Muslim pilgrims converge on Jamarat for ritual stoning of the devil
Aug 11, 2019 By Ahmad Elhamy JAMARAT, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Muslims from around the world hurled pebbles at a giant wall in a symbolic stoning of the devil on […]
Explainer: Separatist takeover of Yemen’s Aden leaves Saudi Arabia in a bind
Aug 11, 2019 By Stephen Kalin and Ghaida Ghantous RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) – The southern separatists’ takeover of Aden, the interim seat of Yemen’s government, could leave Saudi Arabia struggling […]
Shooting at Norway mosque investigated as ‘possible act of terrorism’ -police
Aug 11, 2019 By Lefteris Karagiannopoulos SANDVIKA, Norway (Reuters) – An attack by a gunman at a Norwegian mosque on Saturday will be investigated as a possible act of […]
Eid Mubarak and What is the Muslim Times doing for You?
Epigraph: So go on reminding; surely, reminding is profitable. (Al Quran 87:9/10) By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor Happy Eid to all our readers, from the whole of our Editorial […]
Assisted dying: Australian cancer patient first to use new law
Source: BBC News An Australian woman with terminal cancer has become the first person to end their life under new assisted dying laws, a charity says. Kerry Robertson, 61, died […]
New Jersey will allow terminally ill patients to end their lives
Source: CNN By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN)Terminally ill adults in New Jersey will now be able to ask for medical help to end their lives. In April, Gov. Phil Murphy […]
A First at a Century-Old Seminary: A Black Woman Takes Charge
Source: The New York Times By Rick Rojas First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem had 300 members and no website when LaKeesha Walrond and her husband took over as pastors. Yet, as […]
Presidential candidate Jay Inslee visits a Detroit mosque; talks Trump, Muslim Ban, and BDS
Source: Michigan Radio By MALAK SILMI Washington Governor and Democratic Presidential Candidate Jay Inslee visited the Islamic Center of Detroit Tuesday to speak with community members and listen to issues that […]
Leaders of religious right balk at labeling Trump a racist
Source: Associated Press By DAVID CRARY NEW YORK (AP) — Many religious leaders have strongly condemned President Donald Trump’s disparaging remarks about minority members of Congress. Prominent figures on the […]
In his first public statement, Washington’s new Catholic archbishop slams Trump for ‘diminishing our national life’
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein Washington’s new Catholic leader — the country’s lone black archbishop — on Thursday issued his first public statement since his installation, accusing President Trump of “diminishing […]
Yazidi women raped as ISIS slaves face brutal homecoming choice: Give up their child or stay away
Source: The Washington Post By Louisa Loveluck and Louisa Loveluck Reporter in The Washington Post’s Beirut bureau, focusing on Syria. ZAKHU, Iraq — Hiyam never expected to love her daughter. The father was an […]
Dutch ‘burqa ban’ rendered largely unworkable on first day
Source: The Guardian BY Daniel Boffey in Brussels The Netherlands’ so-called burqa ban has been rendered largely unworkable on its first day in law after both the police and Dutch transport […]
Muslim woman sues Louisville over jail photo taken without her hijab
Source: USA Today By Sarah Ladd LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Muslim woman is suing Louisville Metro Corrections and the city, saying she was made to remove her hijab in front of […]
The mood-altering power of the Moon
Source: BBC News By Linda Geddes The 35-year-old man sitting in David Avery’s psychiatric clinic was an engineer: “He liked to solve problems,” Avery recalls. And the problem perplexing him […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association Ireland’s 5th Annual 5K Charity Walk
Source: croi.ie ORGANISED BY THE AHMADIYYA MUSLIM YOUTH ASSOCIATION IRELAND LOVE FOR ALL, HATRED FOR NONE Join us and show your support for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Galway! Date: Sunday, September 15, 2019 Start time: 11.45 am Location: Salthill Prom, Galway Distance: 5K Registration Fee: Single €10, Child €5, Families €15 (Register on-site from […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Orlando organizes Blood Donation Drive
Source: meetup.com Details Date: Sunday, August 11, 2019 Time: 11:45 AM to 4:00 PM. Location: 9501 Satellite Blvd #103, Orlando, FL 32837 Single donation of whole blood can help save up to 3 lives. Please log in to the website www.oneblooddonor.org and use the sponsor code 29443 to register. General Donation Criteria: […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Missions Forster World Cohesion – Ibrahim Asante
Source: rainbowradioonline.com The Ahmadiyya Muslim mission prides itself of promoting and sustaining peace, stability, unity and growth across the globe through its provision of pro poor interventions in deprived communities. Ibrahim Asante, the former external Affairs secretary of the Pan African Ahmadiyya Association of the United Kingdom touted this achievement […]
#IslamAhmadiyya 100 Years Ago… – A glimpse of Jalsa Salana Qadian 1919
Source: alhakam.org Information acquired from Al Fazl, 5,8,12 and 15 January 1920 This year, prior to the Jalsa days, a heavy spell of rain perturbed the organisers. They faced harsh circumstances and it was assumed that the tough weather conditions may stop many attendees to travel to Qadian for Jalsa. […]
“The rise of a moderate (and persecuted) Islamic Caliphate”, By Sophia Akram
Source: ozy.com The Ahmadiyya movement is growing faster than any other strand of Islam. Half a mile from South London’s busy Morden station is the vast complex of Baitul Futuh Mosque, the largest Islamic place of worship in Europe. But the $19 million in donations that went into building the […]
US seeks to eliminate Palestinian refugee body, UNRWA
ALI ABO REZEG Published 09.08.2019 Since coming to power in late 2016, U.S. President Donald Trump has spared no effort in attacking the Palestinian people and their legitimate and inalienable […]