‘There will be no hope’: Muslims fear Rajapaksa win in Sri Lanka election
Since the Easter bombings, the community has faced violence and vilification. Many think there may be worse to come by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Colombo Fri 15 Nov 2019 The […]
Sri Lanka presidential election: gunmen fire on buses carrying Muslim voters
Police say convoy of more than 100 vehicles attacked but there are no reports of casualties Agence France-Presse Sat 16 Nov 2019 Gunmen have fired on buses carrying minority […]
Americans Have Positive Views About Religion’s Role in Society, but Want It Out of Politics
Source: PEW Research Centre A large majority of Americans feel that religion is losing influence in public life, according to a 2019 Pew Research Center survey. While some say this […]
Decline in baptisms leads Quebec church to rethink children’s spirituality
Source: Catholic News Service By Philippe Vaillancourt The great doorway to growing in the Christian faith is narrowing from year to year in Quebec as baptisms have significantly declined in […]
Scotland: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Dundee’s Baitul Mahmood Mosque to host Open Day
Source: eventbrite.co.uk Mosque Open Day by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Dundee Date And Time Sun, 17 November 2019 12:00 – 14:00 GMT Add to Calendar Location Baitul Mahmood Mosque 75A Dens Road, Dundee, DD3 7HY, United Kingdom View Map About this Event As part of #SIFW19 #InterfaithWeek Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Dundee is opening the […]
Scotland: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s Bait-ur-Rahman Mosque in Glasgow to host open day
Source: eventbrite.co.uk Scottish Interfaith Week MOSQUE OPEN DAY by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Glasgow About this Event The Baitur Rahman Mosque Glasgow will be open to the whole public to… + See exhibition on Islam + See exhibition on Holy Qur’an translated into more than 70 major languages + Ask any […]
Ireland: Ahmadiyya Muslim Association holds their 13th Annual Peace Symposium
Source: dublingazette.com |By Padraig Conlon The local members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association in Lucan recently held their 13th Annual Peace Symposium at the Lucan Spa Hotel. The theme of this year’s event, which took place on Sunday 3rd November, focused on ‘the need to promote tolerance in a multicultural society.” […]
UK: Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Slough & South Bucks visit Pippins School in Colnbrook
Source: windsorobserver.co.uk | By Francis Batt Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Slough & South Bucks visited Pippins School in Colnbrook this week to deliver two assemblies on the religion of Islam with different translations of the Holy Quran, Islamic ornaments and embroidery arranged for the pupils to see. The assemblies were interactive, and pupils […]
UK: Members from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Slough & South Bucks lay wreaths across the borough on Remembrance Sunday
Source: sloughexpress.co.uk | Written by David Lee Remembrance Sunday events took place across the borough as residents stopped to honour the country’s fallen war heroes. Members from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Slough & South Bucks laid wreaths across the borough on Remembrance Sunday. The group paid their respects during a […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community seeks to show support for veterans through its “Muslims for Remembrance” campaign
Source: tntribune.com “Muslims for Remembrance” campaign seeks to show support for veterans Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA is proud to participate in the international “Muslims for Remembrance” campaign to remember and show support for the sacrifices of this nation’s armed forces. The international campaign rallies Muslims young and old across the […]
On The Margins Of Faith: A Critical Historical Study Of Muslim Religious Identity & The Minority Ahmadi Muslim Community In Cape Town
Source: nihss.ac.za Full Name: Dr Nadeem Mahomed Programme: NIHSS-SAHUDA | Region: Gauteng Doctoral School Institution: University of Johannesburg The Ahmadi (muslim) movement is one of the most controversial modern Muslim movements primarily for the reason of their unorthodox belief in the continuation of prophecy after the Prophet Muhammad and/or the belief that Mirza Ghulam Ahmad […]
#MustRead: A Hidden Truth (Raz-e-Haqiqat) by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah & Mahdi (as)
Source: alislam.org A Hidden Truth by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, The Promised Messiah and Mahdi(as) The life of one man has perhaps never been the centre of such passionate debate as with the case of Jesus the Messiah, peace be upon him. While some consider him imposter, others believe he was saved […]
Khamenei: Iran not calling for elimination of Jews, wants non-sectarian Israel
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran is not calling for the elimination of the Jewish people, but believes people of all religions should decide Israel’s future, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei […]
‘We failed to reach Europe – now our families disown us’
By Tim Whewell BBC World Service 14 November 2019 Most of the West African migrants who fail to reach Europe eventually return to their own countries, but it can […]
Mujahid Yusof Rawa: Malaysia needs a new narrative of Islam
Video Malaysia’s Minister for Islamic affairs Mujahid Yusof Rawa has said his government is proposing “a new narrative” of “compassionate Islam”. Malaysia has one of Asia’s most vibrant economies and […]
Egyptian woman fights unequal Islamic inheritance laws
Source: Al Jazeera Case involving Coptic Christian woman comes as calls for equal inheritance rights reverberate across the Arab world. An Egyptian woman is taking on the country’s inheritance laws […]
Four countries discuss ‘tolerance in multiculturalism’ at UAE summit
Source: Arab News By Jumana Khamis Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi was appointed minister of tolerance in 2016, reinforcing the UAE’s commitment to eradicate ideological, cultural and religious bigotry in society […]
War crimes court OKs probe into deportation of Myanmar’s Rohingya
Nov 14, 2019 – http://www.swissinfo.ch THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court said on Thursday it had approved a prosecution request to investigate crimes against humanity against Myanmar’s Rohingya […]
100 years of Multilateralism, Geneva exhibition examines human struggle between war and peace
By Frédéric Burnand in Geneva Nov 13, 2019 – swissinfo.ch Is war the future of man? This philosophical question is at the centre of an exhibition on war and […]
Japan’s Emperor has a $248 million dinner date with a sun goddess
Source: CNN By Julia Hollingsworth Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito will take part in a ritual feast with a sun goddess on Thursday night as part of a centuries-old ceremony to […]