Finding a Place in Women’s Mosques
Source: The Atlantic By Doreen Carvajal PARIS — These are heady times for Kahina Bahloul, organizer of a women’s mosque in France, a country that is home to the largest […]
‘This is a sham’: Why did 23 Republicans vote against condemning hatred and bigotry?
Source: The Washington Post By Antonia Noori Farzan March 8 After a week of brutal infighting over how to best respond to allegations of anti-Semitism, Democrats on Thursday presented a compromise that seemed […]
House Votes to Condemn All Hate as Anti-Semitism Debate Overshadows Congress
Source: The New York Times By Sheryl Gay Stolberg WASHINGTON — It started as a resolution condemning anti-Semitism. Then, anti-Muslim bias was added in. After that came white supremacy. And […]
Islamic State claims attack on Shiite memorial service in Kabul, killing three
Source: The Washington Post By Sayed Salahuddin and Pamela Constable March 7 KABUL — An outdoor memorial service attended by numerous Afghan politicians and officials, including Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and former president […]
Most churches are losing members fast — but not the Mormons. Here’s why.
Source: Vox By Daniel Cox Jennifer, a young mother and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in northern Virginia, is honest about the challenges of being Mormon […]
The Supreme Court Is Quietly Changing the Status of Religion in American Life
Source: The New Yorker By Jeffrey Toobin Donald Trump may be imperilled by the ever-growing number of investigations into various avenues of his conduct, but his agenda continues apace at the Supreme Court. […]
Tiny Israeli sect protests Jerusalem cable car plan
Source: Associated Press By ILAN BEN ZION JERUSALEM (AP) — A tiny religious sect is emerging as a major impediment for a controversial plan to connect modern Jerusalem and its […]
Pakistan seizes religious schools in intensified crackdown on militants
Source: Reuters BY Asif Shahzad, Drazen Jorgic ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan intensified its crackdown against Islamist militants on Thursday, with the government announcing it had taken control of 182 religious schools and […]
Chinese official insists no love for Dalai Lama in Tibet
Source: Associated Press By YANAN WANG BEIJING (AP) — China’s Communist Party chief in Tibet insisted Wednesday that the Tibetan people feel more affection toward the government than to the […]
Muslim Times Collection to Promote Women Rights — Idolatry at the Western Wall
Idolatry at the Western Wall Source: The New York Times By Bari Weiss The fight against religious fundamentalism sometimes means getting spit on. JERUSALEM — It is a strange experience […]
Cambridge: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s Bait-ul-Kareem Mosque opens its doors to public post renovations
Source: http://www.therecord.com The Bai’tul Kareem Mosque is the only mosque for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the region, and its members have found a warm welcome in Cambridge. CAMBRIDGE — For more than a decade, the mosque has been a gathering place for the local Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. But the […]
‘Everyone should know the Islam is a religion of peace and love’, Ahmadiyya Muslim Imam Tariq Azeem
Source: http://www.yukon-news.com “Islam teaches absolute equality between genders,” Azeem said. “They’re both equal in the sight of God Those who did not come equipped with an open mind likely left with one. This was the hope on March 5, where, during an open house, attendees were guided through the principles […]
Second Refresher Course for Jamaat UK Missionaries
Source: https://www.ahmadiyya-islam.org/ UK Missionaries held their second Refresher Course starting on 22 February and running until 1 March 2019 at Fazl Mosque, London. Following instructions and guidance from Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (aa), the refresher course was organised by Ataul Mujeeb Rashed Sahib, Missionary In-charge UK and his team. This […]
The Guardian view on Pius XII: A pope not a saint
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32) Source: The Guardian It is a Guardian Editorial Some have accused him of […]
Why Western countries must accept returning extremists
Mar 10,2019 – JORDAN TIMES By Bjørn Ihler and Fatima Zaman OSLO/LONDON — Shamima Begum, a 19-year-old British woman who fled to Syria four years ago to marry a Daesh […]
UN Rights expert condemns Pakistan over “systematic persecution” of Ahmadis
ASIA RABWAH TIMES The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief has criticized Pakistan for its treatment of Ahmadiyya Muslims. In a report submitted before the UN Human […]
Cambridge’s Bai’tul Kareem Mosque opens its doors to public to celebrate renovations
The Bai’tul Kareem Mosque is the only mosque for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the region, and its members have found a warm welcome in Cambridge. NEWS 05:58 PM by […]
What is the point of Muslim politicians if they don’t represent their communities?
Iman Amrani Sajid Javid plays on his background when it suits him, but in office he fails to represent those who need him most Sun 10 Mar 2019 […]
Don’t let America turn North Korea into another Iraq
William M Arkin The news has taken on a theme: North Korea is only stringing the US along, and the controlled leaks feel very similar to what unfolded with Iraq […]
From reformer to ‘New Sultan’: Erdoğan’s populist evolution
The ‘inventor of 21st century populism’ moved Turkey away from EU to appeal to the base Bethan McKernan and Gokce Saracoglu Mon 11 Mar 2019 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 1997, […]