Source: dispatch.com Not too long after the horrific Charlie Hebdo shootings, a radical fringe of Pakistani Muslims called for death sentences for the Charlie Hebdo staff for committing the “worst act of terrorism.” Being an Ahmadi Muslim, I […]
“In this day and age the media has great power – if it is irresponsible then it can fuel disorder and unnecessarily provoke, but if it is responsible then it […]
Source: huffingtonpost.com The world has seen a surge of religious violence in recent years — from the recent attacks on the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo to the Wisconsin […]
Salon.com: This is an excerpt from the just released 2nd edition of Noam Chomsky’s “Occupy: Class War, Rebellion and Solidarity,” published by Zuccotti Park Press. Reprinted from Truthout.org. with permission. Free Speech Radio News producer Catherine Komp interviews Noam Chomsky. Noam Chomsky is amongst the world’s most cited living scholars. Voted the “world’s […]
Source: simcoereformer.ca Port Dover has been chosen as one of 33 spots in Canada for an open house by a national group wanting to dispel the negative image of Muslims. Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association will be at the Port Dover Public Library on Saturday from noon to 4 […]
Source: mykawartha.com The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association hosts an open house on Jan. 24 at the Lindsay library as part of a nationwide campaign to promote understanding of Islam Kawartha Lakes This Week By Mary Riley (LINDSAY) A Muslim Youth Association is hosting an open house to further a better understanding […]
The Texas Ahmadiyya Muslim Student Organization is putting on an event titled ‘Stop The CrISIS’ at the UT campus. The event will focus on guarding against radicalization and feature topics like beheadings, terrorism and the recent attack on Charlie Hebdo. The public is invited to attend. The event will be […]
Source: baltimoresun.com | Sinaan Younus, Perry Hall As an American Muslim, I was surprised and angered by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s recent comment: “…you’ve got people who want to come to our country but not adopt our values.” I think he confused American values like freedom, justice and individualism with American culture like […]
DAVOS, Switzerland (CNNMoney) The European Central Bank has taken a dramatic step to stimulate the region’s troubled economy, unveiling a massive bond buying program worth at least $1.3 trillion. President Mario Draghi said the ECB program would cover public and private sector securities including — for the first time — […]
Huff Post: by Ahmed Khan — The dust is beginning to finally settle down from all the chaos that ensued after the Charlie Hebdo attacks with people now intellectually trying to analyze what happened. The initial response, however, included significant vilification of Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. It seemed for […]
The event is so UCR students and others realize that ISIS’s murders “do not represent Islam.” Source: pe.com UC Riverside’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Student Association is hosting a forum Jan. 28 that […]
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address slighted foreign policy in favor of touting domestic progress and proposing new domestic initiatives. But there were some foreign policy highlights worth underlining. 1. Obama pushed back hard against hawks like Senator John McCain, who […]
Kindly click on the images to zoom them, Jazakallah. Imam Shamshad A. Nasir Shamshad A. Nasir is imam & missionary-in-charge of the Baitul ul Jaam’e Mosque, Glen Ellyn Cell Phone: 909-636-8332 | Email: Shamshadanasir@gmail.com
Source: telegram.com | By Paula J. Owen TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF Local Muslims say they are trying to help spread the message of what Islam really is in response to three days of […]
Chris Kyle was the most successful sniper in American military history He claimed 255 lives during four tours of Iraq before retiring in 2009 His life is the subject of […]
The Daily Star The uproar from the U.S. and Israel over the International Criminal Court’s announcement that it will investigate possible war crimes by the Jewish state during its offensive […]
YASMIN ALIBHAI BROWN THE INDEPENDENT Sunday 18 January 2015 In the Eighties I wrote articles on ghastly yuppies, effervescing with expensive champagne and inflated egos. One of them poured his bubbly over my blouse when I tried to interview him. How they all laughed. In the Nineties I met incredibly […]
Egypt Warns of Muslim Brotherhood Organizations in U.S. An Egyptian government website features a warning that the Muslim Brotherhood has a lobby in the U.S. disguised as civil society organizations. By Ryan Mauro clarionproject.com Wed, January 14, 2015 Egypt warns of Brotherhood groups like CAIR. Nihad Awad (C), Executive Director […]
By Jacob Appelbaum, Aaron Gibson, Claudio Guarnieri, Andy Müller-Maguhn, Laura Poitras, Marcel Rosenbach, Leif Ryge, Hilmar Schmundt and Michael Sontheimer The NSA’s mass surveillance is just the beginning. Documents from […]
How is progress measured on board the US aircraft carrier which is playing a key role in the fight against Islamic State? The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, plying the waters of the Gulf, represents a big slice of the coalition effort being used to pound the self-proclaimed Islamic State […]