theguardian: by Hadley Freeman — Trust the French to make exposure of female flesh an essential part of their national identity. Come on France, you’re better than these burkini bans A threat to the ‘soul of France’ or just a chic bathing suit? Photograph: nullplus/Getty Images/iStockphoto I’m going on a […]
PARIS — An Islamic extremist pleaded guilty on Monday at theInternational Criminal Court to destroying shrines and damaging a mosque in the Malian city of Timbuktu, in the court’s first prosecution of the destruction of cultural heritage as a war crime. Prosecutors have said that Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi, a member of a […]
Promoted post: Urdu Drama: Shariah Law, Divorce, Halala and Fundamentalism? LONDON: The issue of divorce among Muslim women has taken a dangerous turn because clerics are out to exploit them […]
Another Voice: ‘Meet a Muslim’ event helps to break down barriers By Amer Aziz A few weeks back, I got a frantic call from the president of my congregation, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, asking me to attend a dinner that evening. This dinner had a title: Meet a Muslim. It […]
‘To very uniquely love one’s country and uniquely love one’s religion’ Eve Hartley Multimedia Editor, The Huffington Post UK “To be a British Muslim means to very uniquely love one’s country and uniquely love one’s religion and see the two as interdependent,” says Adam Walker, an Ahmadi Muslim. Walker made […]
THOUSANDS of people from around the world gathered at East Worldham last weekend for Britain’s largest annual international Muslim convention. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK held its 50th “Jalsa Salana”, or Annual Convention, at Hadeeqatul Mahdi (formerly known as Oakland Farm) in East Worldham, drawing 38,000 delegates from 90 countries. […]
Germany’s potential Burqa Ban: Muslim Journalist reacts August 21, 2016 | by Meymona Naeem | Rabwah times https://player.vimeo.com/video/179397746 The controversy over the Burkini Ban that has gripped France for the past few months now appears to be spilling over to Germany. The ‘Burkini” a full-body swimsuit designed for Muslim women was […]
Twitter bans extremist accounts, Supports ‘True Islam’ campaign August 21, 2016 | by Alia Manzoor | Rabwah Times This week Twitter announced that it has removed an additional 235,000 twitter accounts, “in order to maintain a safe environment for users on Twitter”. The company said that the accounts were banned […]
Source: youtube.com/TrueIslam Question: Can we change our fate through prayers? Answered By Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (ra), fourth Caliph of Hazrath Mirz Ghulam ahmad Qadiani (pbuh) who is the Promised Messiah of all Religions / Maseeh-e-Maood wa Mahdi-e-Maood of Muslims Hazrath Mirza ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (as) A video made by Abdul shafi Bharwana, Missionary in […]
Source: World Religion News THIS INFOGRAPHIC GIVES A QUICK SNAPSHOT OF EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE HAJJ. This comprehensive infographic from Fairmont features the Hajj, an annual pilgrimage […]
Source: World Religion News WHEN IT COMES TO RELIGION AT THE WORKPLACE, THERE ARE TWO WAYS IN WHICH PEOPLE REACT. Expression of religious beliefs has become a major issue in […]
A boy genius from Texas has conquered high school at the age of 12 and is off to Cornell University this fall. If Jeremy Shuler of Lubbock obtains a degree in the next four years, he may be the youngest person ever to graduate from the university in Ithaca, N.Y. […]
Source: Motto By Megan Lasher If you Google, or just whisper softly to yourself, “Is sexism dead?” chances are, a man while appear to tell you that yes, in fact, […]
Source: Aljazeera By Mohsin Ali More than 65,000 have vanished in Syria since 2011, according to The Syrian Network for Human Rights. They are victims of Forced (or Enforced) Disappearance – when a person is abducted, arrested or detained by the state or agents acting for the state, who then deny […]
Source: Aljazeera Politicians and law enforcement agencies have been slow to support Muslims facing growing threat of violence. Vincent Simon, left, and Mujeeb Kazi say a recent threat against their […]
Source: Aljazeera Decision follows prime minister’s recent vow to expedite execution of convicts sentenced to death in terrorism cases. The victims’ remains were buried in mass graves [Stringer/Reuters] Iraq has […]
Source: Vanguard By Haroon Balogun Amir of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Nigeria, Dr Mashhud Fashola has described the hundred years of the Jamaat’s existence in Nigeria as a manifestation of Allah’s […]
Source: BBC A suicide bombing which killed 51 people in the Turkish city of Gaziantep was carried out by a 12 to 14-year-old, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Mr Erdogan […]
Source: Time BY Robert Redford Robert Redford is an actor, director and trustee of the Natural Resources Defense Council Bear Ears, a hallowed region for Native Americans, should be a national […]
Source: Time By Sean Gregory/Rio de Janeiro Neymar delivered Brazil soccer gold—and a measure of revenge over Germany He was Brazil’s face for theseOlympics, carrying a nation’s expectations on his feet. […]