The Economist Nov 12th 2016 NEWT GINGRICH, an American politician who expects a top job in the Trump administration, has draconian ideas about Islamic law: he suggested questioning all Muslims and deporting those who believe in Sharia. Fantastic as it may sound in an American context, such a proposal is […]
LONDON: London’s Muslim mayor Sadiq Khan on Monday blamed a lack of integration between communities for fuelling the “divisive political forces” that led to the Brexit vote in Britain and the rise of Donald Trump. Speaking on the sidelines of a forum in City Hall with mayors from around the […]
Source: http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/watford/14895849.GALLERY__Hundreds_line_streets_to_pay_respects_on_Remembrance_Sunday/ Ahmadi Muslims from Watford spent their Saturday raising money for the Royal British Legion by selling poppies in the Intu Centre. AMYA is the largest Muslim youth organisation in the UK and has been fundraising for the Royal British Legion for almost a decade. In total 19 people took […]
Young Muslims from Surrey are raising thousands of pounds collecting for the Poppy Appeal. Over 100 members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association have been out with collection boxes at places like Wembley Stadium, London Underground stations and Heathrow Airport. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) is the UK’s largest organised […]
Source: http://www.pressahmadiyya.com/2016/11/storm-clouds-forewarning-of-third-world-war13.html Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad says role of world leaders is to “bring people together rather than threaten to ban Muslims from entering their nations” during Calgary Peace Symposium On 11 November 2016, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivered […]
Source: http://fox6now.com/2016/11/12/unite-and-band-together-milwaukees-muslim-community-weighs-in-on-trump-presidency/ MILWAUKEE — Reaction to the election: How will a Donald Trump presidency affect our Muslim communities? At times, the president-elect has called for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” FOX6 news spoke with a traveling prayer leader on the topic. It’s been four days […]
Source: http://wtnh.com/2016/11/11/religious-leaders-look-to-build-unity-in-ct-amid-division/ MERIDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Being targeted over their faith is nothing new to the Ahmaddiya Muslim Community in Connecticut. It was exactly a year ago when a neighbor opened fire on their mosque, shooting live rounds inside the empty building. “There is nothing to fear,” said Zahir Muhammad Mannan, […]
A hopeful outlook Still, many shared optimism about what a Trump presidential term could bring. Saima Sheikh is a Dallas-based spokeswoman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, an international Islamic movement. She told A-J Media her organization congratulates the newly elected president and wishes him a successful term. “We respect and […]
Young Muslims from Hartlepool raise funds for Poppy Appeal Muhammad Ali Ahmad, Local AMYA Youth leader for Hartlepool with members of the community. Young Muslims from Hartlepool are raising thousands of pounds for the Poppy Appeal in Hartlepool. Youngsters from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) have been out in […]
The Pan African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, PAAMA, UK, is celebrating the 100 years of the AHMADIYYA Muslim Jamaat, Nigeria at the Baitul Futuh Mosque Morden, UK on November 20th as part of their contributions to the grand finale of the 100 years celebration in Nigeria coming up on the 16th […]
Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/11/barka-jumah-3/ By Haroon Balogun – Dialogue with Allah Sustain reverent dialogue with Allah through prayers. Prayer is the real power point of faith. All your troubles ain’t grounds for regret. They are mere challenges to be conquered. Triumph ain’t cheap nor easy. Waste not your time in doubt nor fear. […]
“All pillars of Islam teach worship of Allah and peace”, said Imam Shamshad of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Chicago. Report by : Riyaz Ahmed, Chicago. On Wednesday, November 9, 2016, Pastor Kristen Larsen of the First United Methodist Church, 424 Forest Ave,Glen Ellyn, IL, invited the members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
Source: RNS By Lauren Markoe (RNS) The day after President-elect Donald Trump appointed a man accused of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia as his chief strategist, two of the nation’s largest Jewish and […]
Source: Time By Kate Samuelson “The organization brings Islamic jihadists together under the pretext of the harmless distribution of the Quran” An Islamist organization that distributes German-language copies of the Quran to passers-by has been banned by the German government who accused it of recruiting would-be jihadists to fight in Syria […]
Source: BBC By Dave Seminara 8 November 2016 For travellers accustomed to picking up at the drop of a hat and jetting off to Rio or Riyadh without a care […]
Source: BBC Russia’s Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev has been accused of taking a bribe to endorse a state takeover. Russia’s main anti-corruption body, the Investigative Committee (SK), said he received a payment of $2m (£1.6m). Mr Ulyukayev is the highest-ranking Russian official held since the 1991 coup attempt in what […]
Source: The New York Times By SALMAN MASOOD ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A powerful bomb blast ripped through a Sufi shrine in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday evening, killing at least 52 people and wounding at least 100 others, officials said. The bombing, believed to have been carried out by a suicide […]
Source: the Washington Post By Sudarsan Raghavan November 13 at 5:39 PM An Egyptian Coptic Christian woman sits in the rubble of a makeshift chapel that was torched a few […]
Source: Detroit Free Press Ann Arbor police are looking for a man who demanded that a University of Michigan student remove her hijab, a headscarf often worn by Muslim women, or be set on fire with a lighter. The woman complied, according to a crime alert from the university’s division of […]
Source: The New York Times By SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN MINNEAPOLIS — Emma Blom grew up in the Scandinavian heartland of rural Minnesota, reliably attending her small town’s Lutheran church. She […]