Pakistani man aims to bring shade to Iraq’s Arbaeen pilgrims
Nov 29, 2019 Bags of plants with weight and ordinal numbers written on them are seen before being transported for planting along the pilgrimage route between Iraqi Shi’ite Muslim holy […]
German Catholic Church Debates Sexuality, Celibacy and Women’s Roles
With the German church’s global influence, a meeting of bishops and laypeople to take up hot-button topics has led to warnings of a new schism, originating in the home of […]
London Bridge: Man shot dead by police after several stabbed
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: BBC A number of people have been stabbed and a […]
Prof. John Makdisi traces the Islamic Origins of the Common Law
Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times We can read John Makdisi’s magnum opus by ordering the North Carlina Law Review article from a Library or by […]
Smartphone ‘addiction’: Young people ‘panicky’ when denied mobiles
Source: BBC Almost a quarter of young people are so dependent on their smartphones that it becomes like an addiction, suggests research by psychiatrists. The study, from King’s College London, […]
Political history: Switzerland’s controversial minaret ban, ten years on
Source: Swiss Info By Abdelhafidh Abdeleli A decade ago, a majority of Swiss voters backed a people’s initiative banning the building of minarets in the country. What has changed since? […]
A second Brexit referendum? Swiss lessons on repeating votes
By Domhnall O’Sullivan Nov 29, 2019 – swissinfo.ch Three years after voting to leave the European Union, the United Kingdom is still polarised over Brexit. Would a second referendum heal […]
The remembrance poppy is becoming a weapon against immigrants to Canada. We need to remember everyone’s contribution to the war
How come the institutional memory fails the right wing so badly in modern politics? Did all these soldiers, women as well as men, die for Canada and its allies […]
Newspaper, digital ads will try to woo Quebec civil servants to Manitoba
‘We’re not big on clothing police here,’ Pallister says on eve of campaign’s launch Source: CBC The Manitoba government is taking out newspaper and electronic advertisements in Quebec that welcome civil servants there to move to Manitoba if they feel threatened by their province’s ban on religious symbols in the […]
Quebec ad campaign about standing up for individual rights, Premier Pallister says
“This is an issue of whether you’re willing to stand up and defend minority rights, minority freedoms. And we as Manitobans have that reputation and will continue to act on […]
Ketamine may reduce heavy drinkers’ craving
Source: BBC A one-off dose of ketamine may help heavy drinkers cut back on alcohol, an experimental trial by University College London suggests. When the sedative was used to disrupt […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association of Greater Detroit hosts interfaith Peace Symposium – A Report
Source: goodlifedetroit.com I walked out of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community with a full heart of love and respect for people of different faiths. A couple of weeks ago, my friend Sabina invited me to a special event called “A Peace Symposium: Building Communities Across National, Cultural, and Religious Boundaries” at the Ahmadiyya […]
“Why I think every Londoner should visit their local mosque”, Sian Elvin
“A religion which teaches respect for parents and fulfilling the rights of one’s neighbours, a religion which teaches ‘there is no compulsion in religion’ and thus enshrines freedom of belief in its core, how can anyone say such a religion is at odds with Western culture? Source: mylondon.news Islamophobia Awareness […]
Australia: Ahmadiyya Muslims open hearts & mosque to fire-affected communities
Source: jimboombatimes.com.au THE Ahmadiyya Muslim community have opened their hearts and Stockleigh mosque to people affected by the south-east Queensland bushfires. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services have lifted the state of emergency declaration in Logan but active fires continue to burn in the Scenic Rim. Meanwhile, Ahmadiyya Muslim Association community […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Association West midlands help collect funds for Royal Star & Garter Charity
By Dr Abdul Salam, External Affair Wolverhampton The Royal Star & Garter charity provides loving, compassionate care to veterans and their partners living with disability or dementia. Ahmadiyya Muslim Association West midlands, with regional Qaid sahib taking lead on the 24th of November, 2019, organised a cohort of young and […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Wolverhampton joins Government lead “Park Run” program
By Dr Abdul Salam, External Affair Wolverhampton The MORNING Mini MARATHON “Park Run” is a government initiative to help people remain fit and healthy. It is free, weekly 5 km timed runs around the UK. They are open to everyone, free, and are safe and easy to take part in. […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Wolverhampton reaches out to locals
Dr Abdul Salam, External Affair Wolverhampton Leafleting, this is a sub department within the Tabligh department; Dr Abdul Hakeem sahib helps covers the rota, as well as, taking part in countless hours of leaflet distribution. This month, Hakeem sahib initiated the “triple-ing” project which is leafletting from morning till evenings, […]
UK: Members from Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Wolverhampton visit Bishops Wood Village – A Report
By Dr Abdul Salam, External Affair Wolverhampton On the 24th of November, 2019, members from Wolverhampton Jamat sacrificed their sleep and Sunday to go where not many Jamat members have been, in order to build bridges and uniting faith groups. Bishops wood village is an extremely small and remote village; […]
Are the Scientists the Better Teachers for Several of the Attributes of God?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Charles Darwin did not make my list of heroes until after I was forty years old. Part […]
Netanyahu has fallen but his nefarious legacy will endure
Nov 26,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF One cannot but feel a sense of glee watching the dramatic fall from grace of Israel’s longest serving Prime Minister, Benjamin […]