USA: Free Medical Services from Ansarul Ahmadiyya, Dallas
Source: ansarusa.org Don’t have health insurance? Send us an email at services@ansarusa.org or call us at 716-800-1889 from 9 am – 5 pm EST and we may be able to help. […]
NY: Sikh Doctor victim of Another Hate Crime
Doctor Jaspreet Singh Batra, Victim Of Another Alleged Sikh Hate Crime, Urges Message Of Forgiveness The Huffington Post | By Antonia Blumberg Posted: 08/11/2014 3:16 pm EDT Updated: 08/11/2014 3:59 pm EDT Doctor Jaspreet Singh Batra came forward on Monday as the victim of an alleged Sikh hate crime that took […]
Praying for Peace
Huff Post: by Fr. Peter-Michael Preble — I try not to choose sides especially in events that do not directly involve me or events that are so complex I do not understand them. Sometimes, however, we are forced to take sides but if we do I hope we have all […]
How Religion Affects Children’s Judgment of What Is Real and What Is Pretend
Huff Post: by Kathleen Corriveau — Some media reports about our research have said, on the basis of these results, that religious children cannot tell fact from fiction. We doubt such a conclusion is warranted. Our interpretation is different. Religious children are encouraged to think that miracles are possible — […]
Robin Williams, Dies at 63 in Suspected Suicide
By DAVE ITZKOFFAUG. 11, 2014 NYTimes Continue reading the main story Slide Show Slide Show|14 Photos Robin Williams in Pictures CreditJay Paul for The New York Times Robin Williams, the comedian who evolved into the surprisingly nuanced, Academy Award-winning actor, imbuing his performances with wild inventiveness and a kind of […]
The US, IS and the conspiracy theory sweeping Lebanon
Is America behind the creation of the Islamic State? The BBC’s Suzanne Kianpour, in Beirut, looks at the latest conspiracy theory doing the rounds in Lebanon. “In the Middle East, conspiracy theories are in our blood,” one former Lebanese official said over lunch in a restaurant in central Beirut. He […]
Fed Official Warns ‘Disappointing’ Growth Could Foretell Future
Sounding a somber note even as the economic outlook in the United States brightens, the Federal Reserve’s No. 2 official acknowledged on Monday that global growth had been “disappointing” and warned of fundamental headwinds that might temper future gains. The official, Stanley Fischer, who took over as vice chairman of […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA’s 66th Jalsa Salana, the Annual Peace Convention
Source: pennlive.com | muslimconventionusa.org Interfaith guest session Date: 08/16/14 Venue: Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex Time: 3:30 PM – 7:00 PM Address: 2300 N. Cameron St. Harrisburg, PA 17110 Description: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA’s […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslims bring message of Islamic peace to Saskatoon
Epigraph: And We (Allah) have sent thee (Muhammad) not but as a mercy for all peoples. (Al Quran 21:108) Source: cjme.com More than 3,000 Ahmadiyya Muslims gathered in Saskatoon for their […]
Harrisburg Muslim convention will promote non-violent solutions to world troubles
Source: Pennlive.com By David Wenner | dwenner@pennlive.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter August 08, 2014 at 2:43 PM Muslims who are firing rockets in the name of Islam are violating the principles of […]
The Observer view on Gaza and Israel’s international reputation
theguardian — It is clear that more and more people across the world – justifiably or not – are asking why western governments may assert a moral and legal right to mount air strikes in defence of embattled women and children dying in the mountains of northern Iraq, but […]
Canada: Thousands of Ahmadi Muslims gather in Saskatoon
Source: thestarphoenix.com About 3,000 members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim faith from all over Western Canada are gathered in Saskatoon this weekend to discuss how best to spread their message of peace […]
USA: Annual American-Ahmadiyya Muslim Convention to Focus on World Crisis
Source: marketwired.com Over Five Thousand From Across the US to Attend Longest Running American Muslim Convention HARRISBURG, PA–(Marketwired – August 08, 2014) – Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, one of the nation’s oldest […]
Spiritual or Religious? False Dichotomy
Huff Post: by Eric Simpson — The notion that one can be spiritual but not religious is like saying you have blood in your body, but don’t care much for the skeleton. Similarly, claiming you need to go to Church to be spiritual is like saying you need to shop […]
Harrisburg Muslim convention will promote non-violent solutions to world troubles
Pennlive.com: by David Wenner — Muslims who are firing rockets in the name of Islam are violating the principles of their faith. That will be a central theme of an annual American-Muslim convention that will take place Aug. 15-17 at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. The convention by the […]
Shares, dollar sink as U.S. authorizes air strikes in Iraq
(Reuters) – World shares and the dollar tumbled on Friday and oil and gold jumped after U.S. President Barack Obama authorized targeted air strikes in Iraq, stoking fears of another drawn-out conflict in the region. Fighting also resumed in Gaza between Palestinian militants and Israel while NATO’s calls for Russia […]
Obama authorises air strikes on Iraq
US President Barack Obama says he has authorised air strikes against Islamic militants in northern Iraq but will not send US troops back to the country. He said Islamic State (IS) fighters would be targeted to prevent the slaughter of religious minorities, or if they threaten US interests. Strikes have […]
Islamic society raises awareness of Muslims’ faith
Samina Malik travels about eight months out of the year, meeting with translators around the world in an effort to help publish the Quran, the sacred book of Islam, in […]
Obama wants to plug tax ‘loophole’
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) The Obama administration is looking at how it could act on its own to stop companies that want to slash their tax bills by moving overseas. President Obama said officials are “reviewing all of our options” to act without congressional approval to stem the wave of so-called […]
Now THIS Is A Commercial EVERY Woman Should See.
Petflow.com — For as long as I can remember, hearing someone do anything “like a girl” was generally an insult, so how do you think it feels when you are an adolescent girl? Pretty insulting, right? Always is trying to change all that with their new commercial #LikeAGirl, which shines the light on […]