The secret costs of Islamophobia
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN)With Adele’s song “All I Ask” playing in the background, a Maryland teenager opened her computer and wrote an emotional letter to […]
Diligent Hillary Clinton Upstages Donald Trump at Crucial Moment
Source: Time By Zeke J Miller / Hempstead, N.Y. @ZekeJMiller&Philip Elliott Perhaps you can’t wing your way to the White House. At the first debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, authenticity proved to be no substitution for preparation. Strong words faded in the face of solid experience. And, in a […]
Colombian Government and FARC Rebels Sign Peace Accord Ending Five Decades of Conflict
Source: Time By Joshua Goodman and Andrea Rodriguez / AP The 2,500 guests at the ceremony were asked to wear white as a sign of peace (CARTAGENA, Colombia) — Colombia’s government […]
US election: Who won the first debate?
Source: BBC By Anthony Zurcher; North America reporter It was a battle between the lawyer and the salesman, and for the most part the lawyer came out on top. It […]
Houston Gunman Dead After Opening Fire at a Strip Mall
Source: Time (HOUSTON) — A disgruntled lawyer wearing military-style apparel with old Nazi emblems had two weapons and more than 2,500 rounds of live ammunition when he randomly shot at drivers in a Houston neighborhood Monday before he was shot and killed by police, authorities said. Nine people were injured […]
Canadian Muslim Community Prepares to Welcome the Caliph
Press Release: The World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at, the Caliph, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad set to arrive in Canada The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama`at Canada is excited […]
Donald Trump said 34 false things at first presidential debate
Source: Toronto Star Trump continues his pattern of unprecedented serial lying while Hillary Clinton makes four false claims. WASHINGTON—Again, there was no contest: Donald Trump was by far more dishonest than […]
6 takeaways from the first presidential debate
Source: CNN Hempstead, New York (CNN)Hillary Clinton stepped onto the debate stage Monday night determined to show that only one candidate is ready to be president. Clinton poked, prodded and […]
Do Ahmadi Muslims have Fun? Meet Yousef Lateef beacon of inspiration to the music world
http://yuseflateef.com; “Yusef Lateef has been a beacon of inspiration to the music world for many years. A devout (Ahmadi) Muslim, Yusef is beloved by Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, and people of every stripe all over the world. He has had an enormous spiritual impact on all of us and has […]
Different protagonists, and objectives, in Syria
Sep 25,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh A new phase in the Syrian crisis was triggered by the Turkish intervention in the north of the country. While there are many reasons for this Turkish move, it very quickly ended the dream of a Kurdish state, which has been floated recently. […]
Who’s WHO? Six candidates named for next World Health Organisation chief
theguardian: by Kate Hodal — Ministers and academics from France, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Italy, Hungary and UK will vie to succeed Margaret Chan as director general in July 2017 Margaret Chan will step down next summer after a decade at the helm of the World Health Organisation. Photograph: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters Six […]
No scrubs: how women had to fight to become doctors
theguardian: by Farrah Jarral — Margaret Ann Bulkley spent much of her life dressed as a man so that she could practice medicine – she was not the only one to go to such lengths. As the Medical Women’s Federation prepares to celebrate its centenary, one GP examines how much […]
Thousands of Saudis sign petition to end male guardianship of women
theguardian: by Mazin Sidahmad — Protest movement seeks to end Saudi Arabia law requiring women have permission of a male guardian to travel, marry or do other fundamental tasks Saudi women hold national flags during Saudi National Day in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Friday. Photograph: Faisal Al Nasser/Reuters Thousands of Saudis […]
Homa Hoodfar, Concordia professor, released from Tehran jail
Colleagues at university make statement on her release and return to Canada By Melissa Fundira, Kamila Hinkson, CBC News Posted: Sep 26, 2016 10:17 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 26, 2016 3:23 PM ET Montreal university professor Homa Hoodfar, who had been detained in Tehran’s infamous Evin prison since June 6, has been released, Prime Minister Justin […]
Vatican makes new rules for miracles in saint-making
Source: Associated Press By FRANCES D’EMILIO VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican issued new rules Friday for the process to determine if healings qualify as miracles for sainthood, including safeguards against possible financial abuses. The rules deal with how a panel of medical experts scrutinizes potential miracles. Pope Francis has […]
Defying prejudice, Islam’s mystical, musical strain appeals to New Yorkers
Source: Economist Every Thursday night, the music of a tanbour, a long-necked stringed instrument, resounds across the wooden floors of a Manhattan room, wrapped with warm Persian rugs. Barefoot men […]
On Communion debate, Pope Francis opts for decentralization
Source: Crux BY John L. Allen Jr. September 25, 2016 EDITOR Towards the end of Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis’s document on the family, the pontiff writes that when priests have to make […]
The genius who grows tiny brains in a lab
Source: BBC Our brains are complex organic computers – some believe the most complicated in the Universe. Yet one scientist has managed to create mini brains that mimic how our minds work. Deep in a lab in Cambridge, England, you will find see an extraordinary thing: tiny, exact replicas of […]
Snapchat launches sunglasses with camera
Source: BBC By Dave Lee North America technology reporter Messaging app firm Snapchat has announced its first gadget – sunglasses with a built-in camera. The device, which the company is calling […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria advices politicians to turn to Almighty Allah & ensure fairness & equity for National Progress
Source: http://guardian.ng/features/ahmadiyya-tasks-leaders-on-righteous-deeds/ Ahmadiyya tasks leaders on righteous deeds By Shakirah Adunola | 23 September 2016 | 2:07 am The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at of Nigeria has enjoined the political leaders to turn back to Almighty Allah in their national course and ensure equity and fairness in their dealings […]