a rally against Jakarta incumbent governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama […]